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Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/1/253, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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  'Directions about the Triall of the monies of Gold & Silver in the Pix' [MINT 19/1/228-9]

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The manner of the Tryall of the
Pix.

His Majesty or his Councill appoints the time and place for the Tryall of the monys in the Pix: the time is usually about a month after 'tis ordered, & the Place in or near the Star chamber.

The Lord High Chancellour sends his Letter to the Wardens & Company of Goldsmiths to return, to returne him the names of an able Iury for that Tryall

The returne of the names being made to his Lordship he sends his Warrant by his Serjeant at Arms, or Serjeants deputy to summon the Iury by their names, to meet at the time & place appointed for the Tryall.

On the day appointed, the Pix-boxes are brought and plac'd on a Table, about nine in the morning, by the care of the Officers of the Mint.

About tenn, the King if he pleases, & the Lord Chancellour & other Lords of the Councill appointed by the King, take their places at the table aforesaid, the Officer of the Mint, Exchequer & the Iury of Goldsmiths attending.

Then the Lord Chancellour calls to his Serjeant at Arms for his Warrant for summoning the Iury, & appoints the same to be deliverd to the Remembrancers deputy, who attends with a Copy of an Oath to be given to the Iury

The Pix-boxes are opened by the Officers of the Mint and the Gold & Silver monys therein poured upon the Table

Then the Lord Chancellour causeth the said Oath to be administred to the Iury: Which being done

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The Lord Treasurer or Lords Commissioners of the Treasury or Chancellour of the Exchequer appoint the standard Troy weights, & the Indented tryall-pieces of His Majestys Crown Gold monys, & standard sivler monys kept in the Treasury of the Exchecquer to be deliverd for the use of the Iury: And the Lord Chancellour examines the Tryall-pieces, by the like Indented tryall pieces, kept by the Warden of the Mint.

Then the Lord Chancellour or in his Absence the Chancellour of the Exchecquer gives the Iury in charge to make tryall of the Gold & Silver monys in the Pix by the standards of his Majestys Treasury, according to the Rules sett-down in the Indenture of the Mint; which are to doe it carefull by fire, by water, by touch, or by weight, or by all, or by some of them, after the most just & exact manner that can be; it being a Business of a very publick concern.

Then the Lord Chancellour appoints the Iury, when & where to attend his Lordship with their Verdict, And then he departs with the rest of the Lords.

When the Iury present their Verdict, the deputy of the Remembrancer attends to read it, and keeps it, when tis read.