Holograph draft written as from George Allardes to Treasurer (and signed 'George Allardes' in Newton's hand)

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/3/119, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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<119r>

To the Right Hon^ble the Earl of Godolphin L^d High Treasurer of great Britain{illeg}.

May it please yo^r Lords^p

Vpon a memorial of M^r Drummond Warden of her Maj^ties Mint at Edinburgh & a Report \made/ thereupon made by the Officers of her Maj^ties Mint in the Tower of London, her Maj^ty having been pleased by her Warrant dated 12 of Iuly last\12/ to send Moneyers from the Mint in the Tower to Mint at Edinburgh w^th an allowance of 9^d per pound weight Troy for the coynage of silver money there \at Edinburgh/, besides horses, hors-meat, hors-keep/ers\ fire & alume for their use & the charges of thei{illeg}|r| jour{illeg}|n|ey thither & back & a weekly maintenance \during their stay there/ when the{ir}|re| is not work sufficient to maintain them there; I have \hitherto/ advanced money for these services that the {illeg}|c|oynage might receive no stop. But these charges being extraordinary except the 9^d per lw^tt, I humbly pray that they may be allowed to me\in my accounts/ {illeg}|a|s incidental charges, & that moneys may be imprest to me from the Receiver\Collector/ of the coynage moneys\Bullion/ for bearing the|se| same charges untill my accounts can be stated.

All w^ch is most humbly submitted to yo^r

Lords^ps great wisdome

George Allardes.

^[1]

And I further whereas {illeg} \by order of her Maj^ts Council in Scotland/ I have hitherto melted the {illeg} old moneys into Ingots to be recoyned & the charges thereof this cannot \regularly/ be defrayed out of the moneys belonging to the Mint \& by order of her Maj^ts Council in Scotland\&/ &{illeg} to be allowed p^r lw^tt for y^e {same} \melting/ {sic}/ |melting| \& the|i||s| charge ought to be born by the Im{illeg}|p|orter/ I humbly pray yo^r Lord^ps Order for the {illeg}|p|aymens|t| of this|e| charge\sufficient/ out of the equivalent. All

^[1] 4 Decemb^r
1707.