Copy of report on the assay of several new Portugal gold coins

Author: V Kidder (Assay-Master in Ireland)

Source: T 27/24.110, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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May it Please your Lordships

In obedience to your Lordships Orders I have exactly weighed the several new Portugal Gold Coins received from your Lordships and have made a return of them underneath and have also assayed them severally and have reported them as they answered by Assay.

			Pw^t:	Gra	M		Pw^t:	Gra	M
N^o: 1	One Portugal Piece	Weight	1_″	2_″	16	Better than standard	—_″	$\frac{3}{4}$ .	—
N^o: 2	One Ditto . . .	Weight	2_″	6_″	15	Better . . .	—_″	$\frac{3}{4}$ .	—
N^o: 3	One Ditto . . .	Weight	4_″	14_″	15	Better . . .	—_″	$\frac{3}{4}$ .	—
N^o: 4	One Ditto . . .	Weight	9_″	5_″	–	Better . . .	—_″	1 $\frac{1}{4}$ .	—
N^o: 5	One Ditto . . .	Weight	18_″	8_″	15	Better . . .	—_″	1.	—

All which is humbly submitted to your Lordships

this 6^th: day of April 1725.

By your Lordships

most humble & obedient Servant

Vin: Kidder.