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Mint Office Iune 16. 1703.

Sr

Vpon stating Accompts yesterday wth the Commrs for Prizes concerning the Gold & Silver taken at Vigo & sent into the Mint, we found the same as follows.

 The Accompt of the Silver Silver delivered into ye Mint at several times (besides an     Altar piece & Salver not weighed) lwt oz dwt 4504. 2. 0 Coyned & paid to the Commrs for Prizes 1000li weighing 321. 2. 13 Paid to Sr Cloudsly Shovel 1000li in pieces of $\frac{8}{8}$ weighing 289. 10. 5 Pieces of $\frac{8}{8}$ remaining in the Mint 171. 1. 10 Three Ingots imported & 48 others melted out of old Plate,     Cakes, Wedges &c & remaining in the Mint 3283. 6. 0 Plate reserved as valuable for its fashion 415. 4. 4 Wast in the melting arising chiefly from the fuming of     the leady Cakes, Virgin Silver & Soder 16. 7. 11 Iron & Brass taken out of the Plate 6lwt. 8oz 6{illeg}|dw|t. Allay put     in to make the money standard 2oz. 9dwt. The difference 6. 5. 17 4504. 2. 0 The Accompt of the Gold. Gold delivered into the Mint at several times 7. 8. 16. 6 Coyned & paid to ye Commrs for Prizes 267li. 7s. 9d weighing 5. 7. 5. 12 Remaining in the Mint 2. 1. 10. 18 7. 8. 16. 6

I beleive {sic} it may be proper to acquaint my Lord High Treasurer with this Accompt. And whenever his Lordp pleases to give further directions about disposing of what remains in the Mint I shall be ready to assist in the execution as far as I can be serviceable. I am

Yor most humble & most obedient

servant

Is. Newton

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To the Honble Wm Lowndes Es