The warden, comptroller and assay master consider that the royal tin trade should in future be overseen by the Mint Board: Newton refers the decision to the Treasury Isaac Newton c. 440 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 c. 6 January 1704, c. 440 words. Treasurer

Draft of T. 1/89.6, MINT00947 (dated 6 January 1703/4 and printed in NC, 4: 411 (no. 669)).

On reverse: notes on the staff needed and practical arrangements for undertaking this.

 MINT 19/3/495, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/495 c. 6 January 1704 England English Holograph MintTin Trade Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott, with some retrofitting of normalized MINT00947
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May it pl.please yoryour LopLordship

I having signifyed that I canThe Warden & Comptroller of yethe Mint having sometimes exprest a desire that the charge of her MajtsMajestys Tin should be in yethe Mint with a common Cashier Treasurer or Cashier, & the Assaymrmaster having exprest a great desire to be concerned in yethe same. about yethe Tin & being of the board for things below stairs, I humbly beg leave to signify that whenever yoryour LopLordship shall think fit to resume the consideration of lodging her Maj the Tin in yethe Tower I am ready to act in such a manner as yoryour LopLordship in yoryour grgreat w.wisdom sh.shall think fit

1 A Treasurer Receiver T to receive (by himself or a sufficient Deputy fo the Tin & Deliver it at a certain rate & pay the money from time to time into yethe Exchequer & account yearly

2 An able Pewturer of good credit to attend the service., & to assay & distinguish the sorts of Tin & set out the Tare Tin & glass Tin to yethe melting pot.

3 One or more Clerks of yethe Mint to enter yethe number weight & price of yethe Blocks received & delivered.

4 So many Porters as shall be necessary upon occasion to remove yethe Tin.

5 A Melter to melt yethe Tare & Glassy Tin.

5 And for the more convenient & satisfactory managemtent of the business there may be a board of the Officers of yethe Mint for inspecting & directing yethe management, ordering repairs & things necessary, answeringmaking Reports, & examining Bills of incident charges, &c & reproving offenders & the Treasurer may be allowed a sufficient Deputy for whom he will answer.

The Tower Wharf to be made a free Wharf for importing & exporting &her Majts Tin with yethe use of the Crane of the Tower & liberty of importingcarrying the Tin into & out of yethe Mint without molestation. And the Constable of yethe Tower to have notice thereof

The Commissioners of the Customes to be directed to send an Officer to attend yethe unlading & lading of ships at that Wharf.

The Tower CommrsCommissioners of yethe Customes to have notice to authorizse the lading & unlading of yethe Tin at yethe Tower Wharfe & to send an Officer thither upon occasions to attend yethe service

The Constable of yethe Tower to have notice to give order that order that yethe Tin may be imported & export carried into & out of the Mint without molestation & the Com Officers of yethe Ordnance that their Crances may be used forin this service.