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Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/2/434, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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To the R^t Hon^ble Sidney L^d Godolphin L^d. High Treasurer of England.

May it please your Lordship

In Obedience to yo^r Lord^ps Order of Reference of the 16^th of Iune last past upon the annext Proposal of M^r Abel Slaney for himself & Partners for a new Coinage of 700 Tuns of half pence & farthings We do humbly acquaint yo^r L^dp that We have inquired into all the Coinages of that sort since the year 1672, & do find y^t in the Reigns of K. Charles y^t 2^d, & K. Iames y^e 2^d & in the beginning of the Reign of the late King & Queen, the coinage of half pence & farthings was performed by one or more Commissioners who had money imprested from the Excheq^r to buy Copper & Tin, & coin'd at 20^d ꝑ pound Haverdupois & accounted upon oath to the Government for the produce thereof.

That upon calling in the Tin halfpence & farthings by reason of the complain{ts} made against them, there was a Patent granted to the Proposer & others who contracted to change the Tin farthings & halfpence, & to enable {illeg}|t|hem {illeg}|t|o bear that charge they were {illeg}|allowe|d to coin 700 Tunns at 21 pence ꝑ pound weight without being accountable {illeg}|t|o the Government. Which reason now ceasing we are humbly of opini{illeg}|o|n that the former method by commission is most advantageous t{illeg}|o| the Government, especially if the