Holograph draft or summary of legislation concerning the receipt of bullion by the Mint and the roles of the various Mint officers in this operation

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/1/403-4, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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|1| The M^r to make 4 sorts of Gold monies 22 carats fine \{44}44 $\frac{1}{2}$ Guineas in y^e pound/ & to receive 6^s 6^d for every pound w^t of Gold monies & pay 3^s per lw^t to y^e Moniers, (11, 12, 13) & be allowed a remedy of $\frac{1}{6}$ of a Carot {sic} (14)

|2| The M^r to make {illeg}|8| sorts of silver monies 62^s in y^e lwt 11 oz 2^dwt. fine & to receive 16^d ob per lwt & pay 8^d per lwt to y^e moniers (16|5|, 16, 19 20) & be allowed a remedy of 2^dwt (22).

|3| The monies to be made by the standard Trial pieces & p|w|here those pieces are kept, & for what use. 17, 18

|4| The Master {illeg}|to| put a privy mark on the monies 29 |30|

The warden & Comptroller & their Deputy or Deputies to oversee the making {of y^e} monies

|5| The M^r to receive all bullion \neare to standard/ according to y^e value by weight & fineness & {illeg} {illeg} {illeg}|O|r Tickets testifying the weight & finenes \thereof/ & within a convenient time to pay {back} coyn & pay back y^e same by weight of equal value .|(|23 \43/) & if he & y^e importer differ about the {value} the kings Assaym^r shall try y^e same before y^e Warden M^r {illeg}|&| Comptroller & y^e M^r be {bought} thereby. (44)

|8| The Warden Comptroller {illeg}|&| Kings Clerk & Clerk of y^e Papers to keep shall enter in Leger books all Bullion imported w^th y^e w^t & fineness & importers name {illeg}|&| day of Importation 24

And the Bullion imported shall be kept by y^e Warden M^r & Comptroller till it be {admitted} to be coyned. 25

T|A|nd y^e Warden Comptroller & Kings Clerk shall keep books of melting declaring the {weight} & fine{illeg}|n|ess of y^e Ingotts & their allay put into every Pot with y^e Pot assays; w^ch books shall be subscribed monthly by y^e Warden M^r & Comptroller. 26

And the Assaym^r shall keep a book of a{illeg}|l|l Bullion imported expressing the {weight} & fineness of y^e Ingots & the Pott assays. 27

And the Surveyor of y^e meltings shall keep a book of y^e weight of all {bullion} molten w^th y^e Ass|ll|ay put into it. 31

And the Warden & Comptroller \& their {Clerks}/ shall oversee y^e making of y^e {money} {2}|3|0

|6| The Master {illeg}|t|o bear all manner of Wast & charges in coyning the money. 59

|6|7|| The {If}|A|nd if y^e\any/ bullion \imported/ be nigh to standard y^e M^r shall receive it for {y^e} value {sought} y^e charges of making i{illeg}|t| standard be born out of y^e Coynage Duty. 28

The Master shall bring in s{p}|u|pply & make payments w^th all convenient {spp|e|ed} 58.

When y^e monies be complete y^e Warden M^r & Comptroller shall lock them up untill they shall be tried & paid to y^e Impor{illeg}|t|ers 32

Which trial shall be made by y^e Assaym^r before y^e Warden M^r & Comptroller before deliverance two pieces being taken \by the Warden/ out of every journey one for y^e Assay & the others for the Pix \& they shall be sealed up/, & the pieces for y^e Pix shall be put into a Box for y^e Warden & locked up by y^e Warden M^r & Comptroller untill trial be made of y^e Pix before y^e King &c 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 38 39 40

No monier to deliver any money before triall upon pain of &c 73

The M^r to take an oath & give security {illeg} {illeg}|5|6, 57.

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– do & shall receive by weight \all Bullion of Gold/ as well their Maj^ts own {illeg}|Bullion| of gold & silver as the Bullion of any other person or persons what soever repairing to the Mint with any Bullion of Gold or Silver aforesaid – do & shall receive by weight all bullion of Gold & Silver \neare to standard &|w|^ch shall be brought/ brought to y^e Mint to be coyned \into y^e monies above mentioned/ whether it be their Maj^ts {illeg}|B|ullion or the Bullion of any other person or persons whatsoever & whether it be better then standard or worse then standard|.| p{illeg} And the same being assay, he And he shall cause y^e same to be assayed & weighed & shall deliver to y^e parties so bringing in y^e same Bullion Bills tes{illeg}|ti|f{illeg}|yi|ng the weight & fineness thereof. And |[|he shall compute the quantity\weight/ of fine \standard |silver of the same value w^th the Bullion received|/ silver conteined therein & shall reduce the same to standard {or} sterling silver without &|]| w^th convenient speed \he/ shall coyne a|t|he same into the money|ie||s| above mentioned & then pay b deliver the same standard\again/ \by the same/ weight of those mo to the persons his Maj^ty or to the other party or parties or their Attorneys who deliver back to him the same\aforesaid/ Balls, w^ch weight \of moneys delivered/ shall contein so much fine silver as was c{illeg}|o|nteined in y^e Bullion imported. He shall receive all bullion according to its value by the weight & assay & pay back be it better or worse then standard & shall pay back for y^e same the {illeg} same value of And if y^e said Master –––44–––– manner as it belongeth.

And the said Master ––––49––– before recited. And {illeg}|if| any person –{illeg}|2|8–––– Acts of Parliam^t.

And y^e said Master –––{illeg}|61|–––– command.

And y^e said Master –––58–– – {illeg} people