Draft of MINT00858 (Mint 19/2/481)

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

May it please yo^r Lord^p

In obedience to yo^r Lord^ps Reference of \23/ November l{illeg}|as|t we have enquired into the Case of M^r Antony Redhead late Master & Worker of the Mint at Norwich & find it truly stated in the annexed paper on w^ch the said Reference is endorsed. And particularly by the Daybooks of the|a||t| Mint & the Cash books of M^r Redhead & his Clerk and another book composed & signed by the Warden of that Mint we find that M^r Redhead upon the breaking up of that Mint was indebted 2497^li. 16^s. 3^d to M^r Blofeld for hammered money at 5^s ꝑ oz.

In discharge of this Debt M^r Redhead produces three Receipts for 2500^li paid to M^r Blofelds Order out of that Mint, the one dated Aug 26 \1697/ for 500^li the other two dated Aug 30 & Sept 1 1697 for 1000^li each. To w^ch M^r Blofeld \& his friends/ answers that whatever summs were paid {illeg}|to| him or his Order out of that Mint upon such \private/ Receipts, were intended upon the next accounting to be brought to account & set off upon the Printed \{M}int/ Tickets then payable in course & accordingly were all of them faithfully accounted for brought to account as he is ready to make oath. But the Rece{illeg}|i|pts were not always taken up & cancelled as they should have been, the endorsement on the printed \Mint/ Tickets, as they conceived, imploying according to y^e order & course of the Mint tha{illeg}|t| all summs paid untill the day of the endorsement were then accounted for & set off upon y^e printed Tickets & thereby all private Receipts of such summs untill that day discharged & made voyd, w^ch made him & his Agents less carefull to take them up. And \They say also/ that about three weeks after the date of the said three Receipts viz^t on 22^th Sept 1697 he \M^r Blofeld/ account w^th M^r Redhead & {illeg}|e|ndorsed 14922^li on two Mint tickets including all summs paid to him untill that time \& that is three so short a time as three weeks so great a summ as 2500^l could not be forgot/ & |y^t| again in December following he accounted again & endorsed 6443^li. 13^s. 9^d on two other Mint Tickets including all further summs paid untill that day. By which Accountings & Endorsements the said three Receipts (if they be true ones) being, as they conceive, \supposed to be looked upon as/ discharged they were not mentioned any further by M^r Redhead while that Mint stood nor for a long time after but lay neglected till he thought fit to produce th{i}|e|m, as \he/ did also some other Receipts of the same kind w^ch the Importers neglected to take up & cancell.|,| |& w^ch have bee since produced \also/ by M^r Redhead but are no allo{illeg}|w|ed| /to be voyd|.| &\

