Variant draft of <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT00140">MINT00140</ref> (Mint 19/1/325), with a table of income and expenditure over five years (1711-15) Isaac Newton c. 362 words The Newton Project Oxford 2020 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 7 February 1715/6, c. 362 words.

Signed by Newton and [warden] Richard Sandford.

Table of income and expenditure printed in NC, 6: 278.

 MINT 19/1/313-14, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/1/313-14 7 February 1715/6 England English Clerical Hand Unknown Hand Unknown Hand (1) MintAccounts and Expenses 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 Kees-Jan Schilt edited transcription

To the Right Hon:bleHonourable the Lords Commissioners of His Majestys Treasury

May it Please Your Lordships

The Act of Coinage being near expiring We have thought it Our Duty humbly to lay before your Lordships the annexed abstract showing what the Moneys Leviable by that Act have amounted unto for these five years past (exclusive of £1200 ꝑper annum paid to the Mint in Scotland, & about £300 ꝑper annum paid for prosecuting Clippers and Coiners) and what the Charges of Coinging the Gold & Silver Moneys within the said time come to exclusive of Sallarys and of Repairs of Houses, Offices, and Buildings which amount yearly to about £3500.

If the Coinage of Gold continues to be so Great as it has been the two last years the Charge of the Mint will exceed the Income by about five or six Thousand pounds yearly this has hitherto been Supplyed out of the Stock that remained in the Mint which was accrued in time of War and is now reduced under £1000, which will scarce Suffice to carry on the Coinage above a Month longer.

Wherefore We humbly propose to your Lordships that the House of Commons may be Moved that the Act of Coinage may be Renewed this Session of Parliament with an Augmentation of the Duty from Ten Shillings ꝑper Tun, to Fifteen Shillings upon Wines &c, & from 20 p to 30 p per Tun upon Brandy; with such Restrictions, or Application of the Money arising there from as the House shall think fitt, when it shall appear that the Income shall exceed the Charge of the Mint

Which is most humbly Submitted to your Lordships great Wisdom

Rich Sandford

Is. Newton

7 Feb. 1715

313 166 Abstract of Moneys Received out of the Exchequer out of the Coinage Duty, exclusive of what has been paid for the Mint in Scotland and for prosecuting Clippers and Coiners. Charge of the Coinage of Gold and Silver Moneys Exclusive of Sallarys, and Repairs of houses Offices and Buildings. 1711 5865:13:0612 1711 5178:08:03 1712 4051:16:0912 1712 1243:17:0112 1713 5055:05:0212 1713 4796:03:09 1714 10036:19:07 1714 10228:03:03 1715 9706:15:01 1715 13430:06:01. 34716:10:0212 34876:18:0512
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