Holograph notes on possible subjects and mottoes for George I's Coronation medal

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/3/316, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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<316r>

The hand putting on the Crown represents Providence

The Motto may be
Favente Deo,
or
Favente Deo, gaudente populo.
or
Plaudentibus populis.
or
ob securitatem publicam
or
Fide publica
or
In auguratus above & only the date below.
Time may be taken to think of the best Motto before the Puncheons are finished.

For if from any regular series you subduct all the terms but the first or two or three first there will be produced a new series equall to the terms which were not subducted. So from the series $\frac{1}{1}$ + $\frac{1}{2}$ + $\frac{1}{3}$ + $\frac{1}{4}$ + $\frac{1}{5}$ + & subduct all the terms but the first & there will remain a new series equal to the first term vizt

$\frac{1}{1}$ + $\frac{1}{2}$ + $\frac{1}{3}$ + $\frac{1}{4}$ + $\frac{1}{5}$ &c	}	= 1.
− $\frac{1}{2}$ − $\frac{1}{3}$ − $\frac{1}{4}$ − $\frac{1}{5}$ − $\frac{1}{6}$ &c
$\frac{1}{1,2}$ + $\frac{1}{2,3}$ + $\frac{1}{3,4}$ + $\frac{1}{4,5}$ + $\frac{1}{5,6}$	&c	= 1.

Another Draft of this sortmight be a Woman present the King with a Governail, & the Woman might be either with a spear in her left hand to represent Great Britain or in a Veil to Represent Religion.

The following designe is also proposed. In allusion to the Kings Arms as Elector of Hannover, which is a pransing horse without bridle or sadle: A Pegasus flying with this Motto Altius negus, infinus nolo.

<316v>

The Motto may be historical
suppose

Procerib. et pop. consent.
& below in the exercue

Or
Above, Coronat. et inunct. Oct.
& below, MDCCXIV.

Or any other of the Mottos
where the king is on the Reverse
or which can be thought of before
the Puncheons {b}e finished

And if it be thought fit
to express the liberty of the people
{g^t} Britain according to the setled constitution,
it may be done by drawing a
yoke under the foot of Bri-
tannia.

Silver 5^s 7^d per ounce & 1^d refining = 5^s 8^d
per ounce = {3}{5}^li 8^s per pound weight = 20^medalles.

20 medalls = 3.18^s. 200 medalls = 39^li, 1200 = 234^li

Gold = 4^li 7^s per ounce. refining 1^s per ounce. Gold &
refining 4^li. 9^s per ounce = 52^li. 16^s per pound weight = 16 medalls. Coin
ing 3^s per Medall. Gold & Coyning = 55^li. 4^s = 1^{lw^t} =
16 medalls. 80 medalls = 276^li. 300 Medalls

	=	1035.
1200 ☾	=	234.
		1269.

22 silver Medals = 12^oz = 3^li 7^s silver, 1^s
refining & 11^s workmanship = 3^li 19^s = 4^li. {−} 1^s
1200 medalls = 200^li − 2^li 10^s + 18^li 4. 6 + 3. {illeg}
= 215. 18^s. 0^d

80 Gold Medalls = 276^li. 100 Gold medal{ls}
= 276 + 69 = 345^li.

200 Gold Medalls	=	690^li.
1200 Silver Medalls	=	215. 18^s
		905. 18

828	552
138	138
69	690
1035

{illeg} in {illeg} he names the differences of monie{s} as your may see in Lib. 2, Prop. XIV And in Lib. 11 Princip Prop. XIV he call{ed} the second difference the difference of moments.