Copy of referral of report on the assay of several new Portugal gold coins

Author: John Scrope (Treasury Secretary)

Source: T 27/24.110, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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Officers of the Mint

Gentlemen

M^r: Kidder Assay Master in Ireland having by direction of the Lord Lieutenant there made an Assay of several new Portugal Gold Coins specified in his Report which comes inclosed The Lords Commissioners of his Majestys Treasury are pleased to direct you to cause the weight and Assay of the like Coins to be taken here and to report the same to their Lordships with your Opinion at what value they may reasonably go in Ireland in case his Majesty by his Proclamation shall think fit to make them current in that Kingdom I am &c 23 Sep^r: 1725

I Scrope

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