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Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/2/411-12, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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<411r>

To y^e R^t Hon^ble y^e L^d High Treasur^r of Engl^d

May it please y^r L^dp

In obedience to y^r L^dps order of Reference of y^e 15^th of march last, upon y^e memoriall of \m^r/ W^m Shepard \m^r/ N: Shep{illeg}|a|rd; & \m^r/ George Freeman, wherein they desire to have a patent for coyning 40 or 50 tunns \per an/ of copper half pence or farthings, \{illeg}/ for y^e space of eight or ten years, of equall weight & fineness w^th those now curr^t. as also y^r L^dps order of Reference of y^e 22^d of march last upon y^e p{illeg}|e|ticon of y^e Provost & monyers of y^e mint, wherein they pray for a License to coyn 30 tunns of copper money \a year/ of y^e same value, under y^e direction of y^e officers of y^e mint, & under such restrictions as y^r L^dp shall think fit, to reli{illeg}|e|ve y^m under y^e great straits they are in for want of employm^t in y^e mint, they being allow'd no salarys

We humbly take leave to remind y^r L^dp of a report we made y^e 1^st of Iuly last upon a peticon of m^r Abell Slaney to coin half pence & farthings, wherein we acquainted y^r L^dp, y^t {illeg} of y^t coinages of copper money in y^t reigns of K. Charles y^e 2^d, King Iames y^e 2^d & in y^e beginning of y^e reign of y^e late King & Queen, had been \carried on/ at y^e charge of y^e Crown, under y^e care & direction of y^e Principall officers of y^e mint, who kept due Entrys thereof in Books, & y^e whole profit & advantage thereof was accounted for \{up} upon oath/ to y^e Crown, w^ch we then thought y^e fittest\best/ \& safest/ method to be followed

<411v>

we have not heard any reasons since to alter our opinions, & therefore humbly propose to y^r L^dp, y^t whenever her matie shall think fit to order copper money should\to/ be coined, y^t it may be performed as near as may \be/ according to y^e method of y^e mint, y^t y^e master worker of y^e mint may have m{illeg}|o|ney imprest to him out of y^e Excheq^r to buy copper to be coined into halfpence & farthings of equall value w^th these now currant, & to be subject to\under/ y^e same cheques that are observed for y^e coina{illeg}|ge| of gold & silver & to be coined by small quantitys, sufficient only to answer y^e demands of persons, without danger of complaints by overstocking y^e nation. out of y^e clear profits whereof, her matie may have it in her power either to b{illeg}|r|eliev{illeg}|e| y^e wants of y^e monyers of y^e mint many of whom we must inform y^r L^dp are in a starving condition, or to gratify any other persons
All w^ch is humbly submitted to y^r L^dps great wisdom

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<412v>

5: Aprill 1705.

Report of the officers of y^e. Mint upon the proposall of M^r. W^m. Shepheard, M^r. N. Shepheard & M^r. George freeman for coining Copper half pence & farthings.

^[1] mint office
Apr. 5. 1705