Draft indenture for the Edinburgh Mint, requiring conformity with London practice and allowing apprentices to be sent to London for training

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This Indenture made the                 day of            in the ninth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady Anne by the Grace of God of Great Brittain France and Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith +c And in the year of our Lord 1710 Between our said Sovereign Lady the Queens most Excellent Majesty of the one part + Iohn Montgom\e/rie of G{illeg}iffan Esquire of the other part Witnesseth that whereas our said Sovereign Lady the Queen by her Letters Patents under the Great Seale appointed by the Treaty of Vnion to be kept in Scotland bearing date the twenty second day of Iune 1710 for the considerations therein mentioned Did give and grant unto the said Iohn Montgom\e/rie the Office of Master and Worker of all her Ma^ties. moneys both of Gold and Silver within her Ma^ties. Mint at Edingburgh in the room and place of George Allardes Esquire deceased To hold the said Office for and during her Ma^ties. pleasure, with all wages fees salaries allowances proffitts perquisites powers priviledges and advantages whatsoever thereunto belonging, and in as ample manner as the said George Allardes or any other heretofore held and enjoyed the same.

And whereas by the Act of Vnion it is provided that the mint in Scotland shall be under the same Rules as the Mint in England And for that end it is necessary that an Indenture be made and executed on his part for and concerning the making of the several sorts of money of Gold and Silver and for payment of the several Officers of the Mint and for other matters and things relating thereto and to the execution of the said Office as are hereinafter mentioned with alterations and additions if any shall be thought fitt and directed by her Majesty for the better management and carrying on of that service.

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Now this Indenture witnesseth that for and in consideration of the Coven^ts. + agreem^ts. hereinafter contained on the part of the s^d. Iohn Montgom\e/rie Our said Sovereign Lady the Queen of her especial grace certain knowledge and meer motion Hath given granted ratified and confirmed, and doth by these presents give grant ratifie and confirm unto the s^d. Iohn Montgomrie the said Office of Master and Worker of all her Ma^ties. moneys both of Gold and Silver within her Ma^ties. Mint in the city of Edinburgh and elsewhere in that part of her Ma^ties. said Kingdome of Great Brittain called Scotland together with the Fee or yearly pention {sic} of                 sterling to be paid by quarterly payments at four Terms in the year Candlemas Whitsonday Lammas + Martinmas yearly by even and equal portions out of such moneys as (in and by an Act of Parliament made in England in the eighteenth year of the Reign of his late Ma^tie. King Charles the second and continued by another Act made in the twenty fifth year of his s^d. Ma^ties. reign. Both which were revived and continued by an Act made in the first year of his late Ma^tie. King Iames the seconds reigne and again by another Act made in the fourth year of his late Ma^tie. King William and the late Queen Mary, and after by an Act made in the twelfth year of the reign of the said late King William, and further continued by an Act made in the seventh year of her present Ma^tie. Queen Anne intituled an Act for continuing the former Acts for incouragem^t of the Coinage +c and for making provision for the Mints in Scotland) are allowed to be issued yearly out of her said Ma^ties. Exchequer for the Fees or salaries of the Officers of the Mint or Mints, and towards the providing maintaining and repairing of the Houses Offices and Buildings and other necessaries for assaying melting down and coining during so long time as the s^d. Acts of Parliam^t. shall bee + continue in force.

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And after the said Acts of Parliam^t. shall cease and be void, then the said Fee or yearly pention {sic} to be paid out of such other moneys + in such other manner as \shall/ by any Act or Acts of Parliament hereafter to be made to be app^d. or allowed to be issued out for the Fees or salaries of the officers of the Mint or Mints, and in default of any such allowance or appointm^t. to be hereafter made by Parliam^t and during such time or times as there shall hereafter happen to be no such allowance or appointm^t. made by authority of Parliament, the said Fee or yearly pention {sic} of                 sterling to be paid unto the said Iohn Montgomrie out of her Ma^ties. allowance for Coinage of gold or silver moneys or other her Ma^ties. proffitts of the Mint or Mints or such other part of her Ma^ties. Revenue as her Ma^tie. shall direct.

And our Sovereign Lady the Queen for y^e consid^racons afores^d. hath also given granted and confirmed, and by these presents doth give grant and confirm unto the said Iohn Montgomrie all Edifices Buildings gardens and other proffitts priviledges Franchises + immunities belonging to the afores^d. Office To have hold and enjoy the said Office of Master and Worker unto the s^d. Iohn Montgomrie, and to exercise the same by himself or his sufficient Deputy or Deputies for whom he will answer, And also to hold and enjoy the said Fee or yearly pention {sic} or sume of                      sterling together with the said Houses Edifices buildings gardens profitts advantages priviledges, Franchises Liberties and immunities for and during her s^d. Ma^ties. pleasure in as full and amply manner to all intents and purposes, as the said George Allardes deced or any other person or persons did or at any time heretofore might or ought to hold and enjoy the same.

