Royal warrant to the Lieutenant of the Tower Unknown c. 262 words The Newton Project Oxford 2020 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 5 November 1662, c. 262 words.

Everyone living between the two gates of the Mint but not connected with it is to be expelled at once (previous orders to this effect having been disregarded).

 MINT 19/3/422, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/422 5 November 1662 England English Unknown Hand MintRights and Privileges of the Mint Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott Edited by Kees-Jan Schilt
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Haveing been informed, That there still diverse persons, inhabiting within Our Mint, that doe not belong unto the same, nor are any wages usefull to Our service there, Notwithstanding severall Expresse Orders directed unto you as well as unto the officers of Our Mint Commanding the Contrary, And being Resolved, That all Our Gold and Silver Monies shall for the future be Coyned by the way of the Mill or Press, Our Will and Pleasure is, and wee doe hereby Command and authorize you, without any further delay speedily to remove all such persons with their Children and families as doe Inhabite between the Gtwo Gates of our Mint or have not imediate Relation thereunto acording to such ź¯‘bentureprebenture Notice and Information therein as you shall receive from the officers of our Mint, And wee hereby further Command and require and Command you upon sight hereof to cause the widdow and Children of one David Ramage died a Monyer (who as wee are informed have obstructed Our service and been very obstinate) to be removed out of our said Mint that such officers workmen and others as shall be imployed in the new way of Coyning may be speedily accomodated with duelling houses shopps and Roomes so worke in, And for soe doeing this shall be your warrant, Given at our Our Court at Whitehall the 5th day of November in the Fourteenth yearof our Reigne, one thousand Six hundred Sixty two

By his MatsMajestys Command

Henry Bennet.

To SrSir IJohn Robinson KntKnight and Baronet LeiutenantLieutenant of our Tower of London.