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Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/3/196, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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  Response to the petition of the former Edinburgh bullion clerk William Hamilton, referred by the Treasury to the London Mint [MINT 19/3/199]

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To the R^t Hon^ble the L^ds Comm^rs of his Ma^ts Treary

May it please yo^r Lord^ps

In obedience to your Lord^ps Order of Reference of May 26^th last, upon the Petition of |M^r| William Hamilton for being restored to his Ma^ts p|P|lace in his Ma^ts Mint at Edinburgh: I humbly represent that |[|I have formerly heard that from the Officers of that Mint that|]| he w{illeg}|ho| was \had been/ Clerk of the Bullion \for the Mint/ in Scotland before the Vnion of the two kingdoms of|&| w{illeg}|ho| by this Petition {illeg}|a|ppeares to be the Petitioner{|]|} lost that pla \was/ upon the ceasing of that place by the Vnion, at the int|s|tance & in recompence for the loss thereof, was inserted made an Officer in the present Mint in Scotland with a Salary of 50^li per an, that salary \having/ bei|e|ng allowed him \before/ as C{illeg}|l|erk of the Bullion before the Vnion & I find him entred {illeg}|i|n the list of the Officers of that Mint with a salary at y^e end of\annexed to/ the last Indenture of that Mint made between her late Ma^ty Queen Ann & Iohn Montgomery Es by title of \Master & Worker of that Mint/ in these words: To the Clerk of the Bullion, as Assistent to the Weigher & Teller & Surveyor of the Meltings 50^li fifty pounds per ann But that Indenture becoming void by the death of her said Ma^ty, & no Patent being granted by\grant {illeg}|of| that place from/ his present Ma^ty being entred in the books of the Treary, & {illeg} it not appearing that he was alive or\nor/ what was his name: he was omitted in the Warrant lately directed to the General of that Mint for continuing the said Indenture in force. And now it\But since it now/ appears that he is alive, if \in consideration of this|e| former services mentioned in his Petition/ his Ma^ty shall think fit to continue/restore\ him {illeg}|to| that place, it may be done by a Warrant under his Ma^ts signe Manual directed to the said General. All w^ch &c. for supplying the defect of\omission in/ the defect of the late Warrant directed to him \as above/. All w^ch &c