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May it please yor Lordp

Light night {the} a Letter (a copie of \(a copy of wch is enclosed\annexed/)/ was sent to us from ye Officers of the Ordnance a copy o wherein they desire us to deliver to them two mill rooms {illeg}|a| buildin{illeg} {illeg}|two| \represent that the Barracks they have are not {illeg}|s|ufficient for re{illeg}|{illeg}|{illeg}{illeg}|t|ion of ye |third| Regiment {illeg}|of| Guardes now to be lodged in the Tower & desires us to deliver them the a buliding conteining/ |a| mill rooms & Smiths Shop to be fitted up into Barracks. A copy of the Letter is hereunto annexed. And the state of the {illeg}|m|atter is this.

When About the time that Mr Slingsby fell into trouble there were Barracks & {illeg}|s|ome hou War houses for people not belon{illeg}|g|ing to the Mint \built upon part of ye Irish Mint/, we think at the charge of the Office of Ordna{illeg}|n|ce, & in ye year 1695 the barracks were changed into five Mill rooms for the at the charge of the Mint.|&| After the for the recoinage of the \hammered/ {illeg}|money|. And after the recoinage {illeg}|w|as over three of the Mill rooms were delivered returned to ye {illeg} Lord Lucas then my Lord Luas {sic} the Office of Ordinance & fitted into Barracks, & two fo them were kept by the mint for y|the|e coin{illeg}|a|ge of copper m{illeg}|on|ey, together wth a Smiths shop wch stan|oo|ds between these two Barrack Mills & the other three. And this shop is now used for by the Smith who makes the Dyes & Puncheons for the Gravers. And the {horses} under the two Mill roomes where the horses go round in drawing the Mills about, a great quantity of her Majts Tin is lodge{illeg}|d|. Whenever there shall be a coinage of copper money {illeg} it will be a great charge to build new mill rooms & we shall have no ground left to build them upon. We have no other Shop for the said Smith no grownd left to build one. A

At ye settin About 50 years ago at ye setting up of the {illeg}|c|oynage by the Mill & Press the Mint was cleared of forreigners by order of C{illeg}

The Irish Mint, as we have heard, was in gardens & stables belonging to the Mint till about {illeg}|3|6 or 40 years ago, Bu|a|t wch time the b{illeg}|f|urther part of t

When Mr S

About the time that Mr Slingsby feel into troubles, there were Barracks built upon a built upon

In the Indenture of the Mint Her Maty & her Predecessors have granted under the Broad seale, that the Officers of the Mint shall at all times hold have & peaceably enjoyed all places house|s| \&/ grownds as well builded as unbuilded within the said Mint wch heretofore have been called reputed or taken for the Mint without {illeg}|M|edling, l|L|et or d|D|is{illeg}|t|urbance by the chief Governour Constable Lieuetenant {sic} or any other Officers or Ministers of the Tower. Pursuant to this grant the Mint was cleared of forreigners \by Order of Council/ about 50 years ago. About 10 or 12\A few/ years after, Barracks & \some/ oth some houses for people not belonging to ye Mint were built upon the further end of the Irish {illeg}|M|int at the charge of the Office of Ordnance as we have heard. In ye year 1695 the Barracks were turned into Millrooms at ye charge of the Mint for the recoinage of ye \hammered/ money. After the recoinage the one of the Millrooms conteining three Mills was \& the Garret of the other were/ turned {illeg}|i|nto Barracks, the other conteining two Mills was kept for the coinage of copper money, except the Garret & a {illeg} smiths shop between the mill rooms is now made use of by the Smith who works for the Graver makes the Dyes & Puncheons for the Gr{illeg}|a|ver. And We have no other shop for this purposes, nor know This shop & the double Mill room the Officers of the Ordnance desire to have turned into Barracks.

\We have as we conceive an untroubled right to ye ground but do not insist upon it against her Mats {serve} {illeg}/ We have no other s{illeg}|h|op for making the Dyes & Puncheons the places where they used to be made being in the hands of the Officers of Ordnance: nor do we know where to build a new {illeg}|o|ne. To buil{illeg}|d| new {illeg} a new Mill double Millroom \for copper money/ will be chargeable & w{h}|e| know not where to find either money {illeg}|o|r a place to build it. The bo Vnder the Millroom where the Mill-horses are to go round is laid up about one half\a great quantity/ of her Mats Tinn.|,| |&| The|We sha|ll want Warehouse room. \By grants ratified from time to time We {have} under the broad seal/ We have an undoubted right to the grownd of the on wch the|se| buildings stand, by grants ratified from time to time under the broad seal but submit it to her Mats pleasure\service//pleasure\. We humbly desire yor Lordps directiosn what we shall do in this matter & \are ready to submitt to them/ remaining

My Lord

Yor Lordps most h. & m. ob. st

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but submitt it to her Majesties service, desiring pleasure. The safety of ye Mint coinage \of Gold & Silver/ & encouragement of Importers {illeg} \for increasing the money/ is also to be considered, {illeg}|a|s w{illeg} much & how far it is consistent wth the lodging of many soldiers in the Mint.

We humbly desire you Lordps directions in this matter & remain

We do not thin

We do not think it advisable to do any thing in this matter\business Affair/ without yor Lord{ps} Order & therefore have stated the matter to yor Lordp being ready to observe your Lordps direction therein. We are

My Lord

4li 4li + 4 pr cent Agio 4li + 4s
34. 1026{illeg}=10. 4 408 408 + {illeg}|1|632 = 4243{illeg}|2| + 21216 4{illeg}|4|5536 44. 11072
35. 10510. 10 420 420 + 1680 43680 + 21840 458640 45. 17280
36. 10810. 16 436|2| 436|2| + 1714|28| 45|4|14{illeg}|928| + 22464 471744 47. 3{illeg}|4|9 |–2|
37. 111 48. 9700 |–4|
38. 114 49. 1{illeg}|5|910 |–6|
39. 117 51. 2120 |–8|
40 52. 8330 |–10|
The Exchange The Ageo being 4 pr cent the value of 4li 4s is
34st.0d 44.{illeg}|1|107 44li.11st072.
34.4 44.1{illeg}|3|14 44.19808
34.8 44.1{illeg}|5|21 45.8544
335.0 45.1728 45.1728{illeg}|0|
36|5|.4 46|5|. 46.6016
35.8 46. 46.1474|5|2
36.0 47.347|8|8
36.4 47.12224
36.8 48.0960
37.0 48.9696
37.4 48.18432
37.8 49.7168
38.0 49.15904
38.{illeg}|4|{illeg} 50.4640
38.8 50.13376
39.0 51.2112
39.4 51.10848
39.8 51.19584
40.0 52.8320

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