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Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/3/53-4, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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The Queen Debitor to George Allardes of Allardes Master of Her Majesty's Mint in Edinburgh.

		Sterline
IImprests His allowance of the Coinage of 64^St.. 13^{p^d.} scots weight of ten and five pence pieces at £20 scots, or £1. 13. 4. English Money per stone weight Conform to the Acts in relation to the Coinage
	£	108	–	4
By an Accompt of Steel and Iron for that Coinage		3	17	2
By accompt of small Coals for the Forge and smith's work		3	6	8
By an Accompt of mens's work preparing the Mint, and heads for the Furnaces		3	1	1 $\frac{1}{2}$
By an Accompt of the Depursments for other necessaries		3	2	7 $\frac{1}{2}$
For refineing 8^st: 4^p: 3^onz. 15^d: weight at &1 per stone		8	5	–
By a small accompt upon the Remeeds of that Coiange
Paid Work-Men's wages putting the Mint in Order for the Recoinage		2	5	–
Paif the Fraught of the Goods sent from the Tower of London to the Mint, and Carriage from Leith to Edinb^r. per account		20	15	–
He craves allowance of £32. 2. 6. being the loss upon 295 Guineas which he received from the Collector of the Bullion at 23^sh. 8^d. per Guinea; in part of payment of the £250 receiv'd for the Recoinage the 3^d. March & 2^d. April 1707		32	2	6
To the price of ten horses bought for the Mill per Account		72	19	11 $\frac{1}{3}$
To the mantainance of eight horses for the Mill from 15 August 1707 to 15 March 1709 being 19 Months at 1^sh. 2^d each horse per diem		269	14	8
To two men who waited on the horses & mill at 1^sh. each per diem		57	16	–
For an Account of shoes to the horses		10	13	4
To an Account of skin Aperons to the Moneyers for Iusting, a cover to the competing >Room table, and covers to the Clerks Dasks		5	5	4
To an Account of Paper and Books for the Mint		11	15	10
To an Account of Coals furnished to the Moneyers for the meeting and blenching Offices and their own Room		36	18	10
To an Account of Candle		8	11	5
To an Account of Alom		18	6	8
To an Account for upholding the Files		22	–	11 $\frac{1}{2}$
To the Smiths mens wages at the Forge for Rollers, Dyes, Cutters, and upholding all the other iron work per Account		41	8	7
To an Account of Iron and Steel for the Forge		60	10	$\frac{1}{2}$
To small Coal		23	19	3
To an Account of Oil and soap furnished by the Smith to the Mill, & some {other} little work		2	17	6
To fraught of a second parcel of Goods from London by Ioseph Cave		3	15	11
Carriage thereof to Edinburgh		34	8	6
To an Accompt of the saids Goods		14	1	–
To an accompt of Land Carriage of Dyes from London		2	15	11
To weights bought for the use of the mint from the Equivalent Office		9	18	–
To an Account of Mufflers for the Assay Masters furnaces		2	5	2
To an Account of furniture for the mill horses		19	13	4
To an account of Coppar		24	16	7
To an Account pf Brass work		23	12	–
To 220 weight Quicksilver from Holland, more than what was sent from London		55	–	–
To an accompt of sand for the Mint		1	16	10
To an Accompt of Pease Meal for dusting the molds		3	18	6 $\frac{2}{3}$
To an Accompt of san dust for the Moneyers and blanching		1	7	2
To the Masons Accompt		30	10	–
To an Accompt to the Wright		65	–	–
To an Accompt to the Glasier		4	10	–
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To an Accompt of iron Pots Ingots and neeling pans	£	236	14	4
To the Plaisterer's Accompt		1	1	7
To an Accompt of Expences in searching & prosecuting a false Coiner		7	8	6
To Recording in the Exchequer Her Majesty's two Warrants to the Officers in the Mint, and the Executors of M^r. Daniel Stewart Collector of the Bullion for paying up the money for the Recoinage, and charges in getting the saids Warrants from London		3	5	4
For two large wee Sieves for the Moneyers		1	10	–
For rubbing Brushes		1	17	–
To an Accompt of Hogs Lard for the Presses		3	12	1
To an Accompt of Lead work		3	5	–
To an Accompt of Locks for Doors		1	8	6 $\frac{1}{2}$
To an Accompt of Sacken and hardn for Books and Mittens to the Melters		1	9	10
To an Accompt of other small Debursements for Necessaries		14	4	3
To the Officers and Servants Sallaries per Account to 1^st. Feb. 1709		1461	13	4
To the charges of Refining 12189 pound weight of Sivler per particular account		469	18	10 $\frac{1}{4}$
To the Coinage of 104006 pound English Troy weight at per pounds answering to £1. 13. 4 allowed by the Scots Acts for the Coinage of the scots stone weight, consisting of 16 pounds scots weight of 16 ounces scots in the pound The Scots pound reckoned at 15 ounces 14 penny weight 4 Grains English is		8276	1	8
Item He craves allowance of a penny per pound weight of 103346 pound weight coin'd by the Moneyers sent from London, He being oblig'd to pay them at 9 pence per pound weight, which is a penny extraordinary		430	12	2
To the Deficiency upon the Assay pieces per Account		10	19	9
For allay for the Pot bills
To the mantainance of a Workman for upholding the several furnaces, and making the Clay heads for the melting furnaces		20	–	–
To the Wright to another Accompt		8	7	–

