Memorandum: 'Plate Melted att the Tower anno 1696'

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<text in Clerical Hand begins>Plate Melted all the Tower Anno 1696

Weight before Melted			Weight after Melted			Totall Worsness			Totall Wast
lwt			lwt	oz	dwt	lwt	oz	dwt	lwt	oz	dwt
22884:	0:	0	22716:	3:	15	684:	11:	9	167:	8:	5

Attest by Robert Rayner.

Exa: by Iohn Seacroft.

Totall Worsness is .... 1s: 10d$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}$d ꝑ Lwt

Totall Wast is ..... 0: 5: $\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}$ ꝑ Do

The weight before {illeg}melting by the account of Mr Reynor 22{illeg}884lwt: 1oz. 15dwt

The weight after melting by ye account of Mr Reynor 22716. 3. 15 by ye Mint account 22804. 2. 0. The reason of ye difference is the recconing of an Ingot for plate byin the Mint account wch {illeg}in {illeg}ye other account is recconed for hammered money.

Total worsness by both accounts 684lwt. 11oz. 9dwt.

Total wast by Mr Reynors account 167. 8. 5, by ye mint ac{illeg}count 79lbwt. 11oz. 1{illeg}5dwt. Granes pd per lwt.

Total wWorsness of the whole b{illeg}y the mint account 7dwt. 5gr by Mr Reynors account 7dwt 5gr$\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{3}}$. yt is 2s. 1d. per lwt

Wast of the whole by {illeg}yt Mint account is (20$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{5}}$grains, yt is 2d$\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{8}}$ & deducting a penny for {illeg} granes or sweep there {illeg}remains) 21d$\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{8}}$ wch is yt same wast wth that of {illeg}the{illeg} hammered money. By Mr Reynors account ye wast is 6d. & deducting yt sweep. 5d per lwt wch certainly is too much.