'A method proposed of taking in the Plate'

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/2/528, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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A method proposed of taking in the Plate.

The Officers of the Mint or any\some/ of them to {illeg}|re|ceive & lock up the Plate imported & give Receipts of the gross weight in this or some such form.

Iune 1711.

Received then by A. B. of G. H. ounces penny w^ts of old Plate w^ch at 5^s 5^d per ounce amounts unto the summ of to be allowed in her Maj^ties Receipt of Exchequer pursuant to an Act of Parliament entituled An Act &c

A. B.

The said Officers to deliver out the Plate in parcels by weight to the melting pot, {s}|t|o see that nothing else b{illeg}|e| put into the Po{illeg}|t|, & to take back the Ingots produced & deliver them to the Master & Worker by weight & assay t{illeg}|o| be coined, & the Melter to make up the deficiency of the gross weight by supplies of standard silver, the Queen allowing him the sweep & per pound weight Troy for his wast & charges of melting to be paid by the Master out of the new moneys w^ch shall be coined out of this supply.

Th{illeg}|e| Master to give receipts of the said Ingots by weight & assay & pay the produce {by} in new moneys by weight & tale to her Maj^ties or yo^r Lord^ps Order, & take Receipts thereof And all the Receipts to be cut out of books from Duplicates & the Duplicates to be countersigned by the parties to whome t{he} Receipts are given. And all the deliveries to be also entered by the Clerks of the Mint in books {illeg}|w|^ch they shall keep for that purpose. And when this coinage is over the whole Account to be poured upon Oath in the next annual Accounts of the Warden & Master by the Receipts & Duplicates & {illeg}|b|y a Controllment Roll. And all this to be done by her Ma^ties Warrant.