Refers MINT00501 (Mint 19/2/232-3) to the Mint and orders a report on it

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Council Chamber in Dublin Castle 7^th Iune 1712

My Lord

Her Ma^ts Order in Council directing several forreign gold coynes to be made current in this Kingdome, having bin transmitted to us, We did in Order to put her Ma^ts commands in execution consider the Proclamation issued Iune 1711 for making forreign coyne current in this Kingdome w^ch directed allowances ot be made for any deficiency in any piece of gold or silver coyne then made current. But taking notice that in her Ma^ts said Order there are not any directions for making for making {sic} making such allowances We would not take upon us to make any addition to the directions given by her Ma^ty without the signification of her pleasure therein, and therefore We have thought fit to transmit to your Grace her Ma^ts said Order as also the said late Proclamation that you may please to lay the same before her Ma^ty for her further consideration.

We take this opportunity of acquainting your Grace that in the late fire w^ch happened at the Council Chamber, the Original Proclamation w^ch passed under the Great seal for making Forreign Coynes that passed in payment here current, was destroyed so that the Cl{e|a|}rk of the Council cannot certify that the printed Proclamation agrees verbatim with the Original under the great seal as the late Act of Parliament w^ch passed in 1709 requires for the conviction of persons who shall counterfeit the coyn made current by Proclamation. And therefore it being necessary to renew the said former Proclamation, We humbly p{illeg}|r|ay your Grace to lay this whole matter before her M{illeg}|a|^ty that We may have her Ma^ties Orders (if shall be so gra{t|c|}{t}iously pleased) to insert all in one new Proclamation w^th directiosn to make the proper allowances for deficiency in wieght as in the said former Proclamation is mentioned, w^ch We nevertheless most humbly submit to yo^r Graces consideration & remain

My Lord

Yo^r Graces most humble Servants

Con Phipps Canc.

Abercorn W. Kildare Rich Cox

Io. Tuam

|Tho.| Killaloe

Cha Fielding P Savage Sam Dopping Ros. Rockfor{t|d|}{dt}

Cha. Dering Piece Butler

Tho. Keightley

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S^r

My Lord Treasurer having received from M^r Southwell the inclosed Representation from the Lords of the Privy Council in Ireland desiring some alteration to be made in a late Order of Council, & the Proclamation intended thereby relating to the currency of forreign coynes in that Kingdom I am commanded (in the absence of the secretaries) to transmit to you the said Representation with the said Order of Council & other papers w^ch you are desired to peruse & Report to his Lord^p assoon as conveniently you can what you think proper to be done w^th respect to y^e alteration proposed by the Lords of the Council of Ireland. I am

S^r

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You most hum{illeg}|b|le Servant

I. Taylour

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