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Signed by the Mint Board.
To the Warden, Master & ptrollr
his ties
Gentlemen
Though we have no t:
your hands to defray the Charge of Coynage of the severall
parcells of silver Moneys coined in your Mint on the King's
Account; we have nevertheless thought fitt to make
a division of part of it, and to desire, direct and
authorise you by that, to pay out of such monies unto rs
or to his order upon his receipt the sume of two
Thousand three hundred pounds In part and upon
account of what is due to them for Coinage, and
to Thomas Silvester Smith to his ties:
Tower the sume of fifty pounds on the same t:
and to your Melter the su
on the same t:ch
master Worker and yourselves are to make due entry
in your Books, and keep the severall Receipts for his
Vouchers we are
Gentleme
r.
and servants
Is Newton
Tho Hall
If the Melter has Receiv'd any money of any of you
an t:
out of the above £1000, and to stop Likewise out of
that sum the Money that was In the Pix Box, which
you must make as payd to him, the sume being to
be paid there upon his t: