Holograph draft of a clause requiring the officers of the York, Bristol, Exeter, Chester and Newcastle assay halls to attend Goldsmiths' Hall in London on request, in the event of their going two years without a pyx trial
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And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that as often as the Diets of the Goldsmiths of York, Bristol, Norwich, Exeter, Chester & Newcastel have not been tried at the trial of the Pix of the new coined moneys within {illeg}two years before; the Assaymasters of those towns shall annually upon notice in writing from the Wardens of the said company of Gold{illeg}smiths or nay three of them, bring or send their sevaleral Diets to the Hall of the said Company in London, to be there tried by thea Committee of the said Company [at the same time {illeg}& in the same manner withas the Diet of the said Company] uses to be tried
Source
MINT 19/2/249, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UKAfter 1712?, c. 117 words.