Three partial holograph drafts of a letter reporting the tests of Charles Brattell and Catesby Oadham for the post of assay master (two other candidates not having appeared): Brattell is judged the better candidate Isaac Newton c. 452 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 c. 10 April 1713, c. 452 words. Treasurer

Final version in Longleat House, Portland Papers, IX, f.193 (dated 10 April 1713 and printed in NC, 5: 403-4 with the erroneous reference Mint 19/1/193). Another draft at MINT00606 (Mint 19/2/431).

On the same side, also in Newton's hand: a series of calculations, notes on the value of Italian coins, and the end of a sentence about Tertullian and Cyprian.

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& by Tertullian De carne Christi sub finem & by Cyprian.

To the most HonbleHonourable the Earl of Oxford & Earl Mortimer Lord High Treasurer of great Britain

May it please yoryour LordpLordship

The Ecu of Rome 5. 134. The Iudio of Florence 6∟08 6∟15 The lire of Florence 9∟22

The lire of Genoa 105. The Iulo of Rome 6∟107. The lire of Rome 9∟16. The lire of Millain 7∟91. The Philip of Millain 55∟4 According to your LordpsLordships Order Mr Brattel & Mr Oadham have made some assays of gold & silver before us, & we are humbly of opinion that Mr Oadham Brattlel is the better Artist. Mr Kemp & Mr Cumberlege have not desired a triall waved the triall According to your LordpsLordships Order of yethe 2d Instant upon the Petition of Mr Catesby Oadham, [that we should cause a tryall to be made before us as to this qualifications for the place of Assaymaster of her MajtsMajestys Mint] directing us tothat we should cause a trial to be made before us by him & also by the rest of the Petitioners to yethetheir qualifications for the said Office who have been referred to usof AssaymrAssaymaster of her MatysMajestys Mint whose Petitions have been referred to us (if they desire it;) & ytthat we should then make our Report to hisyoryour LordpLordship wchwhich of them we conceive to be the best & fittest most expert & fittest person for that implymtimplyment We have caused such a tryall to be made between Mr Cha Brattel & Mr Oadham & humbly conceive Mr Brattle to be the more expert & fitter person for that Imployment. Mr The restother Petitioners upon notice have not desired a tryal. According to yoryour LordpsLordships Order of yethe 2d Instant upon the Petition of Mr Catesby Oadham for a tryal as to his Qualifications for yethe Office of place of AssaymrAssaymaster of the Mint, signified to us by Mr Harleys Letter of 2d instant, that we should cause a trial to be made before us by him & also by the rest of the Petitioners for yethe said Office whose Petitions have been referred to us (if they desired it,)as to their qualifications for yethe Office of AssaymrAssaymaster of her MatsMajestys Mint; & that we should then make our Report to yoryour LordpLordship wchwhich of thepm we conceived to be yethe most expert & fittest person for that imploymtimployment: We have caused such a trial to be made between before us by Mr Ch: Brattel & Mr Oadham, humbly conceive Mr & Mr to be the more expert & fitter person for that imploymtimployment. The other Petitioners upon notice have waved a tryal. In the