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Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/3/138-9, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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  If pyx trials are to continue to be conducted in Scotland as the Lord Chancellor of Scotland wishes, new gold and silver trial pieces should be made and allotted to the English and Scottish Mints and Treasuries and to the Goldsmith's Company [MINT 19/3/190]

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Mint Office. 31 May. 1707.

May it please yo^r Lord^p

By the direction of my L^d Chancellour of Scotland we humbly present yo^r Lord^p w^th the inclosed Memorial to be laid before the Comt|m|mittee of Council w^ch sits this day upon the affairs of Scotland. We are

My Lord

Yo^r Lord^ps most humble

Is Newton

And that a Pile of standard Troy w^ts be made by the Deputy Chamberlains of y^e Excheq^r for the Treasury of\in/ Scotland, & two other piles by the Warden of the Mint & to be delivered to the General of y^e Mint in Scotland or i nhis abs as the Indenture of y^e Mint directs, or in his absence, to the General of y^e Mint your Lord^ps Order to \in y^e Tower/ in the presence of the other Officers, s{illeg}|in| such manner that the smaller weights keep proportion with the greater as y^e Indenture of the Mint directs & that \all/ the{illeg}|se| \piles/ be printed like the weighted sent to the Corporations & one of the two Piles delivered to your Lo^ps Order {illeg}|for| {illeg}|th|e {said} Mint in Scotland.

And we are further of opinion that for

And we are further of opinion that untill an Indenture can be drawn up between her Ma^ty of the|a||t| Mint at Edinbur prescribing the duty of every Officer in particular her Ma^ty may please to issue out her Warrant to y^e General & Officers of that Mint w^th a copy the coynage may be there set on foot by her Ma^ties Warrant \directed/ to the General & other Officer, w^th a copy of the present Indenture of the|i||s| Mint annexed to it, authorising & requiring them to act under the R{illeg}|u|les – – – – of the Dyes & Puncheons untill the worn Dyes be defaced in their presence.

And another Warrant may be directed to the Master of that Mint authorising requiring him to coyn one tenth part of the silver into shillings\sixpences/ & four tenths into sixpences shillings, & authorizing him to command the Graver to make Dyes Puncheons & Dyes for – – – – distinguished.

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To the R^t Hon^ble the Lord High Treasurer