450-51)

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/1/442, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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  Further to an enquiry by the warden [Craven Peyton], recommend he continue to be allowed a clerk-cum-solicitor to assist in prosecuting counterfeiters. Details of recommended salary and permissible expenses for the post [MINT 19/1/450-51]

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That the Warden of the Mint find out a fit person to attend him\a fit person be found out to attend the Warden of the Mint/ as a Clerk & Sollicitor for drawing up Informations & Warrants & entring them in Books & seeing the Warrants executed when there be occasion, & for attending Prosecutions at the Old Bayly & Assizes, & that this Clerk\person/ be allowed a salary of \50 or/ |[60]| per an.

That \this person or Sollicitor/ upon being sen{illeg}|t| upon journeys to apprehend or prosecute criminals he be allowed also B {sic}|[10^s]| per diem for himself & his horse. And that such other persons as shall be sent upon the like services be allowed such travelling charges as the Warden shall approve of not exceeding {illeg} |8^s| per diem for a man & a horse. And that in lieu of \all/ pocket expences, coach hire, Court-fees & such other \ordinary/ incident expences as cannot be ascertained by good vouchers or would perplex the Accounts, there be allowed \for every house searched the summ of {illeg}|5|0 &/ for every person apprehended |&| brought before a Iustice of peace & sent\committed/ to prison the summ of {illeg} |20^s| to be equally divided between the persons \mere searching or/ apprehending them \criminals |persons| accused/ {or}|&| carrying him to prison & for every person indicted & tried the summ of {illeg} |20^s| to the Wardens h{is} Sollicitor or to such other person\the Person man/ w{illeg}|ho| by the Warden's order shall sollicit \& manage/ the prosecution.

That the Master & Comptroller of the Mint be impowered by a signe Manual to pay the salary of the said Clerk or Sollicitor quarterly as it shall become due, & to advance to him such summs as by allowance or Order under the Wardens hand he shall demand for carrying on the Prosecutions, not exceeding {3} |200^li| per an, & to pay t|w|hat shall be further due to the said Sollicitor upon this Accounts duly \stated &/ allowed. And that the Auditors of the Mint be directed to allow in the Masters Accounts all the said payments not exceeding in the whole the summ of 400^li per an allowed by Act of Parliament for this service.

That the said Sollicitor do at the end of every half year lay before the Master & Comptroller of the Mint an Account of |t|{a}|he|{ll} |[|the moneys payd by him by the Wardens Order, for w^ch he hath Receipts, to be examined & signed by them as a Voucher to his Accounts. And that at the same time he do also lay before the said Master & Comptroller an Account of {illeg}|all| the|the| services performed by him & his Assistants, with a certificate from the Warden in writing that they were done by his Order. And that he do also at the same time lay before the said Master & Comptroller an Account \or Accounts |a Bill or Bills|/ of all the moneys to be allowed to him for\uppon/ th{illeg}|o|se services above mentioned, & produce the Receipts of others for moneys paid to them for \for their share in/ those services, & the Receipts of Councellours for their fees \& such other Receips {sic} or Vouchers as they hath for moneys paid by him/ in order to have his Account\Bill or Bills/ allowed & signed by them as a Vouchers to his annual Account.|:| |& that he insert nothing into those Bills without good Receipts or other good Bills/vouchers\|

That at the end of every year he lay his Account for {illeg}|t|hat year first before the Warden of the Mint to be examined, & signed, & then before the Sollicitor of the Treasury to be examined & signed, & lastly before the L^d H. Treasurer or L^ds Com^rs of the Treasury to be {illeg} {illeg}|a|llowed & sent to the Master & Worker o y^e Mint to be paid off.

And if the Sollicitor c{illeg}|ra|ves any allowance for any services, the same be not within the Rules above mentioned, the same be laid before the Treasury at the end of his Account.

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That the said Sollicitor do at the end of every half year lay before the Master & Comptroller of the Mint, an Account of the services performed by him & his Assistants \upon w^ch any moneys may be due \or have been paid/ to him or {them} them/ with a Certificate from the Warden in writing that those \services/ were done by his Order. And also a Bill or Bills of all the moneys due or paid to him or others upon those services \according to the allowances above mentioned/. And also a Bill or Bills of all the moneys paid by him to others for w^ch he hath Receipts\or other good Vo/. And that he insert nothing into those Bills without Receipts or other good Vouchers for the same. And that the Master & Comptroller examin & signe those Bills as Vouchers to his annual Account.