"Report of the Officers of the Mint upon Mr Ball's proposal"

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: T 1/131.37, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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To the R^t Hon^ble the Lords Commissioners of her Maj^ties Treary

May it please yo^r Lord^ps

In obedience to yo^r Lord^ps order of Reference signified to us by M^r Lowndes his Letter of Ian 29 upon the annexed proposal of M^rRob^t Ball merchant for paying three pounds sixteen shillings per C for 200 Tunns of Tin upon his factors receipt thereof at Leghorn {from your Lo^ps} we have considered this proposal & humbly represent that S^r Theodore Ianssen paid 4^li 10^s per C to the late L^d Treasurer for Tin runn into barrs barrelled shipt of & delivered at Leghorn & Genoa at her Maj^ties charge

		li	s	d
The price at the Tower is		3.	16.	00.
Charges of me{illeg}\|l\|ting into barrs barrelling & porters		0.	2.	{00}\|06\|.
Shipping off if carried to the Nore		0.	0.	05.
Freight to Leghorn		0.	4.	06.
Insurance {illeg}\|10\| per cent		0.	8.	00.
	Total	4.	11.	05
Something is also to be recconed for imbezzlements of Tin by the seamen \if carried in her Majesties ships,/ w^ch one voyage with another came to about 2^s 6^d per C. And something also for forbearance of payment till the Tin arrived at Leghorn.

All w^ch being considered, wee are humbly of opinion that by the Proposal above mentioned her Majesty would be a great loser, but submit it to yo^r Lord^ps great wisdome.

C: Peyton

^[1]

Is. Newton

In Ellis

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Report of the Officers of y^e Mint upon m^r. Balls proposal

^[1] Mint Office
2 Feb. 171 $\frac{0}{1}$