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Her MatyMajesty upon the votes & address of the house of Commons having by
Warrant under her signe manual directed the Warden Master & Comptroller of
her Mint to receive Plate into yethe said Mint & to give Receipts for the same
after the rates of 5s 5d per ozounce for plate of yethe old standard 5s 8d per
ozounce for plate of yethe new sta.standard & 5s 6d foper ozounce for uncertain plate
reduced to standard & having also directed me to coin the same & pay
the moneys produced into yethe receipt of yethe Exchequer, but the Receivers of
the Exchequer not being yet authorised f to take the Mint Receipts
or Bills dated after the 14th day of May, & the moneys to be coined out
of the Plate for wchwhich those bills were given not being due into the Ex
cheqruer untill those Bills can be there received: I humbly lay before
your LordpLordship that the Importers will lose the use of theire money
so long as it shall remain in my hands & therefore pray yorour LordpLordship
that I imay be sufficiently authorized in such manner as yoryour LordpLordship in your gtgreat
wisdom shall think fit, either to pay the moneys arizing out of the
said plate either into the Exchequer for the Importers use or to
the Importers themselves.
B. | 16. | 41. | 10. | 10. |
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Sta.Standard |
88. | 8. | 6. | 14. |
B. | 16 |
40.9.5
Sweep of the first imported parcel 58. 10. 2. 15
Sweep of the second imported parcel 29. 10. 3. 23.
Sweep of the old standard of the first imported parcel – 37. 8. 13. 10
Sweep of the new standard of the first imported parcel – 21. 1. 9. 5
And therefore humbly