'Accompt due by Her Majtie to George Allardes Master of her Majties Mint for the Coinage in Scotland'

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Source: MINT 19/3/51-2, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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Accompt due by Her Majtie to George Allardes of Allardes Master of Her Majties Mint for the Coinage in Scotland

November
1709

Imp: The masters allowance for the Coinage of 64 stone 13 p^d \Scots/ weight of ten and fyve Pence pieces att 20 £ scots or 1: 13: 4 sterlin {sic} money ꝑ stone weight Conform to the Acts of Parliament in relation to the Coinage being the money Coined from the month of March 1705 to May 1707	}
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		£ib	Sh	d
		108	00	5
To an Accompt of Steall and iron for that Coiange		3	16	8 $\frac{1}{2}$
To an Accompt of {illeg}\|Small Coal for the forge and\| Smiths work		3	06	8
To an Accompt of mens work preparing te Mint and making the furnace heads for that Coinage	}	3	16	1 $\frac{1}{2}$
To an Accompt of Depursments for oy\|u\|r necessaries for that Coinage		3	02	7 $\frac{1}{2}$
To Refineing 8 stone 4 p^d 3 ounces 15 {drop} silver for that Coinage att 1£ ꝑ stone weight	}	8	05	3 $\frac{1}{2}$
To David Calendar for Six Precepts for the Quarterly Sallaries from Martinmas 1704 to Candlemas 1706	}	1	09	0
To a Small accompt due to the Master upon the {kerneels} of fineness of that Coiange as ꝑ the Mint Records	}	1	09	9 $\frac{1}{3}$
To the Workmens wages putting y^e Mint in order for y^e recoinage		2	05	10
To the fraught of Goods sent from the tower of London to y^e mint and Cariage from Leith to Edinb^r ꝑ accompt		20	15	00
It he craves allowance of £31. 19. 2 being y^e Loss upon 295 Guineas which he received from the Collector of y^e Bullion att 23 shill. 8^d ꝑ Guinea In Payn^t of 350£ ordered for y^e suppport of y^e Coiange in y^e months of march & Aprile 1707	}	31	19	2
To the Price of ten horses bought for the miln, One being shott in y^e ark and another dieing att y^e work	}	73	19	11 $\frac{1}{3}$
It He Craves allowance for the mantainance of 8 horses for miln from 15^th August 1707 to 15^th March 1709 being 19 months att 14^d ꝑ horse a day	}	269	14	8
It He Craves allowance for two servants who waited on y^e horses and miln att 12^d each a day	}	57	16	0
To an Accompt of shoes for the horses		10	07	4 $\frac{1}{2}$
To an Accompts of skin aprons to y^e Moneyrs for {Iusting}, a {Cover} to y^e Compting room table covers to the Clerk, {Dask}, & Locks & bands to them	}	05	10	8
To an Accompt of books and paper to the Mint		12	04	11
To an Accompt of Coals furnished for y^e moneyrs their blenching & nealing offices and Working room	}	36	18	10
To an Accompt of Candle		8	11	3
To an accompt of Allom		18	06	8
To and Accompt for upholding the files		22	00	11 $\frac{1}{2}$
To the Smiths mens wages att the forg for Rollers, Dyes, Cutters and upholding the {Coy} iron work ꝑ accompt	}	41	09	11
To an accompt of iron and steell fro the forge		60	10	0 $\frac{1}{2}$
To an Accompt of small Coal for the forge		10	13	5 $\frac{1}{2}$
To an Accompt of Oil Greese and soap furnished by the Smith to y^e miln {illeg} and Some other Litle work	}	04	06	2
		8{illeg}\|20\|	17.	5 $\frac{2}{3}$
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To fraught of a second Cargo of goods from London sent by M^r Cave		3	15	11
To Cariage therof to Edinbr and Charges		0	16	6
To m^r Caves accompt of said Goods and Postage of a Letter		34	09	5
To an Accompt for Dyes paid to Richard Morgan and a letter		14	01	5
To an Accompt of land Cariage of Dyes from London		2	15	11
To an accompt of weights bought for y^e Mint from y^e Equivalent ofice		9	18	0
To an Accompt of Mufflers for the Assay masters furnaces		2	05	2
To two Accompts of furniture for the miln horses		9	13	4
To an Accompt of Copper Work		24	16	7
To an Accompt of Brass work		23	12	0
To 200 weight Quick Silver from Holand att 5 sh 6^d		55	00	0
To an Accompt of Sand for the Mint		01	16	10
To an Accompt of {meall} for dusting the molds		3	18	6 $\frac{2}{3}$
To an Accompt of saw Dust for the moneyrs blenching		1	07	2
To the Massons accompt		30	10	0
To the Wrights accompts		74	03	4
To the Glasiers Accompt		04	10	0
To the Plaisterers Accompt		01	01	8
To William Grays accompts from the iron miln for iron ports, Lignit, and neeling pans	}	216	13	4
To an accompt of Expences searching of prosecuting a false Coiner		7	08	6
To Recording in Excheq^r Her maties two warands to y^e officers of the Mint & Exers of Daniel Stewart Collector of y^e Bullion for paying up y^e money for y^e Recoinage, And charge for the sds Warands att London	}	3	05	4
To two Large Wee Sieves for the Moneyrs		1	10	0
To an Accompt of rubing brushes		1	08	8
To an accompts of Hogs Lard for the Presses		5	12	1
To an accompt of Lead work		3	05	0
To an accompt of locks		1	08	8 $\frac{1}{2}$
To an accompt of Sacken and harden for boots & mittans to y^e melters		1	09	10
To an accompt of Coy small Depursements for necessaries		16	04	4 $\frac{1}{3}$
To the General and Coy officers and Clerk their Sallaries ꝑ acco^t from 1st feb. 1708 to 1st febry 1709	}	1461	13	4
To Refineing 12834 Pound 15 penny Weight of Silver ꝑ particular Accompt	}	500	19	1 $\frac{3}{4}$
To the Coiange of 104227 Pound 10 ounces English Troy weight att ꝑ p^d wght Answering to 1: 13: 4 allowed by the Scots acts for the Coinage of the Scots stone weight Consisting of 16 pd Scots Weight of 16 Scots onces {sic} in y^e pd, The Scots pound reckoned att 15 onces {sic} 111 penny weight 4 Grains English	}	8293	18	9
It Craves allowance of 1 penny ꝑ pd weight of 103346 pd wght Coined by y^e moneyrs sent from London He being obliged to pay ym att 9 pence ꝑ p^d weight wch is 1 penny Extraordinary	}	0430	12	2
It Craves allowance of the Deficiency upon y^e Assay peeces {sic} of y^e money ꝑ accompt	}	10	19	9
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To 18 pound weight of Allay {illeg} the Pot-bills att 9 pence ꝑ pd weight		00	13	6
It Craves allowance for a workman keepd making the Clay heads for the furnaces and repairing the severall furnaces	}	20	00	0
It Craves allowance of 100 Mks Scots paid to y^e maiers of Councel attending the triall was made of y^e Pix in Septembr 1707 as is usuall	}	05	11	1 $\frac{1}{3}$
It Craves allowance for the Clerks of Councell & Servants their dues and for y^e Extract of y^e Masters Exoneration	}	05	00	00
It Craves allowance of 2 $\frac{1}{2}$ penny ꝑ ounce of 1553 ounces Silver imported by merchants to y^e mint & Coined since May Last, as y^e Encouragement given by y^e Coinage act past at London y^e Last session	}	16	03	6 $\frac{1}{2}$
		11303.	07.	8 $\frac{1}{12}$
Total		12124.	05.	$\frac{5}{12}$

