Copy of Newton's response to order for gold and silver medals for the coronation Isaac Newton c. 176 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 3 Sep 1714, c. 176 words.

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 Copy of Treasury meeting minutes concerning the production of medals for his Majesty's coronation [MINT 1/8/103]Copy of order to prepare the drafts of gold and silver medals of the Kings Majesty [MINT 1/8/100] MINT 1/8/101, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 1/8/101 3 Sep 1714 England English Clerical Hand MintMiscellaneous MintCorrespondence Transcribed by Will Scott Catalogued by Will Scott
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To the Rt.Right Honble.Honourable the Lords of the Com̄mmittee of Council appointed to consider of his Majties.Majesties Coronation.

May it please yr.your Lordps.Lordships

I have according to your Lordps.Lordships Order prepared Drafts of Gold & Silver Medals of the Kings MajieyMajesty to be distributed on the day of his Majties.Majesties Coronation, & herewith present the same to yr.your LordpsLordship. The form of his Majties.Majesties face is taken from a Medall made in Germany: but Medals made there by different Gravers are not like one another. The designe on the Reverse relates to his Majtys.Majestys accession to the Throne on account of Religion, & represents him Defender of the faith conteined in the Scriptures, & that the Bible is still open to the people: & according to the manner of the ancient Medals of the Greeks & Romans which are accounted the best it is grave, proper simple & free from reflections & difficult to be reflected upon

All which is most humbly submitted to your

Lordps.Lordships greate Wisdom.

Isaac Newton

Mint Office 3d Septr. 1714