Detailed breakdown of Mint income and expenditure for each year 1713-15, with explanatory notes on the reverse Isaac Newton c. 366 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 Ca. February 1715 [= 1716], c. 366 words. MINT 19/1/330, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/1/330 Ca. February 1715 [= 1716] England English Holograph MintAccounts and Expenses 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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An Account of the clear produce of the Coynage Duty for the three several years last past respectively & also of the charge of coyning gold & silver money & the established charge of the Mint in England & Scotland, & incident charges attending the same.

The produce of the Coyinage Duty in England from From 25th Decemb. 1712 to DoDecember 1713 8039. 0. 11 From 25 Decemb. 1713 to DoDecember 1714 8720. 19. 012 From 25 Decemb. 1714 to DoDecember 1715 11894. 9. 8 The produce of the coinage Duty in Scodtland during the same three paid into the Excheq r uer the last year } 53. 9. 10 28707. 19. 512
Charges of the Mint from Christmas to Christmas 1713 1714 1715 Coynage of Godld 4269.10.6 9595.19.7 12704.5.0 Coynage of Silver 170.2.312 114.3.9 119.16.012 Charges of Assaying Refining & aAllaying & repairing furnaces } 207.16.11 342.17.0 515.18.7 Total charge of Coynage 4647.9.7812 10053.0.4 124339.19.712 Salaries 3014.19.11 2890.0.0 2590.0.0 Repairs of houses & Offices 370.2.6 375.1110 358.6.0 Auditors fees 34. 34. 34. Receiving the money at yethe Excheqruer & passing AcctsAccounts } 124.17.0 187.17.6 143.18.6 Pix 118.10.5 0.0.0 58.17.8 Stationer & scalemaker 16.2.0 22.10.0 26.6.0 Diet 29.12.0 35.2.5 24.16.8 Wardens Incidents 140.18.3 157.6.0 140.3.5 Charges of Coynage 4647.9.7 1 2 10053.0.4 124339.19.712 Salaries & Repairs 3385.2.5 3265.11.10 2948.6.0 Incidents 429.19.8 402.15.11 394.2.3 Scotish Mint 1200 1200 1200 Prosecuting Cl.Clippers & coinrs.ers about 250 250 250. Total 9912.11.8912 1517.7.1 182132.7.1012 Excess of the charge above yethe Income } 1873.10.912 6750.8.012 6337.18.212 The established charge of the Mint in England for melting & coining Gold in 6s 6d per Lwtpound weight, For coining silver it is 17 1s 612d per Lwtpound weight, & a penny more per Lwtpound weight to the moneyers if the Silver be well coined. The established Salaries established by the Indenture of this Mint amount unto 2590li. There is allowed by Act of Parliament for Salaries & repairs of house s & Officers & preparattions necessaries for melting, refining & coining not arising in the English Mint any sum not exceeding 3500li per anannum. And for prosecuting Coining any summ not exceeding 400li. And to the Mint in Scotland 1200li per anannum.