Further draft of MINT00798 (Mint 19/3/245)

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To the R^t Hon^ble the Lords Comm^rs of his Maj^ts Treary

May it please yo^r Lord^ps

In obedience to yo^r Lord^ps Order of \Reference of/ May 11^th instant He \& Iames\Tho/ Hamilton/ left Scotland on Feb 18^th 171$\frac{6}{7}$ & \he/ gave in the Report to yo^r Lo^ps 71 d concerning the Mine 71 days after viz on May\April/ 1|2|9^th 1717. And when he gave in his Account to yo^r Lord^ps w^ch was on May 17^th following he demanded 20^s per diem for those 71 days\for him {illeg} {illeg}|{pai}|d {illeg}|14|^d per diem for Hamilton./ But it was not allowed him the Princes Warrant limiting that allowance to the time of his stay in Scotland upon the {illeg}|s|ervice of the Mint. He received therefore only 214^li And when I paid him the last part of this summ, \w^ch was Aug. 26 1717,/ he gave a receipt in full of all accounts.

The 71^li set down by M^r Brandshagen in the first of the three Articles annexed to M^r Walkers Petition & \as due to them, was \therefore/ not due to him. And the same is to be understood of/ the 35^li 10^s set down in the second Article as due him, were not from the Crown, were no{illeg}|t| due to him. And\to Tho Hamilton./ The 6^li 18^s in the third Article should be 6^li 8^s, & this summ hath been already paid to him \D^r Brandshagen/ & I know of nothing more due {illeg}|to| |t|hi|e|m from the Crown. {sic} |then what they have already received & given Receipts for in full of all demands\their accounts/.|

All w^ch