433-4) but completely different in wording] asserting the Mint's right to coiners' forfeited goods over claims by the bailiffs and sheriffs of Westminster

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/1/435, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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<435r>

The case between y^e K. & S^r W^m Ashurt & S^r Rich Levet latesheriffs of Lond has b{e}|i|n depending about 4 years. Whereof about thre year it was managd by Aaron Smith. but y^e Ward of Mint complaining to y^e L^ds of y^e Tr of his negligence they ordered M^r Macy to take it in hand & it is still put off by y^e Court of Exh. till Mich term next, viz^t for y^e paym^t of 17{illeg}|0|^℔. {illeg}|3|^s. 0^d in money: t|T|hey were likewise char{ch}|g|ed for 885 $\frac{1}{4}$ ounces of Clippings but by M^r Aar. Smiths neglect in not putting a value upon them the Court did not think fit y^e process should go forward for them but begin anew by way of scire facias for the same. There are other parcels of clipping & clipt money w^ch y^e s{illeg}|ai|d Gentlemen S^r W. A & S^r R. L were chargeable w^th in their year w^ch M^r Iohn Hardesty Cl{a}|e|rk of the Peace for Middlesex can give an account of as well as y^e several Sheriffs before \& since/ S^r W. Ashurst & {R}|S|^r R. L (viz^t for at least 7 years.

The case of y^e Bayliff of Westminster \was that he/ did make seizures of several things relating to clippers & coyners, particularly clippings, clipt & counterfeit money, Guineas, houshold & oth Goods & other personal estate to y^e \to y^e value of 5{6}0 or above/ belonging to one Middleton convicted & executed about two years ago for clipping. Vide y^e English {Bi}ll preferred against him now in M^r Tussinghams hander \but not yet signed by M^r Attorney/. M^r Tussingham is a clerk of y^e Excheq^r & lives {illeg} neare leather Lane in Holbourn. Memorandu y^e Aaron Smith soon after y^e execution of Middleton told G. Macy that he had an acquaintance w^ch could discover y^e|a| personal estate of the said Middletons not yet found out, to y^e value of about 5 of 600^℔, but demanded w^t share he or his friends sho{illeg}|u|ld have of the same when so do{illeg}|ne|.

There is also a B{illeg}|i|ll ag^t \(not yet signed by M^r Attorney)/ in y^e hands of y^e s^d M^r Tussingha ag^t my Lady Russel & Owen her steward for 3 or 400 Guine{illeg}|a|s, clip{illeg}|pi|ngs, plate, melted Silver & house & houshold Good {illeg}|{in}| |all| esteemed worth 1200^℔, {illeg}|b|elonging to one Newell in Holbourn convicted executed about 2 years since. At his tryall several Ingots of melted Silver were produced ag^t {illeg}|h|im at y^e old Bayly w^t|c|h then Sheriffs <435v> seized. The Lady Russel clai{ns}|m|s under her Ancestors as L^ds of the Mannor. M^r Macy hath given all his Papers relating to these things to M^r Hardesty for instructions to dray|w| these things by.

The Bayliff of y^e Burrough of Southwark charged w^th 100 ounces of clippings taken upon a person acquitted at Kingston Assizes a year & an half ago. He claims under the City of London.