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To yethe Rt.Right honble:honourable The Lord High Treasr.Treasurer
May it please yor.your LordspLordship
We humbly take leave to represent to yor.your LordspLordship
that the House in yethe Mint belonging to yethe SurveyrSurveyor of the
Meltings is so decayed that it cannot be repair'd
That the money allow'd by Act of parliamt.parliament for
repaires & buildings in yethe Mint is not sufficient to keep all yethe
Houses in yethe Mint in good repairs, that of which are very
old & to build new ones
That yor.your LordspLordship being impower'd by an Act of
Parliamt.Parliament Anno 1705 to dispose of 500Li: a year for salaries
& other services of yethe Mint out of which yor.your Lordsp:Lordship has
been pleased to allow 400L: to yethe Monyrsers for theire maintain
ance. We humbly pray YorYour LordspLordship will be please to
grant Vs an order for yethe remaining 100£ a year for
two years to comencecommence from XmasChristmas last past to enable Vs
to build a new House for yethe SurveyrSurveyor of yethe melting
All which is humbly submitted
to yor.your LordspsLordships great wisdome
Mint Office Iuly 21th: 1707
I Stanley
Is: Newton
Ino. Ellis