Detailed holograph note of money received by Newton from the Treasury towards the prosecution of coinage offenders 5 September 1696 - 12 June 1699, and of related expenses from 3 August 1696

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/1/475-7, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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An Accompt of monies received by Isaac Newton Esquire Warden of his Majesties Mint towards defraying the charges of prosecuting Clippers & Coyners from the 5^t of Sept. 1696 to the 12^t of Iune 1699

Sept 5 1696	Received at the Exchequer by order of the Lord Commissioners of his Majestys Treasury	}	300.	00.	00
Sept 24 1696	Received of M^r Edmund Rolf Town-clerk of Lynn Regis 166 ounces of clippings of ham- mered money which at 5^s 1^d per ounce amounts to	}	42.	03.	10
Novemb. 22.	1697 Received of the Undersheriff of Lincolnshire 39 ounces & 15 penny weight of clippings of old hammered money which at 5^s 1^d per ounce amounts to	}	7.	16.	03 $\frac{3}{4}$
Sold to M^r	Ambrose an Ingott of coarse silver melted down out of counterfeit money for 17^℔. 15^s. 0^d	}	17.	15.	00
May 11th 1698	Received of the Undersheriff of Middlesex for good forfeited to the King by the conviction of Lewis Skidmore for coyning	}	7.	05.	06
Jan 14 169 $\frac{8}{9}$	Sold to M^r Floyer an Ingott of coarse silver melted down out of counterfeit money for 6^℔. 11^s 00^d	}	6.	11.	00
May 5 1699	Received by the hands of my Clerk M^r John Ellis for a parcell of clippings found on Sarah Nott	}	5.	10.	00
Iune 12 1699	Received of M^r Floyer for 5 ounces 13 penny weight of clippings delivered to me by M^r Battely 1^℔ 8^s 11^d and for a parcell of silver filings and counterfeit money taken on M^r Ivy in Ireland & sent thence to the Keeper of Newgate 2^℔. 9^s. 6^d	}	3.	18.	05
Received	at severall times of Tho. Neale Esquire Master and Worker of his Majesties Mint the salary of M^r Ellis my Clerk for three years ending Michaelmas 1699 after the rate of sixty pounds per an	}	180.	00.	00
			571. 00. 00 $\frac{3}{4}$ .

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An Accompt of monies expended by Isaac Newton Esquire Warden of his Majestys Mint in the apprehending & prosecuting of Clippers and Coyners between the third day of August 1696 and the

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Fees at the	Treasury for the Warrant & Order for the 300^℔ received out of the Exchequer 2^℔. 10^s. 00^d, at the Exchequer 7^℔. 15^s. 00^d	}	10.	05.	00
Fees at the	Treasury for an 100^lb given by order of the Lords of the Treasury to M^r Geo. Smyth of Gloucester- shire for defraying his charges in prosecuting Coyn- ers 2^℔. 10^s. 00^d, at the Exchequer 2^℔. 15^s. 00^d	}	5.	05.	00
Paid M^r	Tussingham's Bill for registring the Privy Seal &c 4^℔. 10^s. 00^d paid M^r Ingham for two engrost copies thereof with Deputations 15^s	}	5.	05.	00
Charges of	a Sign Manual for a new Clerk 5^℔. 2^s. 6^d and paid my clerks salary for two years & an half from Michaelmas 1696, 180^℔. 00^s. 00^d	}	180.	02.	06
Paid M^r Ca{n}twell	the keeper of the Savoy Prison for sending his man in August 1696 to Lewis in Sussex to apprehend Emery a Coyner 1^℔. 10^s. 00^d and for apprehending & deteining some days in custody James Pritchard a Soldier & Coyner 1^℔. 12^s. 00^d	}	3.	02.	00
Paid M^r Cha.	Maris one of the Kings Messengers for charges of himself & two other Messengers & four Assist- ants with their horses in going to apprehend 32 Clippers & Coyners in Worcestershire & Shropshire in September 1696, 41^℔. 02^s. 00^d & for other services against coyners	}	51.	02.	00
Sept 19 1696	& Feb 169 $\frac{6}{7}$ Paid Taylor an Engraver in Holburn for charges & pains in discovering Irish, Williamson Maud & other Coyners of severall Gangs & attending the sessions & Kingston Assizes against some of them	}	6.	10.	00
Sept. 24	1696 Paid M^r Rolf Townclerk of Lynn Regis discharge of a Bill for prosecuting ten Clippers in Norfolk	}	10.	06.	10
Paid M^r	Benjamin Maris one of the Kings Messengers at severall times for the charges of himself and Companions in detecting & apprehending great numbers of Clippers & Coyners & prosecuting some of them & buying counterfeit money in order to discover some of their Gangs	}	64.	10.	00
			341. 08. 04

