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Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/5/33, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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  Coinage accounts 1713-1715 [MINT 19/2/268-9]

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An Account of the Gold & Silver coyned at his Ma^tys Mint in the Tower of London from Lady day 1713 to Lady day 1715, & of the Gold & Silver remaining in the Tower in order for coynage at Lady day 1715, & of the Denominations & species in w^ch the said Gold & Silver were brought into the Tower.

From Lady day 1713 to Lady day 1715 there were coyned 44179 pounds weight Troy of standard Gold, & 3899 pounds weight Troy of standard {illeg}|s|ilver. This Gold at forty four Guineas & an half to the pound weight Troy {illeg}|&| one pound one shilling & six pence t{illeg}|o| the Guinea, amounted in tale to 2113412^li. 18^s. 3^d. And the silver at three pounds & two shillings to the pound weight Troy amounted to 12086^li. 18^s. {illeg}|6|^d0

At Lady day 1715 there remained in the Tower to be coyned 6464^{Lw^t}. 11^oz. 2^{dw^t}. 5^gr of standard gold, & 278^{Lw^t}. 4^oz. 11^{dw^t} of standard silver. And this gold at the rate above mentioned will make in \tale/ 309265^li. 17^s. 7^d, & the silver will make 862^li. 19^s. 06^d.

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We must respect from dead works By repentance from dead works he means repentance from idolatry ambition covetousness & unchastity. For we promise in baptism to forsake the di|e|vil & all his works the pomp & covetous desires of the world & the carnal desires of the flesh. {illeg} That devil who is opposed to God who is the father on the wicked & {illeg} is worshipped by his children & is the father of the {illeg}{illeg}|w|icked & whom they worship. Resist the Devil & he will fly from you

God hath commanded us that we should have no other Gods them him\self/ that We may give the name of Gods to other beings\that is in our worship. {sic}/. We may give the name of Gods to other Beings as is frequently done in scripture. Aaron shall be to thee a mouth & thou shal{illeg}|t| bee to him a God Exod IV. 16. See I have made thee a God to Pharaoh & Aaron thy brother shall be thy Prophet Exod. VII. I. The Lord yo^r God is Gold of Go|O|DS Dan. XI. 36. \I have said ye are Gods but ye shall dye like me Psal LXXXII. 6./ Is it not written in yo^r law, I said ye{illeg} are Gods If he c{illeg}|a|lled them Gods to unto who whom the word of God came & scripture cannot be broken &c Iohn X. 34, 35. \Th{illeg}|o|u shalt not revile the Gods nor curse the ruler of thy people Exod XXII 28/ Then Manoah knew that he was an {a}|A|ngel of the Lord & Manoah said, We shall dye because we have seen Gold Iudg. XXII XIII. 22. The Angel of the Lord appeared unto Moses in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush — & said, I am the God of thy father &c Exod III. 2, 6. There are Gods many & Lords many I Cor. VIII. 5. They heard the voyce of the Lord God walking in the Garden Gen.. III. 8. The Gods w^ch y^e worship are not Gods ( ) that is they are not such Gods as ye take them to be{illeg} Angels & King Princes who have power & dominion over us we may give the names of call Gods but we are to have no other \we are not to worship them as/ Gods in o^r worship b{illeg}|u|t him who in the fourth commandment is said to have made the heaven & earth; w^ch is the character of God the father. For {illeg}|{saith}| {(}he \In this sense the Apostle tells us that an Idol is nothing in the world & that/ /there is none other God but one. For tho, saith he,\ there, y|b|e that are called Gods (whether in heaven or in earth (as there be Gods many & Lords many) yet to us |[|in our worship|]| there is no other but one God, the father of whom are all things & we in him; & one Lord Iesus Christ & we by him by whom are all things & we by him. 1 Cor 8|V|III. One God whom we are to worship as the father & author of all things {illeg} the God who sits upon the throne in the Temple & {illeg} whom the f{illeg} {illeg} people \& their elders/ {illeg}|r|epresented by the four Beasts & 24 Elders worship as the God that liv{illeg}|e|th by giving him glory & honour & thanks & saying thou art worth{illeg}|y| \O Lord/ to receive glory & honour & power for thou hast created all things & for thy pleasure they are & were created. And one Lord Lord Iesus Christ who before whom the four Beasts & 24 Elders fall down & worship \as the Lord the Messi{illeg}|a|h or Christ/ saying with a loud voyce, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power & riches & honour wisdome & strength & honour & glory & blessing. They worship \each with a proper incommunicable worship/ the father as the God who made he{illeg}|a|ven & earth \& sitteth upon the throne/, & the son as the Lamb who was slain & hath red{illeg} saying {wo} Blessing & honour & glory to the & power be unto him that sitteth upon the throne & unto the Lamb for ever.