Two rough holograph drafts of MINT00512 (Mint 19/2/471), with a fragment on Greek myth at the bottom of the page

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To the Rt Honble the Lords Commrs of his Maties Treary.

May it please yor Lordps

In obedience to yor Lordps Order {illeg} signified to me by Mr Scrope's Letter of {sic} of 10 Apr. 1724, concerning the trial of the Pix of copper moneys coyned at by Mr Wood at Bristow I humbly represent that the moneys there reserved for a trial {illeg}are kept under two locked up in a box under the keyes of Mr Woo the deputies of Mr Wood & Controller of that coynage. And in me {sic} most humble opinion the trial thereof will may be mostre authentic & satisfactory & something cheaper if the Box before opening thereof be brought up under lock & key to London & the moneys triedthe opened the moneys tried in his {illeg}Majesties Mint & the monies tried there before the two parties (Mr Wood & the Con) & & the before the Officers of ye Mint & such other person or persons as your Lordps shall appoint to be present. & to report the trial to your Lordps. And at the same time any other parcel of or parcels of copper moneys old or new may be triesd there & the {illeg} weight & value ascertained, & compared with the value of the said copper money coyned at Bristow, & the trial reported to your Lordps.

In obedience to your Lordps Order signified to me by Mr Scrope in his Letter of 10 Apr. 1724 concerning the trial of the Pix of copper moneys coyned by Mr Wood at Bristow, I humbly represent that the moneys there reserved for a trial are kept locked up in a box or Pix under the keys of the Deputies Mr Wood & the Comptroller of that Coynage. And in my most humble opinion the trial thereof may be more authentic & satisfactory & something cheaper if the Box before opening be brought up to London & the moneys be tried in his Maties Min{illeg}t by his Mats Assaymaster before ②the two parties Mr Wood & the Comptroller of that Coynage who are both in London, & before the Officers of the Mint {illeg} & before ③ such other person or persons as your Lordps shall appoint to present & to report the trial to your Lordps, {sic} {illeg}And before one or two one or two Gentlemaen of Ireland w{illeg}ho may have your Lordps leave to be present if they desired it. And at that same time any other parcel or parcells of copper moneys old or new may be tried there before the same persons & the weight & value ascertained & compared with the value of the copper money now coyned at Bristow & the trial reported to your Lordps. [And if any copper money shall be complained of as lighter or coursedr {sic} then then {sic} that now kept in the Pix at Bristow hath been be complained of as sent & yet sent into Ireland soe by Mr Wood or his deputy & be complained of we can & a parcel thereof be sent{illeg} to us at any time hereafter, we can then see it ass{illeg}ayed it till may be then assay in like manne{illeg}romper & rep the valuethe deficiency reported too your Lordps.]

But if your Lorps had rather that the Assays be made copper Pix be tried at Bristow, I will look about for a man, {sic} to do it, {illeg}& agreetreat with him, & see him instructed & furnished with necessaries with all speed.

All wch is most humbly submitted to yor Lordps great wisdome

[And if any other considerable quantity parcels specimen of {sic} of the copper money wch hath been sent into Ireland [by Mr Wood or his deputy shall be complained of a lighter or coarser then that now kept in the Pix at Bristow Mr Woods Patent allow & a parcelspecimen thereof] be sent to us at any time hereafter, it may be then assay in like manner & the deficiencyvalue reported to your Lordps.]

– being the brother of Cresphontes & Aristodemus & son of Aristomachus.

being Temenus was of one the three brothers who led the Heraclides into Peloponnes & shared the conquest amongst them. He {illeg}obteined Argos. And after him & his son Cisus

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May it please yor Lordps

The Clerks & under oOfficer of the Mint whose salaries were not above 40li pr an have had lately had their salaries increased by one fiftfourth part by a signe manual except the Porter Mr Lowe Mr Lowe of the Mint. And I humbly pray that the Porter whose that Lowe his salary wch is but 20li per an, may in like manner have his salary be increased to 25li per an.

Wch is most