Her MatyMajesty upon the votes & address of the house of Commons having by Warrant under her signe manual directed the Warden Master & Comptroller of her Mint to receive Plate into yethe said Mint & to give Receipts for the same after the rates of 5s 5d per ozounce for plate of yethe old standard 5s 8d per ozounce for plate of yethe new sta.standard & 5s 6d foper ozounce for uncertain plate reduced to standard & having also directed me to coin the same & pay the moneys produced into yethe receipt of yethe Exchequer, but the Receivers of the Exchequer not being yet authorised f to take the Mint Receipts or Bills dated after the 14th day of May, & the moneys to be coined out of the Plate for wchwhich those bills were given not being due into the Excheqruer untill those Bills can be there received: I humbly lay before your LordpLordship that the Importers will lose the use of theire money so long as it shall remain in my hands & therefore pray yorour LordpLordship that I imay be sufficiently authorized in such manner as yoryour LordpLordship in your gtgreat wisdom shall think fit, either to pay the moneys arizing out of the said plate either into the Exchequer for the Importers use or to the Importers themselves.