Correspondence relating to Spanish coinage

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/2/201, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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  Letter concerning the value of the Spanish Riall [T 1/136.39]

<201r>

Gentlemen.

By Order of my Lord Treasurer I send you here inclosed a Spanish peece of money being a two Ryall peece; My Lord directs you to Report to him the Weight, Finess, and value of the same. I am

Gentlemen

^[1]

Your most humble servant

W^m Lowndes.

May it please your Lordship

The Spanish piece of money of two Ryalls sent by your Lordships order to the Officers of the Mint to be weighed assayed & valued is in weight 3^{dw^t} 6^gr, in assay 3 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^{dw^t} worse then standard & in value ten pece wanting the third part of a farthing. And twelve such pieces are worth 9.^s 11^d.

^[2]

Is. Newton

^[3]

^[1] Treasury Chambers Aug^t: 16^th. 1711.

^[2] Mint Office
21 Aug. 1711

^[3] {Offic}ers Mint