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Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/1/221, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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To the R^t Hon^ble the L|E|arl of Oxford and Ea{l}|r|l Mortimer, Lord H. Treasurer of great Britain.

May it please yo{illeg}|u|r Lord^p

The Smith of the Mint being my servant by the ancient constitution of the Mint, & being paid by me after the rate of {illeg}|o|ne penny per pound weight of gold coined & one farthing p^r pound weight of silver coined, & having also a salary of 50 pounds per an appointed by the Indenture of y^e Mint: the last Smith for the sake of that salary was imposed upon |me| & behaved \himself/ to me with great insolence. Whereupon a clause was inserted into the Schedule of Salaries at y^e end of the Indenture of the Mint, for the ceasing of that salary upon the next voidance of the place, & the place becoming void before last Christmas, the salary is now ceased in order to a new settlement. I humbly p{illeg}|r|ay therefore that such a ne{illeg}|w| salary may be setled as your Lord^p shall think \fit/ & in such a manner that I may turn him away if he \have power over |t|hi|e|m &|s|mith as my servant for carrying on the coinage {illeg}|&| dismis him if he be not of good {abearring} according to the maning {sic} of the Indenture of the Mint/ deserves it: {sic} Which may be done by appointing the salary to me for a Smith.

All w^ch is most humbly submitted to yo^r Lord^ps great

Wisdome

Mint Office
Aug. 7. 1711.

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