Three partial holograph drafts of a letter reporting the tests of Charles Brattell and Catesby Oadham for the post of assay master (two other candidates not having appeared): Brattell is judged the better candidate

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/1/93, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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& by Tertullian De carne Christi sub finem & by Cyprian.

To the most Hon^ble the Earl of Oxford & Earl Mortimer Lord High Treasurer of great Britain

May it please yo^r Lord^p

The Ecu of Rome 5. 1 $\frac{3}{4}$ . The Iudio of Florence \6_∟08/ 6_∟15 The lire of Florence {illeg}|9|_∟{illeg}|22|

The lire of Genoa 105. The Iulo of Rome 6_∟107. The lire of Rome 9_∟16.

The lire of Millain 7_∟91. The Philip of Millain 55_∟4

According to your Lord^ps Order M^r Brattel & M^r Oadham have made some assays of gold & silver before us, & we are humbly of opinion that M^r Oadham Brattl|e|l is the better Artist. M^r Kemp & M^r Cumberlege have not desired a triall waved the triall

According to your Lord^ps Order \of y^e 2^d Instant/ upon the Petition of M^r Catesby Oadham, |[|that we should cause a tryall to be made before us as to {t}his qualifications for the place of Assaymaster of her Maj^ts Mint|]| directing us to\that we should/ cause a trial to be made before us by him & \also by/ the rest of the Petitioners |to y^e|th|eir qualifications| for the said Office who have been referred to us\of Assaym^r of her Ma^tys Mint whose Petitions have been referred to us/ (if they desire it;) & y^t we should then make our Report to his\yo^r/ Lord^p w^ch of them we conceive to be the best & fittest most expert & fittest person for that implym^t We have caused such a tryall to be made between M^r \Cha/ Brattel & M^r Oadham & humbly conceive M^r Brattle to be the more expert & fitter person for that Imployment. M^r The rest\{illeg}other Petitioners/ upon notice have not desired a tryal.

According to yo^r Lord^ps Order of y^e 2^d Instant upon the Petition of M^r Catesby Oadham |for a tryal as to his Qualifications for y^e Office of place of Assaym^r of the Mint, signified to us by M^r Harleys Letter of 2^d instant,| that we should cause a trial to be made before us by him & also by the {illeg}|res|t \of the Petitioners for y^e said Office/ whose Petitions have been referred to us |(|if they desired it,|)|as to their qualifications for y^e Office of Assaym^r of her Ma^ts Mint; & that we should then make our Report to yo^r Lord^p w^ch of the{p}|m| we conceived to be y^e most expert & fittest person for that imploym^t: We have caused such {illeg}|a| trial to be made between |before us| \by/ M^r |Ch:| Brattel & M^r Oadham, {illeg} humbly conceive M^r {& M^r} to be the more expert & fitter person for that imploym^t. The other Petitioners upon notice have waved a tryal.

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