'Account of the Silver Monies Coind in his Majestie's Mint In the Tower'

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/2/294, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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An Account of the Silver Monies Coined In his Majestie's Mint In the Tower from the 20^th. Iuly 1660. to the 12^th. day of Decemb^r. 1699.

From 20^th. Iuly 1660. to the 20^th. of Decemb^r. 1666	£969559	09^s	5^d.
wherein Note that the Cross and harp silver Monies recoined, and the french Silver Monies for the sale of Dunkirkr that were coined On the years 1662, 1663, and 1664. was about 830000^ll. part of the above said sum.
And from the 20^th. Decemb^r. 1666. (being when the Act for {enc}ouraging of Coynage was made) to 31^st) Decemb^r. 1695	3,350,018	06	3.
{In} the year 1696. being the recoining of the 12 General Remains	2,463 110	17	7 $\frac{1}{4}$
{In} the year 1697. being what was coined from Hammered Money	1,907,244	16	6
{In} the same year by Sir John Johnson, Peter Floyer & others undertaken for taking in Plate	263,733	11	0.

What was Imported as Bullion, Supposed to be melted down both from Plate and clipt and Hammered money In the years 1696. 1697. 1698. and 1699. being 152925. 11. 16. 12. will make In tale	{£}{4}77,167	16	1 $\frac{1}{4}$
	9,420,837	11	11 $\frac{1}{4}$
Country mints	1,801 420	17	4
	11,222,258	9	3 $\frac{1}{4}$

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1660 for 1669.

Professor Rob Iliffe
Director, AHRC Newton Papers Project

Scott Mandelbrote,
Fellow & Perne librarian, Peterhouse, Cambridge

Faculty of History, George Street, Oxford, OX1 2RL - newtonproject@history.ox.ac.uk