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<title>Order to send officers to the London Mint for a pyx trial on Monday 28 July, to be attended also by officers from York, Exeter, Bristol, Chester and Newcastle</title>
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<note type="metadataLine"><hi rend="italic">c.</hi> June 1707, <hi rend="italic">c.</hi> 355 words.</note>

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<change when="2001-01-01" type="metadata">Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo &amp; John Young</change>
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    <change when="2017-01-23">Transcribed by <name>Will Scott</name></change>
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    <p rend="indent0" xml:id="par1">Whereas the Lords of her <choice><abbr>Maj<hi rend="superscript">ties</hi></abbr><expan>Majesties</expan></choice> most <choice><abbr>hon<hi rend="superscript">ble</hi></abbr><expan>honourable</expan></choice> Privy Council <lb xml:id="l1"/>have appointed the 28<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> day of this present month of Iuly <lb xml:id="l2"/>at nine of the clock in the morning to have a Triall <lb xml:id="l3"/>taken of her <choice><abbr>Maj<hi rend="superscript">ties</hi></abbr><expan>Majesties</expan></choice> Pix at the house inhabited by the <lb xml:id="l4"/>Vsher within the Receipt of her <choice><abbr>Maj<hi rend="superscript">ties</hi></abbr><expan>Majesties</expan></choice> Exchequer at <lb xml:id="l5"/>Westminster: And whereas by certain Acts of Parliament, <lb xml:id="l6"/>the Diet of Plate assayed by the Assaymasters of the Com<lb xml:id="l7"/>panies of Goldsmiths of the Cities of York Exeter Bristol <lb xml:id="l8"/>Chester Norwich &amp; town of Newcastle upon Tine, being <lb xml:id="l9"/>locked up <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes">in Boxes</add> with three keys <del type="strikethrough">in the custody of</del><add place="supralinear" indicator="no">kept by</add> the two Wardens <lb xml:id="l10"/>&amp; one Assaymaster of each Company, is, at the charges of <lb xml:id="l11"/>each respective Company, to be conveyed to her <choice><abbr>Maj<hi rend="superscript">ties</hi></abbr><expan>Majesties</expan></choice> <lb xml:id="l12"/>Mint in the Tower of London (annually if required,) <lb xml:id="l13"/>that it may be tried as the Pix of the coyn of this <lb xml:id="l14"/>kingdom is tried.</p>
    
    
    
    <p rend="indent0" xml:id="par2">These are to will and require you forthwith upon receipt <lb xml:id="l15"/>hereof to <del type="strikethrough">summons &amp; warn all &amp; every the Wardens &amp; <lb xml:id="l16"/>Assay-masters of the said six Companies of Goldsmiths at <lb xml:id="l17"/>York Exeter Bristol Chester Norwich &amp; Newcastle that <lb xml:id="l18"/>they do forthwith</del> convey or cause to be conveyed to <del type="cancelled">t</del>he<add place="inline" indicator="no">r</add> <lb xml:id="l19"/>Majesties Mint within the Tower of London the Box or <lb xml:id="l20"/>Boxes <del type="strikethrough">wherein is locked up <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes"><del type="strikethrough">by them</del></add> the Diet of all such PLate as <lb xml:id="l21"/>hath hitherto been assayed by the Assay-master<del type="cancelled">s</del> of the said <add place="supralinear" indicator="no"><del type="strikethrough">each respective</del></add> <lb xml:id="l22"/>Compan<del type="over">i</del><add place="over" indicator="no">y</add><del type="cancelled">es</del> respectively <add place="supralinear" indicator="no"><del type="strikethrough">for the time being</del></add></del><add place="supralinear" indicator="no"><del type="strikethrough">committed to <add place="supralinear" indicator="no"><del type="strikethrough">in</del></add> the</del> <add place="lineBeginning supralinear" indicator="no">of all <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> Diet in your</add> respective <del type="strikethrough">keepings</del> charges or custodies<choice><sic>,</sic><corr type="noText"/></choice></add>, &amp; that <del type="strikethrough">they</del><add place="supralinear" indicator="no">you</add> the <del type="strikethrough">said</del> Wardens and <lb xml:id="l23"/><add place="lineBeginning" indicator="no">your</add> Assay-master<del type="cancelled">s</del> &amp; every of them do <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes">also</add> attend with the<del type="cancelled">ir</del> keys <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes">thereof</add> at <lb xml:id="l24"/>the said trial of the Pix on munday the 28<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> of this instant <lb xml:id="l25"/>Iuly by nine of the clock in the forenoon at the house above <lb xml:id="l26"/>mentioned in Westminster to open the said Boxes for trying <lb xml:id="l27"/><add place="supralinear" indicator="yes">in their presence</add> the Dust therein conteined, as they &amp; every of them will <lb xml:id="l28"/>answer the contrary at their perills. <del type="strikethrough">And for so doing this <lb xml:id="l29"/>shall be <choice><abbr>yo<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></abbr><expan>your</expan></choice> warrant.</del> Dated <space dim="vertical" unit="lines" extent="2"/></p>
    
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