Clerical copy of <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT00423">MINT00423</ref> (Mint 19/3/120) Isaac Newton c. 381 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 Before 28 June 1709, c. 381 words. MINT 19/3/135, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/135 Before 28 June 1709 England English Clerical 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 honorable The Earle of Godolphin Lord high Thesauurer of great Brittain

The Supplication of Robert Millar Clerk to her majesties Mint At Edinburgh

Humbly sheweth

That the Lords of her majesties privie Council then of Scotland when setling the necessary orders and method of the recoynage, After that they had given commission to mr Rutherfuurd mr Bruuce and mr Brouwn to be the three Commissioners for taking in the money from the Bank by weight and tale, overseeing the same melted at the Mint and certifeing the deficiency They were pleased by a suubsequuent act (upon particuular application from the Bank) To adjoyn me to the said three Commissioners for overseeing the said tale and weight And to sign with them the declarations to the Bank of the recept thereof into the Mint from time to time till the same should be melted into Ingotts and assay'd and the Master of the Mint his bonds should be given for the valuue

The said Lords of privie Council sensible of this great truust and trouuble puut on me, extrinsick from that belongs to my office as Clerk to the Mint were then pleased for my encouragement to promise me a suuitable reward

In obedience to the said order of Council and in answer to the said truust I have given puunctual attendance and assistance with the said three Commissioners to the receiving of the specie by weight and tale from the bank and have signed the declarations of the same which was no small trouuble to me and pains besides the great charge I had of all under my cuustody till the assay was past

And now that all is melted and that the three Commissioners aforsaid have made application by themselvs for a renuumeration to them their Clerk and Servants without taking notice of me as being named by a subsequent act of Council separat from their Commission

I humbly beg your loplordship will be pleased to take my pains and trouble also under yoryour consideration and to direct such a gratification for me as your loplordship shall find juust My Sallery as Clerk to the Mint being so small and unconsiderable that I am but narrowly subsed by it

And YorYour lopslordships petitioner shall ever pray