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Charges of receiving melting & standarding the Plate

sd
1 Recompence per ounce 2d, per pound 2s 2.0
2 Worsness at a middle rate the last 612dwt, this year now the unmarkt plate which is worst is excluded & received at its just value 6dwt } 1.612
5 Refining the coarsest to bring the rest to standard 0.3
3 Melting including servants wages 34d. Pots, tongues, Ingot moulds &c 14 } 0.1
4 Wast including the consideration of the sweep & making it up } 0.234
4.114
For Interest, care & hazzard they demand 1s per pound & for housrent servants & suchlike incidents 1d12 which makes the whole 5s. 2d1214

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