Holograph draft of <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT00677">MINT00677</ref> (Mint 19/3/476) Isaac Newton c. 361 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 October 1703, c. 361 words. Holograph draft report on the staff and equipment necessary for the Mint to take charge of storing and selling tin on behalf of the Crown [MINT 19/3/476] MINT 19/3/508, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/508 October 1703 England English Holograph Clerical Hand MintTin Trade Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott, with retrofitting of MINT00678
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To the RtRight HonbleHonourable the LdLord High Treasurer of England.

May it please yoryour LordpLordship

In obedience to yoryour LordpsLordships Order I have considered what may be requsisite for lodging her MajtiesMajesties Tin in the Mint & delivering it out at a certain price & paying the money into the Exchequer, and am humbly of the opinion that it may be performed by any one or more of the Officer of the Mint under the Inspection and Comptroll of any othersin their proper Posts Places with their Deputies & their Clerks to enter the nubmer & Weight of the Blocks of Tin received & delivered & compute the price & a Warehouse keeper if wanted& a Ware house keeper & one or more Porters as there shall be occasion& a Cashier & Warehouse keeper if wanted: and with the use③②② of the Cranes of the Office of Ordnance②② & that①① of the Master & Worker's Officers & Rooms so far as they may be wanted & spared from the coynage, ⑤④④& liberty of carrying the Tin between Tower Wharf & the Mint over the draw Bridge, an Officer of the Customes being directed to attend the ships there.

Some things are also to be provided as Scales & Weights, Sledges, & Pulleys & Stamps for numbering the Blocks. And it maybe convenient that their weight be stamped on them either in Cornwall or at their receipt in the Tower.

And since the Blocks are to be delivered out at a certain price I am humbly of opinion that the they should be delivered ats tahey certainome toic hand without giving leave to the Merchant to pick & chuse & without trust for the money (setting aside only unlawfull Blocks to be reexamined & remelted if any shall occurr) and that the money received for them be pad into the Exchequer as often as it arises to a certain summ to be named by yoryour LordpLordship & be accounted for annually

Also a skilful Pewterer who understands the sorts qualities goodness mixtures adulterations refining improving & merchandize of Tin & a Cashier ma may be allowed if at any time desired.