Council has ordered trial plates to be made and sent to London and Edinburgh

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An Order {illeg}of the Council [to the Ld Chancellour] for making six new her Maty or Council desires that six new In standard trial pieces of gold & six of {illeg}silver & delivers by a Iury of & deliveringbe made & delivered to her majesty according to her Majties direction, vizt One of Gold & each metal to be kept in the Treasury by the Deputy Chamberlins of the Excheqr one of for to try the moneys of {illeg}gold & silver from time to time coyned by the Mo in both Mints in fineness thereby, the like to one of each metal to be delivered to the Warden of the her Mats Mint in the Tower of London to try the moneys of gold & silver from time to time coyned in their {illeg}her Majts Mint in f the said Mint in fineness thereby, one of each metal to as also to {illeg}try the Gold & Silver Bullion brought thither if any difference shall happen to arise between the Master & Wr & the bringers in of the same. {illeg} The like withto the said Mr & Wr of ye said Mint to make the said moneys in fineness therefy {sic}. The like to the Wardens of the Company of goldsmiths within the City of London in Goldsmiths Hall for the Trial of their plate & other works of as well of gold as of silver in fineness thereby. The like (if it be thought fit) to the General & Warden of her Majts Mint in Scotlandat Edinborough {illeg}to try the moneys of gold & silver from time to time coyned in the said Mint in fineness thereby as also to try the gold & silver bBullion brought thither if any difference shall arise between the Master of thaet said Mint & the bringers in of the same. And The like to the said General & Master of ye said Mitn at Edinborough to make the said moneys in fineness thereby.

The Ld Ch. to summon ye Iury & ye Ld Tr. to defray ye Charges.

An Order of Council her Maty or Council desired tohat the Warden of h{illeg}er Majts Mint in the Tower do forthwith make or cause to be made two Piles of English Troy weight{illeg} {illeg} of great Britain in the most perfect & exact manner that by theirhis endeavours can be done whereof {illeg} ‡ < insertion from lower down f 277r > ‡ & that the greater & {illeg}smaller wei{illeg}ghts of ye said two Piles shall be made & framed proportionable thereunto. < text from f 277r resumes > & that after the two said two Pli{illeg}les {sic} be so made & brought to ye Tower of London, there to examin them they shall be there examined & stamped wi{illeg}the the Date & printed with a Rose & Thistle growi standing upon {illeg}one common st{illeg}alk, & crowned with one common crown & wth ye of our Lord in the presence of the Officers of her Majts Mint within the said Tower And yt after the same be so examined dated & printed they said Warden deliver them to shal at the Tower deliver one of the{illeg} to be said Piles to the said General of the her Majts Mint at Scotland Edinborough or to his Order or the Order of the L. {illeg}H. T.{illeg}by bill indented under the hands of the said Warden & General or Order, to be carried into Scotland by the said Gen     by the sd General or his Orderto Edinborough & to remain with their Majts Officers within her Majts Mint at Edinborough, to the end that other weight of Troy may be there made conformable unto them, & the other of the said Piles shal remain with the Warden or Wardens for the time being within the said Tower of London.

Her Maty or Council may order