Holograph summary of the tenders to supply copper submitted by Essington and Robinson, Chambers, Richard Jones, Samuel Green, Jonathan Holloway, John Parker and partners, Henry Neale and partners and William Wood

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/2/433, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Additional Information
- Notes on the Electronic Edition
  - You are currently reading the diplomatic version of this text. Diplomatic transcriptions offer a detailed representation of the document with minimal editorial intervention. All deletions and additions are rendered in the text and abbreviations have not been expanded. Switching to the normalized view of this text will hide 22 deletions, silently include 28 additions and apply 47 editorial regularizations.
- Revision History
  - 1 January 2001
    - Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young
  - 29 September 2011
    - Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins
  - 14 May 2017
    - Transcribed by Will Scott
- Download MINT00639.xml and schema (advanced users only)

<433r>

Propo{illeg}|s|als of Essington & Robinson. 21 May.

|Import| A quantity of brass\Plates/ not exceeding 4 Tons monthly, hammered at 19^d per ℔ (the \present/ price to y^e Braziers) & take back y^e Scissel at 14 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^d per ℔.

Or of{illeg} Fillets hamm^d & rolled at 20^d p^r ℔ & take back scissel at 14 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^d. In {both} In both these proposals the Scissel is recconed at $\frac{1}{3}$ of the Copper imported.

Or |of| Blanks sized to a remedy of an half penny, at 23 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^d per ℔. In all three Proposals the paym^ts to be made upon delivery. In the first the price is recconed 21 $\frac{1}{4}$ per ℔; in y^e 2^d, 2{illeg}|2| $\frac{3}{4}$ ^d in y^e 3^d, 23 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^d, the scissel being $\frac{1}{3}$ of the whole.

Proposal{illeg}|s| of Chambers. |21 May.|

The like quantity of fine Copper at 135^lb|i| per Tonn unwrought.

Proposal of Rich Iones. 24 May. 1717.

To c{illeg}|o|in 100 Tons per an for ten years, cutting a pound w^t into 2^s, giving 3^d thereof to y^e governm^t, & 2 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^d to the Officers of his Ma^ts Mint for cutting stamping & blanching & to do it himself at that price if they refuse. He desires leave to answer Objections.

Proposal of Samuel Green. 23 May.

To furnish any quantity of fine copper rolled & sized {illeg}|n|ot exceeding 100 Tons per an at 19^d per lwt & take back or change the Scissel or Wast.

Proposal of Ionathat|n| Holloway 24 May.

To deli furnish 100 Tons for 6, 8, or 10 years of fine British Malleable Copper, milled or flatted to any weight, at 1{illeg}|{8}| $\frac{1}{2}$ ^d per l{illeg}|wt|, & take back the scissel at 17 $\frac{1}{2}$ per lw^t. If the Officers of y^e Mint can cut & stamp the same at 2 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^d p^r lwt {illeg} a pound w^t be cut into 2^s there will remain 3^d p^r lw^t for the publick, w^ch amounts to 2800^li per an. Out of w^ch deduct for y^e rebate of 1^d p^r lwt for y^e Cissel {sic} returned, there remains 2550^li to y^e Publick. The Proposer will cut & stamp for 2 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^d.

Proposal of Iohn Parker & partners.

To furnish the Mint w^th a sufficient Quantity of the best British Copper in barrs duly sized & {receive} (to begin the coinage) & receive back the scissel at 18^d per lw^t of the Blanks & continue to deliver so much as shall be ordered by the Mint-master, & give any security for the performance of h{illeg}|is| Proposal.

Proposal of Henry Neale Merchants.|&| |partners.|

To furnish the Mint with fine British Copper in flatter|d| Barrs or Fillets that will stand the Assay at both ends. The scissel to be returned & the Proposer to be paid only for the weight of the blanks & su{illeg}|pp|ly such quantity as the Mint master shall require from time to time at 17 $\frac{1}{2}$ p^r lw^t & give good security to perform the said contract.

Proposal of W. Wood

To deliver bla\n/ks of fine copper cutte|i|ng a lw^t in ^[1] pence at ^[2] p^r lw^t or to deliver Plates of fine rolled copper fit for cutting out of blanks {illeg}|at| ^[3] per lw^t.

^[1] \22/
26
/30\

^[2] \18^d/
/18 $\frac{1}{2}$ \

^[3] \19/
/17 $\frac{1}{2}$ \