Holograph list of discrepancies between Mint and Exchequer weights Isaac Newton c. 286 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 1696-1700, c. 286 words. MINT 19/1/130, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/1/130 1696-1700 England English Holograph MintTechnical Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott
13074

DXII oz

1. The whole Pile of Mint weights + 2412 grains = the Exchequer Pile of sta.standard W.Weight

The scale being changed, the Mint Pile – 24 grains = the Excheq.Exchequer Pile of sta.standard weights By a medium the whole Piles are equal in weight. CCLVI oz 2 The outward weight of the Mint pile – 12gr = the outward excheqrexchequer weight The scale being changed, the Mint outward weight – 12gr = outwdward excheqrexchequer weight By a medium yethe outward Mint weight – – 12gr = outwdward ExcheqrExchequer weight. CXXVIII oz. 3 The outward weight but one of yethe Mint Pile + 9gr = the outwa like wtweight of yethe ExcheqrExchequer. LXIV oz. 4 The outward Mint weight but two = the like ExcheqrExchequer weight XXXII oz. 5 The outward mint weight but three = the like ExcheqrExchequer weight XVI oz. 6 The outward mint weight but four = the like ExcheqrExchequer weight. VIII. 7 The outward Mint weight but twofive = the like ExcheqrExchequer weight = viij oz IIII 8 The outward Mint weight byt six = the like ExcheqrExchequer weight = iiij oz. II 9 The two ounce Mint weight = the like ExcheqrExchequer weight = ij oz I 10 The ounce Mint weight – 13gr = yethe like excheqrexchequer weight = j oz 11 The half ounce weight – 14gr = the like ExcheqrExchequer weight = 10dwt 12 The five penny weighweight = the like ExcheqrExchequer weight. By another tryal of the whole Pile the Mint Pile 6gr too light in one acale & the scale being turned the whole mint Pile was 12gr too heavy. And by a Medium the Mint Pile is 23gr heavier then the ExcheqrExchequer Pile.