Holograph notes on possible subjects and mottoes for George I's Coronation medal

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/3/316, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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<316r>

The hand putting on the Crown represents Providence

The Motto may be
|Favente Deo,
or|
Favente Deo, gaudente populo.
or
Plaudentibus populis.
or
ob securitatem publicam
or
Fide publica
or
In augurat|us| above & only the date below.
Time may be taken to think of the {illeg}|b|est Motto before the Puncheons are finished.

The manner {sic}is only s{illeg}

For if from any regular series you sub{illeg}|d|uct all the terms but the {la}|fi|rst or two or three first there will be produced a \new/ series equall to the terms {illeg}|w|^ch are \were/ not subducted. So from the series $\frac{1}{1}$ + $\frac{1}{2}$ + $\frac{1}{3}$ + $\frac{1}{4}$ + $\frac{1}{5}$ + & subduct all the terms but the first & there will remain \a new series equal to the first term vizt/

= =	{	$\frac{1}{1}$ + $\frac{1}{2}$ + $\frac{1}{3}$ + $\frac{1}{4}$ + $\frac{1}{5}$ &c	}	= 1.
		− $\frac{1}{2}$ − $\frac{1}{3}$ − $\frac{1}{4}$ − $\frac{1}{5}$ − $\frac{1}{6}$ &c
		$\frac{1}{1,2}$ + $\frac{1}{2,3}$ + $\frac{1}{3,4}$ + $\frac{1}{4,5}$ + $\frac{1}{5,6}$	&c	= 1.

or {sic}	{illeg} $\frac{}{}$ $\frac{1}{1}$ + $\frac{1}{2}$ + $\frac{1}{3}$ + $\frac{1}{4}$
	− $\frac{1}{2}$ − $\frac{1}{3}$ − $\frac{1}{4}$ − $\frac{1}{5}$ − $\frac{1}{6}$ − $\frac{1}{7}$ − $\frac{1}{8}$ − $\frac{1}{9}$ −
	$\frac{1}{1,2}$ + $\frac{1}{2x3}$ + $\frac{1}{4x5}$ + $\frac{1}{6x7}$ + $\frac{1}{8x9}$ + &c = 1.

Another Draft of this sort{mighy}\might/ be a Woman present the King with a Governail, & the Woman might be either with a Scepter\spear in {sic}/ in her \left/ hand to represent Great Britain or with a in a Veil to Represent Religion.

The following designe is also proposed|.| to me. In allusion to the Kings Arms as Elector of Hannover, w^ch is a pransing horse w^thout bridle or sadle: A Pegasus flying with this Motto Altius negus{illeg}, infinus nolo.

<316v>

The Motto may be historical
namely viz^t suppose

Procerib. et pop. consent.
& \below/ in the exercue {illeg}

Or above
In {an}\Above/, Coronat. et inunct. Oct.
& below, MDCCXIV.

Or {illeg} any other of the Mottos
where the king is on the Reverse
or w^ch can be thought of before
the Puncheons o{f|b|}|e| finished

And if it be thought fit
to express the liberty of the people
{(} {sic}\g^t Britain/ accord|ing| to the sea|t|led constitution,
it may be done by drawing a
yoke under the foot of Bri-
tannia.

Silver 5^s 7^d per oz & 1^d refining = 5^s 8^d
per oz = {5|3|}{3|5|}^li 8^s per lwt = 20^medalles.

20 medalls = 3.18^s. 200 medalls = 39^li, {illeg}|12|00 = 234^li

Gold = 4^li {illeg}|7|^s p^r oz. refining 1^s per oz. Gold &
refining 4^li. 9^s \per oz/ = 52^li. 16^s per lwt = 16 medalls. Coin
ing 3^s p^r Medall. Gold & Coyning = 55^li. 4^s = 1^{lw^t} =
16 medalls. 80 medalls = 276^li. |{illeg}|3|00 Medalls = {sic}|
690^li 200 Medalls

	=	1{illeg}\|0\|35.
1200 ☾	=	234.
		1269.

22 silver Medals = 12^oz = 3^li 7^s silver, 1^s
refining & 22|11|^s workmanship = 3^li 19^s = 4^li. {−} 1^s
1200 medalls = 200^li − {illeg} 2^li 10^s + 18^li 4. 6 + 3. {illeg}
= 215. 18^s. 0^d

{illeg}|8|0 Gold Medalls = 276^li. 100 Gold medal{ls}
= 276 + 69 = 345^li.

200 G. Med	=	690^li.
1200 S. Med	=	215. 18^s
		905. 18

828	552
138	138
69	690
1035

{illeg} in {illeg} he names the differences of monie{s} as your may see in Lib. 2, Prop. XIV|]| {sic} in cas And in Lib. 11 Princip Prop. XIV he call{ed} the second difference the different|c|e of moments.