Holograph draft of letter from Newton to Treasury Secretary Lowndes 21 December 1717 (MINT00575 (Mint 19/2/245)) and some religious notes

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In obedience to yo^r Lord^ps Order of Reference of Nov the 19^th Instant that we should Lay before \an/ account should be laid before yo^r Lord^ps of what Gold & Silver hath \have/ been coyned the last 15 years & how much out of thereof has been coyned out of \England/ plate & what quantity of copper money h{illeg} hath been \newly/ coyned: this aut{illeg} it is humble|y| represented that since Christmas 170$\frac{1}{2}$ to this|at| of this instant November there hath|ve| been coyned {illeg}|i|n Gold $6630544⁤\frac{1}{2}$ Guineas recconing $44⁤\frac{1}{2}$ Guineas to a pound weight Troy & in Silver 223380      pounds sterling recconning 3^li 2^s to a pound weight Troy whereof 11167 /13342\^li. {illeg}     pounds sterling were coyned out of plate the Vigo plate in the year|s| \1703 &/ 1704 & 143085.16 pounds sterling were coined out of English Plate imported \by Acts of P./ in the years 1709, & 1711 & the rest of the silver about 45732     pounds sterling was coyned out of pieces of eight in the year 1708 \silver extracted from our own Lead Ore/ & the rest of the silver moneys \amounting to 21220^li/ was coyned \out of it/ out of english silver most of which was extracted out of our own Lead \our Plate melted down & some of it out of Peeces of eight & Brittish/

The Graver of the Mint hath been hard at work ever since the last sessions of Parliament, in making the Em{illeg}|b|osments & Puncheons for the half pence & farthings & taking off a few Dyes from them{{illeg}}. The making of an Embossment & Puncheon \for an halfpenny/ takin|es|g /up\ the time of about six weeks, & there being \have been/ two embossments & two Puncheons \made/ for the half pence & one for the farthings. And \now/ these are finished & \&/ some Dyes \are/ made from the Puncheons, it will take up a little time to \examin the copper &/ settle the best method of preparing \working/ the copper in point of preparing sizing & cleaning the copper {illeg} a due degree of fineness, \it & making it fit for the Mint/, this being a new manufacture not yet practised in England –. All w^ch {V}{illeg} And as soon as \For the manufacturing of fine copper is different from that of manufactoring coarse copper & much more difficult. As soon as/ this method i{illeg}|s| fixed we shall begin to coine in quantity.

All which &c

this being a new manufactur different from that of coarse copper, & \&/ more difficult & not yet practised in England. And as soon as this method is fixed we should begin to coin in quantity.

\into communion:/ viz^t repentance from the dead works of the world the flesh & the Devil. & the \Creed or/ systeme \or doctrine/ of faith \here called Faith/ inclu & baptism in the name of the father, Son & holy ghost, including of admission into Communion, & \& admission into Communion & Confirmation founded upon it/ including the resurrection & day last judgment. And under the name of strong meats &c

But this wold \would/ be to alter the terms of salvation w^ch cannot be done by any humane authority. Temporary laws may be made about \changeable/ circumstances of religion & temporary Iudges may be made \appointed/ to execute those laws but the laws of salvation are unalterable. Dan. 7. 25

Men may be excommunicated for breaking the conditions upon w^ch they were admitted into communion, but not for any thing else. And men of the same communion are to love one another. Enmity & discord – – – of the same communion & if they censure one another, \strong in faith despise the weak or the weak judge the strong/ with what judgm^t they judge they shall be judged. <39v> For baptism is into the remission of Sins \is of divine institution/ & the laws of God are unalterable. \Dan 7/ Temporary laws may be made by men about the chang{e}able circumstances of religion, {b}|&| temporary Iudges may be appointed to put the laws of God & the King in execution Ezra 7. 25, 26. But the Gospel w^ch Christ sent his Apostles to preach is the law of god is {sic} not alterable by humane authority. It is the law of God: & if an Angel from heaven preach any other Gospel then that w^ch the Apostles preached [imposing it as t{illeg} a law of God necessary to communion & salvation,] let him be accursed. Gal. 1. 8, 9.

As for instance if the God who \in the beginning/ appeared to Adam in Paradise be Christ, the God who appeared to the Patriarchs & to Moses in the bush & who wrastled with Iacob, & we led the Israelites out of Egypt (Exod. 23. 20, 21.|)| & in Daniel & the Apocalyps is called Michael gave the law in Mount Sina.

& who came down from heaven \became flesh/ took on him the form of a servant, reascended & is now glorified with the [Τὸ εἶναι ἴσα θεῷ] glory w^ch he had with the fath{er} before the world began.

& who came down from heaven became flesh, ascended where he was before, & is now glorified with the glory w^ch he had with the father before the world began.

The God whose throne is for ever, & whose God \(because he loved righteousness)/ hath annointed him with the oyle of gladness above his fellows; & who in the beginning laid the foundation of the {ea}rth & made the heavens. [See Psal 45. 6, 7. & Psal 102. 25] & who came down from heaven, was made flesh, ascended where he was before & was glorified sits at the right hand of God in the glory w^ch he had with the father before the world began.

Et Leibnitius \de serie Mercatoris/ a Pellio admonitus seriem fuit

Et Pellius cui hæ series ignotæ non erunt, cum Leibnitio de seriebus verba habuit.

And since as the Prophesies of the o w^ch were given before the building of the second Temple, so far as \of the old Testament w{ere} relating to Chri{sts} first coming were remained in obs remained in obscurity till that coming & then/ were expounded by divine Christ so at \at/ his first coming so far as they related to that coming, & the|n| expositi \the/ interpretations \thence forward/ became a part of the religion of Gods people: so the|o|se prophesies & the prophesies of so the Prophesies of both Testaments so far as they relate to his second coming may be expounded by divine authority at that coming & th{e} interpretations \may thence forward/ be made a part of the religion of Gods people for the future