Holograph notes for MINT00322 (Mint 19/2/111-16)

44$\frac{1}{2}$ Guine{illeg}|a|s should make a pound Troy weight & contein 11 x 480 = 5280^gr of fine ☉. They contein 5278^gr as nearly as I can compute by weight & assay together when new out of the Mint. By wearing they lose of that weight, so that \44$\frac{1}{2}$/ old Guineas scarce contain 5200 gr.

62 shillings should make a pound Tory W^t & contain 11∟1 x 480 = 4|5|328^gr of fine ☉. They contein 4 about that weight when new out of the Mint but weare very fast. The sixpences coyned 169 18 years ago, have lost 3$\frac{1}{2}$ {illeg} 4 per cent The Shillings 2 per cent. The half crowns 1$\frac{1}{4}$. The crowns $\frac{3}{4}$ per cent. So that 62 ^sh in old money contein conteins but about 5110^gr. The shillings 5200 the The {sic} half crowns 5150, & the crowns 5290.

44$\frac{1}{2}$ Guineas are valued at 4 44$\frac{1}{2}$ 1. 1. 6 = 47^£ 16.^s.9.^d And this silver money when new coyned conteins

44$\frac{1}{2}$ Guineas contain a pound W^t Troy of stan Gold, or 11x480 = 5280 gr of fine Gold, And ar & are va;ued at 44$\frac{1}{2}$ x 21^s. 6^d = 47.^£ 16^s. 9^d.

62^s make a pound weight of Standard silver & contein 11∟1x480^gr of sta fine silver = 5328^gr.

Therefore 5280^gr of fine gold are to 5328^gr of fine silver as 47.16.9 to 3^£ 2^s that is as 11481 pence to 744 pence or as 15∟43 to 1. And fine Gold is to fine Silver of equal weight as [15∟29. to 1] 11481 to 737∟2971 or 15∟5717|6|8 to 1, or 15∟5717 to 1, by the law of England.

But sixpences are

Gold is to silver in France as 15 to 1 by law.

                    Spain as 16 to 1 by law

A German Ducat goes in Holland for 5 Guilders 5 Stivers that is for 105 styvers or 104∟99|56| + 5∟2{illeg}|3| = 109∟84|79|. Or 104∟1 + 5∟28|3| = 103∟3{illeg}|3| Or 109∟3. {illeg} 9.^s 1$\frac{1}{3}$^d English. In England it is worth 9^s. 5$\frac{9}{10}$. And as 9.^s 5∟9 to the difference 5|4|∟56666 so is 21. 6. to 10^d∟344{illeg}. Thus subducted from 21^s. 6^d leaves a Guinea worth 20.^s 7$\frac{2}{3}$^d. Gold to Silver in Holland as 14$\frac{15}{16}$ to 1.

In Italy & Germany tis as 15|4|{illeg}$\frac{7}{8}$ to 1 or thereabouts.

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M^r Wadhams Paper of reasons against M^r Brattell is full of mistakes. S^r Isaac Newton was the first man who proposed a trial between the Petitioners & affirmed

Total imported - 2074. 5. 7. 11 = 99530.