Detailed list of supplies to be sent to Edinburgh and their prices Isaac Newton c. 338 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 12 April 1707, c. 338 words. Treasury

Draft of T. 1/101.91, MINT00950 (of the same date, printed in NC, 4: 485-7).

The Edinburgh Mint's other requirements can be met locally as hitherto.

 MINT 19/3/70, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/70 12 April 1707 England English Holograph MintEdinburgh Mint 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 High Treasurer of England.

May it please yoryour LordpLordship

In obedience to your LordpsLordships Order of the 3d Order of the 3d Instant we have considered the Inventory therewith sent us of Tools & other necessaries proposed to be provided in London for the use of her MajtiesMajesties Mint in Scotland, & are humbly of Opinion, that besides the two Pyles of Standard weights, two Triall pieces for crown gold & two standard Trial pieces for standard silver mentioned in orour late report of March it may be convenient to sent to them from her MajtiesMajesties Mint in the Tower the things wchwhich we have here set down wthwith their prizes as follows.

One set of Bell weights for Gold 2.00.00 One set of Bell weights for Silver 4.10.00 Two sets of penny weights grains & coyn-weights 0.9.00 One douzen of sixing scales with counterpoises 6.12.00 One pair of cast Rollers One set of brass Patterns for casting yethe barrs of gold & silver

If more sets of these things be wanted they may be either bought in shops or made in Scotland by these patterns above mentioned, or sent from the Tower if yoryour LopLordship pleases.

The blistered steel, the German steel, the Mercury, Alume, Vitriol Winestone, Charcoal, Bone-ashes, Coppel molds, Mufflers, Essay Ballances, Bras Calms, Files, Brushes, Table Vice, Grindstones, Oylestones & Sweep-Miln are usefull in coyning, &but may be provided by the Officers of thaet Mint in Scotland as formerly, they being to be had in shops, & the new Mint not differing in these things from the old. We do not think it necessary that all these things sholuld be sent from London, but have notwithstanding set down in the schedule annexed the prizes in Londoon of all the things in their Inventory, excepting that we do not know what they mean by a sizing Miln & Iusting Flots large scratches half wier, there being no such names of things in use amongst us.

All wchwhich &c