And whereas by the aforesaid Acts of Parliament it is amongst other things provided that no moneys leviable or payable by the same shall be applied or converted <83v> to any other use or uses whatsoever other than defraying the charge or expence of the Mint or Mints and of the assaying melting down wast + Coinage of Gold and Silver and the encouragem^t. of the bringing in of Gold and Silver into the s^d. Mint or Mints there to be coined into the currant Coins of this Kingdome Nor should any of the s^d. moneys be issued out of y^e Exchequer but by order or warrant of the Lord Treasurer + Vnder-Treasurer or Commission^rs. of the Treasury for the time being, to the Master + Worker or Masters + Workers of her Ma^ties. Mint or Mints for the time being, and mentioning that they are for the use + service afores^d. to be kept in her Ma^ties. Office of Receipt in the s^d. Mint or Mints under the Keys of the Master + Worker Warden and Comptroller for the time being + issued out thence from time to time according to the manner and course of the Mint or Mints respectively.

And in regard the payments + disbursem^ts. of the said Mint formerly paid out of the Duties arising by the twenty fourth Act in the 2^d. session of Parliam^t. in the first of his s^d. late Ma^tie. King Iames the seventh{illeg} made in Scotland dated the fourteenth day of Iune 1686 are by the afores^d. Acts of Parliament appointed to be paid out of the moneys arising by the same Acts of Parliam^t. Wherefore our said Sovereign Lady the Queen doth by these presents ordain + appoint that the s^d. Master and Worker shall receive out of her Ma^ties. Exchequer from time to time all such moneys as are appointed to be paid unto him by the said Acts of Parliam^t. for defraying the charges or expences of the Mint or Mints, and of the assaying, melting down, wast and coinage of Gold and Silver, and the encouragem^t. of bringing in of Gold and Silver into the said Mint there to bee coined into the Current Coines of the Kingdome of Great Brittain

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And that the said Master and Worker shall upon his Accompt yearly to be made of his Receipts, paym^ts. charges and disbursements before the Barons of the Exche for the time being, have full allowance and defalcation and discharge of and for all such sume and sumes of moneys as he shall truly pay and disburse according to the directions hereafter in these p^rsents express'd

And the said Iohn Montgomrie doth by these presents covenant undertake and agree to and with our Sovereign Lady the Queen to make her Ma^ties. money in manner + form following That is to say to make four sorts of money of Crown Gold.

One peice {sic} which shall be called the ten shilling peice {sic} running for ten shillings sterling and there shall bee Eighty nine of those to the pound weight Troy.

One other peice {sic} which shall be called the twenty shilling peice {sic} running for twenty shillings sterling, and there shall be forty four of those and one ten shilling peice {sic} or the weight of a ten shilling peice {sic} in the pound w^t. Troy.

One other peice {sic} which shall be called the Forty shilling peice {sic} running for Forty shillings sterling, and there shall be twenty two of those and one ten shilling peice {sic} or the weight of a ten shilling peice {sic} in the pound w^t. Troy.

And one other peice {sic} which shall be called the five pound peice {sic} running for five pounds sterling and there shall be nine of those wanting one ten shilling peice {sic} or the w^t. of one ten shilling peice {sic} in the pound weight Troy.

And that every pound weight Troy of all the moneys of Gold afores^d. shall hold in number and be in value 44^£. 10^s. and shall be in fineness at the trial of y^e same 22 Carrats of fine gold and two Carratts of allay {illeg}|inev||ery| |pound w^t. troy y^e which stand^d. afores^d. of 22 Carrats of fine godl and two Carrats of allay in| every pound weight Troy Our Sovereigne Lady the Queen doth will ordain and establish by these presents to eb the right Standard of her Majesties moneys of Crowne Gold.

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And the said Iohn Montgomrie shall have and receive the sume of                      for the Coinage of every pound weight of gold money to be by him detained and kept for the paying bearing + sustaining all manner of wasts provisions necessaries and charges coming arising and growing in and about the coining of her Ma^ties. said gold moneys by the Mill and Press out of the moneys to be paid and payable to him as is hereafter expressed.

But because the said moneys of Gold may not continually be made according in all things to the right standard But per adventure in default of the said Master + Worker it shall be found sometimes to|o| strong or too feeble by too much or too little in weight or in fineness or in both Our sovereign Lady the Queen doth will and command that when the s^d. moneys of Gold shall be found at the assay before the deliverance too strong or too feeble all only in weight or all only in fineness or on both the sixth part of a Carrat in the pound weight of Gold and no more, the which sixth part in that one or the sixth part in that other or the sixth part in them both shall bee called Remedy for the said Master That then that money shall be delivered for good, so always that the same default happen by Casualty otherways not But if default bee found in the same money in weight or in fineness or in both over the sixth part of a Carratt which is called Remedy as aforesaid, then the deliverance shall cease and that money shall be challenged + adjudged less than good and to be new molten and recoined at the cost of the s^d. Master till be it put to point as money deliverable.

