Memorandum: 'Plate Melted att the Tower anno 1696' Isaac Newton c. 223 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 c. 1697, c. 223 words.

A brief assessment attested by Robert Rayner and examined by John Seacroft. Followed by fragmentary notes on the assessment in Newton's hand.

 MINT 19/2/564, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/2/564 c. 1697 England English Clerical Hand Holograph MintGold and Silver Coinage 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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Plate Melted all the Tower Anno 1696

Weight before Melted Weight after Melted Totall Worsness Totall Wast lwt lwtozdwt lwtozdwt lwtozdwt 22884:0:0 22716:3:15 684:11:9 167:8:5

Attest by Robert Rayner.

Exa:Examined by IJohn Seacroft.

Totall Worsness is .... 1s: 10d14d ꝑper Lwtpound weight

Totall Wast is ..... 0: 5: 14 ꝑper Dopound weight The weight before melting by the account of Mr Reynor 22884lwt: 1oz. 15dwt The weight after melting by yethe account of Mr Reynor 22716. 3. 15 by yethe Mint account 22804. 2. 0. The reason of yethe difference is the recconing of an Ingot for plate byin the Mint account wchwhich in yethe other account is recconed for hammered money. Total worsness by both accounts 684lwt. 11oz. 9dwt. Total wast by Mr Reynors account 167. 8. 5, by yethe mint account 79lbwt. 11oz. 15dwt. Granes pdpaid per lwtpound weight. Total wWorsness of the whole by the mint account 7dwt. 5gr by Mr Reynors account 7dwt 5gr23. ytthat is 2s. 1d. per lwtpound weight Wast of the whole by ytthat Mint account is (2015grains grains, ytthat is 2d78 & deducting a penny for granes or sweep there remains) 21d78 wchwhich is ytthat same wast wthwith that of the hammered money. By Mr Reynors account yethe wast is 6d. & deducting ytthat sweep. 5d per lwtpound weight wchwhich certainly is too much.