Petition for a pay increase

Author: Eight clerks

Source: MINT 19/2/498, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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To the R^ht: Hon^ble: The Lord's Comm^rs: of His Maj^ts: Treasury

The humble Peticon of The Clerks of his Maj^ts: Mint within y^e: Tower of London

Sheweth

That the Business of his Maj^ts: Mint by the Late extraordinary Coinage of Gold and Silv^r: Monys hath been greatly encreased to the filling up allmost 20: Iournalls in Large Follio, which will require Severall Yeares Constant attendance. from Your Peticon^rs: to transcribe into Leigers Melting Books &_c. over & above y^e usuall Business in the office

and Your Peti^rs: Salaries not being sufficient for theire maintainance they respectively amount\ing/ to no more than forty pounds ꝑ Ann: (without any fees or ꝑquisites whatsoever) our of which they have allwayes paid assesments to his Maj^tie:

Your Peti^rs: therefore humbly pray Your Lopps: to take the p^rmisses into considerati\on/ & to settle upon them such standing salaries as to Your Lopp: shall seeme meet – – –

And Yo^r: Pet^rs: shall ever pray &c

|I Skingley cl: to y^e War^d.
Tho Fowle Comptrollers Clerks
Tho: Porter
Thomas Pendleton
Ioshua White
R Walker cl. to his Ma^ties ch: clerk
Tho: Renitt Assaymaster Cl{illeg}|e|rck.
Griff Thomas clerck to the Surveyer of the Meltings|