Draft relating to MINT00571 (Mint 19/2/262)

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An Account of the moneys coyned in the Tower

These year{e}|s| are from Christmas to Christm{illeg}|a|s. |/|And t|T|he silver coyned in the years 1696, 1697 & 1698 was out of the English h{illeg}|a|m{illeg}|mer|ed moneys & \wrought/ Plate. That coyned in the years 1699 & 1700 was chiefly out of hammered moneys w^ch came slowly from the country after the heat of the recoynage was at an end. That coyned in the year 1701 was (I think) chiefly out of forreign moneys & bullion brought in by the Pe{illeg}|a|ce \& |by| the remains of the Spanish Trade. {sic}/. |[|And the Gold coyned in 1701 & part of 1702 was out of Lewidor's which by our valuing them at 17^s 6^d a piece came into England in great plenty in the preceding years untill by King William's Proclamation they were lowered to 17^s a piece, after which they came to the Mint.|]| And most of the|a||t| silver coyned in 1704. And the|a||t| silver coyned in the ten following years has almost all of it {illeg}|b|een from English lead & \some{illeg}times from/ wr{illeg}|o|ught plate imported upon premiums granted by Act of Parliam^t.

The Gold coyned in 1701 & part of 1702 was out of Lewidors w^ch by our valuing them at 17. 6 a piec{illeg}|e| came into England in great plenty in the preceding years {illeg}|u|ntill by K. William's Proclamation they were lowered to 17^s a piece, & thereupon were brought to the Mint. That coyned in the year t eight\ten/ following years came from Portugal & some of it from Iamaica. And a great part of th{illeg}|a|t w^ch has been coyned \in/ the two last years ca{illeg} ending at Christmas last, came from French monies melted down, & {illeg} imported in specie & melted down in Ingots by the Goldsmiths.