Draft of MINT00140 (Mint 19/1/325)

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May it please yo^r Lord^ps

The Coynage Duty in times of peace usually amounts \the years 1711, 1712, 1713, 1714, & 1715 {illeg}\fr{om} X^mas/ to X^mas amounted/ unto about ten or eleven thousand pounds & the \three five/ last years \been X^mas &/ ending at X^tmas amounted only to              Out of this summ there has of late years been paid annually 1200^li to his Ma^ts Mint at Edinburgh\5865^li. 13^s. 6^d$\frac{1}{2}$, 4651. 16. 9$\frac{1}{2}$, 5055. 5. 2$\frac{1}{2}$ 10036. 19. 7 & 9796 9706. 15. 1. besides 1200 per an paid to the Mint in Scotland/ & two or three\about/ 200 or 300^li per an \paid/ for prosecuting Clippers & coyners. And these charges together with the {illeg} & {illeg} charges of the coynage of Gold w^ch since the Pea{illeg}|ce| has been very great, {illeg}|h|as carried off all the coynage above a month longer. The yearly charge of salaries {illeg} charge of coynage the last year between Christmas & X^tmas amounted to \about/ 12{illeg}|34|00^li besides the salaries repairs of buildings & other incidents w^ch amount yearly to about 34|5|00^li. And if this|e| coynage continues to be so great, the {ch} charge of the Mint will exceed the income by five or six thousand pounds yearly or above. Wherefor And the Coynage Act expires \which hath neither been continued from 7 years to 7 years \{expi}/ upon 1 March next, or/ at the end of the|i||s| next session of Parliam^t. Wherefore we humbly pray yo^r Lord^ps that the House of Commons may be moved e{e}|i|ther to|h|at the Coynage Act may be renewed this session w^th an augmentation of the Duty suppose from ten shillings in the Tunn to fifteen shillings on the wines \|Wines Vinegar Cyder| & other liquors |beer imported|/ upon w^ch it is laid & from 20^s to 30^s upon Brandy |& strong waters| or that the summ of six thousand pounds may be given to y^e Mint out of any other fund for carrying on the coynage till the next year.