6), largely struck through

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/3/7, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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Fol 4. lin 23 & Fol 19 lin 14 for Wardens & Comptroller, write Warden & Counter Warden or Comptroller.

Fol. 13 lin 10 his duty.

Fol 14 lin 10 for containing write not exceeding.

Fol. 18 lin. 6 Quære whether it be not better to strik {sic} out the words And that he will make such deliverance within the space of sixty days after the receipt of the Bullion to be coined.

Fol. 19 lin 7 strike out the caluse: And the sai{illeg}|d| Master is hereby appointed ... in the said Schedule.

Fol. 20 lin 22 let the clause run as in the Indenture of the Min{illeg}|t| in the Tower.

Fol. 8 Dele lin 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14 to y^e words, in fineness thereby were made by direction of her Majesty. |If not, the trial-pieces made the order of| /Iames may be inserted.\

Fol. 24. The salaries of the three Cler last Clerks were given since the union d|f|or carrying on y^e recionage, & were not intended to be perpetual. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ Ib. The salary & Office of y^e Clerk of the Bullion is ceased. The Counterwarden is surveyor of the meltings by his Office & is so named in y^e Indenture of body of the Indenture, & there is no need of a new Weigher & Teller. If these salaries ab amounting to 170^li be not withing my Lord's allowance, they this summ may be applied to \defray/ the charges of melting refining & coining, & will suffice to coin about 7{0}|5|00^li per an of silver moneys Otherwise there will be an Indenture to enable & require the Master to coin, & no moneys \imprest/ to defray the Charges.

Fol 24 lin {illeg}|8|. The Office & salary of the Clerk of the Bullion is ceased & ought not to be named in the Schedule. If he would be Weigh{illeg} Weigher & Teller he must get a Patent for the place. And then his Office w^th the Salary must|ay| be inserted in y^e Schedule of this or the next Indenture. But it must be inserted in general terms w^thout naming him.

Ib. l. 25. The Comptroller is Surveyor of the meltings by his place & is called by that name in the body of the Indenture. {illeg}|And| the Master of y^e Mint {illeg} Ib. l. 30, 31, 32. or his deputy receives & dele|i|vers by weight tillt hre be another Weigher appointed

Ib. {illeg} 3{illeg}, 3

Ib. l 30, 31, 32. The three Clerks w^th Salaries of 40^li p^r|e|r an{illeg}|n| were instituted since the Vnion for carrying on y^e recoinage & were not designed to be {illeg}|p|erpetal. And if they be continued the salaries of the Counterwarden & Queens Clerk ought to be a{illeg}|u|gmented {illeg} \the first to/ {illeg}|80|^li {&} \the other to/ 50^li {illeg} or 60^li that p^r that they may be proportionat to y^e superior dignity & duty of their places.

NB. The Salaries in y^e Schedule shewn to y^e Attorney Gen amounted unto 880^li w^ch being deducted out of 1200^li p^r an leaves 320^li per an to pay for the coinage & incidents according to the Attorneys report. In that schedule y^e Att Wardens Salary is set down 100^li but a little before the coinage union it was augmented to 150^li p^r an. And so the Salaries at the Vnion amountted {sic} to 930^li p^r an, recconing a scotish sous for a penny English w^ch is 9 per cent too much. My L^d Treasurer think {illeg} thinks that the salaries be continued as at the Vnion & has given directions for preparing a draught accordingly to be signed by the Queen. According to these directions the Schedule will stand thus

To y^e General 300^li. To y^e Master 200^l. To the Wa principal Warden 150^li To the \{illeg}/ Counterwarden or Comptroller 60^li. To the Assaymaster 100^li. To the Sinker or Graver 50^li. To the Queens Clerk & Clerk of y^e papers & cions {sic} 40. To the aster Smith 30^li.These being the salaries at y^e Vnion to be {illeg}|C|ontinued by my Lords ord{illeg}|er| & <7v> Attorneys Gens report being grounded upon a supposition that the charges of coinage \& incidents/ may be paid out of the surplus, I am of opinion that no more salaries be inserted into y^e schedule w^thout my Lord Treasurer's order lead the{illeg}re be no money \left/ to pay for the coinage, w^ch would make the Indenture inconsistent w^th it self.

NB By the Attorney Gen's Report the \charge of/ Coynage is to be paid out of the excess of salaries y^e 1200^li above the salaries, & by my L^d Treasurer's order a new Indenture is to be drawn in w^ch the salaries are to be continued as at the union. And at y^e Vnion the salaries were as follows to y^e General 300^l. To y^e Master 200^li to the principal Warden 150^li. To the Counterwarden or Comptroller 60^li. To the Assaym^r 100^li. To the Sinker or Graver 50^li. To the Queens Clerk & Clerk of the Papers & irons 40^li to the master Smith 30^li. These salaries amounting to 930^li & the repairs of t{illeg}|h|e buildings w^ch will amount to about 80 or 90^li per an being deducted from y^e 1200 per an leaves but 180 or 190^li per an{illeg}|n| for defraying all the charges of coinage.