228-9)

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/1/266, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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  'Directions about the Triall of the monies of Gold & Silver in the Pix' [MINT 19/1/228-9]

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Breife {sic} Observations concerning the Tryall of the moneyes in the Pix.

|1.| An Order of their Ma^ties & C{illeg}|o|uncil to appoint|ing| a Day for the tryall of the Pix at the usuall place near the Starr Chamber \at nine in the morning/. And the Chanellour {sic} of the Excheq^r to be attended |about a Dinner for the Iury. It hath been usually provided at the Dog Tavern in the Palace \yard./|

|2| The Lord Chancellour or Lord Kep|e|per doth send his Letter directed to the Warden &|of| |y^e| Company of the Goldsmiths to return them the names of an able Iury.

|4 At nine in the morning the Pix is set on the Table & took after\before ten/|

At the Starr Chamber

The Lords do meet & take their places

The Pix Box set on the Table the officers of the Mint & Iury w^th the Exchequer Officers attending.

The Lords Ca|h|ancellor or L^d Keeper doth call to his Sergeant at Arms for the said Warrant for summoning {at}|of| the Iury & appoints the same to be delivered to th{is}|e| Remembrancers Deputy who attends therewith with the copy of the Oath.

The Pix Box \(or Boxes)/ is opened by the Officers of the Mint & the Gold & Silver moneyes therein poured upon the Table.

And then the Lords Chancellour or Lord Keeper doth cause \the Iury to be called over by their names in the said Warrant &/ the sai{illeg}|d| Oath to be administred to the |m| Iury.

Which being done

The Lord Treasurer or Lords Comm^ers of the Treasury do appoint the standard Tory weights & the indented tryall pieces of his Ma^ties Crown Gold m{illeg}|o|neys & standard silver moneyes kept in the Treasury to be delivered out for the use of the Iury, |& the L^d Chancellour compares the triall pieces w^th those of the Mint.|

Then the L^d Chancellour or L^d Keeper doth recommend unto the Iury the making the tryalls of the moneys in the Pix by the said standards of their Ma^ties Treasury as well in weight as in fineness & in the most just manner that can bee, it being a business of very publick concern.

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The Lord Chancellour or L^d Keeper doth appoint the Iury when they have agreed on their Veredict, where & |at| what time to a{illeg}|t|tend their Lordshipps with the same, & so departs with the rest of the Lords

When the Iury present their Veredict to the L^d Chancellour of L^d Keeper, the Remembrancer's Deputy attends to read it & after it is read to receive it.