'An Account of the Medals of fine gold made upon the Peace 1713': holograph statement of expenses for 812 medals, with figures for their distribution 16 July to 8 August 1713

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/3/321-2, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

Additional Information
- Notes on the Electronic Edition
  - You are currently reading the normalized version of this text. Normalized transcriptions provide a tidied-up view of the original text. Editorial interventions are applied to expand abbreviations and correct textual mistakes. Additions are silently included within the body text and deleted text is not displayed. Switching to the diplomatic view of this text will show 45 deletions, reveal 35 additions and not apply 21 editorial regularizations.
- Revision History
  - 1 January 2001
    - Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young
  - 29 September 2011
    - Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins
  - 19 March 2017
    - Transcribed by Will Scott
- Download MINT00125.xml and schema (advanced users only)

<321r>

An Account of the Medals of fine gold made upon the Peace 1713 & by her Majesties Order delivered to my Lord Masham & the Speaker of the House of Commons.

				oz	dw^t	gr
Iuly	16^th, delivered to my Lord Masham for the Peers, One hundred & fifty Medals weighing		}	110.	9.	18
Aug.	14 & Sept 22 delivered more to him by the hands of my Lord High Treasurer for the Ladies at Court 50 medals weighing		}	37.	4.	1
Sept	24^th delivered more to him twenty medals for the Peers & thirty for forreign ministers, secretaries of embassies &c, the whole weighing		}	36.	12.	0
Iuly	16 Delivered to the Speaker of the House of Commons for the Members 250 Medals weighing		}	178.	14.	21
Iuly	23 Delivered more to the Speaker for the Members 200 Medals, weighing		}	146.	4.	18
Aug.	8 Delivered more to him for the Members 108 Medals weighing 79. 6. 12 & four medals for their servants weighing 2. 19. 18. Total weight		}	82.	6.	6
In all, delivered 812 Medals of fine gold weighing				591.	11.	16
				li	s	d
	The gold at 4^li. 9^s per ounce comes to			2632.	10.	11
	The wast & workmanship at 3^s per Medal comes to			121.	16.	0
		Total charge		2754.	6.	11

Is. Newton.

Medals of fine gold delivered to my Lord Masham

Iuly 16, 150 Medals weighing	110.	9.	18
Sept 24, 50 Medals weighing	36.	12.	0
Aug 14^th & Sept 22 (by my Lord Treasurer) 50 Medals weighing	37.	4.	1
In all delivered 250 Medalls weighing	184.	5.	19

Medals of fine gold delivered to the Speaker of the House of Commons

Iuly 16	250 Medals weighing	178.	14.	21
Iuly 23	200 Medals weighing	146.	4.	18
Aug 8	112 Medals weighing	82.	6.	6
In all delivered 562 Medals weighing		407.	5.	21

		li	s	d
For 591^oz. 11. 16 of Gold at 4^li 9^s per ounce		2632.	10.	11
For 812 Medals at 3^s per medal for wast & workmanship		121.	16.	0
	Total charge	2754.	6.	11

<322v>

A List of Medals to be distributed by the Right Honourable the Lordd Masham Cofferer of her Majestys Household, & by the Speaker of the House of Commons viz^t

By the Lord Masham
To the Right Honourable the in the House of Peers		170
To Her Majesty for the Ladies at Court		50
To Forreign Ministers Secretaries of Embassies & others		30
	Summ	250
By the Speaker of the House of Commons
To the members of the House		558
To the Chaplains, two Clerks & Serjeant of the House		4
	Total	862
Aug 24^th 1713
Received of Sir Isaac Newton Master & Worker of her Majesties Mint in the Tower of London two hundred & fifty Medals of fine gold weighing one hundred eighty & four ounces five penny weight & nineteen grains to be distributed according to the List above written. I say received by me