The warden, comptroller and assay master consider that the royal tin trade should in future be overseen by the Mint Board: Newton refers the decision to the Treasury

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/3/495, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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<495r>

May it pl. yo^r Lop

\I having signifyed that I can/The Warden & Comptroller of y^e Mint having \sometimes/ exprest a desire that the charge of her Maj^ts Tin should be in y^e Mint \with a common Cashier Treasurer or Cashier/, & the Assaym^r having exprest a great desire to be concerned in y^e {same.} about y^e Tin & being of the board for things below stairs, I humbly be{illeg}|g| leave to signify that whenever yo^r Lo^p shall think fit to resume the consideration of lodging her Maj the Tin in y^e Tower I {illeg}|a|m ready to act in such a manner as yo^r Lo^p in yo^r g^r w. sh. think fit

<495v>

|1| A Treasurer \|Receiver| T{illeg}/ to receive (by himself or a sufficient Deputy fo the Tin & Deliver it at a certain rate\{illeg}/ & pay the money from time to time into y^e Exchequer & account yearly

|2| An able Pewturer of good credit to attend the service.|,| |& {illeg}|t|o \assay &/ distinguish the| /sorts of Tin & set out the Tare Tin & glass Tin to y^e melting pot.\

|3| One or more Cle{illeg}|r|ks \of y^e Mint/ to enter y^e number weight & price of y^e Blocks received & delivered.

|4| So many Porters as shall be necessary \upon occasion/ to remove y^e Tin.

|5| A {illeg}|M|elter to melt y^e Tare & Glassy Tin.

|5| And for th{illeg}|e| more convenient & satisfactory managem^t of the business there may be a board of the Officers of y^e Mint for {illeg}\inspecting &/ directing y^e management, \ordering repairs & things ne{illeg}|c|essary,/ answering\making/ Reports, \&/ examining Bills of incident charges, &c \& {reproving offenders}/ & the Treasurer may be allowed a sufficient Deputy for whom he will answer.

The Tower Wharf to be made a free {illeg}|W|harf for importing & exporting &|h|er Maj^ts Tin with y^e use of the Crane \of the Tower/ & liberty of importing\carrying/ the Tin into & out of y^e Mint \without molestation/. And the Constable of y^e Tower to have notice thereof

The Commissioners of the Customes to be directed to send an Officer to attend y^e unlading & lading of ships at that Wharf.

The Tower Comm^rs of y^e Customes to have notice to authori{z}|s|e the lading & unlading of y^e Tin at y^e Tower Wharfe & to send an Officer thither upon occa{illeg}|s|ions to attend y^e service

The Constable of y^e Tower to have notice to {illeg}|g|ive order that order that y^e Tin may be imported & export carried into & out of the Mint \without molestation/ & the Com Officers of y^e Ordnance that their Crances may{illeg} be used for\in/ this service.