And also the said Master hath undertaken and by these presents doth agree and undertake to and with our sovereign Lady the Queen to make eight manner of moneys of silver that is to say.

One peice {sic} which shall be called the Crown running for five shillings sterling and there shall be twelve of those + two shillings in the pound weight Troy.

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One other peice {sic} which shall be called the Halfe Crown running for two shillings and six pence Sterling and there shall be 24 of those and two shillings in the pound weight Troy.

One other peice {sic} which shall be called the shilling running for 12^d. sterling and there shall be 62 of those in the pound weight Troy.

One other peice {sic} which shall be called the half-shilling running for 6^d. sterling and there shall bee 124 of those in the pound weight Troy.

One other peice {sic} which shall be called the Groat running for 4^d sterling and there shall be 186 of those in the pound weight Troy.

One other peice {sic} which shall be called the half-sixpence running for three pence sterling and there shall be 248 of those in the pound w^t. Troy.

One other peice {sic} which shall be called the Half-Groat running for 2^d sterling, and there shall bee 372 of those in the pound w^t. Troy. and,

One other peice {sic} which shall be called the Penny running for one penny sterling and there shall be 744 of those in the pound w^t. Troy

And every pound w^t Troy of the moneys of the silver afores^d. shall be and hold in number as afores^d. and be in value 3^£: 2^s. sterling and shall be in fineness at the trial of the same 11^oz: 2^dwts. of fine silver and 18^dwts.. of allay, which 11^oz: 2^d of fine silver and 18^dwts. of allay in the pound w^t. Troy afores^d. is the right standard of moneys of silver of Great Brittain.

And be the said Master bound to make all the moneys of Crowne Gold and Standard silver afores^d. agreable in fineness to the respective indented triall peices {sic} made by the direccon of her s^d Ma^tie. in the sixth year of her reign, Which s^d. Indented trial peices {sic} do now remain in the seven several places hereinafter mentioned That is to say One Indented peice {sic} of Crowne <85v> Gold and one Indented peice {sic} of Standard Silver in her Ma^ties. Treasury within this Kingdome of Great Brittain to try the moneys of Gold + silver from time to time coined by the s^d. Master + Worker of her Ma^ties. Money for the time being in fineness thereby, the like with the Warden of the Mint within the Tower of London for the time being to try the moneys of gold and silver from time to time coined in her Ma^ties. Mint there in fineness thereby As also to try the gold and silver Bullion brought there if any difference \shall/ happen to arise between the Master + Worker of that Mint + the Bringers in of the same, The like with the Master + Worker of the said Mint to make the s^d. moneys in fineness thereby; The like with the Wardens of the Company of Goldsmiths within the City of London in Goldsmiths Hall for the trial of their plate + other works aswell of gold as \of/ silver in fineness thereby The like in her Ma^ties. Exchequer of Scotland And the like with the Warden of the Mint at Edinburgh for y^e time being to try the moneys of gold + silver from time to time coined in her Ma^ties. s^d. Mint at Edinburgh thereby As also to try the gold and silver bullion brought thither if any difference shall happen to arise between the s^d. Master and Worker of that Mint and the bringer in of y^e same and the like with the s^d. Master or Worker to make the s^d. moneys in fineness thereby.

And the s^d. Iohn Montgomrie shall have + receive the sume of                 to be by him taken for the Coinage of every pound w^t. Troy of silver moneys for the paying bearing and sustaining of all manner of wasts provisions necessaries + charges coming arising + growing in + about the coining of her Ma^ties. Crowns, half Crowns shillings + sixpences of silver moneys by the Mill + Press out of the moneys to be paid and payable unto him as is hereinafter expressed |[|And the s^d. Master shall out of the        allowed to him as afores^d. + reced by him for every pound w^t. Troy of the {money} of silver pay from time to time unto the Moniers y^e sume of {illeg} pence for the making of evy pound w^t Troy of the s^d. silver mo{nies} by y^e Mill + Press according to y^e undertaking + agreem^t. of the {said} Moniers with the s^d. Master + Worker.|]|

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And our Sovereign Lady the Queen doth by y^se p^rsents order + appoint that the said Master and Worker out of the moneys to be paid to him as afores^d. shall pay or cause to be paid yearly unto the severall respective Officers of the s^d. Mint by quarterly payments their fees + salaries according to the allowance + appointm^t. mentioned in a schedule hereunto annexed.

