Recommends the appointment of Robert Lowe as porter at £20 p.a. by a constitution instead of by a patent, which would cost the appointee too much
To the Rt Honble the Lords Commrs of his Majties Treasury.
May it please yor Lordps
The Porter of the Mint being lately dead, I ordered one Robert Lowe to do the buisiness till a new Porter should be appointed. The Place was formerly a Patent place, but now the house belonging to it is taken away, & the Salary is only 20li per ann. Which being too little for bearing the charges of a Patent, I humbly pray that a Porter may be appointed by a Constitution. Robert Lowe hath hitherto behaved himself with great diligence, & I humbly pray that he may be appointed if yor Lordps think fit.
All which is most humbly submitted to yor Lordps great wisdome.
Mint Office. Iune 26. 1{illeg}722.
Isaac Newton
Source
MINT 19/1/224, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK26 June 1722, c. 131 words.