Copy of response to the bills of Mr Looke and Mr Wallford, Melters of Bristol and Exeter Mints Isaac Newton c. 288 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 18 Mar 1701, c. 288 words.

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 MINT 1/8/23, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 1/8/23 18 Mar 1701 England English Clerical Hand Mint Country Mints Correspondence Transcribed & catalogued byWill Scott
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To yethe Rt.Right Honble.Honourable the Lords Comrs.Commissioners of Her Mats.Majestys TrearyTreasury

May it please yor.your Lordshipps

In obedience to yor.your LordppsLordshipps Ordr.Order of Reference of yethe 20th Febry last past, We have Consider'd yethe PeticonPetition hereunto annexed of Mr. Ralph Looke + Mr. Samll. Wallford late Melters of Bristoll + Exeter Mints, togathertogether with their respective Bills for the extraordinary Charges, they have been at in providing Charcoale for the dispatch of the publick Businenesse and in makeing up yethe King's sweep of the first Melting.

The substance of their PeticonPetition to yethe sweep Wee find upon Enquiry to be matter of fact, and wt.what yethe Melters of yethe severall Country Mints have often laid before us in ordr.order to be reliev'd, but wt.what we have all along put off, untill we had sufficient authority from yor.your LordppsLordshipps to allow these extraordinary Charges.

We therefore pr.resume to lay before yoryour LordppsLordshipps that upon examining their Bills annexed to their PeticonPetition, We are of opinion that the sum̄mme of 140l: is a sufficient allowance to each of the Petrs.Petitioners for makeing up the sweep of the first Melting. that they do deserve yethe further sum̄mme of 50l: each for the extraordinary Charges they have been at in buying Charcoale And that Mr. Looke haveing provided at his own Cost all the Melting Potts + severall other Vtensills for the use of Bristoll Mint, and paid the Charges of Carryage (all wch.which in other Mints were provided + payd for by the King) doth deserve the sum̄mme of 33l: 07s: 06d over + above his other allowances

All wch.which is Humbly submitted to yor.your LordppsLordshipps

great Wisdom by

Mint Office 18 March 17012

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