In examining this matter we find therefore that \†/ < insertion from the bottom of f 484v > \|†| for preventing misrecconings an account was taken every two or three days or oftener of the monies new coyned & paid away & what remained in y^e Treary whereby a misrecconing of 2500 might soon {edge->ha} {sic} have been discovered; that/ |† \†/| M^r Redhead did pay several summs of money to M^r Blofeld & some other Importers upon private Receipts without endorsing the summs upon the printed Mint Tickets unitll they camme to a general recconing upon the next Ticket or Tickets payable in course & that th{illeg}|e| Importers did sometimes upon such a recconing neglect to take up their Receipts: that M^r Blofeld did endorse 15|4|922 on two Tickets 22 Sept 1697 & 6443. 13. 9 more on two others in December following as is alleged & ☉ < text from f 483r resumes > M^r Blofeld did endorse 14922^li on two Tickets 22 Sept 1697 & 6443^li 13^s 9^d mroe on two others in December following as is alleged & that M^r Redhead did not produce the said three Receipts against M^r Blofeld till a{fter}|bout| Michaelmas 1699 \which was two years after/ |☉| < insertion from the top of f 484v > |☉| & {sic} we humbly conceive those endorsements by the cuourse of the Mint {illeg}|to| be in full of all moneys paid upon those Thickets, so as to v{illeg}|o|yd y^e Notes \paid {three} Receipts/ unless {illeg}|M|^r Redhead can positively prove the payment of {illeg} more moneys {illeg} by 2500^li upon the two first \of those/ Tickets then was endorsed \upon them/, w^ch proof \is wanting &/ would infer the crime of undue preference. We find also that those after the End{illeg}|o|rsements those three Receipts lay neglected till {illeg}\about/ Michaelmas 1699 w^ch was two years after, M^r Redhead representing that eh then found the{d}|m| amongst his papers. The Officers of that Mint for preventing misrecconings took an account every two or three days \& sometimes dayly/ of all the moneys new coyned & paid away & |of| what remained in the Mint Treasury, whereby a misrecconing of 2500^li would soon have been discovered: Whereas after the endorsement of 22 {illeg} Sept 1697 those three Receipts lay neglected till about Michaelmas 1699 w^ch was two years after M^r Redhead representing that he then found them amongst h{e}|i|s papers. About the same time he found also & produced {sic} < text from f 483r resumes > \{The} monies could be overpaid upon the two first of them. Tickets without the crime of undue difference. That/ he <483v> representing that he then found them amongst his papers. {That} a|A|bout the same time he \found also &/ produced also a Receipt of 1858^li left in that Mint by M^r Dashwood another i|I|mporter of publick money, but by an Affidavit of M^r Tho. Allen Clerk to the Warden of that Mint made before my L^d Chief Baron Ward |on y^e| 3^d of Iuly 1701 & by other circumstances {illeg}|i|t appears to us that M^r Dashwood did account for that money & neglect to take up & cancell the Receip{illeg}|t|, as he should have done{,} & this \is/ now acknowledged \also/ by M^r Redhead. That a|A|bout the same time he the said M^r Redhead produced also two other Receipts of \the {illeg}|a|foresaid/ M^r Blofeld besides the three above mentioned both dated in the same month of August 1697 the one for 500^li & the other for 1000^li, but by the afore{illeg}|sa|id Affidavit of ^r Allen {illeg}|th|ese summs were accounted for upon the sa{illeg}|m|e 22^th of Sept. 1697 & M^r Redhead insists no further upon them. And the said M^r Allen in the same Affidavit affirms further that he hath heard & beleives that M^r Redhead hath another Note of M^r Blofeld for 1000^li & beleives that M^r Blofeld forgot to take up that Note when he accompted for y^e money & signed the printed Receipt or Ticket as above: w^ch Note we take to be one of the three Receipts now produced by M^r Redhead. And we hear that the said M^r allen is positive that all M^r Blofelds Receipts were accounted for. \And we find also that for preventing misrecconing an accoutn was taken by the Officer of that/ < insertion from f 484r > Mint every two or three days or oftener of the monies new coyned & paid away & what remained in the Treasury, whereby a misrecconing or deficiency of 2500^li might might\would/ soon have been discovered, had \not/ those Receipts been forgotten {illeg} brought to accounted for. < text from f 483v resumes > And M^r Redhead \himself/ affirms nothing further of the{ir} said three Receipts then that he found them amongst his papers sometime after the|a||t| Mint boke {sic} up & believes them to be truly signed by \one/ M^r C{illeg}|r|owne the Age who w{illeg}|as| impoyed by M^r Demee the Agent of M^r Blofeld out considering all circumstances he insists not peremptorily upon them but submits them to yo^r Lord^ps wisdome. \The Officers of that Mint for preventing misrecconings took an account every two or three days of \all/ the moneys new coyned & payd away & what remained in the Treasury whereby a/ < insertion from f 484r > misreccon{e}|i|ng of {illeg} {illeg}|25|00^li would oon have been discovered had \there been money not bringing\made// not those receipts {bearin}/account |accounted for.|\ < text from f 483v resumes > They are in the form of private receipts so that without M^r Blofelds consent they cannot be allowed by the Auditors in discharge of M^r Blofelds Redheads debt {illeg}|e|itehr in M^r Redheads Acc^t |or| /in that of M^r Blofelds Acc^t w^ch is now passing. And all things being considered we are\ < insertion from f 848r > humbly of opinion that the{re}|y| have already been accompte{illeg}|d| for & ought not to be insisted upon any further & M^r Redhead insisted upon any further. himself does not \any loger/ insist peremptorily upon them but submits them to yo^r Lord^ps {illeg}|w|isdome. < text from f 483v resumes >

We further lay before your Lord^p that M^r Redhead at the conclusion of the Mint at Norwich was indebted to one M^r Chaplain a Receiver of the Land Tax for 2573^oz. 5^dwt of hammered money at 5^s ꝑ oz the summ of 642^li. 6^s. 3^d, & that |in| M^r Chaplains Accompt w^ch is past & declared & Quietus obteined, M^r Redhead is set insuper for that|is| debt at 5^s 8^d ꝑ oz. |And for so much as M^r Redhead| < insertion from f 483r > is overcharged in this Acc^t we are humbly of opinion that he have allowance b{illeg}|y| yo^r Lord^ps Warrant in his own Acc^t now ready to be laid before yo^r Lord^p. < text from f 483v resumes >

