Council has ordered trial plates to be made and sent to London and Edinburgh

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/1/277, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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An Order {illeg}|o|f the Council [to the L^d Chancellour] for making six new \her Ma^ty or Council \desires/ that six new/ {In} standard trial pieces of gold & six of {illeg}|s|ilver & {delivers} by a Iury of & delivering\be made & delivered to {her majesty}/ \according to her Majties direction, viz^t/ One of Gold & each metal to be kept in the Treasury by the Deputy Chamberlins of the Excheq^r one of {for} to try the moneys of {illeg}|g|old & silver from time to time coyned by the Mo in both Mints in fineness thereby, the like to one of each metal \to be delivered/ to the Warden of the \her Ma^ts/ Mint in the Tower of London to try the moneys of gold & silver from time to time coyned in their {illeg}|h|er Maj^ts Mint in f the said Mint in fineness thereby, one of each metal to as also to {illeg}|tr|y the Gold & Silver Bullion brought thither if any difference shall happen to arise between the Master & W^r & the bringers |in| of the same. {illeg} The like with\to/ the \said/ M^r & W^r of y^e said Mint to make the said moneys in fineness therefy {sic}. The like to the Wardens of the Company of goldsmiths within the City of London in Goldsmiths Hall for the Trial of their plate & other works of as well of gold as of silver in fineness thereby. The like \(if it be thought fit)/ to the General & Warden of her Maj^ts Mint in Scotland\at Edinborough/ {illeg}|to| try the moneys of gold & silver from time to time coyned in the said Mint in fineness thereby as also to try the gold & silver {b}|B|ullion brought thither if any difference shall arise between the Master of th{a}|e|{t} \said/ Mint & the bringers in of the same. |And| The like to the said General & Master \of y^e said Mitn at Edinborough/ to make the said moneys in fineness thereby.

|The L^d Ch. to summon y^e Iury & y^e L^d Tr. to defray y^e Charges.|

An Order of Council \her Ma^ty or Council desired/ t{o}|h|at the Warden of h{illeg}|e|r Maj^ts Mint in the Tower do forthwith make or cause to be made two Piles of \English/ Troy weight{illeg} {illeg} of great Britain in the most perfect & exact manner that by their\his/ endeavours can be done whereof {illeg} |^‡| < insertion from lower down f 277r > ‡ & that the greater & {illeg}|small|er wei{illeg}|g|hts of y^e said two Piles shall be made & framed proportionable thereunto. < text from higher up f 277r resumes > & \that/ after the two said two Pli{illeg}|l|es {sic} be so made & brought to y^e Tower of London, there to examin them they shall be there examined & \stamped wi{illeg}|th|{e} the Date &/ printed with a Rose & Thistle growi standing upon {illeg}|o|ne \common/ st{illeg}|a|lk, & crowned with one common crown \& w^th y^e of our {Lord}/ in the presence of the Officers of her Maj^ts Mint within the said Tower And |y^t| after the same be so examined \dated/ & printed they said Warden deliver them to \shal at the Tower/ deliver one of the{illeg} to be said Piles to the said General of the \her Maj^ts/ Mint at Scotland \Edinborough/ or to his Order \or the Order of the L. {illeg}|H|. T./{illeg}|b|y bill indented under the hands of the said Warden & General \or {Order}/, to be carried into Scotland by the said Gen by the s^d General or his Order\to Edinborough/ & to remain with their Maj^ts Officers within her Maj^ts Mint at Edinborough, to the end that other weight of Troy may be there made conformable unto them, & the other of the said Piles shal remain with the Warden or Wardens for the time being within the said Tower of London.

Her Ma^ty or Council may order