Notes on German coins

Author: Isaac Newton, Unknown

Source: MINT 19/2/178, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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A pound weight English conteins eight\twelve/ ounces a Mark eight ounces an ounce twenty penny weight, a penny weight 24 grains.

Eighteen Hanover Pieces of $\frac{2}{3}$ weigh 7^oz 11^dwt 16^gr \English/ w^ch is a Mark Hanover weight. [And one such Piece weight|s| 8^dwt 10 $\frac{2}{9}$ grains. |so that a Mark Hannover is lighter then a Mark English by 8^dwt. 8^gr|.

Four of those \pieces/ being assayed, each of them twice: three of them wanted 1^dwt full & one of them 1 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^dwt full of being 121 Carats\ounces/ fine. They were each of them assayed twice.

By the standard of England one pound weight Troy of fine gold is equal in value to 15^lwt 7|2|^oz 1{illeg}|0|^dwt 16 7∟32^gr of fine silver.

And one Mark weight of fine gold is equal in value to 15^marks 1 ounce. 13^dwt 16|2|∟88^gr of fine silver.

And one Mark of fine silver is equal in value to 10 penny weight & 12∟471 grains of fine gold: supposing that the Mark conteins eight ounces, the ounce 20 penny weight & the pennny weight 24^grains.

If any fine silver is sent to me from Hanover I can coin it into English money, I can coin it into English money according to the weight & Essay, & by|u|y gold therewith after the rate above mentioned, & deliver the gold to any person appointed to receive the same. Or else I can delived|r| the new silver money to any person appointed to buy gold therewith. Is. Newton

Of the kingdomes & Churches {illeg} described by John & of his allusions to the first & second Temple & the sychronizi|cal|ng parts of his Prophecy