170-71)

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/1/168-9, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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<168r>

To y^e R^t Hon^ble y^e L^d High Treasur^r of Engld

may it please y^r L^dp

In obedience to y^r L^dps orders of Reference of y^e 8^sh & 10^sh of August, wherein we are directed to consider y^e qualifications of Coll Parsons, m^r Croker, m^r Rose & m^r Fowler to succeed M^r Harris in y^e place of Graver of y^e mint, we humbly represent to y^r L^dp

y^t upon consideration of y^e great inconveniencys y^e mint lately suffe{illeg}|r|'d in y^e time of y^e Rotiers, who bred up no Gravers to succeed y^m, & afterwards by m^r Harris having y^e salary of Graver who was only a cutter of seals, y^e master worker of y^e mint did insert a clause in y^e Indenture made between y^e Crown & him, whereby y^e Gravers salary should \cease/ upon y^e next voidance of y^e place, in order to a new setlem^t

It is therefore humbly proposd, y^t there should be a set of gravers brought up in y^e mint in y^e same manner of graving, for y^e security of y^e coinage ag^st counterfeiting, & to propagate is to probation^rs or apprentices, who may succeed y^e for w^ch end we humbly propose, y^t m^r Croker one of y^e peticon^rs who has been many years employd in y^e w^th an allowance of 150^li ꝑ an\at 150^li ꝑ an/ & is a very good Graver, be now made first Graver of y^e mint w^th a salary of 200^li a year for himself & a serv^t to file & polish dyes, & turn y^e press, & have <168v> y^t part of y^e Gravers house in w^ch he now lives, that m^r samuell Bull who has been some years a probation^r in y^e mint at 60^li ꝑ an. be made 2^d Gravers w^th a salary of 80^li a year, & have y^e other part of y^e Gravers house And y^t a new probation^r w^th a competent salary be taken into y^e 3^d place assoon as a fit person be found, & be allowd two rooms to lodge & work in over y^e great press room & m^r Crokers shop. The Peticon^rs. Coll Parsons & m^r Fowler do not work grave y^mselves & therefore we believe y^m not \so/ well qualifyd for y^e place

We further represent to y^r L^dp y^r m^r Harris as Gravers of y^e mint had also a patent to coin medalls, w^ch we think too great a trust to be lodgd in y^e Gravers, & are humbly of opinion, y^t hereafter no medalls be made in y^e mint without an order from her matie or y^e L^d High Treasur^r to y^e master worker of & {sic} y^t y^e {species} of \w^ch y^e Graver shall receive for/ such medalls be setld by y^e warden master worker & Comptroll^r < insertion from f 169r > in y^e same manner as is done for coronation meddalls or any other manner as y^r L^dp shall think fit < text from f 168v resumes >

M^r Harris had also a patent for Graver of seals to her matie, w^ch is an office independant from y^e mint, for w^ch m^r Rose has peticond y^r L^dp, & by a seale w^ch he has lately gravd for y^e Dutchy of Lancaster we believe him very well qualifyd for it. All w^ch is most humbly submitted to y^r L^d,ps great wisdom

<169v>

Report of y^e officers of y^e mint about y^e Gravers place