Draft of legislation to recompense the Mint for the fact that the money coined from premium plate came to less than the amount spent on the plate: the shortfall is calculated at various figures from £1,813.0s.8d. to £5,168.6s.4d

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And whereas by her Ma^ties Warrant under her signe manual in pursuance of the Votes & Address of the Commons in the last session of Parliament directed to the Officers of her Mint, several parcells of Plate were directed received into the said Mint after the {1}{illeg}|14|^th day of May last w^ch after the rates of 5^s 1^d per ounce for plate of the old standard 5^s 8^d per ounce for plate of the new standard & 5^s 6^d per ounce for uncertain plate reduced to standard, amounted unto the summ of 27824^li. 11^s. 2^d to be allowed to the Importers of the said Plate according to her Maj^ts \said/ Warrant & the said Votes & Address of the Commons; & whereas the moneys produced out of the said Plate by coinage fell short of the said summ & left a * < insertion from lower down f 525r > * NB. The moneys produced out of the Plate by coinage amounted unto 25808^li. 13^s. 5^d. besides 102^li. 17^s. 0|1|^d produced out of the sweep; in all, unto 25911^li. 10^s. 6^d; Which being deducted from the premium leaves a deficiency of 1913^li. 0^s. 8^d < text from higher up f 525r resumes > Deficiency not yet provided for: Be it enacted that the Deficiency be supplied & made good out of the &c

And whereas in pursuance of the Votes & Address of the Commons in the last session of Parliament & by her Maj^ties Warrant thereupon\issued thereupon/ under her Royal signe manual [bearing Date y^e 10^th day of May \last/ {di} directed to the Officers of her Mint, {illeg} several parcels of plate were received into |t|her Maj^ties\said/ Mint upon a |after the 14th day of May last {ut} & the deficiency of what was received after the 14^th day of May is not yet| premium w^ch exceeded the moneys produced by the coinage of the said Plate {illeg} it enacted that the Deficiency be suppli{menting} {&}\Be it \further/ enacted y^t so much of/ the Deficiency is\as is/ not yet proveded for Be it further enacted that the be supplied & made good out of the &c

And whereas in pursuance of the Votes & Address of the Commons in the last session of Parliament & by her Maj^ts Warrant \issued thereupon/ under her Royal signe manual \to the Officers of her Mint/ several parcels of Plate were received into her Maj^ties\the/ Mint upon a premium w^ch exceeded the moneys produced by the coinage of y^e said Plate, & the deficiency of what was made good received after the 14^th day of May last in|s| not yet provided for: Be it further enacted that the said d|D|eficiency be supplied & made good out of the &c

NB. The premium amounted unto 27824^li. 11^s. 2^d. The moneys coined out of the\& {sic} the Ingots melted out of the/ Plate {amounted} to\produced/ 25808^li. 13. 5. The sweep of the Plate produced about 100^li{illeg}\besides what came out of the sweep/ |[|The sweep |of y^e Plate| produced 29|8|5^li. 1{illeg}|0|^s. 9|1|^d. The Deficiency {is}{to} Besides the produce of the sweep.