Edinburgh Mint officers summoned by Council order to the pyx trial in London cannot be excused except by the Council itself, which Newton thinks unlikely

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Vpon the receipt of your Letter I went to my L^d Chancellour's to speak w^th him about it, but he was gone into y^e Country for some days. Then I discoursed the matter w^th> one of my follow Officers, & it being observed that the duplicate of the Order of the Council w^ch was sent you for attending the trial of the Pix, being \was expresly/ directed to y^e General the Master & the Warden of your Mint, expresly, {sic} \we apprehended that/ none of those three Officers can be excused from obeying the summons without a new Order of\but by the/ Council it self. T|M|^r Scot {sic} being Deputy both to y^e late Master & to your self & having coyned {{illeg}|the|} money to be tried |is best able to answer any questions w^ch may arise about it {illeg} &| {illeg}|m|ight, on that account, {{illeg}|b|}e a proper person to attend the trial \in your room/ if it were done w^th y^e consent |especially {sin}| of all parties concerned. But to get the consent\approbation/ of her Maj^ty or Council will be difficult. I am w^th all respect

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