516) with explanatory notes

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/2/519, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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<519r>

May it please your Lordship

In obedience to your Lordships verbal order, I humbly lay before your Lordship an account of the plate brought into the Mint between the 15^th of May & the 19^th of Iune inclusively amounts to 7940^{lw^t} 4^oz 8^{dw^t} 1^gr which after the rate of 5^s 2^d per ounce will make the summ 24615^li. 2^s. 8^d $\frac{4}{5}$ .

The receipts given for Plate brought into the Mint before the 15^th of May amount unto 48845^li. 11^s. 8^d $\frac{3}{4}$ , & the Plate was melted into 19 Ingots & made 14640^{lw^t}. 1. 12. 6 of standard silver besides what remaines in the sweep.

The receipts given for Plate brought into the Mint from the 15^th day of May to the 19^th day of Iune inclusive amount unto 26564. 18. 6. & the Plate was melted into 97 Ingots & made 7940^{lw^t}. 4^oz. 8^{dw^t}. 1^gr of standard silver besides what remaines in the sweep. This standard silver after the rate of 5^s 2^d per ounce will made 24615. 2. 8 $\frac{1}{4}$ of new monies which being deducted from the summ f the receipts leaves a loss of 1949^li. 15^s. 10^d

These have been brought into the Mint since the 19^th of Iune 3620 $\frac{1}{2}$ ounces of Plate old standard & ounces of plate which after the rrate of 5^s 5^d old & 5^s 8^d new will amount unto 1405^li. 11^s. 00 & the silver will make about 1300 pounds of new money in tale. but this is not yet melted nor are any receipts given for it excepting for about 300 ounces. I pray your Lordships directions whether this Plate shall be coyned or returned to the owners.

The silver to be got out of the sweep will exceed all charges relating to the first melting & if your Lordship pleases to allow the melter after the rate of 5^s per Ingot for battering the silver to fit it for the melting pot, & for melting it & making up the sweep, (which I account a reasonable allowance:) I shall be able to state the whole account to your Lordship so soon as the sweep is made up & the coinage finished.