But because the s^d. monies of silver cannot continually be made in all things according to the right Standard, in as much as sometimes in default of the s^d. Master + Worker it may be made too strong or too feeble by too much or too little in weight or in fineness or in both Our Sovereign Lady the Queen doth will that when the s^d. monies of silver upon the assay before the delivery be found too strong or too feeble all only in weight or all only in fineness or in both by two pennyw^ts. in the pound w^t. Troy afores^d after the old Computation of 20 pennyw^ts. in that one, or two pennyw^t. in that other, or two pennyw^t. in them both shall be called Remedy for the Master, that then such monies to be delivered for good, so always the same default do happen by Casualty, otherwise not; But if default be found in the s^d. moneys in weight or in fineness or in both over the s^d. two pennyw^t. in the pound Troy afores^d. Then ceaseth deliverance of the s^d. money, and the same to be challeng'd less than good, + at the Costs of the Master to be newly molten + recoined till it be put to point as moneys deliverable, as aforesaid.

And our s^d. sovereign Lady the Queen willeth agreeth and granteth by this Indenture that the s^d. Master + Worker for the time being do + shall receive aswell her Ma^ties. own Bullion of Gold + Silver as the Bullion of any other person or persons w^tsoev^r. repairing to her Mint with any Bullion of Gold + Silver afores^d. to be coined into the moneys before mentioned by weight Delivering to the parties bringing in the same Bullion, Bills testifying the weight fineness and <86v> Value thereof together with the day and order of its delivery into the said Mint, and within as convenient time as may be, deliver the same again to our sovereign Lady the Queen for her Bullion, + the other parties or their Attorneys delivering the same Bills by the same weight according to the value of the said Bullion at such time + in such manner + form as in this present Indenture is limited and appointed.

And our Sovereign Lady the Queen doth will and command by this Indenture that the s^d Warden and the Counterwarden or Comptroller of her Ma^ties. Chief Clerk + Clerk of the papers for the time being shall enter and record in several Leidger Books all such Bullion of Gold + silver as from time to time shall be brought into the s^d. Mint, The which Entry shall comprehend y^e weight fineness + value of the said Bullion, the parties name that brought it, and what day, And after the s^d Bullion of gold + silver shall be received + the assays thereof made reported + entered into the s^d. Leidger Books, the same Bullion shall be forthwith put into a Chest or Room, and the Chest or Room shall bee locked with three keys, Whereof one Key shall remain with the s^d. Master or Worker, + one other of the Keys shall remain with the said Warden or Wardens or one of them for the time being And one other of the said Keys shall remain with the s^d. Counterwarden for the time being and there shall continue untill such time as the same de deliver'd to the making of moneys

And the said Warden and Counter Warden + likewise her Ma^ties. Clerk shall also keeping severall Books of melting, Declaring in the same the Quantity and fineness of all manner of gold and silver + allay put into the melting w^th the report <87r> Of every assay called the Pott assay, and the same Books shall remain in their several Custodies to charge the Master with all And the said Books shall monthly be subscribed + figured by the s^d Wardens or one of them and the Master and Counterwarden. And the said Assaymaster of our Sovereign Lady the Queen shall keep one Book of all such Bullion of Gold + silver as shall be brought into the said Mint whereby the quantity and fineness may appear with the report also of the assay of every several pot comonly called the pott assay Which pott assay shall be made of some Ingott of the said Bullion to be taken by y^e s^d Warden Counterwarden + Assaymaster or any two of them after the pot is cast out.

And if any person or persons happen to bring into the Mint any manner of gold or silver nigh to the Standard afores^d. then the Master shall receive it for the value accordingly, so as the charges to make it agreable in fineness to the several standards afores^d. be born + sustained out of the revenue arising to her Ma^tie. by vertue of the afores^d. Acts of Parliam^t.

And our said Sovereign Lady the Queen doth by these presents give full power and authority unto the s^d. Master + Worker from time to time to put such privy Mark or Marks upon the Edges or Flatt sides of the s^d. gold and silver moneys to be coined as afores^d. as he the s^d. Master shall judge most safe + convenient for the s^d. moneys + from time to time to alter + change such privy mar{illeg}|k| or marks according as he shall judge the same most convenient and necessary so that the s^d. Mast^r. + Worker may from time to time know and discover which of gold + silver amongst other be made by him + which not.

