Response to Leonard Blofield's petition for £2,497.16s.3d. allegedly owed him by Anthony Redhead on behalf of the Norwich Mint

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/2/481, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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To the R^t Hon^ble Lord High Treasurer of England

May it please\{illeg}//{illeg}\ yo^r Lord^p

In obedience to yo^r Lord^ps Reference of 23 Novemb^r. last we have enquired into the case of M^r Anthony Redhead late Master & Worker of the Mint in Norwich and find it truly stated in the annexed paper on w^ch the said Reference is endorsed{.} And {illeg}|where|as M^r Redhead in d{a}{illeg}|is|charge of a debt of 2497^li 16^s. 3^d owing to M^r Leonard Blof{illeg}|ie|ld a Receiver of Land Taxes \in Norfolk/ produces three Receipts for 2500^li paid out of that Mint to M^r Blofields Order, We find that these three Receipts are in the form of private Receipts so that they cannot be allowed by an Auditor {illeg}|as| Vouchers in M^r Redheads Accompts. If any thing be due upon them it is to be recovered in a Court of Iustice by M^r Redhead or by him or them who shall answer M^r Redhead's debts to her Maj^ty. But upon examining the matter we are humbly of opinion for the reasons specially reported in the\another/ annexed paper that \the money paid upon/ those Receipt Receipts ha{ve}|th| been accounted for & ought to be\& endorsed upon the printed Mint Tickets & that the Receipts are/ /thereby voyd &\ should have been cancelled & M^r Redhead \himself/ insists not peremptorily on them but submits them to yo^r Lord^ps wisdome.

We humbly conceive therefore that for bringing these matters to an issue the Accompts of the Country Mints should be passed without regard to these Receipts & M^r Neale set insuper & then M^r Neales Administratix or Security charged with the debt. For M^r Redhead seems poor & unable to make satisfactio{n} & not unfit to be set at liberty so soon as it may be done by the consent of all parties concerned.

We further lay before yo^r Lord^p that M^r Redhead at the conclusion of the Mint was indebted to M^r Chaplyn a Receiver of Land Taxes for 2573^oz 5^dwt of hammered money at 5^s p^r oz the summ of 643^li. 6^s. 3^d & that in M^r Chaplyn's Acc^t w^ch is past & declared & a Quietus obtained M^r Redhead is set insuper for this debt at 5^s 8^d p^r oz whereas M^r Neale should have been set insuper & that only at 5^s per oz.

All w^ch is most humbly submitted &c.