Draft relating to MINT00571 (Mint 19/2/262)

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NB. These years are from Christmas to Christmass. And t|T|he {illeg}e|si|lver coyned in the years 1696, 1697 & part of 1698\1698 & 1699 & 1700 1700/ was out of the old English h{illeg}|amm|ered moneys \& in the {illeg} {illeg}|&| wrought Plate/. And t|T|he gold coyned in 1701 & part of 1702 was out of Lewidors which by our valuing them at 17^s 6^d a piece came into England in great plenty untill by the Kings Proclamation they were made lowered to 17 a piece & then they came to the Mint. The Peace {illeg}|b|rought \in/ a competent quantity of forreign silver moneys in the years \1700 &/ 1701. The coyn{illeg}|a|ge of Gold In the year 1697 the coynage of gold was put off till the & {illeg} till the silver hammer{ed} moneys should b e recoyneed, & thereby the coynage of gold became the greater in the year 16

\^† The ☽ coyned in the years 1696 1697 & 1698 was out {illeg}|o|ut of the English hammered moneys & wr^t plate./ That coyned in the years 1699, 1700, 1701 was {illeg}|ch|iefly out of hammered |m.| w^ch came slowly out of the county after the heat of the recoinage was at an end. That {illeg}|c|oyned in the year 1701 was chiefly out of forreign moneys & \bullion/ brought in by the peace. And the Gold coyned in 1701 & part of 16|7|02 was out of Lewidors w^ch by our valuing th{illeg}|em| at 17^s 6^d a piece came into England in great plenty {illeg}|in| the preceding years untill |by| the Kings Proclamation they were lowered to 17^s a piece, upon w^ch they came to the Mint.