Copy of letter recommending Gabriel le Clerc as third Graver of the Mint

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To the R^t: Hon^ble: Sidney Lord Godolphin Lord High Trearer of England

May it Please Your Lordship

In a Report which We lately made to Your Lordship about filling the Gravers place, We proposed M^r. Croker to be first Graver of the Mint, and M^r. Bull the second and by reason that M^r Gabriel Le Clerc one of the Peticoners who is a Skilful and nimble Artist was then in the Service of the Duke of Zell Wee humbly desired time to Consider of a third person, but he having since obtained his Discharge from the Duke of Zell, and being now at Liberty wee therefore most humbly Reccommend Him for his Ability as a fitt person to be incerted in the patent for the place of Third Graver with a Sallary of Eighty pounds ꝑ Ann to commence from Christmas last

All which is most humbly submitted to Your Lordships great Wisdom

I Stanley

Is Newton

In Ellis

Mint Office
10 Ian: 170$\frac{4}{5.}$