Rough partial holograph draft of <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT00140">MINT00140</ref> (Mint 19/1/325) Isaac Newton c. 326 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 Ca. February 1715 [= 1716] , c. 326 words. MINT 19/1/269, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/1/269 Ca. February 1715 [= 1716] England English Holograph MintAccounts and Expenses Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott
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To the RtRight HonbleHonourable the Lord Commissioners of his Majesties Treasury.

May it please yoryour LordpsLordships

The Act of Coinage being neare expiring We have thought it orour Duty humbly to [lay before yoryour LordpsLordships the present state of the Mint with respe in the Tower of London & at Edinburgh with respect to that Act.] represent to yoryour LordpsLordships that the moneys leviable by this Act have usually ab mamounted to about 10000li per anannum in times of peace, & since the last peace have during the tree years ending at Christamas last amounted to which is after the rate of about per anannum one year with another at a medium.

That th time of war the when the coinage was very small the per

That in the same three years the charge of Coinage has increased every year been very great & encreased every year so as in the last year to amount unto 134876. 18. 512 between Christmas & Christmas & in all the three years to unto 3428454. 13. 1 to which if 13500l per anannum allowed forby Act of Parliament or Salaries & Repairs of buildings & officers in his MajtsMajestys Mint in the Tower of London & 1200li per anannum allowed by yethe to his MatsMajestys Mint in Scotland &at Edinburgh & about 350li per anannum allowed for prosecuting Clippers & Coyners, be added the whole charge of the two Mints during the last three years will amount unto about 43454li. 12. 1. wchwhich &is after the rate of 14500 about 14500li per annannum at a medium. And this expence is bigger then then the Inc annual Income by about one half or in the proportion of three to two. And if the char expence continues to be so great as it has been the two last years, th it will exceed the income by above 5000li per anannum.

This expence has been hitherto supplied out of the stock