And the s^d. Warden or Wardens + Counter Warden or Comptroller or their Deputy or Deputies shall oversee and survey the said assaying melting sizing + making of the said moneys of gold and silver at all times + in all places, and shall indeavour and procure that the s^d. moneys and every of them be made and perfected <87v> According to the true intent of this Indenture + the charge committed to them |[|And they shall also see + procure that {be} Ballances and weights bee always amended and put to point from time to time when they shall need so that no default be found in them to the hurt of her Ma^tie. or her people

And whereas two Piles of Standard english weights lately made and printed with a Rose Crown'd + Thistle Crown'd whereof twelve Ounces English do equal twelve Ounces four pennyw^ts. and nine grains Scottish do remain the one of them by Bill indented in the hands of the General of the s^d. Mint and the other with the Warden of her Ma^ties. Mint in the Tower of London; The s^d General shall produce the s^d Pile in his custody and make it forth coming to the s^d. Master Warden + Counter Warden or Comptrol^r at all times and on all occasions as they shall require it + have use for the same.|]|

And the said Counter Warden or Comptroller as Survey^r. of the meltings shall take care of his Duty in surveying of the meltings afores^d. and shall keep a Book containing the weight of such gold and silver as shall be molten from time to time with the allays put into the same And when the s^d. moneys be coined and compleat, the said Master and Worker and Warden or Wardens and Comptroller or Comptrollers shall put them into a Chest or room locked with three keys Whereof one shall remain with the said Master, one w^th. the said Warden and the third with the s^d. Comptroller or Count{illeg}|e|rwarden untill such time as proof and triall be had of the said money and paym^t. be made to the Bringers in of the said bullion accordingly Which proof shall be had + made before deliverance of the said moneys And shall be made in p^rsence of the said Master and Worker Warden or Wardens and Comptroller or Counter warden by her Ma^ties. Assaymaster for the time being, the same assay to be taken aswell of the fineness as of the weight by such quantity + after such sort as be agreed upon by the said Warden Counter Warden and Assaymaster.

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And after the said moneys of Gold and silver bee assayed and proved for good as is afores^d. before any deliverance be of the whole sume, A portion of the said moneys shall be taken and put into a Box by the said Warden or Wardens or by their Deputy or Deputies in the p^rsence of the said Master or his Deputy and the Counterwarden or his Deputy: Whereof the Assay shall be made before our Sovereign Lady the Queen from time to time or such of her Councell as have beene accustomed or shall be appointed by her Ma^tie. \at Westm^r./ {or} elsewhere it shall please her Ma^tie. or her Councell to appoint That is to say for every Iourney weight of Gold not exceeding fifteen pound w^t. two peices {sic} Whereof one to bee for the Pix and the other for the assay And out of every Iourney of silver moneys containing sixty pound w^t, two peices {sic} at least The one moiety thereof to be for the Pix and the other for the assay And they shall be insealed w^th the seale of the s^d. Master Warden + Counterwarden + the s^d. Box shall be shutt with four Keys, whereof one key shall abide with the General, one with the Master, one with the Warden or Wardens and the fourth with the Comptroller or Counter-Warden, Which Pix shall remain in a Chest or room as is afores^d. And upon reasonable warning thereof given, it shall be opened from time to time before our sovereign Lady the Queen or such of her Councell as shall be by her Ma^tie. appointed at Westm^r. or elsewhere it shall please her Ma^tie. or her s^d. Councell to appoint; and in presence of the s^d. Master + Worker Warden or Warden and Counterwarden or Comptroll^r. there shall be assays made aswell of the fineness as of the weight of the s^d. moneys of gold and silver in the said Box after the most just manner as can be thought of to be made, by fire, by water, by touch, or by weight, or by all or by any of them To the end that if the said moneys of Gold + silver be found and proved good and covenable after the Coven^ts. orders and agreements afores^d. the s^d. Master <88v> To be quiet excused and discharged ag^t. her s^d. Ma^tie. and all her people unto that day And then the s^d. Master at his will to have Letters Patents of our Sovereign Lady the Queen under the proper seale of Scotland to be made for his acquittance specifying the said assays to be made and found as afores^d. without fee therefore paying, For the making which Letters Patents these presents shall be a sufficient warrant and discharge to the Keeper or Keepers of the said Seale for the time being without any further or special warrant to be issued out for the same.

And if it shall be found by the assayes, that the pound weight throughly {sic} tried answereth not the full standard in fineness as aforesaid, but shall be worse + yet within the remedies afores^d. the lack thereof shall be entered on Record by the said Warden or Wardens + Counter Warden or Comptroller or such as they shall thereunto appoint and a true accompt thereof shall be made to her Ma^tie. + the same fully and wholly to be answered to her Ma^tie. without any proffitt or Commodity to grow unto any other person or persons for the same {Saving} always that in case by the assay it shall be found that the same moneys of gold and silver do pass at any time the s^d. standards or any of them so as the same be better in fineness or in weight or in both, than in is appointed by the standards and yet within the remedy, then so much thereof to be entered of Record and hold place to the s^d. Master in y^e charge which he shall have when any lack shall be found by the s^d. assays under the standards afores^d.

And if it shall happen in the said moneys of gold and silver or either of them upon either of the just assays as shall be made of the abovesaid Boxes in manner afores^d. be it in weight or in fineness any default be found without the said Remedies ordained for the said Master as is abovesaid or any of them The said Master shall make fine and Ransome to her said Majesty at her will.

