Copy of a letter to Godolphin concerning the costs of relating to the establishment of the Edinburgh Mint

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 1/8/149, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Additional Information
- Notes on the Electronic Edition
  - You are currently reading the diplomatic version of this text. Diplomatic transcriptions offer a detailed representation of the document with minimal editorial intervention. All deletions and additions are rendered in the text and abbreviations have not been expanded. Switching to the normalized view of this text will , silently include 1 addition and apply 69 editorial regularizations.
- Revision History
  - 15 October 2016
    - Transcribed by Will Scott
  - 11 January 2017
    - Catalogued by Will Scott
- Download MINT01213.xml and schema (advanced users only)

<149>

To the R^t Hon^ble. the Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain

May it please yo^r: Lordsp

For y^e speedy setting to work y^e Mint at Edinburgh after y^e same way as Her Maj^ties. Mint in y^e Tower. Yo^r Lordsp was pleased to direct that severall Tools Vtensills & other materials thereunto required should be forthwith p^rvided & conveyed to y^e s^d. Mint at Edinburgh & y^e same were accordingly provided & sent the account whereof stands as followeth

		L	s	d
For charcoale, Allum, Argol, flat smooth bastard files, Blistered Steel, A Sweep Mill, Quick Silver, brass & Iron sieves, brushes of several sorts & several other Goods bought of sundry ꝑsons as by theire severall acquittances amo^ts: together to y^e sum̄e of
		133:	16:	10
For four cutting Engins, two flatting presses, one coyning press, two paire of Rollers & other things bought of y^e Ingineer in y^e Tower as by his Bill of ꝑ^rticulars
		150:	00:	00
For several Ballances, Weights, & Counterpoizes &c bought of M^r. In^o. Smart as by his Bill of p^rticulars
		41:	02:	06
For Puncheons & Dyes for all y^e species of Money & for small Puncheons & Letters had of y^e Gravers & Smith, in y^e Tower as by theire Bill or ꝑ^rticulars
		207:	14:	00
	Total	532:	13:	04

Besides these sum̄s disburs'd by me there is y^e sum̄e of sixty pounds due to my clerk M^r. Richard Morgan by Her Maj^ties Warr^t: whereby he was sent from here to instruct & assist y^e clerks of y^e said Mint at Edinburgh w^ch: service he ꝑformed duly as appears by y^e certificate of y^e officers of y^e said Mint — There is also due to D^r. David Greggory by Her Maj^ties. Warr^t: the sum̄e of two hundred & fifty Pounds for his charges & service in going from here to assist oversee & direct y^e officers of y^e said Mint at Edinburgh according to y^e methods of y^e Mint in y^e Tower and attending in this service for y^e space of three months dated from y^e time of his going from hence besides a month more spent in y^e said service for w^ch. your Lordsp is Impowered by y^e said Warr^t: to make him \such/ further allowance as yo^r/ Lordsp shall think reasonable which allowance I humbly propose to be 50£ if yo^r: Lordsp shall think fitt

The payment of all which sum̄es I humbly pray your Lordsp to order or cause to be paid out of y^e proper Fund when I conceive to be y^e Bullion which is appropriated to y^e service of Her Maj^tis. Mint at Edinburgh and is at present in y^e hands of Daniel Stewart Collector thereof or y^e Civil List to be reinbursed {sic} out of that Fund hereafter

All which is most humbly submitted

to your Lordsps Great wisdom:

Isaac Newton

Mint Office
Ianuary 21^th: 17 $\frac{07}{8}$