Holograph draft of MINT00677 (Mint 19/3/476)

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To the R^t Hon^ble the L^d High Treasurer of England.

May it please yo^r Lord^p

In obedience to yo^r Lord^p Order I|W||e|\I/ have considered what may be requisite for lodging her Maj^ties Tin in the Mint & delivering it \out/ at a certain price & paying the money into the Exchequer & {am}\{illeg} |am|/ humbly of opinion that it may be done by a Receiver or Treasurer w^th a sufficient Deputy for whom he will answer & w^th two\performed by the Warden Water & Comptroller\any/one of the Officers of the Mint under the Inspection of {two} other two, with three/ or more |of their| Clerks of y^e Mint\{these} Clerks/ to enter the number {illeg}|&| weight of y^e Blocks of Tin received & delivered, & compute the price, \& w^th a Storehouse keeper & {sic}/ |[|& w^th a \skilfull/ Pewterer w{illeg}|ho| understands the nature &\sorts, qualities,/ goodness \& refining |mixtures| adulterations & {illeg} {Mercts} Merc{ats}|ha|ndize/ of Tin|]| & two\one/ or more Porters as there shall be occasion. And tha{illeg}|t| the Warden Master & Comptroller may make a b|B|oard to order \perform/ the affair, examin Bills of incident charges & see that y^e trust be duly executed\The use of |y^e| Tower Wharf w^th the Cranes of y^e Office of Ordinance & liberty of carring {sic} the Tin into \{illeg} the/ & out of the Mint \over the draw bridge/, & an Officer of y^e Customes to attend ships are\th{illeg} will/ be also requisite./

|[|I humbly conceive also that y^e Officers of y^e Ordnance do allow the unlading & lading of her Maj^ties Tin on Tower Wharf w^th y^e use of their Cranes & that the Constable of y^e Tower do suffer the Tin to be carried into & out of the Mint (for w^ch end there may be a Warrant) & that y^e Comm^rs of the Customes give such order about it as is proper for their Board.|]|

Some Rooms are also to be made fit & some things \are also/ to be provided as Scales, Weights, Sledges|,| & Pulleys & stamps for numbering the Blocks. And it may be convenient that their weight be stamped upon {illeg}|t|hem either in Cornwall or at their Receipt in the Tower

And since the Blocks are to be delivered out at a certain |p|rat|ic|e, I am humbly of opinion that they should be delivered as they come to hand without giving leave to the Merchant to pick & chuse & without trusting for te money (u{illeg}|n|less upon yo^r {illeg}|L|ord^ps particular Orders \particular Warrants/ (setting aside only such blocks as may happen to be unlawfull) & that y^e money received for them be paid into y^e Excheq^r as of{illeg}|t|en as it arises to a certain summ \to be named by yo^r L^p/ & |be| the Receiver to accompt annually accounted for annually.

|and with| The use of y^e Tower Wharf\liberty of using/ with\&/ the Cranes of y^e Office of Ordnance & liberty of carrying the Tin into & out of the Mint over the draw bridge, & an Officer to the Customes \to/ attending the ships will <473v> be also requisite & \of using/ the Master & Workers Offices {illeg}|&| Rooms so far as they are wanted & can be spared from y^e Coynage are {illeg}

and w^th liberty of using\the use of/ the Cranes of the Office of Ord{n}ance & \of/ the Master & Wa Mas W{illeg}|o|rkers Offices & Rooms so far as {they} are wanted & can be spared from y^e coynage, & the lib w^th liberty of carrying the Tin between Tower th Tower Wharf & the Mint over the draw-{bri}dge & an Officer of y^e Customes is to attend|ing| the ships|.| at that Wharf.