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Brought over			341.	08.	04
Sept 11 1696	Paid Humfrey Hall to buy him a suit of cloaths to qualify him for conversing with a Gang of coyners of Note in order to discover them	}	5.	00.	00
Several	charges upon divers occasions in the prosecution of Captain William Wintour of Gloucestershire viz^t to Ienkins & Dun 15^℔, to Oldersha{w}{ir} 1^℔, to Stablin & Mountsteven 10^℔ to Mary Davis 5^℔. 12^s. 6^d, to James Tenant 4^℔. 6^s. 0^d. In all	}	35.	18.	06
Paid M^r	Packers Clerk in part of a Bill of charges of prosecuting Coyners	}	4.	19.	00
Nov. 1. 1696	Paid Dougless towards the charges of himself & two others & their horses in going 150 miles to apprehend Coyners	}	6.	00.	00
Paid M^r Rewse	severall Bills of charges for prosecuting coyners 14^℔. 10^s. 00^d & towards his & Weekmans charges in going to the Assizes at Worcester Staffod Salop Hereford & Monmouth to prosecute coyners in summer 1698, 20^℔. 00^s. 00^d	}	34.	10.	00
Charges of	Sending Caleb Clerk & others into Worcestershire to apprehend Coyners 5℔ & of sending Ioseph Williams to Worcester Assizes in March 169 $\frac{6}{7}$ to give evidence against them 3^℔ In all	}	8.	00.	00
Charges of	detecting apprehending & convicting William Bird at Exeter	}	40.	00.	00
Charges of	detecting the designes of Chaloner & his associates in their conspiring to set on foot a new way of coyning in summer 1697 & of apprehending some of them	}	09.	10.	00
Iuly 27 1697	M^r Wilder & M^r Russell for apprehending & prosecuting Chapman & White		13.	08.	00
Charges of	prosecuting John Gibbons viz^t Iul. 19 & 20 1698 to Counel 5^℔. 7^s. 3^d. Iul 29 to Hildyard 1^℔. 12^s. 6^d Iune 27 1698 at the secretaries Office for two Warrants 6 Guineas or 6^℔. 12^s. 00^d Sept 9 98 to Mary Townsend 15^s, Iune 19 & Iul 4 1699 to M^rs Stavely 12^℔. 16^s. 9^d	}	27.	03.	06
Paid M^r	Christopher Priddith 27^℔. 7^s which with 50^℔. 8^s. 6^d received by him out of forfeited estates I allowed him in discharge of two Bills amounting to 108^℔. 18^s. 01^d for journeys into the Country & prosecuting 26 persons besides 17 convicted		27.	07.	00
Paid M^r Legat	M^r Snow & M^r Boteler for charges in detecting & apprehending John Smith, Tho Read, Rebecca Bury Rob^t Lacy & his wife, Sarah Cletor, D^r Stringer &c 21^℔. 3^s. 8^d. Paid them more in the same accompt by M^r Secretary Vernon 5^℔. Paid M^rs Lewis on the same accompt 3^lb	}	29.	03.	08
			552. 08. 0{0}

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Brought over			582^℔.	08^s.	00^d
Paid for	prosecuting the two Quarringtons & Hitchcock at Alesbury 3^℔. 10^s. 00^d Hawkins & Harrison at Lincoln 2^℔. 10^s. 00^d Fr. Exton at Kingston 3^℔, Rawlinson & Walene at Maidstone in Kent 4^℔. Divers coyners by Bouner 2^℔, others by Weekma 2^lb. 14^s. 00^d. F removing Lawrence Wilkinson from Canterbury hither 2^℔. 10^s. 00^d To Edward Floyd in part of his charges of coming from Ireland about Coyners 2^℔. 10^s. 00^d. To Clifford Pierce on the same accompt 3^℔. 00^s. 00^d		25.	14.	00
Paid several	other small summs in carrying on the prosecu tion of coyners viz^t to M^r Ca{n}twell 10^s to two sworn Appraisers 1^℔. 10^s. 00^d two Watchmen 10^s John Down 9^s, John Iones 10^s. witnesses against Scott 5^s. to Russel 1^℔ Rob^t Attey 3^℔. John Stewart 15^s M^rs Lewis 12^s. 9^d A Constable 5^s Cornelius Dyer 5^s. Rich. Thornton 16^s. Stephen Dunk 5^s Charnock 5^s Gartrude Brown 1^℔. 02^s. 00^d. Weekman 5^s Tho. Bland 15^s Ann Dear 16^s A Nightman 6^s Mary Hobbs 1^℔. 5^s. John Prit- chard 12^s John Welch 12^s Tho Hall 11^s Mary Morgan 1^℔ Mary Ball 15^s M^rs Booker 15^s		19. 11. 9
		Total Received Remains due to me
		Total Received Remains due to me	627. 05. 09 571. 00. 00 $\frac{3}{4}$ 56. 5. 8 $\frac{1}{4}$