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Memoriall for Mr William Drummond present Warden
of Her Majesties Mint. att Edinburgh
That upon the dimission of Mr Charles Billingham Last Warden
of the Mint, of that office, in the year 1705, by reason of ane
indisposition of which he soone after died, The circumstances
of Mr Billing hams family were made known to Her Majestie
viz That he h
That he was married to a Ladie of a Noble family a Daughter of
the Earl of Marchmont and that he hade severall childrend
and Little to Leave them.
Vpon which dimission a Gift of this office being presented in
Mr Drummonds name, Her Majesty was acquainted at presen
ting of it, that ther was a summ of money to be given by him
for the account of Mr Billinghams Lady and Children, Vpon
which Mr Drummonds gift to that office was signed for his
Life, and he accordingly entred into the possession of the office
att Whitsuntide 1705 And at that term paid to Mr Billingham
£666: 13: 4: sterling, which summ the sallarie of his office
being £150 sterling yearly has not yet repaid him with the
intrest therof.
That Mr Drummond as Warden of the Mint being att London
in the Summer 1707 was appointed by my Lord High Treasurer
to meet with the officers of her Majesties Mint in the Tower
in order to the recoin
putting the Mint att Edinburgh upon the same method of
working with the Mint of England, that no distinction might
be in the methods of either Mints in all time coming in
consequence of the Treattie of Vnion betwixt both nations
Which Accordingly he did and gave in a Memoriall upon
the same to my Lord high Treasurer, And received of his
LopLordship the Standard peecespieces of Gold and Silver for the rule of
the coinage of the moneys in the Mint att Edinburgh And
which he brought to Scotland and delivered to the propper
officers of the Mint, And for which his attendance and
pains att London he has received no allowance nor
gratification
That in consequence of Mr Drummonds said Memoriall
upon his meetings with the officers of Her Majesties Mint
in the Tower, The Mint att Edinburgh being put in the same
method and rules of working with that of the Mint in the Tower,
the Recoinage of the moneys in Scotland was sett about
and from September 1707 Toto December 1708 inclusive
ther was coined and delivered out in the Mint att
Edinburgh £320995: 19: 6 sterling, which hurrie of
business tyed the whole officers to constant attendance for
the above space, And for which Mr Drummond as Warden,
As his post carries with it no manner of perquisit so he
has never received the Least gratification or allowance
Mr Drummondrummond from the above grounds all which he
can document, with submission hopes that he will be
preferred to the office of Master and worker of Her
Majesties said Mint. att Edinburgh now vacant
by the death of George Allardise Last Master
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Anne by the grace of GGod QQuueen of great Brittan France
and Ireland defender of the faith Will Ye tis with the speciall advice
and consent of ouur right truustie and right well beloved Cousens and Councellors
IJohn Marques of Tweddall lord high chancellouur of ouur ancient kingdom
of Scotland William Marquues of Annandale president of ouur privie Couuncil
High Earle of Louudaim Charles Earle of Selkirk IJohn Lord Balhaven
George Baillie of Ierviswood Lord thesauurer depuut Mr Francis Montgomery
of Gissan and Sir IJohn Horne of Blackadder Lords Commissioners of ouur
thesauury and of the rest of the Lords and others Commissioners of our said kingdom
To have nominated constituted and appointed Lykous we with the advice and
consent forsaid by these presents Nominate constitut and appoint ouur
truustie and well beloved William Drummond lawfull son to George Drummond
of Blairdruummond to be warden of ouur mint and coyning-house in ouur said
kingdom duuring all the days of his lifetime Giveing granting and disposing
to him the said truust and office with an yearly sallery of one huundred
and fifty pouunds sterling money to be paid unto him out of the first and
readiest of the fuund appointed for paying the fies and sallerys of the officers
of ouur said mint conform to the act of parliament together with all other
priviledges and freedoms which at any time heretofore did belong to the ward
ens of the said mint as well not named as named Excepting what is
prohibited or innovated by the standing laws relateing to the mint With
power to the said William Druummond to constituute and appoint depuuts and
suubstituuts uunder him in the said office for whom he shall be answerable And
we command the said yearly Sallery of one hundred and fifty pounds to be
puunctuually paid to the said Williamd drummond ouut of the first and readiest
of the fuund abovespecified Begining the first terms payment at the term of Lambes
nexxt ensuueing the date of these presents And so to continuue yearly and termly
therafter duuring the space forsaid And to the effect the said William druummond
May the more conveniently exercise and attend the said office we hereby Give
and dispose to him duuring the space forsaid commodintions lodgings for his and
his familys proper uuse within the said Mint and coining houuse as were enjoyed
by his predecessors in the said office Commanding the generall of the said Mint
to receive and admitt him to the said place and office in the uusuuall form
Given under ouur privie seall at ouur couurt at St IJames's the ninth day
of march and of ouur Reign the fourth year 170 Doquuested thuus per signatuuram mann S: D: N Regine suprascript Nerten to the privie seall and Registrat the second day of May 1705 Signed thuus Will Alves Dept. Sealled At Edinbuurgh the third day of May 1705 in absence and by warrand of the depuut by e signed thuus Alex: Prince: The seall appended
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At Edinbuurgh the twenty first day of March one thousand seven hundred and seven years ouur Soveraign lady with the special advice and consent of the Estates of parliament Ratifies approves and perpetuually Confirms a gift and commission under the privie seall of this kingdom of the date at St IJames's the ninth day of March one thousand seven hundred and five years granted by her Majesty with Consent of the lords and other commissioners of her thesauury and ExcqrExchequer To William Drummond lawfull son to George Drummond of Blairdrummond duuring his life of the truust and office of warden of the Mint and coyning houuse in this kingdom with a yearly Sallery of one hundred and fifty pound sterling out of the first and readiest of the find appoint depuuts and substituuts for whom he shall be answerable And of commodionscommoditions lodgings in the said Mint for the uuse of him and his family In the haill heads articles and clauuses of the said gift and commission And her Majestie with consent forsaid wills and grants and for her and her Royall successors Statuuts ordains and declares the forsaid fit and commission to be a good valualue and sufficient right to the said William Drummond confirm to the touwer of the same for possessing and enjoying duuring his life withouut stop and impediment so far as concerns the interest of her Majesty or her forsaid, the abovementioned office and truust with the forsaid yearly sallery and the other priviledges pertaining thereto contained in the forsaid gift and abovementioned And that the said gift and Commission shall never be quuarrelled or revoked by her Majesty or her forsaid And also that this present ratification is and shall be to all intents as sufficient as if every wordd of the forsaid gift and commission were inserted herein with the notnote inserting wherof and with all other defects and imperfections that may or can be objected against the same or this present ratification therof Her Majesty with consent forsaid for her and her Royall Suuccessors has dispensed and hereby dispenses for ever Extracted furth of the record fo parliament by me Sir IJames Muurray of Philip thouugh one of the Senators of the Colledge of Iuustice Clerk to the Parliament and to her Majesties Couuncills Registers and Rolls signed thuus IJa Muuray Cls: reg: