78-9), followed by the deleted draft of a Latin paragraph [for Book Two of the second (1713) edition of the Principia]

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/2/99, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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The Crown of Florence & Leghorn or piece\W. 1^dwt./ 16^dwt 18^gr

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The changing of the & considered the ways of preserving the coyn & considered the ways of preserving the coyn.

The As for the alteration of the standard we are humbly of opinion that the value of the several species \to be herafter coyned/ be diminished \without changing the denomination/, & it will occasion the melting down \& recoyning/ the species already coyned & bringing the same \silver/ to the Mint to be recoyned for the profit that may be made thereby. And if the value be encreased Merch Merchants the people will value their goods {illeg}|b|y the old money already coyned in w^ch they are to be paid & the new money of more value will be pickt out (if any shall be coyned) will be pickt out for exportation & goldsmiths uses where by the & the Importer who coyns it will lose the overvalue to he discouragement of y^e coynage & in payments made by tale to forreigners, the nation will also lose the overvalue // Yet if small money were coyned of based {illeg} allay (suppose sixpences, groats, thre pences & two pence But if the value\But if it be proposed to retain the value/ of the several species be retained &\& to alter only/ the {stand}\weight &/ allay altered \{illeg} only/, we are humbly of opinion that it would be better\would might be convenient better more uniform/ to coyn the {illeg} si{illeg}|lv|er eleven ounces fine as the gold is coyned \here/ & al|s| \the st/ both gold & silver are coyned in France Spain & portugall, Pistoles in Italy & some silver money in Italy Holland & Swedeland. {illeg} & other places, & for this end to cut the pound weight into 3_£. 1._s 6_d. For this is readier for computation & where the {illeg}|o|_er money goes abroad, the \odd/ two penny weight \of silver/ above 11 ounces is apt to be lost in recconings. But if the I And if small money (copper suppose sixpences gro two\w^ch by continual use weares away fast & is apt to be lost, (suppose/ pence, two pences, three pences & groats & perhaps sixpences} were coyned of coarse allay as {illeg} is done in {illeg} several countries abroad, it would\provided it were well coyned to precent counterfeiting/ such money would last\weare/ longer & be less apt to be lost or melted down or exported.

In secunda had editione \quae correctior/ Proposiones aliquod in Sectione secunda ac tertiam (benefici Corollarij tertij Prop. VI & Corollarij tertij Prop VII & Scholia Prop. X & XVII] inventia virium quibus corpora in figuris fatis revolvi possint, facilior redditur\facilior redditur/ per Cor 3 Prop VI & Cor 3 Prop VII & Scholia Prop X & XVII \Lib. V/ facilior redditur \Theoria/ Resistentiae fluidorum accuratius demonstratur & investigatur \& {illeg}/ demonstrat \in Sect VII Lib II & haec Theoria/ & {illeg} novis experimentus in Prop. X{illeg} \confirmatur in Pro Lib II/ ejus Scholia \Prop XI/ confirmatir \{Se}ct VII Lib II/ Theoria Lunæ in Scholia Prop. XXXV. Lib. III \& Præcessio Æquinoctiorum/ ex Principijs suis \{illeg}/ {illeg}itur {illeg} \in Scholia Prop. XXXV Lib III/ Precessio Æquinoctiorum ex Principijs suis pl|r|e{illeg}tius decuc\{illeg}/tur & {illeg} {illeg} Theoria Cometarum pluribus et accurationibus Ex {illeg} exemplis confirmatur \in eodum {illeg}/, & {illeg}alim {illeg} nom pauca \{illeg}/ emendantur, & {4 ut praeter} \Libro III. & {illeg} {illeg}mata Typographia passim corr/ ut alia præterum. 26 Martij. 1712 J. N.