Clerical copy of Treasury warrant dated 3 August 1680, requiring securities of £2,000 each from the three commissioners appointed on 15 July 1680, John Buckworth, Charles Duncomb [Duncombe] and comptroller James Hoare Isaac Newton c. 390 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 c. June 1700, c. 390 words.

[See Challis, History, 355 and 747, for the appointment of this triumvirate on 15 July 1680 to take over the duties of the suspended master Henry Slingsby. Newton clearly used this document as supporting evidence for MINT00037 (Mint 19/1/64).]

 MINT 19/1/192, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/1/192 c. June 1700 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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IJohn Buckworth, Charles Duncomb, IJames Hoare Esqrs. being Appoynted Comrs.Commissioners to exercise + execute the office of Master + Worker of the Mint attending the Lords Comrs.Commissioners of his Mats.Majestys trearytreasury on the 27 day of Iuly 1680 were by them required to enter security to the King at the Remembrancer's Office according to what Mr. Slingsby had done or had been accustomed formerly in the like Case

In Pursueance of that direccondirection the following Warrt.Warrant was made Witness

Whereas his Maty.Majesty by his LrdsLords Patents undr.er yethe great seale of England bearing the date the 15 day of Iuly last past hath Constituted and Appointed IJohn Buckworth, Charles Duncomb of London Esqr. + IJames Hoar Esqr. Comptr.Comptroller of the Mint to be Comrs.Commissioners to exercise and execute the Office of Master + Worker of his Mats.Majestys Mint + to do performe + Cause to be done + performed all such matters + things as to that Office appertaineth dureing his Mats.Majestys pleasure, These are to pray + require You forthwith according to the Course of the Excheqr.Exchequer in his Mats.Majestys Name + for his Mats.Majestys use to take security of each of the sd.said Comrs.Commissioners in three severall Bonds or obligaconsobligations in the penalty of two thousand Pounds each wth.with respective CondiconsConditions that they respectively shall well + truely Accompt to his Maty.Majesty his Heires + Successours for all sum̄mm + sum̄mmes of Mony which they have recd.received or shall Come to their hands by reason of the ComiconComition aforesaid + answr.er + pay to His Maty.Majesty his Heires + successours what shall appr.appear at any time or time to be due upon such acct.accompt or Accts.Accompts as aforesd.said + in all respect duely + lawfully exercise + execute the Office aforesd.said both with respect to the King's Maty.Majesty as also to his Mats.Majestys subjects, And further Wee direct you to take for fees of the said Bonds only six shillings + Eight pence + of each of the sd.said Comrs.Commissioners only twenty shillings in all four Pounds for takeing the securityes aforesd.said + for so doeing this shall be yor.your Warrt.Warrant Whitehall Treasury Chambs.ers

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I. Henly

Ed. Aering

Whitehall trearytreasury Chambers the 3d. day of Augt. 1680

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To Our very Lo:Loving friend Henry Ayloffe Esqr. the Kings Remembrancer or his Deputy