Draft of <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT00044">MINT00044</ref> (Mint 19/1/121) Isaac Newton c. 346 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 Before or on 5 September 1701, c. 346 words.

Mint 19/1/124-5 is also dated 5 September 1701. On reverse of Mint 19/1/119: holograph copy of Herodotus's account of Semiramis.

 Recommends Hopton Haynes for the post of weigher and teller, giving an account of his previous employment at the Mint (as a clerk) and elsewhere [MINT 19/1/121] MINT 19/1/123, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/1/123 Before or on 5 September 1701 England English Greek Holograph Clerical Hand MintPersonnel and Administration 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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To the RtRight HonbleHonourable the Lords Comrs:Commissioners of his MatiesMajesties TrearyTreasury

May it please yor:your LordspsLordships

In obedience to your LordpsLordships order of reference signified to Vs by Mr Lowndes the 7th Instant upon the severall annexed PeticonsPetitions for the place of Weigher and Teller of the Mint now vacant, Wee think it Our Duty first to lay before your LordspsLordships the Nature of the employmtemployment t'is a Patent Office wthwith a salary of 90ll a year and 10ll for a Clerk the duty is to weigh in firstly all Gold and silver brought dayly into the Mint to compute the standard value and when tis coyned to pay out to the severall Goldsmiths and Merchants their Iust weight, so that the qualifications for it are not onely great honesty & constant attendance but also skill in rating and standarding, & a readiness, as well as exactness, in handling the weights, upon wchwhich Account Wee are humbly of Opinion that such as have not been bred up to some Knowledge of the business of the Mint, can not be so well qualifyied to it, tho' otherwise very deserving persons. Mr. Brattell has liv'd long in the Mint, & assisted his Brother during some part of the recoynage in his Office of Assaymaster for wchwhich Mr Neale allowed him a sallary of 100li ꝑper AnnAnnum. he was alsoe sometimes Employed as first Teller & weigher of yethe hammered Money wthwith an allowance of 10s a day. The PeticonrsPetitioners Mr Ford and Mr Haines Wee beleivebelieve very well qualified, & the allegations in the severall PeticonwPetitions true, Mr Haines served in the Mint, dureing the time he was Employed there very well & was two years preferr'd from there to the Excise Office, where he is at present. Mr Ford has no other employmtemployment but in the Mint, where he now serves very carefully and honestly. As to a further Character of Mr Haines Mr Newton the Master and Worker of the Mint who knows him More particularly is better able to give your Lordshipps an Account