Copy of response to the bills of Mr Looke and Mr Wallford, Melters of Bristol and Exeter Mints

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To y^e R^t. Hon^ble. the Lords Com^rs. of Her Ma^ts. Treary

May it please yo^r. Lordshipps

In obedience to yo^r. Lordpps Ord^r. of Reference of y^e 20^th Febry last past, We have Consider'd y^e Peticon hereunto annexed of M^r. Ralph Looke + M^r. Sam^ll. Wallford late Melters of Bristoll + Exeter Mints, togather {sic} with their respective Bills for the extraordinary Charges, they have been at in providing Charcoale for the dispatch of the publick Businenesse and in makeing up y^e King's sweep of the first Melting.

The substance of their Peticon to y^e sweep Wee find upon Enquiry to be matter of fact, and w^t. y^e Melters of y^e severall Country Mints have often laid before us in ord^r. to be reliev'd, but w^t. we have all along put off, untill we had sufficient authority from yo^r. Lordpps to allow these extraordinary Charges.

We therefore p^r.sume to lay before yo^r Lordpps that upon examining their Bills annexed to their Peticon, We are of opinion that the sum̄e of 140^l: is a sufficient allowance to each of the Pet^rs. for makeing up the sweep of the first Melting. that they do deserve y^e further sum̄e of 50^l: each for the extraordinary Charges they have been at in buying Charcoale And that M^r. Looke haveing provided at his own Cost all the Melting Potts + severall other Vtensills for the use of Bristoll Mint, and paid the Charges of Carryage (all w^ch. in other Mints were provided + payd for by the King) doth deserve the sum̄e of 33^l: 07^s: 06^d over + above his other allowances

All w^ch. is Humbly submitted to yo^r. Lordpps

great Wisdom by

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I Stanley

Is: Newton

In^o. Ellis