George Allardes Debitor to the Queen

1705	April. Receiv'd by Precept on the Collector of the Bullion		£	100	–	–
1707	March 3. Received more			200	–	–
	April 2. Received more			150	–	–
	Dec^r. 1 Received more	500Lib		500	–	–
	Dec^r 31. Received more			500	–	–
1708	Ian^r. 9. Received more			500	–	–
	Sep^r. 24. Received more by Her Majesty's Warrants from M^r. Stewarts Representatives			2600	–	–
1709	Feb^r. 22 Received more			575	–	–
				5125	–	–

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11. August 1709

Particular Accompt for the Refineing at 12^d. per pound weight when returned 17 $\frac{1}{2}$ Better and so furth in proportion deducing a farthing for every half penny worse

pd:	oun:	d{illeg}:wg^ht
42	6	10	Better	4 at 5 $\frac{1}{4}$	per pound weight	is	£	–	18	7 $\frac{1}{2}$
45	6	–	Better	5, at 5 $\frac{3}{4}$		is		1	1	9 $\frac{1}{2}$
61	2	–	Better	6 at 6 $\frac{1}{4}$		is		1	11	10
22	–	–	Better	6 $\frac{1}{2}$ at 6 $\frac{1}{2}$		is		–	11	11
504	6	–	Better	7: at 6 $\frac{3}{4}$		is		14	2	9 $\frac{1}{4}$
250	3	–	Better	7 $\frac{1}{2}$ at 7		is		7	6	–
493	2	–	Better	8, at 7 $\frac{1}{4}$		is		14	18	–
309	1	–	Better	8 $\frac{1}{2}$ at 7 $\frac{1}{2}$		is		9	13	2
350	5	5	Better	9 at 7 $\frac{3}{4}$		is		11	13	–
73	10	10	Better	9 $\frac{1}{2}$ at 8		is		2	9	1 $\frac{1}{2}$
43	7	–	Better	10: at 8 $\frac{1}{4}$		is		1	10	–
785	–	15	Better	10 $\frac{1}{2}$ at 8 $\frac{1}{2}$		is		27	16	–
676	6	–	Better	11 at 8 $\frac{3}{4}$		is		22	1	1 $\frac{1}{2}$
962	1	15	Better	11 $\frac{1}{2}$ at 9		is		36	1	7 $\frac{1}{4}$
1036	7	5	Better	12 at 9 $\frac{1}{4}$		is		39	19	–
307	4	10	Better	12 $\frac{1}{2}$ at 9 $\frac{1}{2}$		is		12	3	4
808	10	10	Better	13 at 9 $\frac{3}{4}$		is		32	17	2
1190	3	15	Better	13 $\frac{1}{2}$ at 10		is		49	11	10 $\frac{1}{3}$
1180	4	5	Better	14 at 10 $\frac{1}{4}$		is		50	16	9
2808	8	5	Better	14 $\frac{1}{2}$ at 10 $\frac{1}{2}$		is		122	17	6 $\frac{2}{3}$
68	4	10	Better	15 at 10 $\frac{3}{4}$		is		3	1	3
73	9	–	Better	15 $\frac{1}{2}$ at 11		is		3	7	7 $\frac{1}{2}$
48	8	–	Better	16 at 11 $\frac{1}{4}$		is		2	5	8
36	10	–	Better	16 $\frac{1}{2}$ at 11 $\frac{1}{2}$		is		1	3	8
12189	7	15						469	18	10 $\frac{1}{4}$

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M^r: Allardes Accompts