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Author: Unknown

Source: MINT 19/1/195, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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<195r>

To the R^t. Hono^ble the Lord Comm^rs. of His Maj^tys Treary

Wee the Warden & Master Worker of his Maj^tys. Mint Having reced from yo^r Lo^ps a Reference dated the 4^th. day of Aug^t. last upon the Memoriall of M^r. Ionathan Ambrosse hereunto annex^d. wherein he Proposes to have Three half pence ꝑ pound for the first melting down of the Plate; Wee take this opportunity humbly to lay before yo^r Lo^ps that y^e Mast^r and worker of the Mint did always melt down all silv^r and Gold brought thither to be coyned, and did therein imploy such person or persons as he thought fitt for the doing thereof being bound by the Indenture of the Mint to ꝑform that service and is answerable for all loss and miscarriage that may happen in the doeing thereof and therefore humbly

Prays that he may Employ the persons y^t doe it as formerly and is willing to undertake the severall meltings of the clipt money at 3 farthings the pound, and such other Condicons as are at present allow^d for the same, and to und^rtake the first melting down of the plate at one penny ꝑ pound, + the Refineing (since the Quantity is like to be great) for what's done in London at 11^d ꝑ pound; but for what's done + to be done in the countrey he humbly does crave y^e present allowance of 12^d ꝑ pound he having all along paid y^e same price and for paying the said Ionath Ambrosse for y^e Plate he has already melt^d. and the Refineing thereof we humbly leave it to your Lord^ps how and what rate to direct And we further presume to Represent to yo^r Lo^ps an inconvenience we conceive has arisen by wording the Warr^t. und^r his Maj^tys. sign Manuall for the distribucon of the 14^d ꝑ pound allowed by an act of last sessions for making the money whereby it is directed that 9 pence ꝑ pound (part of y^e 14 pence) should be paid to the Corporacon of Moneyers whereas by the Indenture of the Mint 8^d ꝑ pound and noe more is directed to be paid them for their Service and the addiconall penny was only to be paid and allow^d y^m as a Bounty from his Maj^ty. soe long as the Warden Master and Controller or any two of them whereof the Warden to be one should ꝑceive the moneys well seized Blanched and Coyned and a due proporcon <195v> of small money made and the said services not having by them been well and duly ꝑform^d. as an Inducem^t for the future and to make them well size Blanch and Coyn the silver money and in all things for the future to act as they ought Wee Conceive it conven^t that in the next warr^t. to be signed by his Maj^ty. for Coyning either clipt money or plate in pursuance of any Act of this Sessions that the giving the penny to the moneyers may be only condiconall as tis by the Indenture and that if they doe not deserve it the same money to be saved to the Crown