187), also dated (in another hand) 14 November 1707

Author: Isaac Newton, Unknown

Source: MINT 19/3/184, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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<184r>

May it please yo^r Lo^p

In obedience to yo^r Lord^ps order of reference of Nov. 12 1707\y^e 12^t instant/ upon the memorial hereunto annexed, we have considered the said Memorial & we are humbly of opinion that \it/ is reasonable & agreable to y^e i|I|ndenture of the Mints & at present necessary for y^e Master of her Maj^ts Mint at Edinborough to allay the silver \molten with scotch coal/ {illeg}|in| such manner & proportion as shall be\are {illeg} found appears to be |by experience| \is found// most effectual & exact for making the moneys of due standard fineness, provided the allay be put in not by conjecture or in an arbitrary manner but according to \the Pot bill& to/ such rule or rules as shall be\are/ grounded upon experience & \the same being/ agreed \also/ upon by the Officers of tha|e|t Mint|s| \as most |[|effectual for that purpose without erring \& most free from erroor|i||ng| {sic}/ in fineness or coarsess unless by accident. For an error \in fineness/ otherwise then by accident unless the money undeliverable/ \the moneys/ \\Duly/ standard without erring in fineness unless by accirdent. For an error in {illeg}|fi|neness otherwise then by accident makes the moneys undeliverable/ And {we} since by {illeg} experiments newly made in that |[|Mint the silver in melting is found to refine \& lading out {illeg} refines \about/ three half peny {sic} w^t/ in the proportion \pound w^t Troy by {illeg} {W} or {illeg} as is/ alleged in the memorial & in the last trial of the Pix the moneys coyned by their usual\ancient/ method \have \{illeg}/ {abided} the trial of the Pix & the last trial/ proved {illeg} standard full, & there is no time at present for making experiments to bring this matter to an exacter regulation, we are humbly of opinion that the {illeg}ter\Officers/ of the said Mint may \still/ be allowed to use their same \usuall |ancient|/ meto|h|od, to {illeg} use the same me \of \allaying the Pot for/ making the moneys standard in fineness/ untill the present\present/ recoynage of the moneys in S{illeg}|c|otland shall be finished.

Mint Office
14. Nov. 1707.

For the Assaym^rs duty is to be as ex{illeg}|a|ct as he can

For if the moneys