The said M^r Redhead was also indebted to M^r Briggs a Receiver of                  for 3529^oz 10^dwt of hammered money at 5^s p^r oz the summ of 882^li. 7^s. 6^d. But the Administrators of the said M^r Briggs have passed his Accompts & obteined a Quietus without charging M^r Redhead with \this/ debt & \thence/ it is presumed that they haev \either mislaid or/ lost M^r Redheads Tickets.|,| |& thereby have been dammaged in the said summ 882^li. 7^s. 6^d|

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The said M^r Redhead was indebted al{illeg}|s|o to M^r Fendal a Receiver of Excise for 5111^oz 5^dwt of hammered money at 5^s ꝑ oz the summ of 1277^li. 16^s. 3^d & the M^r Clark another Receiver of Excise the same of for 1724^oz 10^dwt of hammered money at 5^s ꝑ oz the summ of 431^li. 2^s. 6^d & to M^r Thorowgood a Receiver of                for 161^oz 5^dwt of hammered money & Plate at 5^s ꝑ oz the summ of 40^li. 6^s. 3^d. For all w^ch summs his printed Notes Tickets stand out against him.

These are the Particulars of M^r Redheads debts \for silve{illeg}|r| Importe{r}|d|/ amounting in the whole to, 5777^l.

All w^ch is mist humbly submitted to yo^r Lord^ps

great Wisdome.

seing therefore that \M^r Bl/ upon accounting 22 Sept 97 M^r Blofeld did ne{illeg}|g|lect to take up some of his Notes \receipts/ \then/ accounted for, it may be suspected that y^e three now produced were of that number. he neglected to take up the rest amongst w^ch are the three now produced. For the said M^r Allen in

The said M^r Redhead was also indebted to three other Receivers M^r Fendal M^r Clark & |M^r| Thorowgood in the respective sum{illeg}|m|s of 1277^li. 16^s 3^d. 431^li. 2^s. 6^d & 40^li 6^s 2|3|^d for all w^ch his printed Tickets stand out against him. And all these & all the other debts above mentioned for silver Imported amount to 5772^li. 15^s. 0^d. |part of w^ch debt has arisen from the application {for} the Importers money to other services of that Mint for w^ch h{illeg}|e| is to {illeg}|ha|ve allowance /in his Acc^t\ now ready to be laid before yo^r Lord^p.|

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|☉| & {sic} we humbly conceive those endorsements by the course of the Mint {illeg}|to| be in full of all moneys paid upon those Thickets, so as to v{illeg}|o|yd y^e Notes \paid {three} Receipts/ unless {illeg}|M|^r Redhead can positively prove the payment of {illeg} more moneys {illeg} by 2500^li upon the two first \of those/ Tickets then was endorsed \upon them/, w^ch proof \is wanting &/ would infer the crime of undue preference. We find also that those after the End{illeg}|o|rsements those three Receipts lay neglected till {illeg}\about/ Michaelmas 1699 w^ch was two years after, M^r Redhead representing that eh then found the{d}|m| amongst his papers. The Officers of that Mint for preventing misrecconings took an account every two or three days \& sometimes dayly/ of all the moneys new coyned & paid away & |of| what remained in the Mint Treasury, whereby a misrecconing of 2500^li would soon have been discovered: Whereas after the endorsement of 22 {illeg} Sept 1697 those three Receipts lay neglected till about Michaelmas 1699 w^ch was two years after M^r Redhead representing that he then found them amongst h{e}|i|s papers. About the same time he found also & produced

|×| And that {illeg}|a| payment of 2500^li could not be forgot in three weeks time, & if it had been forgot in y^e recconning 22 Sept. {illeg}|so| great a deficiency made at once in the Treasury of the Mint could not have escaped the observation of M^r Redhead & his Clerk & y^e other Officers & Clerks of that Mint who took a frequent acc^t of y^e paym^ts & money remaining in the Treary.

\|†| for preventing misrecconings an account was taken every two or three days or oftener of the monies new coyned & paid away & what remained in y^e Treary whereby a misrecconing of 2500 might soon {ha} {sic} have been discovered; that/ |† \†/| M^r Redhead did pay several summs of money to M^r Blofeld & some other Importers upon private Receipts without endorsing the summs upon the printed Mint Tickets unitll they came to a general recconing upon the next Ticket or Tickets payable in course & that th{illeg}|e| Importers did sometimes upon such a recconing neglect to take up their Receipts: that M^r Blofeld did endorse 15|4|922 on two Tickets 22 Sept 1697 & 6443. 13. 9 more on two others in December following as is alleged & ☉