Accompts of the gold and silver taken at Vigo and sent into the Mint

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: T 1/86.41, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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Mint Office Iune 16. 1703.

Sir

Vpon stating Accompts yesterday with the Commissioners for Prizes concerning the Gold & Silver taken at Vigo & sent into the Mint, we found the same as follows.

The Accompt of the Silver
Silver delivered into the Mint at several times (besides an Altar piece & Salver not weighed)	lwt	oz	dwt
	4504.	2.	0
Coyned & paid to the Commissioners for Prizes 1000^li weighing	321.	2.	13
Paid to Sir Cloudsly Shovel 1000^li in pieces of $\frac{8}{8}$ weighing	289.	10.	5
Pieces of $\frac{8}{8}$ remaining in the Mint	171.	1.	10
Three Ingots imported & 48 others melted out of old Plate, Cakes, Wedges &c & remaining in the Mint	3283.	6.	0
Plate reserved as valuable for its fashion	415.	4.	4
Wast in the melting arising chiefly from the fuming of the leady Cakes, Virgin Silver & Soder	16.	7.	11
Iron & Brass taken out of the Plate 6^lwt. 8^oz 6^{dw^t}. Allay put in to make the money standard 2^oz. 9^dwt. The difference	6.	5.	17
	4504.	2.	0

The Accompt of the Gold.
Gold delivered into the Mint at several times	7.	8.	16.	6
Coyned & paid to the Commissioners for Prizes 267^li. 7^s. 9^d weighing	5.	7.	5.	12
Remaining in the Mint	2.	1.	10.	18
	7.	8.	16.	6

I believe it may be proper to acquaint my Lord High Treasurer with this Accompt. And whenever his Lordship pleases to give further directions about disposing of what remains in the Mint I shall be ready to assist in the execution as far as I can be serviceable. I am

Your most humble & most obedient

servant

Is. Newton

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To the Honourable W^m Lowndes Es