"Report of the Officers of the Mint upon the petition of Mr Clerk and Mr Cave joint Gravers of the Mint in Scotland"

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To the Right Hon^ble: the Earle of Oxford and Earle Mortimer, Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain

May it Please your Lordship

IN obedience to your Lords{illeg}|h|ip's Order of Reference of the 7^th of Ianuary last upon the Annexed Petition of M^r. Iames Clerk and M^r. Ioseph Cave conjunct Ingravers of her Maj^es. Mint in Scotland, craving an Allowance for making Puncheons for the use of t|t|hat Mint, Wee humbly represent to your Lordship that we have considered the same, and finding t|t|hat t|t|hey are only allowed a Sallary of 50^li per Annum between them for sinking and finishing of Dyes and have no Allowance for Puncheons, wee are humbly of opinion t|t|hey be allowed for t|t|heir Work of t|t|his Kind after the following Rates Viz^t

For the shilling head and Reverse fifteen pounds; for the six penny Head and Reverse Ten pounds (which were the Rates allowed to the Gravers of t|t|he Mint in the Tower for the like Puncheons made by t|t|hem for the late recoinage of t|t|he Monies in Scotland), also for the four penny head and Reverse Eight pounds; for the t|t|hree penny head and Reverse seven pounds; for the Two penny Head and Reverse six pounds; and for the penny Head and Reverse four pounds in all Fifty pounds.

As for the Ext{illeg}|ra|ordinary trouble of t|t|he Officers of t|t|hat Mint during the recoinage, Wee humbly c{i}|e|rtifie to your Lords'p t|t|hat wee have hitherto reported no allowance, and that wee find that M^r. Caves attendance was without Order & Voluntary

All which is most humbly submitted to

your Lordships great Wisdom

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Crav: Peyton

Is. Newton

E. Philipps

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Report of the Officers of the Mint upon the petition of M^r. Clerk and M^r. Cave joint Gravers of the Mint in Scotland.