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Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/1/286, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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  'The manner of making the standard Trial pieces' [MINT 19/1/290]

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The manner of making new standard Trial Pieces.\How new standard Trial pieces may be made/

Her Maj^ty or her Council orders new standards of gold & silver, out of crown gold & one of sterling silver, to be made & each divided into six indented Pieces to be delivered accordign to her Maj^ts directions\Vpon the\an/ order of the Queen or Council for making \& delivering/ new standard trial pieces of Gold & silver to/ The L^d Chancellour of g^t Br. sends his letter to the Wardens & Company of Goldsmiths to return him the names of an able Iury to make the standards. The Iury for this purpose had|s| been of 12 or 15 persons.

The names being returned, his Lo^p sends his Warrant by his Serjeant at arms or Serjeants Deputy to summon the Iury {illeg}|b|y their names to attend his Lord^p at a time appointed {illeg}|b|y him.

And when they attend, his Lo^p calls to his Serjeant at arms for his Warrant for summoning them & appoints the same to be delivered to the Remembrancers Deputy who attends w^th a copy of an Oath to be given to y^e Iury, & the Oath being administred the L^d Chancellour gives the Iury in Charge to make the said two Standards with all the {illeg}|ski|ll & exactnes imaginable, & to indent & divid{e} each into six equal parts according to their best endeavours & to inscribe & print the same, & appoints the time when & where to attend with their Veredict & with the said indented trial pieces.

Which being done his Lord^p delivers the said Trial pieces or orders them to be delivered upon Re according to her Maj^ts directions upon Receips|t||s| mutually given for the same, & sends the Veredict & Receipts to the L^d Treasurer or Comm^rs of the Treary to be entered into the Treary & kept by the Deputy Remembrancer.

The print has been that \of the money suppose/ of a Guinea on the Gold & a shilling on the silver, & the Inscriptions have been as follows. |This standard|
The standard commixed of 22 carrets of fine gold & 2 carrets of allay in the pound weight Troy of \England//great Brit\ England 20 I|A|un|g|. 17|6|07|5|
This standard commixed of 22 carrets of fine {&} 11^oz 2^{dw^t} of fine silver & 18^{dw^t} of allay in the pound weight Troy of England \made/ 20 I|A|un|g|. 17|6|07|5|. And the {illeg}|lik|e inscriptions may be still used putting great Britain for England.

\By the Indenture of the Mint/ One \of the last/ Tria{illeg}|l| pieces of each metal h{illeg}|as| to \heretofore/ be|en| deliv^red into\remains now in/ the Treasury to be kept by\w^th/ the Deputy Chamberlains of y^e Excheq^r for trial of y^e Pix, One |w|to|h| y^e Warden of the Mint for trying the moneys {illeg} \& deciding questions about/ |y^e| bullion, One |wi|to|h| the Master & Worker for making the moneys, One to|w^th| the Wardens of the Company of Goldsmiths for trying their works of gold & silver, One to\in/ the Treasury in Scotland for trying the moneys ther{illeg}|e| |w|to|h| the General & other Officers of the Mint in Scotland for making the moneys there. But p|P|erhaps it will be more conformable to the Act of Vnion that the moneys of both Mints be \hence{t}|f|orward/ tried before the Queen & Council after one & the same manner \with y^e standards of g.B. by a Iury of Goldsmiths/ & be made after the same method\& examined/ by two Trial pieces, before delivery in both Mints a{illeg}|l|ike, |[|& for y^t end that both\one of/ the Trial pieces made for Scotland be delivered to the General \& officers/ of that Mint to be kept the {illeg} by the Master \of that Mint/ for making the moneys, \&/ the other by the Warden for trying them before delivery, & for deciding controversies between the Master & the Merchant about the Bul{u}|li|on, as is done in the Tower.

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The Trial pieces may be delivered to y^e same Officers & for y^e same uses as formerly, unless that w^ch was delivered to y^e Treasury in Scotland be now delivered to the General & Warden of the Mint at Edinborough {illeg}|&| that w^ch was forme{rly} delivered to the General {illeg}|&| Officers of that Mint be now delivered to the Gener{al} & Master of the same Mint. For it seems conformable to the Act of Vnion that