Variant draft of MINT00461 (Mint 19/1/378)

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And whereas by the afforesaid a|A|ct made in the seventh year of her late Ma^ty Queen Ann a summ not exceeding 1200^li per ann was allow the L^d Treasurer or|f| f undertreasurer Great Britain {illeg}|&| under Treasurer or Commissioners of the Treasury for the time being or any three or more of the said Commissioners of the Treasury for the time being or be were {illeg}allowauthorised {illeg} to issue out of the Excheq^r by order or Warrants to issue out of the Exchequer or dispose of the moenys arising by the Coynage Duties therein granted, yearly & every year from & after the commencement during the said a|A|ct & no longer such summ as he or they shall\should/ think necessary & reasonable not exceeding in \the whole/ the summ of twelve hundred pounds for the fees & salaries of the Officers of the Mint or Mints in Scotland {illeg}|&| towards the provi{illeg}|d|ing maintaining & repairing the houses offices & buildings & other necessaries for assaying melting down & coining in the \said/ Mint of Scotland & which is but not sufficient provision was then made for defraying the charge of coynage: Be it further enacted that that all the moneys \hereafter/ arising by the|is| said\present/ a|A|ct {illeg}|w|ithin{illeg} the Kingdome of nat{io}\Ma^ts D/ dominions of South Britain shall be applied\issued out/ to \the excheq^r of/ his Ma^ties Mint within the Tower of London \for the use & service of y^e mint/, & all the moneys arising by the|i||s| same a|A|ct within his Ma^ts Dominions of North Britain shall in the same manner & by like Warrants & Orders be applied \issued to the Exchequer/ of his Mint in North Brit{illeg}|a|in \for the use & service |of| that Mint & y^t so much/ & {sic} what\{Moneys}/ moneys |as| shall be further wanting to maintain & support the said Mint in North b|B|ritain \shall/ be issued\may/ by Order \{illeg}or Warrant/ of the L^d Treasurer & Chancellour of the Exchequer for the time being {illeg}\of/ the {illeg}\L^ds/ Commissionners of the Treasury for the time or any three or more of them from the time being be issued out\of |from|/ his M^ts Exchequer from\out of/ any \publick/ fund or funds given or w^ch shall be given by Act of Parliament |[|the whole {ch} summ for \the fees &/ salaries \& fees/ of the Officers of the said Mint |in| |in N:B| & \of passing accounts & the/ {defray} charges of keeping the said Mint Repair North Brit{ta}|a|in & towards the providing maintaining & reprairing {sic} the houses Offices & buildings & other standing necessaries for assaying melting down & coining in the Mints of Scotland not exceeding 1100^li in any one year|]| the whole summ imprest to the Master of the said Mint {applied} to the use of the said Mint to And that it shall be {for} not exceeding |16| p|h|undred pounds sterling in any one yeare whereof\so issued out of the to the \Excheq^r &/ said Mint not exceeding th |16| hundred pounds sterling in any one year & the whole summ issued to both Mints in the same year not exceeding 15000^li & the {who} sterling in the same uses as above. And it/ /And it is hereby further that\ there shall not be allowed \in any one year/ above the summ of |11| hundred pounds \sterling/ for the fees & salaries of the Officers of y^e said Mint \in North Brit/ & /for\ the fees \of receiving the said money/ & |y^e| charges of passing \the/ accounts \thereof/ & towards the providing maintaining & repairing the houses offices & buildings & the {illeg}|o|ther standing necessaries for assaying melting down & coyning in the said Mint & \that/ the {illeg} overplus of the moneys issued as above shall be imployed for & towards the charge & expence expence wast & charge of assaying melting down & coyning &\including/ the charge of utensils & books accompanying the same\& furnaces/ for performing the same & that of scales & weights & books for receiving assaying \sizing/ & delivering \the bullion & moneys/ & that of stationary ware for keeping the accounts.

by the Order or Warrants of the Lord Trearer of great Britain & {illeg}|C|hancellour of the Exchequer of L^ds Comm^rs of y^e Treary or any three or more of them for the time being.

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