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To the R
May it polace your L
In pursuance of your ps.ties
Weighed melted into Ingots and Coyned. It was an Ounce and a r
above Weight, but the dust Gold was very foul & being Examined th
a Loadstone was found full of Iron filings and therfore in the melting
lost something more then two pounds in Weight, and remained very
Brittle. The gross weight by the Invoyce was 65Lwt: 8oz: 3dwt. The standard
Weight after melting and toughning was 65Lwt: 10oz: 11dwt: 5gr. and being
Coyned it made 2944 Guineas and 22 grains over ch.
of 21s.: 6g. the Guinea and 2d. the grain, amounts to 3164
and 8 pence as in the Weigher and Tellers Account annexed, with the
Warden and Comptroller Certificate.
In the Invoyce the Gold is recconed at 5LL 5s the ounce
supposing it perfectly fine and recconing a Crown piece at 6 shillings che
the Invoyce at 4137l: 1s: 9d by abating one shilling in six. and allowing
for the waste in melting and Toughning and for the want of perfect
fineness the value comes down to 3164L: 19s: and 8d as above.
The charges of sending an officer of the Mint to Ports
mouth and bringing the Gold from thence & melting the same into Ingots
were 9 li: 9
All which is most humbly submitted to your
Lordships great Wisdom.
Mint office
5th March 1705/6
Is: Newton
I believe 12 Guineas may be
a reasonable reward to e
abiove enion'dd.p
think fitt
Is: Newton