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Also the said General Master + Worker Warden + Counter Warden or any of them as often as need shall require shall and may take up as many Gravers to grave Irons at her Ma^ties. price and also as many Smiths workmen + Labourers and other necessaries for and towards the making of the s^d. Irons and moneys afores^d. and the doing of all manner of business within the Mint as to the s^d. General Master Warden + Counter Warden shall seem needfull to have In which taking of such Gravers Smiths Workmen + Labourers + other necessaries Our sovereign Lady the Queen doth will and command by this Indenture all Mayors Sherriffs, Bayliffs, and all other Officers that they to the s^d. General Master Warden or Wardens + Comptroller or Counter Warden afores^d. + to his or their Deputy and Deputies therein be assist^t. aiding helping and fortifying as to right doth belong. And our Soveriegn Lady the Queen doth will + grant by these presents that it shall be lawfull to + for y^e s^d. General Master Warden or Wardens, Counter Warden or Comptrol^r. of her Ma^ties. s^d. Mint at all time such & many of the s^d. Ingravers, Smiths, Workmen + Labourers as by their discretions be not of good bearing in their Offices and Labours to punish put out avoid and {amove} like as to the General or Master Warden or Wardens or Comptroller shall seem meet according to right and for her Ma^ties. {weale}.

And be the said Master bound and holden to receive all manner of gold and silver brought to the Mint after the very value, that is to say every parcell in its degree one to the more, another to the less, after the quantity it shall appear by the assay to be better or worse than y^e standard And if the s^d. Master + the Merchant which bringeth in the said gold and silver may not accord between them of the true value, her Ma^ties. Assaymast^r. to that deputed in the presence of the s^d. Master Warden or Wardens + \Counterwarden or/ Comptroller ought + shall try the truth in that part + the s^d. Mast^r. shall thereupon receive y^e same + stand thereafter charg'd in manner as it belongeth.

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And be the said Master or Worker Warden or Wardens and Comptroller held and bound to give their attendance at the said Mint, every Wednesday in the week, and such other days as shall be by y^m appointed and agreed on for the receipt of all such Bullion as shall be brought into the s^d. Mint + for the delivery out of the coined moneys.

And her s^d. Majesty doth grant and confirm by these presents that the Officers of the Mint shall at all times hold have and peacebly enjoy all places houses grounds aswell builded as unbuilded within the s^d. Mint which heretofore have been called reputed or taken for y^e Mint without medling let or disturbance w^tsoever. And he the s^d. Ma^tie. doth grant + confirm by this Indenture unto the aforesaid Officers and to all other Officers and Ministers of the Mint the Charters + Franchises to them before this time granted after the effort and purport of the same Charters.

|[|And also our Sovereign Lady the Queen doth will y^t the said Moniers Workmen and all other Ministers of the Mint shall be ready to do their work at all times without denial when they shall be warned by the said Warden or Wardens Master or Comptroller upon pain of losing their Franchises and bodies to Prison Also that all the gold and silver that the Mast^r. shall deliver to the Moniers to be coined as afores^d. shall be in clean plates and delivered by weight And the s^d. Moniers to make and coin the same into Moneys and then deliver the same again to the master in clean peices {sic} proportionably by the same weight + if any thing lack of the same weight at any time of deliverance, they to pay and content unto the s^d. Master for the same at every deliverance at the Ballance and sod done the Master to pay y^m the wages that belong to them.|]|

And for the Covenants agreem^ts. grants + p^rmisses afores^d. well and truly to be holden + performed on the part of the said Master and that he shall beare himself towards her Ma^tie. and her people in the said <90r> Office well and Covenable and that he shall make Gree to her said Majesty, the Master hath made bodily Oath before the Barons of her Ma^ties. Exche + bindeth himself his heirs + Execut^rs. to her Matie by these p^rsents And for more surety to make gree w^th the Queen + with the Merchants of that belongeth to them of the gold and silver which he shall receive by + in manner as afores^d. while he shall be in the said Office The afores^d. Master hath found Burrows + Sureties afore our Sovereign Lady the Queen in her Exchequer in the sume of                 And that upon pain thereof he shall make gree to the Queens Highness + to y^e Merch^ts. in manner and form as is afores^d.

And the said Master doth covenant promise and grant to and with her said Ma^tie. from time to time to bring into the said Mint convenient and sufficient supplies of Gold and Silver and make full payments and deliverance of all manner of moneys with all convenient speed, according to the s^d Acts of Parliam^t. for the proffit of her Majesty her heirs and Success^rs. and the ease of the people \{& that} he will make such deliverance within the space of           / /{illeg} the receipt of the Bullion to be {ceased}\ And the said Master doth convenant promise and grant to + with our s^d. sovereign Lady the Queen to bear pay and sustain all maner of wasts provisions necessaries and charges coming arising and growing in and about the coining of her Majties Gold and silver moneys respectively by the Mill and Press according to the allowance in that behalfe made by her Ma^tie. by this p^rsent Indre. And the said Master shall be holden + bound to bring or cause to be brought all the Gold and silver that he shall receive by colour of his Office into the Mint to be molten and made into moneys for help + increase of the moneys for her Ma^ties. proffitt and ease of her people, without sale aliening or putting it to any other use Excepting all such healing peices {sic} seals and Medalls of Gold and silver as shall be made for her Majesties use or by her Maj^ties. commands.

