Statement further to the pyx trial of that date

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/1/305, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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Att the Tryall of the Pix the 3^th. August 1699.

The Gold and Silver Monies Coined In his Majestie's Mint within the Tower of London from the 15^th. day of Iuly 1697. Excluded to the 3^th. day of August 1699 Included. The Gold Monies at 44^£. 10^s. –. the Pound Weight; And the silver Monies at 3^£. 2^s. the Pound Weight, with the Monies

In the Present Pix.

	Weight	Tale			Pix
	£wt.	£	s.	d.	£	s	d
Gold Monies	14296.	636172.	00.	00.	882.	10.	00
Silver Monies	295882.	917234.	04.	00.	348.	02.	08
	Totall.	1553406	04	00	1230	12	08

The Silver Monies Coined at the 5 Country Mints from the 24^th. day of Iune 1697, to the dissolution of the said several Mints.

	Weight		Tale			Pix
	Lwt.	oz	£	s	d.	£	s	d
Bristoll	44339.	04.	137451.	18.	00.	51.	07.	06
Chester	40880.	00.	126728.	01\|0\|.	00.	44.	04.	06
Exeter	61224.	00.	189794.	08.	00.	78.	01.	06
Norrwich	32400.	00.	100440.	00.	00.	43.	01.	06
York	31600.	00.	97960.	00.	00.	43.	03.	06
	210443.	04.	652,374	06	00	259	18.	06

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Trial of the Pix
in August. 1699

Professor Rob Iliffe
Director, AHRC Newton Papers Project

Scott Mandelbrote,
Fellow & Perne librarian, Peterhouse, Cambridge

Faculty of History, George Street, Oxford, OX1 2RL - newtonproject@history.ox.ac.uk

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