Memoranda on accounting, checking and packing

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/2/324, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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Artic. 1 That and Agent \or Importer/ appointed to pay all charges of copper & coynage & incidents salaries & incidents, & \to/ receive the price of the copper money & account for the whole.

2|3| That the bargains be made for copper by the Officers of y^e Mont & the copper be paid for by the said Agent accoring {sic} to such bargains signified to him under the hands of y^e said Officers & not otherwise.

3|2| That the Master of y^e Mint be copper be coyned in half pence & farthings be made of pure malleable copper with|out| any mixture of Brass or Tin, by the master of the Mint accor\d/ to such a contract as shall be made by between her Majesty & the said Master

4 That When y^e copper is coyned the Master deliver the \new/ copper moneys by weight to y^e two Clerks or Tellers \one for y^e {illeg} by|Queen &| one for the {illeg}|A|gent/ to tell the same \& examin the tale by weight/ & put |it| up the {illeg} up \the money/ in paper 5^s or 10^s in a paper & tye up every \one/ two or four papers \in a parcell/ w^th packthred & set a known scale upon the knot in order to delivery, & insert the tale into y^e receipt w^ch they give to y^e Master & deliver the same to the Order of the Agent, or his Order to be {illeg} dispersed \& certify the Tale to the Master/. |The seale to be kept by y^e Queens teller or in a box under both their keys.|

5 That the M^r give receipts to the

5 That the Agent take the Masters Receipts of \the/ Copper & the Copper-mans receipt {illeg}|of|{illeg} the Price & give back the Masters that the Master be discharged for so much copper by taking up his receipts for so much copper as he delivers to the Tellers.

That the Ag upon delivery of copper money to the tellers the Master pay the be paid by the Agent for coynage & give the Agent receipts expressing the weight & tale of the copper.

7 That the Tellers enter in a book y^e weight & ta{illeg}|k|e of all the copper money delivered to to them \& certify the tale to y^e Master/ &c that the\received by them/ & that the Master enter in a book the weig{illeg}ht \& tale/ of all the copper received & delivered by him. And that the Agent upon making up his acc^ts produce 4 certificates signed by the Master & Tellers of \all/ the copper money \coyned/ w^th the acc^t time of the Acc.^t