Holograph preparatory notes, followed by draft letter, in response to a petition from the engravers

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/1/158, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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That good graving is the best security of the money & is best acquired by graving of Medals

That the Gravers being under the direction of\the servants {to} y^e M^r/ y^e Master & Worker for coyning the money we {are} a Warrant be directed to him empowering him to give leave to the Gravers to make & sell such Medals of gold fine gold or fine silver as do not relate to state affairs.

And also \to make/ such medals of fine gold or fine silver with \plane/ historical inscriptions in memory of great actions, as do not shall be approved by the Warden Master & Comptroller & to sell them at such a price as shall be approved by allowed by them

And also to make such medals as shall be desired by the Lord H. Tr. or Comm^rs of y^e Tr. for the time being, for rewarding persons for services done in the Treasury & by by {sic} the L^d H. Adm. or Comm^rs {illeg}|of| the Adm^ty for rewarding persons for services done at sea & by y^e L^d H. {Chamb.} for the service of his Office.

According to yo^r Lord^ps Order of Reference signified of we have considered the Petition {illeg}|o|f y^e Gravers of the Mint \hereunto annexed/ & are humbly of opinion that good graving is the best security of the coin & is best acquired by graving of Medals \& that without exercise in such graving the|e|y \Gravers/ may in time lose the skill w^ch they have {hereunto}\{already}/ acquired/. And considering that it is y^e Master & Workers duty to coyn the money well & that y^e Gravers of the Mint are his servants for that purpose: we are \therefore/ humbly of opinion {illeg}|t|hat a Warrant be directed to him \the Master & Worker/ {to} empowering him to give leave \to the \said/ Gravers or any of them/ to make & sell such Medals of fine gold or fine silver as do{e} not relate to state affairs & upon \the {remit} of/ such Medals as are intended\made/ for \her Majesties service for/ rewarding \any person or persons by/ her Majestie|y|s subjects for their good services, to inscribe the words DONVM REGINÆ w^th the Da{illeg}|t|e. And we are further of opinion that in the same Warrant the \said/ Master & worker be required impowered to direc direct & require the said Gravers to {illeg} & any\every/ of them to make such \other/ Medals \of fine gold fine silver & good copper/ w^th plain historical designes & inscriptions in memory of great actions as shall be approved by the Warden Master & Comptroller of y^e said Mint or by any other persons skilful in medals as\whom/ yo^r Lord^p shall \please to/ appoint & to make Dyes {&} \also such \{other}/ Medals &|a|s her Maj^ty or any other person or persons impowered by her shall direct him the Master to make \or cause to be made/ & also to ma{illeg}|k|e such/ Puncheons & Dyes & other instruments requisite for co{illeg}|i|ning the same & to work in such tasks for making the same as he \the said Master/ shall appoint, & to sell \make sell/ the said Medals \of such sizes he shall direct & to sell the same/ at such prizes as he the said Master Warden Master & comptroller or any two of them whereof the M said Master to be {one} shall {th} allow, \for the workmanship besides/ ever & allow the value of the metal\shall judge reasonable/