369), adding that his previous 'memoriall' [possibly meaning MINT00658] has been ignored

Author: William Wood

Source: MINT 19/2/367, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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<367r>

To y^e R^t Hon y^e L^ds Comiss^rs of y^e Treasury

The Petition of W Wood Gent

Most humbly sheweth

That upon Advertisem^t in y^e Gazet for sending Proposals to serve Copper for y^e Coinage, He deliver'd in his proposals to serve at y^e rate of 17^d $\frac{1}{2}$ ꝑ L. yet another person was permitted to sent to y^e Tower 30 tons at 18^d ꝑ L.

That upon fresh application to y^e Treasury, a Minute was made y^e he sho^d serve all y^e rest of y^e Copper that sho^d be wanting to compleat y^e Coinage, after y^e 30 tons.

That when y^e 30 tons was sent into y^e Tower, he put in a Memoriall, humbly praying y^r Lord^ps wo^d be pleas'd to give orders pursuant to y^e Minute.

That Wednesday was fortnight his Memoriall was read, & Minute made y^t it sho^d be consider'd wⁿ S^r Isaac Newton's Report was read w^ch was yesterday. But M^r Kelsey having y^t Memoriall in his hands did not think fit to lay it before y^r Lord^ps.

Your Pet^r. therefore humbly prays y^t y^r Lord^ps will be pleas'd to consider his case, & y^t great charge & trouble he has bin at, & that he may have an Order to serve the Copper y^t shall be wanting at y^t rate propos'd, w^ch is almost 5^li ꝑ ton cheaper than any other & his Copper better

And as in duty bound he shall

ever pray &c