81-93) and list of Edinburgh salaries

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/3/60, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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And the said John Montgomerie, doth further Covenant Grant & agree to & with her said Majesty That when ever her Majesty by her Warrant under her Signe Manual shall authorize & require him to provide & Employ Moneyers for Carrying on the Coynage in the said Mint at Edinburgh, he will with all convenient Speed, procure, provide & Employ as Moneyers two or more Workmen skilling & exercised in the Operations of Milling, Nealing, Cutting, Flatting, Sizing, blanching edging & Stamping or coyning the Gold & silver delivered to them in Barrs & pay them for their Work of Coynage after such rates as her Majesty shall appoint, not exceeding one half of her Majestys allowance made to him the said John Montgomery for coynage by the pound weight Troy.

NB the said allowance is 6^s 6^d per pound weight of gold & 14 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^d per pound weight or silver.

The Master is further to pay to the Workmen for edging the moneys & keeping the Instruments in Repair such allowance as the Lord Treasurer shall appoint not exceeding 6^d per pound weight for the gold moneys & 1 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^d per pound weight for the silver moneys

The Salaries in the Schedule are

To the	General	300^li	Clerks of the Bullion as Assistant to the Weigher & Teller & Surveyer of the Meltings		}	50^li
	Master	200
	Warden	150
	Comptroller	60	Graver			50
	Assaymaster	100	Kings Clerk			40
			Smith			30
				Total		980

No Clerks.