Another, rougher holograph draft of MINT00377 (Mint 19/3/78)

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To the Rt Honble the E. of G. Ld H. Tr. of gt Britain

May it pl. yor Lop

In obedience to yor Lops Order signified to us by Mr Taylour {illeg}th {illeg} Aug the 28th of this Instant, that we should consider the inclosed matter conteined in an Abstract of a memorial wch your Lordp has recd from Scotland relating to the Mint & Recoynage of the Moneys there & Report to yor Lop or opinion wt is fit to be done therein we humbly represent that All the things which were desired conteineddesired in the Schedule & letter former {sic} sent from the Mint in Scotland & not for {illeg} were provided & the each some of them sent in a shop wch arrived at Edinburgh some time {illeg} befoin Iune or in Iuly & the rest were put on borard above before above a beforeanother ship five or six weeks ago, {illeg} That such the Master of the Mint f the last week received from Sr David and That a new Sche upon the arrival of upon the three Moneyers sent from hence to Edinburgh, upon their arrival there, {illeg} taking a survey of that Mint for {illeg} found that they still want four Cutters two Flatters & a sixpenny coyning Press & thereupo & finding some things still wanting a new schedule was drawn up of what they further wanted & two copies thereof sent by Dr Gregory the one to Sr David Nairn the other to Sr Isaac the Mast{illeg}er & Worker of {illeg} this Mint & the Mr & Wr upon discouring {sic} The Mratter wch Sr David left it to Sr. David move yor Lordp for a general order for that purpose & p{illeg}rovidign the things desired & gave spre {illeg}order immediately for providing the thins in the Schedule, {illeg} as necessary for & left it to Sr David to speak move to your Lordp for a general order to that purpose, that in the mean time there might be no stop.same with all with all {sic} due dispatch, they being that no time might be lost And we further repr Theat in the said new schedule conteined four Cutters,besides the Cutter mentioned in the abstract, there were are two Flatting Engins, & one sixpenny Press set down as wanting for the Money{illeg} use of the Moneyers, all wch tools are necessary since they are not yet in that Mint are we humbly conceive necessary to be sent from hence & they are preparing & will cost about 12{illeg}0 pounds sterling. And we represent al{illeg}so That the Puncheons for the crowns & halfs crowns were made but failed in the hardening & new ones are making. And That in the said Schedule the Assaymaster desires a new Assay-ballance & the Assaymast Graver desires small puncheons for the letters small arms & letters, & they are providing & will not cost much. And that, if yor Lordshp pleases, all these things shall sent as soon as they can be got ready,. we wch as we reccon will be before ye 10th of ye next month.

And we are further humbly of opinion that Order may be given for paying to the proper Officer of that Mint for paying out of the Fund of that Mint such summs of [persons imployed in the melting 7amp; {illeg}co{illeg}yning such summs of money as shall from time to time become due to the {illeg} Officer there & Moneyers for coynage & for their service in attenimployed in the present coynage for melting the new old moneys & coyning it into new. A into Ingots & {illeg} for melting & coy{illeg}ning the Ingotts into new.] officers of that Mint & by that Officer to the Melters & persons imployed in the meltings {illeg}& coyna{illeg}ge, such summs of moye moneys as shal from time to time become due {illeg} to them upon contract for that service & that the Officers of that Mitn do lay before their superiors to be transmitted to yor Lordp the most proper method of doing it suitably to ye contracts made & to the present constitution of their Mint.