Draft of MINT00465 (Mint 19/3/199)

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To the Rt Honble the Lds Commrs of his Mats Treary

May it please yor Lordps

In obedience to your Lordps Order of Reference of May 26th last, upon the Petition of Mr William Hamilton for being restored to his Mats pPlace in his Mats Mint at Edinburgh: I humbly represent that [I have formerly heard that from the Officers of that Mint that] he w{illeg}ho was had been Clerk of the Bullion for the Mint in Scotland before the Vnion of the two kingdoms of& w{illeg}ho by this Petition {illeg}appeares to be the Petitioner] lost that pla was upon the ceasing of that place by the Vnion, at the intstance & in recompence for the loss thereof, was inserted made an Officer in the present Mint in Scotland with a Salary of 50li per an, that salary having beieng allowed him before as C{illeg}lerk of the Bullion before the Vnion & I find him entred {illeg}in the list of the Officers of that Mint with a salary at ye end ofannexed to the last Indenture of that Mint made between her late Maty Queen Ann & Iohn Montgomery Es by title of Master & Worker of that Mint in these words: To the Clerk of the Bullion, as Assistent to the Weigher & Teller & Surveyor of the Meltings 50li fifty pounds per ann But that Indenture becoming void by the death of her said Maty, & no Patent being granted bygrant {illeg}of that place from his present Maty being entred in the books of the Treary, & {illeg} it not appearing that he was alive ornor what was his name: he was omitted in the Warrant lately directed to the General of that Mint for continuing the said Indenture in force. And now itBut since it now appears that he is alive, if in consideration of thise former services mentioned in his Petition his Maty shall think fit to continuerestore him {illeg}to that place, it may be done by a Warrant under his Mats signe Manual directed to the said General. All wch &c. for supplying the defect ofomission in the defect of the late Warrant directed to him as above. All wch &c