Draft contract between master and melter, setting out the melter's duties, responsibilities, salary and commission

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The melter at his own proper costs and charges shall and with his money well sufficiently and workmanlike melt and cast into clean Barrs fitt to be made into Money all such standard Gold and Silver Ingotts allay and scissell as shall be delivered to him by weight at the Ballance, and shall also at his own like proper costs and charges remelt and cast into like clean Barrs fitt to be made into money all the Gold and Silver scissell which shall be made in the making of money out of the sd. clean Barrs and shall be referred by the monyers, and so toties quoties.

The melter not to embase the Weighr or fineness of the mettle of Gold, Silver allay or scissell so to be delivered to him by weight.

The Melter to buy and provide all melting potts charcoale sand, patterns and all other necessareys whatsoever {illeg} about the melting, and shall pay all moulders, labourers and other artificers employed by him about the sd. Work.

The melter to deliver at the scale the same standard Weight he receives, and bare all manner of waste, and shall make his acct. monthly

The master to pay the melter monthly 13d. per pound for all the Gold monies coyned, and delivered at the scale by the monyers, and three pence half penny for every pound Weight of silver money Delivered by the monyers.