To the Rt.Right HonobleHonourable the Lord Commrs.Commissioners of His MajtysMajestys TrearyTreasury

Wee the Warden & Master Worker of his Majtys.Majestys Mint Having recedreceived from yoryour LopsLordships a Reference dated the 4th. day of Augt. last upon the Memoriall of Mr. Ionathan Ambrosse hereunto annexd.ed wherein he Proposes to have Three half pence ꝑper pound for the first melting down of the Plate; Wee take this opportunity humbly to lay before yoryour LopsLordships that yethe Mastrer and worker of the Mint did always melt down all silvrer and Gold brought thither to be coyned, and did therein imploy such person or persons as he thought fitt for the doing thereof being bound by the Indenture of the Mint to ꝑperform that service and is answerable for all loss and miscarriage that may happen in the doeing thereof and therefore humbly

Prays that he may Employ the persons ytthat doe it as formerly and is willing to undertake the severall meltings of the clipt money at 3 farthings the pound, and such other CondiconsConditions as are at present allowded for the same, and to undrertake the first melting down of the plate at one penny ꝑper pound, + the Refineing (since the Quantity is like to be great) for what's done in London at 11d ꝑper pound; but for what's done + to be done in the countrey he humbly does crave yethe present allowance of 12d ꝑper pound he having all along paid yethe same price and for paying the said Ionath Ambrosse for yethe Plate he has already meltd.ed and the Refineing thereof we humbly leave it to your LordpsLordships how and what rate to direct And we further presume to Represent to yoryour LopsLordships an inconvenience we conceive has arisen by wording the Warrt.Warrant undrer his Majtys.Majestys sign Manuall for the distribucondistribution of the 14d ꝑper pound allowed by an act of last sessions for making the money whereby it is directed that 9 pence ꝑper pound (part of yethe 14 pence) should be paid to the Corporaction of Moneyers whereas by the Indenture of the Mint 8d ꝑper pound and noe more is directed to be paid them for their Service and the addictionall penny was only to be paid and allowded ymthem as a Bounty from his Majty.Majesty soe long as the Warden Master and Controller or any two of them whereof the Warden to be one should ꝑperceive the moneys well seized Blanched and Coyned and a due proporction of small money made and the said services not having by them been well and duly ꝑperformd.ed as an InducemtInducement for the future and to make them well size Blanch and Coyn the silver money and in all things for the future to act as they ought Wee Conceive it conventconvenient that in the next warrt.warrant to be signed by his Majty.Majesty for Coyning either clipt money or plate in pursuance of any Act of this Sessions that the giving the penny to the moneyers may be only condiconallconditionall as tis by the Indenture and that if they doe not deserve it the same money to be saved to the Crown