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 c. March 1702/3, c. 400 words. Treasury referral copied in Mint 1/8.33, MINT01165. Newton's response to Blofield's petition in Mint 19/2/481, MINT00858. Newton's summary of the case copied in Mint 1/8.35-6, MINT01168. MINT 1/8/33-4, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 1/8/33-4 c. March 1702/3 England English Clerical Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Transcribed & catalogued byWill Scott
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The Case of Norwich Mint

At yethe setting up this Mint, Tho: Neale Esqr. late Master + Worker of the Mint did appoint Mr. Anthony Redhead a Pewterer to be his Deputy &c.

Mr. Redhead gave then to Mr. Neale a Bond of 2000l to yethe King for the due ꝑperformances of his Office, + for answering such sum̄mme or sum̄mms of mony as he should recieve by vertue of his DeputaconDeputation.

At yethe breaking up of that Mint it appear'd by yethe accts.accounts transmitted to yethe Mint in yethe Tower by yethe proper Officers of Norwich that there remained due to severall Collectors + Recrs.Receivers of yethe publick Revenue 23095oz. of Hammer'd Mony wch.whichat 5s. ꝑper ounce comes to 5772l: 15s: 00d.

Mr. Neale having in vain pressed Mr. Redhead to give him an acct.account of such a Deficiency was at last order'd by yethe the Lords of the TrearyTreasury to sue him upon his Bond, which haveing done he soon obtain'd an Extent agt.against him, Confined his Body to Prison (where he still remaines) + gott a sale of his goods + Chattles amounting to 286: 05: 06:

Mr. Redhead exhibited sometime after an Acct.Account of his transacconstransactions at Norwich Mint, + therein he remaines indebted in yethe sum̄mm of 3347: 00: 11: 14 if all yethe Atricles inserted in yethe sd.said acct.account be approved + allowed of.

34 To discharge himselfe of this sum̄mm he alledges that he had now by him three Rects.Receipts of Mr. Blofield for 2500l dated in Augt. 1697 wch.which he pr.resents will Discharge what remaines due to yethe sd.said Mr. Blofield from that Mint, but as these Notes were given by Mr. Blofield in part of what was then due to him from the Mint, + seeing he has stated wth.with Mr. Redhead severall sum̄mms from him, for wch.which he sign'd yethe Tickett Books as was usuall, it is to be fear'd that those three Notes he has now by him have already been accounted for though not taken up by Mr. Blofield, wch.which is a fault some other Recrs.Receivers did Com̄mmitt as well as he, as has been proved to Mr. Redhead himselfe in another Case, However this remaines still undetermined because Mr. Blofield as yet has made no formall Demand of the Mint, thôough his agent has had orders long ago to peticonpetition my Lord High TrearTreasurer about it.