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And the said Master and Worker shall accompt yearly before the Barons of the Exche or such other person or persons as her Ma^tie. shall appoint And the s^d. Accompt so to be made and taken by the said Barons of the Exchequer or by any other of the said person or persons specially appointed by her Ma^tie. for the same being stated and his Debt determine{illeg}|d| and his said Accompt fully answer'd to her Ma^tie. the said Master and Worker upon suite to the Keeper of the proper seale for y^e time being shall have Letters Patents of her s^d. Ma^tie. under the said seale for his Acquittance, without fee therefore paying For the making of which s^d. Letters Patents these presents or y^e Inrollment thereof shall be a sufficient Warrant and discharge to the Keeper of the s^d. seale for the time being w^thout any further or more speciall warrant to be sued out for the same.

And the said Master and Worker is hereby appointed and authorized out of the moneys reced or to be received by him upon or by vertue of the s^d. Act for encouraging of Coinage afores^d. to retain and keep in his own hands yearly the sume of                 aswell for the Fees + salaries due to himself as also for the paying + discharging of the several and respective Fees and salaries of the several and respective Officers of the Mint + the Clerks in the said schedule mentioned to bee payable by the said Master and Worker according to the distribution and apportionment mentioned in the said schedule.

And our Sovereign Lady the Queen doth hereby order and appoint that the General Mast^r. Worker Warden and Comptroller of her Ma^ties. said Mint that hereafter shall be + their respective Deputies <91r> Shall and do before his their or any of their being admitted into the knowledge of the invention of rounding of her Ma^ties. moneys and marking of the Edges of them with Letters or Grainings or either of them take an Oath before the Barons of the Exche for the time being who are hereby respectively authorized to give the same not to reveal or discover to any person or persons w^tsoever the said new invention of rounding the moneys + marking the edges of them with Letters or Grainings or either of them directly or indirectly unless her Ma^tie. her heirs or successours shall otherways command and direct the same. And her Ma^tie. doth hereby likewise order + appoint, that all such Workmen that shall be trusted or employed in the making or using the said Instruments for rounding the moneys and marking the monies upon the Edges as aforesaid shall likewise take an Oath before the General of the Mint for the time being who is hereby authorized to administer the same accordingly not to reveal or discover to any person or persons whatsoever the said new invention of rounding the moneys and marking the Edges of them with letters or Grainings as afores^d. or either of them directly or indirectly in part or in whole.

|[|It is hereby likewise strictly commanded and enjoyned by her said Ma^tie. That |[|neither the Provost or any of the Moniers of the s^d. Mint their Apprentices or servants do or shall at any time after the date hereof presume to vend pay or distribute any peice {sic} or peices {sic} of her Ma^ties. coined moneys either of gold or silver untill the same shall be delivered by them according to the course of the Mint into her Ma^ties. Office of Receipt there and duly assayed and pixed upon pain of forfeiting their Franchises + Bodies to Prison. And further that|]| no person or persons do live or inhabit w^thin her Ma^ties. said Mint without the knowledge or approbation of y^e General Mast^r. Worker Warden + Comptroll^r. of the Mint for y^e time being Except such Officers Workmen |[|Moniers|]| + Ministers of the said Mint and such other persons as have right thereto.

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And her said Ma^tie. doth by these presents also will and ordain That the Counterwarden or Comptroll^r. of the Mint for the time being shall deliver upon Oath taken before one of the Barons of the Exche a Roll which shall be called the Counter Wardens or Comptr^rs. Roll containing an Accompt of all the gold + silver Bullion and allay melted And of all the Gold and silver moneys coined monthly in the said Mint.

And the said Master or his Deputy shall pay unto such Officers or Workmen that shall be employed in making of several gold and silver peices {sic} round before they are sized and for the marking the edges of them with Letters or Grainings the sume of                 for every pound weight Troy of gold moneys, and y^e sume of          in every pound weight Troy of the said silver moneys as also for the making labour and expences therein.

