£2,000 had been the customary security for the mastership until the previous incumbent, Thomas Neale, gave £15,000 to allay doubts raised by his somewhat dubious financial history Isaac Newton c. 235 words The Newton Project Oxford 2016 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 21 June 1700, c. 235 words. Treasury

Printed in NC, 4: 348-9. See also Craig, NATM, 32-3 and Westfall, 605.

Lists previous masters who put up £2,000 and offers the same.

 MINT 19/1/64, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/1/64 21 June 1700 England English Holograph Unknown Hand MintPersonnel and Administration MintCorrespondence Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott Will Scott finished transcription

To the RtRight HonbleHonourable the Lords CommrsCommissioners of his MajtsMajestys Treasury.

May it please yoryour LordpsLordships

It has been usual for the Masters & Workers of his MajtsMajestys Mint to give 2000℔ security to the King before the sealing of the Indenture of the Mint and to mention the same in the Indenture. Thus did SrSir Robt Harley in the second year of King Charles the first, SrSir Ralph Freeman in the twelft year of King Charles the second and Mr Slingsby in the 22th year of the same King. Mr Neale being far in debt &having spent a large estate and being far in debt made his way into yethe place by granting half the profits thereof to other Officers of the Mint & giving 15000℔ security to the King and had time given him to find this security after the sealing of his Indenture. But his Melter Mr Ambrose (through whose hands all the coynage was to pass) gave but 2000℔ security to Mr Neale. The coynage being now much less then in the time of any of the Masters & Workers above mentioned, if yoryour LordpsLordships please to accept of the usual security of 2000℔ I am ready to give it that it may be entred in the Indenture now to be sealed. All wchwhich is most humbly submitted to yoryour LordpsLordships great wisdome

Is. Newton

Mint Office. Iune 21. 1700. 64