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

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Fol. 2. l. 9. After the words now being in {p}|f|orce add [except {sic}

Fol. 3. l. 1. After the words [in the body of this present Act] add the words [with relation to the Mint or Mints in Egland {sic}.] And then add the following clause

And whereas by the Act of Vnion made in the sixt year of Queen Ann a Mint is to be continued in Sco{illeg}|t|land under the same Rules as the Mint in England: Be it further enacted that all the moneys arising in Scotland by this Act shall be issued out of his Ma^ts Exchequer to the Master & Worker or \or Warrant/ Master & Workers of his Ma^ties Mint or Mints in Scotland {or} \for the use & service thereof by such Order/ /or Warrant as by {sic}\ after the same manner that the \like/ moneys arising in England are issued to the Mint\by this & former/ are \& have been/ issued to the Master & Worker or W|M|asters & Workers of his Ma^ts Mint {illeg}|o|r Mints in England |[|by the Order {illeg}|o|r Warrants of the L^d Treasurer of great Britain & {sic} Vnder Treasurer or Lord Co{m}^r Comm^rs of the Treasury or any       or more of them now being or the Lord High Treasurer or any        or more of the Commissioners {illeg}|o|f the Treasury for the time being,|]| to be kept under in his Ma^ts Office of Receipt in the said Mint under the keys of the Master & Work, Warden & Counter Warden or Comptroller of the said Mint \for the time being/ & according to the Manner & Course issued out thence from time to time according to the Course & Manner \& course/ {illeg}|o|f his Maj^ts Mint in England

And it is hereby further enacted that there shall not be issued out from of the Exchequer of the said moneys in one year for the fees & salaries of the Officers of the |s^d| Mint {or}|&| \or Mints in Scotland/ Officers who \issue &|th|e said money &/ pass the Accounts |th|of th|ereof|e \said/ moneys & towards the providing maintaining {illeg}|&| repairing of the h|H|ouses Offices & Buildings & other things necessary to the said Mint\incidents of the Mint necessary/ for Assaying melting down & coining above the summ of{illeg}         pounds sterling money, & 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, & the buying in of gold & silver to {exa} & the necessary charge of incidents w^ch accompany the coinage\same/\& other incidents of the {illeg}|c|oinage/ & not otherwise.