And further more |[|because the Provost + Company of Moniers and Workers of the money may bee encouraged to do their Duties well in the making sizing blanching and coining of the gold and silver moneys as also for the making|]| upon every hundred pounds weight of silver moneys hereafter to be coined, \the said Master shall make/ one pound weight and a half or eighteen Ounces in the Quantities or species following viz^t. in pence half an Ounce, in twopences three Ounces, in threepences six Ounces + in Groats eight Ounces and a half, {sic} |[|Our sovereign Lady the Queen for the consideracons afores^d. is gratiously pleased + hereby contented and by these presents doth give power and authority to the Master + Worker of y^e Mint for the time being that so long as the Warden of the Mint and he the s^d. Master and Counter Warden or Comptroller or any two of them whereof the said Warden to be one, shall perceive the s^d. moneys to bee well sized blanched and coined by the performance of the said service in small moneys, the said Master shall pay to the aforesaid Provost and Company of Moniers one penny by Tale of every pound weight of all the <92r> Silver moneys to be made and coined by force of this Indenture over and above the ordinary peice {sic} of                 allowed them, whereof the Master shall have allowance upon his Accompt by vertue of y^e presents at all times hereafter without any other or more special warrant. Provided also taht the Moniers having the gold and silver delivered unto them in clean Ingotts fit to be wrought shall make and deliver seven twelfth parts of the same in money so that there be but five parts in twelve scissell.|]|

And our sovereign Lady the Queen doth hereby will and command that the Queens Clerk, as Clerk of y^e Irons for the time being do keep a true accompt of all the blank Dyes for the coining of the gold and silver moneys, which shall from time to time be delivered to the Chief Ingraver or Ingravers of her Ma^ties. Mint for the time being And also fo all the blank Dyes which shall be sunk or stamped by the said Graver or Gravers, and of all the Dyes which after sinking shall be made fit for use + hardned. And the said Graver and Gravers is and are hereby likewise injoined monthly to return unto the said Queens Clerk as Clerk of the Irons all Dyes as shall from time to time be faulty and worn by using in the said Mint or otherways to be defaced in the presence of the Master Warden and Comptroller of the said Mint and not otherwise And the said Queens Clerk as Clerk of y^e Irons is hereby further enjoyned to give an Accompt to the s^d. Master and Warden and Counter Warden as he shall thereunto be required by them of what blank Dyes have been delivered unto the said Graver or Gravers or sunk by them or hardened by the Smith And what faulty and worn out Dyes have been returned by them to be defaced, as also what others are remaining in y^r hands that a just accompt may be kept of the same.

And that the said Gravers shall not work or make or grave any Punchions Matrices Dyes or stamps for the making or coining of any money of Gold and silver <92v> But only in such houses or places in her Ma^ties. said Mint as shall be thereunto assigned by the afores^d. General Master Warden and Counter Warden.

And for the more exact sizing of Gold and silver Coins to be made by the Mill and Press + reducing of them to a greater exactness and equality in weight It is hereby ordered commanded and appointed by her Ma^tie. That the Counterpoises of the several + respective gold and silver herein mentioned be made lighter yⁿ their just weight according to their proportions foll. That is to say that two grains be taken from the Counterpoise of the Crown, one grain from the half Crown, half a grain from the shilling and a quarter of a grain to be taken from the Counterpoise of the sixpence of silver moneys And that two grains be taken from the Counterpoise of the five pound peice {sic} one grain from the Forty shillings peice {sic}, half a grain from the twenty shilling peice {sic} and a quarter of a grain from the Counterpoise of the ten shilling peice {sic} of gold And her Ma^tie. ordains that no peice {sic} or peices {sic} of the said species be made lighter yⁿ their Counterpoises.

[And our sovereign Lady the Queen doth hereby command and enjoy|n| the Provost and y^e rest of y^e Moniers of the Mint with their respective Apprentices duly to attend her Ma^ties. service in the present way of coining as need shall require both morning + afternoon and too work in such Tasks and so many hours every day, Sunday only excepted as shall be thought fit and appointed them by the s^d. Master according to y^e labour of their respective Tasks and the length of the days And in case the s^d. Provost and Fellows or any {of} their Apprentices shall wilfully neglect or refuse to attend and do their Duties accordingly Then the Warden Mast^r and Counter Warden or Comptroller of the Mint for the time being are hereby required + authorized to proceed against every the |s^d.| persons offending and to expell remove or otherwise punish them and every <93r> Of them as in reason and justice they shall think fit for her Majesties service according to the ancient powers and Authorities of right belonging to them.|]|

And her said Majesty doth hereby further declare her pleasure to be that these presents + the agreements therein contained shall be of force and have continuance only during her Majesties pleasure any thing in these Presents contained to the contrary notwithstanding

in wittness whereof to one part of these present Indentures remaining with our s^d. Sovereign Lady the Queen, the said Iohn Montgomrie hath set his hand and seale And to the other part of these present Indentures remaining with the said Iohn Montgomrie Our said Sovereign Lady the Queen hath caused her privy seale appointed to be kept in Scotland to be affixed Given the day and yeare abovewritten

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