Accompts of the gold and silver taken at Vigo and sent into the Mint

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: T 1/86.41, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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<149r>

Mint Office Iune 16. 1703.

S^r

Vpon stating Accompts yesterday w^th the Comm^rs 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 y^e Mint at several times (besides an Altar piece & Salver not weighed)	lwt	oz	dwt
	4504.	2.	0
Coyned & paid to the Comm^rs for Prizes 1000^li weighing	321.	2.	13
Paid to S^r Cloudsly Shovel 1000^li 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 6^lwt. 8^oz 6^{{illeg}\|dw\|^t}. Allay put in to make the money standard 2^oz. 9^dwt. 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 y^e Comm^rs for Prizes 267^li. 7^s. 9^d 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 Lord^p 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

Yo^r most humble & most obedient

servant

Is. Newton

<150v>

To the Hon^ble W^m Lowndes Es