Follows the Particular Accompt for the Refineing in y^e Recoinage stated att 12 pence ꝑ pound weight when returned 17 $\frac{1}{2}$ Better than Standart And so forth in Proportion deduceing a farthing for evry $\frac{1}{2}$ worse than the 17 $\frac{1}{2}$

Pound weight	onces {sic}	pennywght		Better		Value pence		Totall value
						Value pence		Lib	Sh	d
36	10	00	Better	16 $\frac{1}{2}$	att	{illeg}\|11 $\frac{1}{2}$ \|	penny ꝑ pound weight is	1	13	9
48	08	00		16	att	11 $\frac{1}{4}$	is	2	05	9 $\frac{1}{4}$
73	09	00		15 $\frac{1}{2}$	att	11	is	3	07	7 $\frac{1}{4}$
68	04	10		15	att	10 $\frac{3}{4}$		3	01	3
3451	11	15		14 $\frac{1}{2}$	att	10 $\frac{1}{2}$		151	00	5 $\frac{1}{2}$
1190	04	05		14	att	10 $\frac{1}{4}$		50	16	9
1190	03	15		13 $\frac{1}{2}$	att	10		49	11	11
808	10	10		13	att	9 $\frac{3}{4}$		32	17	1 $\frac{1}{2}$
307	04	10		12 $\frac{1}{2}$	att	9 $\frac{1}{2}$		12	03	4
1037	07	05		12	att	9 $\frac{1}{4}$		39	19	6
962	01	15		11 $\frac{1}{2}$	att	9		36	01	7
676	06	00		11	att	8 $\frac{3}{4}$		24	13	3 $\frac{1}{2}$
785	00	15		10 $\frac{1}{2}$	att	8 $\frac{1}{2}$		27	16	1
43	07	00		10	att	8 $\frac{1}{4}$		1	09	11 $\frac{1}{2}$
73	10	10		9 $\frac{1}{2}$	att	8		2	09	3
350	06	15		9	att	7 $\frac{3}{4}$		11	06	4 $\frac{1}{2}$
309	01	00		8 $\frac{1}{2}$	att	7 $\frac{1}{2}$		9	13	2
493	02	00		8	att	7 $\frac{1}{4}$		14	18	0
250	03	00		7 $\frac{1}{2}$	att	7		7	06	0
504	06	00		7	att	6 $\frac{3}{4}$		14	03	9 $\frac{1}{2}$
22	00	00		6 $\frac{1}{2}$	att	6 $\frac{1}{2}$		0	11	11
61	02	00		6	att	6 $\frac{1}{4}$		1	11	10 $\frac{1}{4}$
45	06	00		5	att	5 $\frac{3}{4}$		1	01	9 $\frac{1}{2}$
42	06	10		4	att	5 $\frac{1}{4}$		00	18	7 $\frac{1}{2}$
12834	00	15					£	500	19	1 $\frac{3}{4}$

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George Allardes master of the Mint his Accompts of the Coinage from March 1705 to October 1709