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An Accompt of the cleare produce of the Coinage Duty for the three severall years last past respectively.

The Produce of this Duty was

lisd
From 25 Decemb. 1712 to December 1713 8039.00.11.
From 25 Decemb. 1713 to December 1714 8720.19.0012
From 25 Decemb. 1714 to December 1715 11894.9.08.
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An Accompt of the charge of coining Gold & Silver Money and the established charge of the Mint in England and Scotland & incident charges attending the same.

Charges arising by the Coinage in the years ending

at Christmas 1713 1714 1715
Charge of assaying refining &
reducing the Bullion to standard
lisd lisd lisd
172.19.11 331.08.6 499.13.7
Charge of melting & coining the gold & silver moneys 4474.09912 9721.12.10 12840.06.012
Assaying & trying the Pix 118.10.5 000.00.0 58.17.8
Stationary ware & meding the scales & weights 16.02.0 22.10.0 26.06.0
Total charge arising by the coinage 4782.02.112 10075.10.4 13425.03.312
Charge of receiving the money at the Exchequer 17.15.6 81.16.0 37.17.0
Passing the Accompts 107.01.6 106.01.6 106.01.6
Half the Diet 29.12.0 35.02.5 24.16.8
Established Salaries 2590.00.0 2590.00.0 2590.00.0
Repairs of houses & offices 370.02.6 375.11.10 358.06.0
Allowance to the Moneyers now ceased 400.00.0 300.00.0 000.00.0
Allowance to a Clerk now ceased 24.19.11 000.00.0 000.00.0
Severall small incidents 140.18.3 157.06.0 140.03.5
Established charge of the Mint in Scotland 1200.00.0 1200.00.0 1200.00.0
Establishment for prosecuting Clippers & Coiners not to exceed 400li per annum This charge has been about 250.00.0 250.00.0 250.00.0
Total charge of both Mints 991211.912 15171.08.1 18132.07.1012

Rich Sa{ndford}

Isaac {Newton}

[1]

[1] Mint Office
15 Feb. 1715

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