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Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/2/565, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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<565r>

receiving by a deputation under M^r Neale, the – — weight. And we most humbly lay before yo^r Lo^ps {illeg} {illeg} that in Our opinion the the {sic} charges of performing that service may in o^r opinion amount to amount to upon y^e pound weight for y^e 1^st melting

For y^e first melting			^d $\frac{3}{4}$
For y^e wast in melting			2	the sweep being estimated at a farthing.
For y^e loss by y^e worsness			2 $\frac{3}{4}$
For r{illeg}\|e\|f{illeg}\|ining\|			$\frac{1}{2}$	$\frac{1}{2}$ farthing
For incidents			$\frac{1}{2}$
For y^e Gentlemens care trouble & hazzard		}	1
	In all
	In y^e whole		7 $\frac{1}{2}$	& $\frac{1}{2}$ farthing.

All which is

Professor Rob Iliffe
Director, AHRC Newton Papers Project

Scott Mandelbrote,
Fellow & Perne librarian, Peterhouse, Cambridge

Faculty of History, George Street, Oxford, OX1 2RL - newtonproject@history.ox.ac.uk

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