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Accompt due by Her Majtie to George Allardes of Allardes Master of Her Majties Mint for the Coinage in Scotland

November
1709

 Imp: The masters allowance for the Coinage of 64 stone 13 pd \Scots/ weight of ten and fyve Pence pieces att 20 £ scots or 1: 13: 4 sterlin {sic} money  stone weight Conform to the Acts of Parliament in relation to the Coinage being the money Cioned from the month of March 1705 to May 1707 } sterline {sic} £ib Sh d 108 00 5 To an Accompt of Steall and iron for that Coiange 3 16 8$\frac{1}{2}$ To an Accompt of {illeg}|Small Coal for the forge and| Smiths work 3 06 8 To an Accompt of mens work preparing te Mint and making the furnace heads for that Coinage } 3 16 1$\frac{1}{2}$ To an Accompt of Depursments for oy|u|r necessaries for that Coinage 3 02 7$\frac{1}{2}$ To Refineing 8 stone 4 pd 3 ounces 15 {drop} silver for that Coinage att 1£  stone weight } 8 05 3$\frac{1}{2}$ To David Calendar for Six Precepts for the Quarterly Sallaries from Martinmas 1704 to Candlemas 1706 } 1 09 0 To a Small accompt due to the Master upon the {kerneels} of fineness of that Coiange as  the Mint Records } 1 09 9$\frac{1}{3}$ To the Workmens wages putting ye Mint in order for ye recoinage 2 05 10 To the fraught of Goods sent from the tower of London to ye mint and Cariage from Leith to Edinbr  accompt 20 15 00 Ib he craves allowance of £31. 19. 2 being ye Loss upon 295 Guineas which he received from the Collector of ye Bullion att 23 shill. 8d  Guinea In Paynt of 350£ ordered for ye suppport of ye Coiange in ye months of march & Aprile 1707 } 31 19 2 To the Price of ten horses bought for the miln, One being shott in ye ark and another dieing att ye work } 73 19 11$\frac{1}{3}$ He Craves allowance for the mantainance of 8 horses for miln from 15th August 1707 to 15th March 1709 being 19 months att 14d  horse a day } 269 14 8 He Craves allowance for two servants who waited on ye horses and miln att 12d each a day } 57 16 0 To an Accompt of shoes for the horses 10 07 4$\frac{1}{2}$ To an Accompts of skin aprons to ye Moneyrs for {Iusting}, a {Cover} to ye Compting room table covers to the Clerk, {Dask}, & Locks & bands to them } 05 10 8 To an Accompt of books and paper to the Mint 12 04 11 To an Accompt of Coals furnished for ye moneyrs their blenching & nealing offices and Working room } 36 18 10 To an Accompt of Candle 8 11 3 To an accompt of Allom 18 06 8 To and Accompt for upholding the files 22 00 11$\frac{1}{2}$ To the Smiths mens wages att the forg for Rollers, Dyes, Cutters and upholding the {Coy} iron work  accompt } 41 09 11 To an accompt of iron and steell fro the forge 60 10 0$\frac{1}{2}$ To an Accompt of small Coal for the forge 10 13 5$\frac{1}{2}$ To an Accompt of Oil Greese and soap furnished by the Smith to ye miln {illeg} and Some other Litle work } 04 06 2 8{illeg}|20| 17. 5$\frac{2}{3}$ <51v> To fraught of a second Cargo of goods from London sent by Mr Cave 3 15 11 To Cariage therof to Edinbr and Charges 0 16 6 To mr Caves accompt of said Goods and Postage of a Letter 34 09 5 To an Accompt for Dyes paid to Richard Morgan and a letter 14 01 5 To an Accompt of land Cariage of Dyes from London 2 15 11 To an accompt of weights bought for ye Mint from ye Equivalent ofice 9 18 0 To an Accompt of Mufflers for the Assay masters furnaces 2 05 2 To two Accompts of furniture for the miln horses 9 13 4 To an Accompt of Copper Work 24 16 7 To an Accompt of Brass work 23 12 0 To 200 weight Quick Silver from Holand att 5 sh 6d 55 00 0 To an Accompt of Sand for the Mint 01 16 10 To an Accompt of {meall} for dusting the molds 3 18 6$\frac{2}{3}$ To an Accompt of saw Dust for the moneyrs blenching 1 07 2 To the Massons accompt 30 10 0 To the Wrights accompts 74 03 4 To the Glasiers Accompt 04 10 0 To the Plaisterers Accompt 01 01 8 To William Grays accompts from the iron miln for iron ports, Lignit, and neeling pans } 216 13 4 To an accompt of Expences searching of prosecuting a false Coiner 7 08 6 To Recording in Excheqr Her maties two warands to ye officers of the Mint & Exers of Daniel Stewart Collector of ye Bullion for paying up ye money for ye Recoinage, And charge for the sds Warands att London } 3 05 4 To two Large Wee Sieves for the Moneyrs 1 10 0 To an Accompt of rubing brushes 1 08 8 To an accompts of Hogs Lard for the Presses 5 12 1 To an accompt of Lead work 3 05 0 To an accompt of locks 1 08 8$\frac{1}{2}$ To an accompt of Sacken and harden for boots & mittans to ye melters 1 09 10 To an accompt of Coy small Depursements for necessaries 16 04 4$\frac{1}{3}$ To the General and Coy officers and Clerk their Sallaries  accot from 1st feb. 1708 to 1st febry 1709 } 1461 13 4 To Refineing 12834 Pound 15 penny Weight of Silver  particular Accompt } 500 19 1$\frac{3}{4}$ To the Coiange of 104227 Pound 10 ounces English Troy weight att       pd wght Answering to 1: 13: 4 allowed by the Scots acts for the Coinage of the Scots stone weight Consisting of 16 pd Scots Weight of 16 Scots onces {sic} in ye pd, The Scots pound reckoned att 15 onces {sic} 111 penny weight 4 Grains English } 8293 18 9 He Craves allowance of 1 penny  pd weight of 103346 pd wght Coined by ye moneyrs sent from London He being obliged to pay ym att 9 pence  pd weight wch is 1 penny Extraordinary } 0430 12 2 He Craves allowance of the Deficiency upon ye Assay peeces {sic} of ye money  accompt } 10 19 9 <52r> To 18 pound weight of Allay {illeg} the Pot-bills att 9 pence  pd weight 00 13 6 He Craves allowance for a workman keepd making the Clay heads for the furnaces and repairing the severall furnaces } 20 00 0 He Craves allowance of 100 Mks Scots paid to ye maiers of Councel attending the triall was made of ye Pix in Septembr 1707 as is usuall } 05 11 1$\frac{1}{3}$ He Craves allowance for the Clerks of Councell & Servants their dues and for ye Extract of ye Masters Exoneration } 05 00 00 He Craves allowance of 2$\frac{1}{2}$ penny  ounce of 1553 ounces Silver imported by merchants to ye mint & Coined since May Last, as ye Encouragement given by ye Coinage act past at London ye Last session } 16 03 6$\frac{1}{2}$ 11303. 07. 8$\frac{1}{12}$ Total 12124. 05. $\frac{5}{12}$

