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The arrangements for meeting the costs of coinage in Scotland established under the act of 1686 are no longer applicable since the Union, which requires conformity between the London and Edinburgh Mints. Funds should have been supplied instead by the bullion collector [Daniel Stewart], but on account of his death there is no money available to pay salaries with.
Vnto The Right Honourable The Earle of Godolphin Lord High
The Representation of
other officer of her aties
Humbly sheweth
That by the 16th article of the Treaty of union, It is appointed
that the Coin shall be o the same standart and value throughout the
united Kingdom, and
England and the present officers of the mint
and alterations by Her atie
In Prosecution wherof and Her majesties orders to that effect the
Mint
and the Clerks are Instructed in the keeping of the books as the Clerks doe
there And three new Clerks are added Namely one for the master ane other for
the Warden and a third for the Comptroller or Counter warden, And the
assay master having had noe Clerk is allowed ane assistant Dureing the
present Recoinage As also for saving of Charges of more officers the
warden, and Comptroller by turns Doe the office of Surveyer of the met
The Comptroller officiats as weigher and teller and their Clerks are Clerks to
those offices And the Queens Clerk is made Clerk to the papers and Irons
besyde several
Matters being thus adjusted and the methods of the mint at the Towr
fully understood and exactly practised at Edinburgh The Recoinage is far
advanced
But our proceedings therein with success comes to be obstructed by the
following occasions viz
The former fund appointed by the 24th Act of the Parliament held
in Scotland anno 1686 a Coppie wherof is here with, laid befor your
for Defraying the expence of a free Coinage supporting the fabrick
and paying the sallaries of the officers of the Mint here falls by the
Vnion, The Duties upon goods from which this Fund Did arise being
now Discharged by the Supervenient law that appoints equality of taxes
throughout the united Kingdome
While the Impositions laid on by the forsaid Act 1686: for support
of this mint stood The same were by the said Act appointed to be
apart by themselves seperat and Distinct from all other the customes
and Revenues in a Chester wherof the Generall or master of the mint
to have one Key and the Generall
are appointed not to be otherwayes applyed then for the ends aforsaid
and lately the
to be payed in to a Collector Called the Collector of the Bullion
one Mr Daniell Stewart had that office but is lately dead and therby
the whole bygone Bullion mony which was very Considerable stops
ers
Defraying the Charge of a free Coinage paying the officers Sallaries
or
have
of August 1707 And there is wanting such ane Establishment that may
defray these Charges for the future as obtains as in her aties
at the Towr
By the forsaid state of the mint in this place wherof the vouchers
are here with Produced viz: the forsaid act or Parliament 1686
the Instructions sent down by her atieatie
in the mint in the towr the principall Remaining there your
Lordshipe will
the same least her aties
May it therefor please your Lordshipe to Give such
orders for Defraying the Charge of a free Coinage
officers both old and new with such Regard to ther surcharge
of burden by the late Regulations as your
think fitt at the present To which end the Calling for
Mr Stewarts accompts from his Representatives may
a Considerable sum and any establishment that may be
made for the future That your
into your Consideration the officers Sallaries according
to the present Circumstances of the mint here in
Conformity to Her Majesties Mint at the tower
All which is Humbly Submitted to your lordships Great
Wisdome By