455)

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/2/449, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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  Response to a memorandum from Nicholson and Briggs [MINT 19/2/455]

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To the R^t Hon^ble the Lords Comm^ers of his Maj^ties Treasury.

May it please yo^r Lord^ps

In answer to the Memorial {illeg}|of| M^r Nicholson & M^r Briggs I humbly represent that as often as they have applied themselves to me I have told them that without a Warrant from the King I could not receive copper in blanks nor coin money with round edges for the people, & that without a Warrant from yo^r Lord^ps I could not deliver {illeg} Cutters to them. I have told them also that M^r Appleby & M^r Hines having all the|i|ngs ready for a triall were to coin their five Tonns first, & that when I was ready \for the Memorialists/ I would give them notice, but it would take up some time first to prepare the Mint for a tryall. There is no difficulty in rounding the edges of the bl{illeg}|a|nks; & I have not delivered a new Cutter to M^r Appleby & M^r Hines since the 3^d of Iune last \as they {illeg}{said} Memorialists\is/ pretended/, tho I may do it {illeg}|b|y the|a||t| Warrant w^ch I have; nor are they c|C|ontractors but at discretion; nor have the{se}|r||e| been any delays but for want of Warrants which the Memorialists should \have/ procured. But if the Memorialists instead of applying for Warrants, have given themselves a great deale of trouble in solliciting me to act without them\any/, & |if| in opposition to the notice w^ch I gave them that Appleby & Hines being ready should have the first triall, they have built furnaces & prepared a sufficient quantity of copper ready for the Cutters & been at sufficient charges in preparing the \{illeg}/ same: they have done it \actedone this/ c{illeg}|o|ntrary to my advic{illeg}|e|, & wit{illeg}|h|out staying for sufficient authority, & can blame no body but themselves if they should lose their charges for acting {illeg}|in| this manner. These things are plain facts & may {illeg}i|su|ffice to shew the falsness of the\insincerity//unreasonableness {illeg}|of| the\ complaints accusations in the\Complaints in the/ Memorial.

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