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 several\the money c/ by the Act made the last session {entituled {sic}} An Act &c the Receipt given by the Officers of the Mint for Plate

And|And| whereas upon the votes of ho Address of the house of the house of of Commons {illeg}\made/ |the|{illeg} Warrant\to her M^ty y^e last Sessions/ Her Majesty \by her Warrant/ directed the Officers of the Mint to \Receive Plate to be coined & to {sic}/ for\for the/ Plate of the old standard|receive Plate|\same/\for Plate/ after the rates of 5^s 5^d for Plate of the old standard 5^s 8^d for Plate of the new standard & 5 6 for plate o uncertain plate w^ch receipts were to be take & the Receipt moneys coined out of the said Plate fell short of the \{said}/ summs of money for w^ch the said receipts were \plate. was imported directed to be|plate was imported|/ given\reduced to stand^d & the warrant be w^ch summs exceeded the moneys coined out of the said plate by the summ of 5178. 6. {illeg}|4.|/ Be it further enacted that the deficiency of all the moneys coined out of all the Plate brought\received/ into the Mint upon her Ma\517{illeg}|8|. 6. 4 together with all/ by virtue of her Maj^ties said Warrant be made allowed & made imp|& {said}| out of the moneys {given for coinage } & \also/ that the charges of melting refining & coining the said plate with\&/ all incident charges relating thereunto be paid out of the |[|said{illeg}|]| moneys given for coinage.

And whereas upon the Address of the House of Commons made the last sessions to her Ma^ty the last sessions \of Parliament/, Her Ma^ty by her Warrant directed the Officers of the Mint to receive plate to be coined & to give r|R|eceipts for the same after the rates of 5^s 5^d per Ounce for p|P|late of y^e old standard, 5^s 8^d for Plate of the new standard & 5^s 6^d for uncertain Plate reduced to standard: |[|w^ch summs exceeded the moneys coined out of the said Plate [by the summ of 5178. 6.4] Be it further enacted that the \[said]/ Deficiency [of 517{illeg}|68|. 6. 4] together with all charges of melting refining & coining the said Plate & all incident charges relating thereunto be paid out of the moneys given for coinage|]| Be it further enacted that the excess of the said Receipts {or} said rates above the moneys coined\producedcoined/ out of the said plate, above the summs so produced be paid out of the moneys given for coinage together with all charges of melting refining & coining the said plate {sic}\sa{m}e/, be paid out of the moneys given for coinage.