602-3)

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/2/599, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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  'Proposals for preserving and encreasing the Coyn of this Kingdome.' Draft of second appendix to MINT00281 (Mint 19/2/78-9) [MINT 19/2/602-3]

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Proposals for preserving & encreasing the Coyn of this Kingdom.

All silver (whether Ingots Plate or Virgin silver) \Spanish Barrs & other Ingots of silver & all Virgin silver & \all/ other silver Bullion/ \²/ imported & designed for exportation shall upon it's first coming up the river of Thames to the Custome house be brought to the Mint by the Master of the ship & one \or more/ other witnesses who shall there shew their Bill of lading & prove the importation upon oath. And the said Virgin silver Plate &\& Bullion not yet {{illeg}|d|un{illeg}|e|} into in{illeg}|g|ots & {sic}/ & all forreign monies designed for exportation shall be there melted into Ingots. And these Ingots & all other ingots of sil above mentioned shall at the choise of the Merchant be either coyned into monies or marked w^th a stamp provided in y^e Mint for that purpose. And the Master of the Mint shall if desired shall give the Merchant an indented Ticket certifying the weight of the monies coyned out of the said {illeg}|fo|reign gold silver & the & the time of coynage thereof: w^ch Ticket shall be cut out a Book to be kept in y^e Mint & shall be entered in the same book.

Ingots not markt w^th y^e Mint stamp may not be exported nor carried into any ship nor bought or sold but may be brought to the Mint for encreasing the coyn of this kingdom. This law now obteins in France by an Edict of March was a twelvemonth for preventing \the melting/ down of the monies.

The Merchan{illeg}|t| upon delivering the Mint Tickets at y^e Custome-house may w^thin a year after

{illeg}|All| Ingots of silver {ex}|im|ported from Ireland, Flander or Holland {tho} the Law {coun} Holland \or any any Port within or bordering upon the British as/ shall be converted into monies for increasing the coyn of this kingdom & not \be/ exported \from hence/ unless it s{illeg}|h|all be proved that the same w{illeg}|e|re not melted down {of} out\made/ of English monies \melted down/ on those counrties \or Ports/ but imported thither from some place without y^e bounds of the said s{illeg}|e|as.

Ing{illeg}|o|ts imported from Ireland Flanders Holland or any Port within or bordering upon the British seas shall be converted into monies not be exported nor carried into any shop nor bought or sold but shall be brought to the Mint f{illeg}|o|r increasing the coyn of this kingdom.|,| The \& not markt for exportation/ unless it can be proved that the said Ingots were not {illeg} made (in whole {illeg}|or| in par) of English monies melted down in those countries or Ports but \were/ imported thither from some place w^thout y^e bounds of those {illeg}|s|eas. For proof whereof {a}|t|he oath made {of} in of two witnesses grounded either upon their own knowledge or upon y^e oath of other two witnesses taken {illeg}|a|broad in their presence shall be sufficient.