Temple Stanyon (for the Privy Council) to the Treasury, referring MINT00878 (Mint 19/1/490) to their consideration

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At the Council-Chamber. White-hall the
15^th: Day of Octob^r: 1724.
present
The Lords of His Maj^ts: Most Hon^ble: Privy-Council

Vpon Reading this Day of y^e {B}oard two Petitions of Iohn Rotherham of Barnett in Hertford-Shire Gen^t. setting forth, his havign by his long Experience in Mettals Invented an effectuall Method to prvent y^e Counterfeiting y^e Current Coin of the Kingdom. And is ready to produce a Sufficient Fund to support the Charge thereof, with\out/ affecting either Land or Trade; And humbly Praying the same may be Examined into, and y^t he may have some Reard; On Condition he makes full proof thereof. — It is Ordered in Councill, y^t the said Two Petitions (Coppyes where of hereunto annexed) Be, and they are humbly Referr'd to y^e Right Hon^ble: the L^ds: Commis^rs. of his Majesty's Treasury to Examin the same; and Report to his Maj^ty: at this Board what they conceive fitt to be done therein

Temple Stanyan

This is a True Coppy of the L^ds: of his Maj^ts: most Hon^ble. privy Council, to y^e R^t. Hon^ble. y^e L^ds. Coms^rs. of His Ma^ts. Treasury delivered to M^r. Iohn Rotherham the 17^th. of Ian^ry: 1721 by M^r. Sharpe Clarke of y^e Council.