Requests a bonus payment for his work in assisting the commissioners: his Edinburgh Mint salary is only £40 p.a Robert Millar c. 227 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 Before 10 August 1708, c. 227 words. Treasurer

Forwarded with MINT00412 (Mint 19/3/195).

 MINT 19/3/194, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/194 Before 10 August 1708 English Unknown Hand MintEdinburgh Mint 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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To the right honblehonourable the Earle of Godolphin Lord High Thesaurer of great Britain

The Supplecaontion of Robert Millar Her MajtiesMajesties Clerk to the Mint of Edinburgh

Humbly sheweth

That the right honorable the then Lords of her MajtiesMajesties privy Couuncel of North Britain having by their act of the 2d Septembr 1707 years (All the Commencement of the recoinage) Appointed and or dained me to take in to the Mint the Money Received from the Bank for the said Recoinage by the Commissioners appointed for that end And to certifie with the saidssaid Commissioners the valuue and Weight of the Species received; I have been ever since in the Diligent Exercise of that truust And am obliged to the trouble pains and attendance With the saidssaid Commissioners att the Tale Weight and ReceptRecept of the Specie from the Bank. And having taken that trouble upon me by auuthority of the GovermentGovernment And upon their Assuurance of receiving satisfaction for my pains this duty not ariseing from my office as Clerk to the Mint

I huumbly Suubmitt the same to youur Lordship And prays your LdshipLordship may be be pleased to take me also uunder Youur Consideration when youu shall think fitt to order any thing for the other Commissioners And to appoint me suuch a Gratification as youur LdshipLordship in youur Wisdom shall find Iuust