Another clerical copy of MINT00082 (Mint 19/1/94)

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/1/102, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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The place of assay Master of his Majestys Mint becomeing vacant in Ianry 1712/ {sic} Catesby Oadham (who was bred a Refiner and had gain'd good experience in Assaying) being a candidate for the same, did by the direction of M^r Taylor of the Treary aply to Sr Isaac Newton to be try'd against any other candidate to whom Sr Isaac answer'd we have reported M^r Bratle to be the fittest person without makeing any tryal tho Oadham is inform'd that about that time Sr Isaac did confess to M^r Kemp who was then a competitor for the place that M^r Bratle cou'd not doe the business of an Assay M^r. without an Assistant

On the 8°. of April 1713 M^r Oadham was try'd against M^r Bratle before y^e officers of y^e mint who had before declared Bratle to be the fittest person, and afterwards made the same report tho they did allow M^r. Oadham to be a good Assay M^r. but Oadham setting forth the hardships and impositions of that tryal was by the direction of y^e late L^d. trear Oxford tryd in the whole mistery of assaying under the inspection of the Earl of Yarmouth who amply certifyd his Quallifycations as apears by his anexed certific{illeg}|a|te to a petition which M^r Oadham presented to his Majesty who was graciously pleas'd to Order the L^ds. of the Treary to Enquire into the Merits of y^e pretenders, and to doe Iustice accordingly by M^r Bratle, or Sr Isaac Newton hearing of this Vtterance and being unwilling to stand the tryal obtain'd a Warrant for M^r Bratles having the patent before the petition, certificates, and utterence could be read in the treary

M^r Oadham hereupon Aplys to the Privy councol from whence his peticon went, and is promisd that the L^d president will call for the said peticon the first general council day when the L^d Hallifax will be present and that matter determind in council he therefore insists that no grant for such patent passes the privy seal til this Examination is over it being of the greatest concern to the credit of y^e Nation that this Employment be in y^e. hands of a thoroug {sic} quallifyd person and altho the Employment is in the fit of y^e L^ds of the treary he is perswaded their Lps will desire the tryal especially since Sr Isaac Newton who recom̄ends Bratle is excluded from such a recom̄endation by an Act of Parliament 2°. H. 6

besides M^r Oadham can bring unquestionable witnesses to prove M^r. Bratle's incapacity, and unfairness in Assaying