Follows the Particular Accompt for the Refineing in ye Recoinage stated att 12 pence pound weight when returned 17$\frac{1}{2}$ Better than Standart And so forth in Proportion deduceing a farthing for evry $\frac{1}{2}$ worse than the 17$\frac{1}{2}$

 Pound weight onces {sic} pennywght Better Value pence Totall value Lib Sh d 36 10 00 Better 16$\frac{1}{2}$ att {illeg}|11$\frac{1}{2}$| penny  pound weight is 1 13 9 48 08 00 16 att 11$\frac{1}{4}$ is 2 05 9$\frac{1}{4}$ 73 09 00 15$\frac{1}{2}$ att 11 is 3 07 7$\frac{1}{4}$ 68 04 10 15 att 10$\frac{3}{4}$ 3 01 3 3451 11 15 14$\frac{1}{2}$ att 10$\frac{1}{2}$ 151 00 5$\frac{1}{2}$ 1190 04 05 14 att 10$\frac{1}{4}$ 50 16 9 1190 03 15 13$\frac{1}{2}$ att 10 49 11 11 808 10 10 13 att 9$\frac{3}{4}$ 32 17 1$\frac{1}{2}$ 307 04 10 12$\frac{1}{2}$ att 9$\frac{1}{2}$ 12 03 4 1037 07 05 12 att 9$\frac{1}{4}$ 39 19 6 962 01 15 11$\frac{1}{2}$ att 9 36 01 7 676 06 00 11 att 8$\frac{3}{4}$ 24 13 3$\frac{1}{2}$ 785 00 15 10$\frac{1}{2}$ att 8$\frac{1}{2}$ 27 16 1 43 07 00 10 att 8$\frac{1}{4}$ 1 09 11$\frac{1}{2}$ 73 10 10 9$\frac{1}{2}$ att 8 2 09 3 350 06 15 9 att 7$\frac{3}{4}$ 11 06 4$\frac{1}{2}$ 309 01 00 8$\frac{1}{2}$ att 7$\frac{1}{2}$ 9 13 2 493 02 00 8 att 7$\frac{1}{4}$ 14 18 0 250 03 00 7$\frac{1}{2}$ att 7 7 06 0 504 06 00 7 att 6$\frac{3}{4}$ 14 03 9$\frac{1}{2}$ 22 00 00 6$\frac{1}{2}$ att 6$\frac{1}{2}$ 0 11 11 61 02 00 6 att 6$\frac{1}{4}$ 1 11 10$\frac{1}{4}$ 45 06 00 5 att 5$\frac{3}{4}$ 1 01 9$\frac{1}{2}$ 42 06 10 4 att 5$\frac{1}{4}$ 00 18 7$\frac{1}{2}$ 12834 00 15 £ 500 19 1$\frac{3}{4}$
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George Allardes master of the Mint his Accompts of the Coinage from March 1705 to October 1709

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