Holograph draft of two paragraphs of MINT00662 (Mint 19/2/448)

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By the Bills of parcells several of w^ch I have seen the copper hithert{illeg}|o| imported cost about 13$\frac{1}{2}$ p^r lw^t & some about \almost 14^d/13 {sic}$\frac{3}{4}$^d \or 14^d/. {illeg} The Blaks of late {illeg} being hardned round the edges by the cutter & not nealed after the cutting, are apt to crack {illeg} in the stam one the edges in stamping {but} if |y^e| {illeg}|c|opper be not sufficiently fine, & this cracking has been promoted by two parcells of copper bought of M^r Briggs: {illeg}|b|ut the{illeg}|s|e cracks are small & by making the copper a very little finer may be prevented.

And then the coinage may go on so that\provided/ the barrs imported bee smooth & cleane & the blanks beare the Press w^thout stamping cracking \the Moneyers pick out the brockage/. And in the mean time {illeg}|if| any other Proposalls be made for coining money by an higher assay, w^ch the Proposer will abide by, the Propos{illeg}|a|lls may be compared \by your Lo^ps/ w^th w^t {illeg}|Ap|pleby & M^r Hin{t}|e|s will undertake.

And that the Moneyers be commanded to pick out all the {illeg}|b|rockage.