Petition to Treasury: 'The humble Memoriall of Ionathan Ambrose Melter to his Maj<hi rend="superscript">ties</hi> Mint in the Tower' Unknown c. 243 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 c. July 1696, c. 243 words.

[Note on dating: MINT00018 (Mint 19/1/194) states that this petition was referred to the Mint on 4 August 1696; in the petition itself Ambrose refers to silver plate he has melted since 4 May.]

Pleads that he is being expected to melt silver plate on the same terms as he had agreed for melting clipped coin, but the operation is three times as costly: he is losing money and requests a higher fee.

 MINT 19/1/198-9, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/1/198-9 c. July 1696 England English Clerical Hand MintPersonnel and Administration Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott
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To the RtRight Honoble:Honourable the Lords Com̄issirs:Commissioners of his Majtys:Majestys Treasury.

The humble Memoriall of Ionathan

Ambrosse Melter to his Majtys:Majestys Mint

in the Tower.

Sheweth

That tho he hath made an Agreemt:Agreement wth:with Yor:Your LordspsLordships for Melting and refineing of the Silver proceeding from ye:the Clipt money, Yet he is at A Loss for the plate brought into his MajtysMajestys Mint & there Coyned since the Fourth of May last of wch:which Thirteen Thousand Three hundred Forty Nine Pounds wet:weight hath been Already melted by him into Ingotts and cannot be done under 1d: 12 ꝑper pound weight & the refineing thereof at the Rate he hath for the Clipt Money Amounts to no Less than One hundred & Fifty Pounds Sterl:Sterling and whereas the Indentures by wch:which all this is Coyned makes no manner of Provision for this melting nor Refineing & there is probabillity of A farr greater quantity comeing into the Mint to be coyn'd

The said Melter humbly Prayes Yor:Your Lordspps.Lordshipos will please to take the same into Yor:Your Consideraration and to Order or direct what he shall be paid for Melting the said Plate into Ingotts (wch:which is exceeding troublesom and three times the Charge & Expence that there is in Melting any other Silver) and for refineing the Melted Silver to make it fitt for Coyning and out of what Money he shall be paid the Same. Coppy of it Ap Ambrose Memoriall Aug 1696