Holograph draft or summary of legislation concerning the receipt of bullion by the Mint and the roles of the various Mint officers in this operation

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/1/403-4, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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    - Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young
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    - Transcribed by Will Scott, with alterations to cataloguing
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<403r>

1 The Master to make 4 sorts of Gold monies 22 carats fine 44 $\frac{1}{2}$ Guineas in the pound & to receive 6^s 6^d for every pound weight of Gold monies & pay 3^s per pound weight to the Moniers, (11, 12, 13) & be allowed a remedy of $\frac{1}{6}$ of a Carat (14)

2 The Master to make 8 sorts of silver monies 62^s in the pound weight 11 ounces 2^dwt. fine & to receive 16^d ob per pound weight & pay 8^d per pound weight to the moniers (15, 16, 19{,} 20) & be allowed a remedy of 2^dwt (22).

3 The monies to be made by the standard Trial pieces & where those pieces are kept, & for what use. 17, 18

4 The Master to put a privy mark on the monies 29 30

The warden & Comptroller & their Deputy or Deputies to oversee the making {of the} monies

5 The Master to receive all bullion neare to standard according to the value by weight & fineness & {illeg} Or Tickets testifying the weight & finenes thereof & within a convenient time to coyn & pay back the same by weight of equal value (23 43) & if he & the importer differ about the {value} the kings Assaymaster shall try the same before the Warden Master & Comptroller & the Master be {bought} thereby. (44)

8 The Warden Comptroller & Kings Clerk & Clerk of the Papers shall enter in Leger books all Bullion imported with the weight & fineness & importers name & day of Importation 24

And the Bullion imported shall be kept by the Warden Master & Comptroller till it be {admitted} to be coyned. 25

And the Warden Comptroller & Kings Clerk shall keep books of melting declaring the {weight} & fineness of the Ingotts & their allay put into every Pot with the Pot assays; which books shall be subscribed monthly by the Warden Master & Comptroller. 26

And the Assaymaster shall keep a book of all Bullion imported expressing the {weight} & fineness of the Ingots & the Pott assays. 27

And the Surveyor of the meltings shall keep a book of the weight of all {bullion} molten with the Allay put into it. 31

And the Warden & Comptroller & their {Clerks} shall oversee the making of the {money} 30

6 The Master to bear all manner of Wast & charges in coyning the money. 59

7 And if any bullion imported be nigh to standard the Master shall receive it for {the} value {sought} the charges of making it standard be born out of the Coynage Duty. 28

The Master shall bring in supply & make payments with all convenient {speed} 58.

When the monies be complete the Warden Master & Comptroller shall lock them up untill they shall be tried & paid to the Importers 32

Which trial shall be made by the Assaymaster before the Warden Master & Comptroller before deliverance two pieces being taken by the Warden out of every journey one for the Assay & the others for the Pix & they shall be sealed up, & the pieces for the Pix shall be put into a Box for the Warden & locked up by the Warden Master & Comptroller untill trial of the Pix before the King &c 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 38 39 40

No monier to deliver any money before triall upon pain of &c 73

The Master to take an oath & give security 56, 57.

<404v>

– do & shall receive by weight all bullion of Gold & Silver neare to standard which shall be brought brought to the Mint to be coyned into the monies above mentioned whether it be their Majestys Bullion or the Bullion of any other person or persons whatsoever & whether it be better then standard or worse then standard. And he shall cause the same to be assayed & weighed & shall deliver to the parties so bringing in the same Bullion Bills testifying the weight & fineness thereof. And with convenient speed he shall coyne the same into the monies above mentioned & then deliver the same again by weight to his Majesty or to the other party or parties or their Attorneys who deliver back to him the aforesaid Balls, which weight of moneys delivered shall contein so much fine silver as was conteined in the Bullion imported. He shall receive all bullion according to its value by the weight & assay be it better or worse then standard And if the said Master –––44–––– manner as it belongeth.

And the said Master ––––49––– before recited. And if any person –28–––– Acts of Parliament.

And the said Master –––61–––– command.

And the said Master –––58–– – {illeg} people