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Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/1/374-5, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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  Draft clause for insertion into the Coinage Act [MINT 19/1/378]

<374r>

The enacting Clause w^ch continues all the former Acts may be restrained to the Mint or Mints in England by ins{illeg}|e|rting the words [w^th relation to the Mint or Mints in England] or some such words. And the following Clauses may succeed it.

And whereas by the Act of Vnion made in the sixt year of the reign of Queen An{d}|n|, a Mint is to be continued in Scotland under the same Rules as the Mint in England: Be it further enacted that all the moneys arising arising in England by this Act shall be \continue to/ be issued out of his Ma^ts Exchequer to the Master & Worker or Masters & Workers of his Ma^ts Mint or Mints in England by such Order or Warrants as \is are re{illeg}/ before the Vnion \the Order or Warrants of the Lord Treasurer of great Britain & Chancellour of the Excheq^r or Comm^rs of the Treary/ \or the three or more of the said Comm^rs for the time being, as before the union/ of the two kingdoms, and that all the moneys arising in Scotland by this Act shall be Issued out of your\his/ Ma^ts Exchequer to the M{illeg}|a|ster & Worker or Masters & Workers of his Ma^ts Mint or Mints in Scotland by the like Order or Warrants {to}|&| be kept in his Ma^ts Office of Receipt in the said Mint or Mints \in Scotland/ under the usuall keys of the Master & Worker, Warden & Comptroller Counter-Warden or Comptroller \of the said Mint/ for the time being & issued out thence from time to time according to the Manner & course of his Ma^ts Mint \in England/, & that here shall not be issued out \from/ thence in any one year for the fees and salaries of the Officers of the said Mint or Mints & for fees in receiving the said moneys & passing the Accounts for the same,\of the Officers who pass the Accounts,/ & towards the providing maintaining & repairing of the Houses Offices & Buildings & other things necessary to the said Mint for assaying melting down & coining, above the summ of hundred pounds sterling moneys, & the overplus of the said moneys so kept or to be kept as aforesaid shall be employed for & towards the expence wast & charge of assaying melting down & coinage (including the charge of Vtensils & Funrances for performing the same & that of amending & keeping the Ballances & Weights to point for receiving assaying sizing & delivering the Bullion & new Moneys, & that of stationary ware for keeping the accounts) & for & towards the buying in of gold & silver to coyn, \& bearing the charges of incidents w^ch accompany the coiange/ & not otherwise.

And whereas the moneys arising by this Act have been found insufficient for defraying the charges of both the said Mint, Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that over and above the {said} moneys ari{illeg}|s|ing by this Act it shall & may be lawful to & for the Lord Treasurer of great Brit{illeg}|a|in & Vnder Trea{illeg}|s|urer or Commissioners of the Treasury or any place three or more of the said Commissioners for the time being, by o|I|rder or Warrants to Issue out of the Exchequer or dispose of the Moneys in any publick funds or funds given or w^ch shall be given by Act of Parliament yearly & every year from & after the commencement of this Act & during the continuance of this Act & no longer such summ or summs of moneys as he or they shall think necessary {illeg}|&| reasonable for the use & service of the said Mints \or either of them/ & mentioning that they are for the use & service of the Mint to w^ch they are applied\imprest/, w^ch moneys together with the Coinage Duty shall not in any one year exceed the summ of fifteen thousand pounds sterling for the use & service of {illeg}|bo|th the said Mints, nor the summ of hundred pounds sterling for the use & service of the Mint in Scotland alone & shall be kept under the usual keys in the Office of his Ma^ts Mint in|to| |w^ch| Scotland they are applied\imprest/, & be issued out thence from time to time in the same manner & for the same uses \and under the same restrictions/ with the said Coinage Duty, any thing in any Law Statute or usage to the contrary notwithstanding.

<374v>

Provided always & be it further enacted that no Moneys of gold & silver shall be coined in the said Mint in Scotland otherwise then by the hands of Moneyers as in the Mint of England, the Master & Worker Warden & Comptroller Counter Warden attending to survey the assaying melting & coining so that the moneys may be well coined in {illeg}|f|ineness weight & form.

<375v>

p. 1. lin. 10. by the Order or Warrants of the Lord Treasurer of great Britain & Chancellour of the Exchequer, or Lords Commissioners of the Treasury or any thre{e} or more of the said Commissioners for the time being, and that

Provided always & be it further enacted that no moneys of Gold or silver sha{ll} be otherwise coined \coined in the said said Mint in Scotland otherwise/ then by the hands of Moneyers, the Master & Worker, Warden & Counterwarden attending to survey the assaying melting, sizing, &\&/ coining \& graving/ so that the mon{ey} may well\be well & justly/ coined in weight finenes & form.