Copy of note concerning the counterfeiting of foreign gold in Ireland

Author: Thomas Harley

Source: T 27/20.134, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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His Grace y^e Duke of Ormond Her Ma^ts. Gen^l. & Gen^l. Governour of y^e Kingdome of Ireland having with y^e inclosed Ler to my Lord Trearer transmitted to his Lordp a Copy of a Representaīon w^ch his Grace has received from y^e Lords of Her Ma^ts. most Hon^ble. the Privy Councill of that Kingdome Propos{illeg}|i|ng the making curra|e|nt there by Proclamaīon the several Pieces of Forreigne Gold therein menīoned at y^e rates & prices therein named in order to prevent the Counterfeiting thereof & that Offenders therein may be punished My Lord Trearer commands me to send You herewith y^e said Ler & Representaīon, and is pleased to direct Your to consider y^e same and to Repor {sic} to his Lordp as soon as conveniently You can what You think proper to be done therein

I am S^r &c^a. 26^th Feb^ry 1711

T Harley

^[1] S^r. Isaac Newton ab^t
the Counterfeiting Forreigne
Gold in Ireland

Professor Rob Iliffe
Director, AHRC Newton Papers Project

Scott Mandelbrote,
Fellow & Perne librarian, Peterhouse, Cambridge

Faculty of History, George Street, Oxford, OX1 2RL - newtonproject@history.ox.ac.uk

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