Response to the tender of Peter Floyer and Charles Shales for melting down hammered silver coin and converting it into standard silver: their proposed fee is excessive and they should be beaten down

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/1/197, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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To the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Treasury.

May it please Your Lordships

In obedience to your Lordships Commands I have perused the Proposals of M^r Peter Floyer & M^r Charles Shales for receiving the hammered money & delivering the full weight thereof in standard silver into the Mints deducting only for a recompence eight grains out of every ounce Troy, which is 12^d $\frac{1}{2}$ $\frac{1}{2}$ farthing in every pound weight. I have also perused M^r Hall's consideration upon the said Proposalls wherein he lays before your Lordships what in his opinion the charges of performing that service may amount to upon the pound weight, viz^t

		d
For the first melting		$\frac{3}{4}$
For the wast in melting		2	the sweep being estimated at a farthing.
For the loss by the worsness		2 $\frac{3}{4}$
For refining		$\frac{1}{2}$	$\frac{1}{2}$ farthing.
For incidents		$\frac{1}{2}$
	In the whole	6 $\frac{1}{2}$ & $\frac{1}{2}$ farthing.

This allowance I conceive to be sufficient. And I most humbly propose that the Gentlemen may further deserve for their care trouble & hazzard in so great an undertaking one penny upon every pound weight: which makes the whole allowance upon every pound weight to be 7^d $\frac{1}{2}$ & $\frac{1}{2}$ farthing.

All which is most humbly submitted

to your Lordships great wisdome.

^[1]

Is. {Newton}

^[1] Mint Office Feb. 22
1696.