Notes and calculations relating to the cost and distribution of various gold and silver medals

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/3/333, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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2376 118.16

To my L^d Masham 150 Medals \for y^e Peers/ weighing 110^oz 9^{dw^t} 18^gr. More by the hands of My L^d Tre{illeg}\|a\|r 30 Medals \for the Ladies/ w\|e\|ighing 22^oz. 10^{dw^t}. 18^gr. More \for the Peers 3\|2\|0/ for forreign Ministers 22, for the Secretaries of Embassies or others 8 to be disposed of by order of my L^d Chamberlain, in all {illeg}\|50\| weighing 37\|6\|. 2\|1\|1. Total {illeg}\|2\|30 Medals weighing weighing	}
To the Speaker of the House of Commons for the House of Commons & four of their servants {illeg}\|56\|2 Medals weighing 407^oz. 5^{dw^t}. 21^gr.
Total weight {illeg}\|579\|^oz. 1{illeg}\|7\|. 16\|5\| w^ch at 4^li. 9^s. 0^d per ounce amounts unto 2576^li.
For the \workmanship & wast in/ making of {illeg} 792 medals\{illeg}/ at 3^s p^r Medal– 118. 16. 0

Professor Rob Iliffe
Director, AHRC Newton Papers Project

Scott Mandelbrote,
Fellow & Perne librarian, Peterhouse, Cambridge

Faculty of History, George Street, Oxford, OX1 2RL - newtonproject@history.ox.ac.uk

To my L^d Masham 150 Medals \for y^e Peers/ weighing 110^oz 9^{dw^t} 18^gr. More by the hands of My L^d Tre{illeg}\|a\|r 30 Medals \for the Ladies/ w\|e\|ighing 22^oz. 10^{dw^t}. 18^gr. More \for the Peers 3\|2\|0/ for forreign Ministers 22, for the Secretaries of Embassies or others 8 to be disposed of by order of my L^d Chamberlain, in all {illeg}\|50\| weighing 37\|6\|. 2\|1\|1. Total {illeg}\|2\|30 Medals weighing weighing	}
To the Speaker of the House of Commons for the House of Commons & four of their servants {illeg}\|56\|2 Medals weighing 407^oz. 5^{dw^t}. 21^gr.
Total weight {illeg}\|579\|^oz. 1{illeg}\|7\|. 16\|5\| w^ch at 4^li. 9^s. 0^d per ounce amounts unto 2576^li.
For the \workmanship & wast in/ making of {illeg} 792 medals\{illeg}/ at 3^s p^r Medal– 118. 16. 0