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Charles R:
Trusty & Welbeloved Wee greet u.
pleased for the Encouraging of the coyning of Gold & Silver & the encreasing of
the Stock of monies in this Our Kingdom to the great benefit & advantage
of Trade & the good of all Our Loving Subjects To quitt Our right of Seigniorag
or coynage Dutie upon Our gold & Silver monies which was part of our
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And this last session of Parliament to consent to an Act for the
raising of a yearely Revenew in liew there of to defray the Charges
& expences of the
course and proceedings of the Mint were much altered to the great
increase of the Dutie and attendance of most of the officers thereof.
And Whearas Wee were further Gratiously pleased Vpon the
humble Petition of the Wardens Masters and Workers and
Comptroller. and the rest of the officers of Our Mint in Our Court
of London for an addition and increase of
sallaries out of the Three Thousands pounds yearely sett apart
by the said Act for the Fees & sallaries of the Officers of the
towards the maintaining & repairing of the Houses offices and buildings
of the same by an order of Refferrence bearing date the 27th. day of
May last to appoint and authorize our Right Trusty & Welbeloved
Councellor the Lord Ashley Chancellor and Vnder Treasurer of our r.
apportion their respective
pounds so as aforesaid limitted & appointed by the said Act as in
his Iudgement hee should think fitting In pursuance of which
Order of Refference the said Lord Ashley having advised with
such persons as could best informe him of the nature of each officers
employment and upon Consideration of their respective interests &
businesse Did the XIth of this instant Iuly present unto Vs a Distributio
& apportionment of the severall officers Fees & sallaries according
as in his Iudgement hee thought equall and wherein the officers
themselves concerned did aquiesse. Which Distribution and
apportionment Wee have caused to be hereunto annexed. Vpon
Consideration of all Which Wee are gratiously pleased hereby to ratifie
& Confirme the same. unto the severall and respective officers of Our
Mint according to the said Distribution & apportionment. And
in regard the payment of the same is for the future to bee made out
of the Revenew leviable by Virtue of the said Act & payable from
time to time out of Our r.
Workers of Our Mint for the time being for the Defraying of the & Charges of Our Mint & Coyange. Our Will & pleasure there fore is
and Wee hereby Command & authorize u.
Concerne out of the said Three Thousand pounds soe limitted & appointed
as aforesaid from time to time as the same shall come into your
hands to pay or cause to be paid the yearly summ of Two Toushand
six hundred Pounds in manner following Vizt the su
thousand foure hundred thirtie five pounds Vnto r
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Warden & such other Officers to whom according to the said Distribution
& apportionment they are limitted & appointed. And the sume of one thousand rr
respective sallarie and sallaries Fees & Fees & for the sallaries & Fees
of such other officers to whome by the said Distribution & apportionment
they are limitted & appointed to be paid by the Master & Worker All
which said payments to bee made by the said Warden and by your
self & selves respectively are to be made quarterly according to
the an
payment there of to be accompted due upon the five & twentieth day of
March last. And Our will and pleasure likewise is that forty pounds
now payable by the Warden to the Vnder Gravour & Tenn pounds
payable to the Smith of the Mint bee upon the Death for the said Vnder
Graver & Smith or either of them added to the Fee and sallarie of
the Warden or Wardens of our Mint for the time being And that
thirtie pounds now payable by the said Warden unto the
Gravour be vpon the Death of the said
Fees & sallaries of the respective officers following That is to Com
pounds thereof unto the Master & Workers Assay Tenn pounds vnto
the Surveyor of the Meltings & Clarke of the Irons. & the other Tenn
pounds to the Weigher & Teller. And our further Will & pleasure
is and Wee doe hereby Command & authorize The rs.
Treasury now & for the time being The rerarer
& Barons of our r
our Mint from time to time to give due allowance unto the said
Henry Slingesby the present Master & Worker & untothe
Worker & Masters and Workers of our Mint for the time being
And also unto the Warden & Wardens of our said Mint upon his or
their account or accounts for so much money as from time to time
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Queen at our Court at Whitehall This present 17th. day of Iuly
1667
By his ts
Will Morice
To our Trusty & Welbeloved Henry
Slingesby Esqr. Master & Worker
of our Mint in our Toure of
London & to the Master & Masters &
Workers of the same for the time
being and to every of them whom
it may Concerne.
Charles R
The Fees and salaries of the respective officers of the Mint to
be paid by the Warden or wardens for the time being
Fees and salaries of the Officers payable by the Master & Worker
By his ties
Will Morice
Kings Warrant
17th Iuly 1667
Settling the fees and sallaries
of the Officers of the Mint