Holograph notes on assaying and refining and the procedure to be followed in assessing trial pieces Isaac Newton c. 351 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 c. 1714, c. 351 words.

Followed by notes on the distribution of an issue of medals, and on money owed for materials and work on these medals, with related calculations. On reverse: heading 'Paper about the Longitudes, &c' [this proposed essay appears not to have been pursued any further than the title].

 MINT 19/1/294, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/1/294 c. 1714 England English Holograph MintMiscellaneous 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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That money being yethe measure of commerce & trade it is of the greatest consequence to have it coined of a just value.

That this solemnpublick trial therefore of yethe moneys coined from time to time has therefore been instituted with great solemnity.

That for the same end a great penalty has been instituted upon coining the moneys ill.

And dluterating or lightning the moneys is made punishable with death

That thae just value of the moneys depends upon the just quantity of fine gold & fine silver in the single piece, and this quantity is measured by the weight & assay fineness The w together, there being 11 ounces of fine gold & an ounce of allay in fine gold & 4412 Guineas & 11oz 2dwt of fine silver & 18dwt of allay in 62 shillings

That in examiningtrying the money in weight & finenessin wtweight & fineness the Iury is to observe the rules set down in the Indenture of the Mint, & to make use of the standards kept in her MatsMajestys ExcheqrExchequer. That because it is impossible to coin the moneys wthwithout erro some small accidental errors, thethere is a limit put to these errors wchwhich limit is called the masters remedy & this remedy is the sixt part of a carat in a pound wtweight of gold & two penny wtweight in a pound wtweight of silver And the Iury are to see that these errors whether it be in weight alone or in fineness alone or in both together do not exceed the remedies. That the Remedy is not an allowance of erring for any mans profit, but a limitation of casual errors. That the ozdwtgr Delivered to my LdLord Masham 150 Medals weighing 110.9.18 More to be delivered to him 20 Medals weighing 14.8.21 Delivered to the speaker of yethe House of Commons 558 Medals weighing } 404.6.3 More to be delivered to him 4 Medals weighing 2.19.18 532.4.12 For the Gold at 4li 9s per ozounce 2368.19.9940 For making 732 Medals at 3s per piece 19.16.0 2388.15.314 Paper about the Longitues, &c