Holograph draft written as from George Allardes to Treasurer (and signed 'George Allardes' in Newton's hand)

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To the Right Honble the Earl of Godolphin Ld High Treasurer of great Britain{illeg}.

May it please yor Lordsp

Vpon a memorial of Mr Drummond Warden of her Majties Mint at Edinburgh & a Report made thereupon made by the Officers of her Majties Mint in the Tower of London, her Majty having been pleased by her Warrant dated 12 of Iuly last12 to send Moneyers from the Mint in the Tower to Mint at Edinburgh wth an allowance of 9d per pound weight Troy for the coynage of silver money there at Edinburgh, besides horses, hors-meat, hors-keepers fire & alume for their use & the charges of thei{illeg}r jour{illeg}ney thither & back & a weekly maintenance during their stay there when theirre is not work sufficient to maintain them there; I have hitherto advanced money for these services that the {illeg}coynage might receive no stop. But these charges being extraordinary except the 9d per lwtt, I humbly pray that they may be allowed to mein my accounts {illeg}as incidental charges, & that moneys may be imprest to me from the ReceiverCollector of the coynage moneysBullion for bearing these same charges untill my accounts can be stated.

All wch is most humbly submitted to yor

Lordsps great wisdome

George Allardes.

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And I further whereas {illeg} by order of her Majts Council in Scotland I have hitherto melted the {illeg} old moneys into Ingots to be recoyned & the charges thereof this cannot regularly be defrayed out of the moneys belonging to the Mint & by order of her Majts Council in Scotland& &{illeg} to be allowed      pr lwtt for ye same melting {sic} melting & theis charge ought to be born by the Im{illeg}porter I humbly pray yor Lordps Order for the {illeg}paymenst of thise chargesufficient out of the equivalent. All