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Clerical copy of the finished memorandum, in Allardes' name, undated, in PRO, Mint 1/8, p. 151.
Allardes has hitherto forwarded payment to moneyers for their extraordinary expenses and requests that he be allowed to enter these sums in his own accounts. Supplementary draft paragraph requesting that expenses arising from melting, hitherto born by the moneyers, be met from the Equivalent.
To the Right HonbleHonourable the Earl of Godolphin L d Lord High Treasurer of great Britain
May it please yo
Vpon a memorial of Mr Drummond Warden of her ties
at Edinburgh & a Report made by the Officers of
her tiesty
been pleased by her Warrant dated 12 of Iuly last
from the Mint in the Tower to Mint at Edinburgh th
an allowance of 9d per pound weight Troy for the coynage
of silver money there
fire & alume for their use & the charges of thei
thither & back & a weekly maintenance
work sufficient to maintain themthere; I have
money for these services that the
no stop. But these charges being extraordinary except
the 9d per ttto meal charges, & that moneys may be imprest
to me from the Receivermoneys
thesame charges untill my accounts can be stated.
All chr
ps
George Allardes.
And I further whereas ts old moneys into Ingots to be recoyned & the charges thereof this
cannot regularly& by order of her Majts Council in Scotland to be allowed &rtteerpssischarge
out of the equivalent. All