310164
An Accompt of the Deficiency of
the Coynage Duty.
The Debts of the several Mints upon accompt of the
Deficiencies of clipt & other hammered monies & of the Recompences
given to Importers are already provided for by the Taxes upon Glass
windows & Paper. That which remains to be provided for is by the
Deficiency of the coynage Duty upon this extraordinary occasion for
defraying the charges of melting refining & coyning, & paying off the Bills of
severall workmen, the other incident charges & the salaries.
The charge of melting refining & coyning the publick monies is already provided for & so is that of all the private
monies imported between the fourth of November 1696 & yethe first of
Iuly 1697 at yethe rate of 5s 4d per ounce & of the Plate import
ed by the Vndertakers at yethe same rate till Novemb. 4th 1697.
There remains only a Deficiency upon the coynage Duty for
paying the charges of melting refining & coyning the Gold in the
Tower the silver lent by his MajtyMajesty upon the Glass window Act
to the Country Mints, the clipt monies Plate & silver Bullion
imported since & of the Buildings & other Incidents
& the salaries: the accompt of all wchwhich (after the rate of
fourteen pence per pound weight for coynage, four pence per
pound weight for the second melting, one penny per pound weight
for first melting & one penny per pound weight by a meane
estimation for refining & reducing the imported silver to standard)
is in the several Country Mints as follows.
In his MajtiesMajesties Mint at Bristoll.
Due for the first melting of 13317lwt. 2oz. 15dwt of clipt monies imported before Nov. 4th 1696 |
55. 9. 9 |
Due for first melting of 2597. 11. 10 of wrought Plate imported before Nov. 4th 1696 |
10. 16. 6 |
Due for first melting of 12782. 0. 15 of hammered monies imported as bullion till the beginning of March last |
53. 5. 2 |
Due for reducing all the aforesaid silver to standdtart |
119. 11. 5. |
The standard weight of all the aforesaid silver is 28293. 2. 17. 22. And that of the silver lent by his MajtyMajesty to this Mint is 993. 1. 10. 12 And for the second melting of yethe whole there is due |
488. 2. 1 |
aAnd for coynage thereof |
1708. 7. 5 |
Due to the Engineer for tools for this Mint |
547. 10. 0 |
Salaries due for half a year to end at Midsummer |
315. 00. 0 |
Total due |
3298. 2. 4 |
At his MajtsMajestys Mint at Exeter
Due for the first melting of 15328lwt. 11oz. 15d of clipt monies imported before Nov. 4, 96. |
63. 17. 5 |
Due for first melting of 3416. 4. 20 of wrought Plate imported before Nov. 4, 96 |
14. 4. 7 |
Due for 1st melting of 14010. 0. 0 of old monies imported as bullion till the present time |
58. 7. 6 |
Due for refining & reducing to standard all the aforesaid monies & plate |
136. 9. 7. |
tThe standard weight of all the
aforesaid silver is
clipt monies & plate is 18
714. 100. 14. 148. That of
the Bullion 13714lwt & that of the
Kings silver 992. 3. 12. 0 & for the second melting of the
whole there is due |
557. 10. 1 |
And for the coynage thereof |
1949. 10. 6 |
Due to the Engineer for tools for this Mint |
270. 9. 6 |
Salaries for half a year to end at Midsummer |
315. 00. 0 |
Total due |
3363. 19. 3 |
At his MajtsMajestys Mint at York
Due for the first melting of 317700lwt. 10oz. 10d of clipt monies before Nov. 4th 1696 |
73. 15. 1 |
Due for first melting of 3148. 1. 0 of wrought Plate imported before Nov. 4th 1696 & 25. 1. 0 afterwards |
13. 4. 5 |
Due for first melting of 1799.2. 2. 10 of hammered moneys imported before yethe beginning of last March |
7. 9. 6 |
Due for reducing all the aforesaid silver to standard |
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94. 9. 5 |
The standard weight of all the aforesaid silver is 22190. 4. 0. 10. & the standard weight of the Kings silver 996. 3. 6. 5 & for yethe second melting of the whole there is due |
386. 8. 10 |
And for the coynage thereof |
1352. 11. 0 |
Due to the Engineer for tools in this Mint |
567. 14. 0 |
Salaries for half a year to end at Midsummer |
315. 0. 0 |
Total due |
2840. 12. 8 |
In his MajtsMajestys Mint at Norwich
Due for the 1st melting of 13268lwt. 4oz. 15d of clipt monies imported before 4th Nov. 196 |
55. 5. 8 |
Due for 1st melting of 1970. 6. 19 of wrought Plate imported before Nov 4 1696 |
8. 4. 3 |
Due for 2st melting of 1457. 10. 8 of Bullion imported before the beginning of last March |
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6. 1. 6 |
Due for reducing all the aforesaid silver to standard |
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69. 11. 4 |
The standard weight of all the aforesaid silver is 16875. 2. 1. 2 & that the Kings silver 499. 1. 19. 15 & for the second melting of the whole there is due |
289. 11. 5 |
And for the coynage thereof |
1013. 10. 0 |
Due to the Engineer for tools |
270. 09. 6 |
Salaries for half a year to end at Mid summer |
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315. 0. 0 |
Total due |
20267. 13. 8 |
In his MajtsMajestys Mint at Chester
Due for the first melting of 6492lwt. 8oz. 2dwt of clipt monies imported before Nov. 4 1696 |
27. 1. 1 |
Due for the first melting of 1970. 6. 19 of wrought Plate imported before Nov. 4 1696 |
1. 2. 3 |
Due for the first melting of 7926. 6. 4 of Bullion imported before the beginning of last March |
33. 0. 6 |
Due for reducing all the aforesaid silver to standard |
61. 3. 10 |
The standard weight of yethe said silver is 14531. 4. 4. 9 & that of the Kings silver 498. 2. 11. 10 for the second melting of both there is due |
250. 9. 10 |
And for the coynage thereof |
876. 14. 5 |
Due to the Engineer for tools |
541. 14. 0 |
Salaries for half a year to Midsummer |
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315. 0. 0 |
Total due |
2106. 5. 11 |
Total due in all the country Mints |
13606. 13. 10 |
Paid short to Exeter Mint in Exchequer Bills to clear the four pence per ounce Recompence |
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2320. 3. 10 |
Due in all the Mints to Workmen about the buildings |
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1000. 0. 0 |
Due for incident charges of the coynage in all yethe Mints |
1000. 0. 0 |
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Due in all the Country Mints for melting & coyning the melters supply of yethe 1st melting |
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100. | 0. | 0 |
Due to the Gentlemen that took in the old money at the several Mints at the first beginning about |
1000 | 0. | 0 |
Due for the 4d recompence of 616lwt. 10oz. 2d of Plate at Chester & 234lwt. 2oz. 4d of Plate at Exeter brought in by private Importers before Nov 4th 1697 |
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14. | 3. | 4 |
Memd
Memorandum
that the debt of
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the
Engineer for tools for
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the
Country Mints bei
ng about 2200℔ be deducted from
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the
foregoing accompt, the same being recconned in
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the
accompt of
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the
Engineer for
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the
London Mint. |