'The Comptrolment Roll': detailed table of the amount of gold and silver coined in the London and (where relevant) the country mints in each year from 1659 to 1700

Author: Newton, Isaac

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The Comptrolment Roll

Gold Monies Coined Yearly in the Reigns of their several Majesties successively In the MINT within the Tower of London From the year 1659 to the last of December 1700
Years		Weight				Tale
		Lwt	oz	d:	g	L	s	d
From the Year 1659 to last March 1661 at £41 ꝑ lwt:		120	1	5	..	1924	5	5
To last March	1662	95	..	8	..	3896	7	4
To Do	1663	700	6	10	..	28845	4	2
To Do (at £44.10 ꝑ lwt	1664	206	5	17	18	9188	16	7
To Do	1665	1483	4	10	6	66,013	18	10
To Do	1666	1980	3	15	18	88,124	...	10
To 21:st Decemb:r	1666	904	11	10	12	40270	14	9
To Do	1667	2511	4	12	13	111,756	13	2
To Do	1668	4760	8	9	7	211,851	7	9
To Do	1669	2582	5	19	8	114921	2	6
To Do	1670	2516	3	19	20	111976	16	1
To Do	1671	4153	7	10	6	184836	7	2
To Do	1672	1859	6	7	18	82749	3	8
To Do	1673	2721	2	18	23	121095	8	7
To Do	1674	1873	6	1	16	83371	1	2
To Do	1675	1154	6	3	3	51375	16	7
To Do	1676	5188	8	7	7	230,897	..	4
To Do	1677	5201	4	16	18	231462	8	9
To Do	1678	3000	6	15	12	133525	2	6
To Do	1679	11986	7	15	6	533405	15	8
To Do	1680	12923	..	19	15	575077	2	9
To Do	1681	6684	11	8	9	297480	6	11
To Do	1682	3991	9	12	6	177635	2	11
To Do	1683	8062	10	1	12	358796	7	3
To Do	1684	6831	10	15	~	304019	7	4
To Do	1685	12,075	...	..	..	537337	10	~
To Do	1686	13,874	4	15	..	617410	12	3
To Do	1687	9,018	1	..	..	401304	14	2
To Do	1688	12,613	8	6	~	561309	5	7
To Do	1689	2886	4	..	..	128441	16	8
To Do	1690	1094	10	13	..	48722	9	10
To Do	1691	1224	7	15	..	54496	14	9
To Do	1692	2573	..	..	..	114498	10	..~
To Do	1693	1257	8	12	14	55968	10	6
To Do	1694	1286	5	..	..	57245	10	10
To Do	1695	16,117	3	..	..	717217	12	6
To Do	1696	3,115	..	..	..	138617	10	~
To Do	1697	2706	8	..	..	120446	13	4
To Do	1698	10,597	..	...	...	471566	10	~
To Do	1699	3177	...	...	...	141376	10	~
To Do	1700	2701	4	14	11	120212	..	3
		189,817	7	7	14	8,443,668	9	8

Coined at the Five Country Mints. Viz:
	Weight				Tale
	Lwt.	oz	d	g	£	s	d
Bristol	147479	4	..	..	459465	17	~
Chester Pix included }	101660	..	..	..	316338	..7	6
Exeter	147296	..	..	10	458462	2	6
Norwich	83040	..	..	..	257944	18	6
York	99023	..	..	..	308625	13	8
	578,498	4	...	10	1,800,832	19	2
Extracted from the Books of the sev:l Mints & humbly prsented to Sr Iohn Hanley Bar:r Warden of his Maty's Mint./ ꝑ Fr. Berresford ~~{illeg}~~Comptroll.

Of Thomas Molyneux & Cha: Mason Esq:rs: who are constituted Comptroller of the Coinage & Monies of Our Sovereign Lord King William within the Tower of ... of the Twelve General Remains of the Clipt Hammerd Monies which were taken by the Rt Hon:ble the Lords Commiss:rs of His Mty's Treary pursuant to an Act of Parliament Intituled an Act for remedying the ill state of the Coin of this Kingdom. And being first Molten into Ten Thousand Nine Hundred & Thirty three Ingots in Westm:r were then deliver'd to Tho: Neale Esq:r Master & Worker of His Maty's Mint in the Tower of London to be there Coin'd as directed by their Lps in their several Warr:ts from the Treary herein mention'd And did produce in Standard Silver of Eleven Ounces two Pennywt of fine Silver & Eighteen Pennywt of Allay in every poundwt Troy According to the Indenture Between the said King William & the late Queen Mary on the One part & the said Thom: Neale Esq:r on the other part bearing date the 2:d of April in the first year of their Majesties Reign, a Seven Hundred & Ninety Thousand Eight Hundred & Sixty Bunds, One Ounce, Nineteen Pennyweight, Eight Grains Which Standd Silver did make in Tale of New Mill'd Moneys, Two Millions Four Hundred Sixty three Thousand One Hundred & Ten Pounds Seventeen Shillings & Sevenpence Farthing. Which by Virtue of the Warrants before mention'd was paid in Manner following: viz:
Dates of Warrants		Remains	No of Ingots	Standard Weight				Whole Tale In NEW Money			Weight of Course silver deliver'd to Refine				Refining Paid at 12d: ꝑ Lwt:			Molten In Ingots & scissell				Melting at 3 Farth: ꝑ Lwt:			Waste on the Standard at 2d. ꝑ Lwt			Coynage at 14d ꝑ Lwt			Charge Telling first Melting & Incidents at Westminsr:			Mint Incidents			The Whole Charge			Clear Tale paid into the Exchequer
				Lwt	oz	dw	gr.	L	s	d	Lwt	oz	d.	gr	L	s	d	Lwt.	oz	d:	gr	L	s	d	L	s	d	L	s	d	L	s	d	L	s	d	L	s	d	L	s	d
1695	14th: February	1	871	59365	11	9	19	185120	10	$1 \frac{1}{4}$	6908	..	..	..	345	8	~	113671	..	...	...	370	16	$1 \frac{1}{4}$	618	7	6	3461		$3 \frac{1}{2}$	1508	6	$4 \frac{3}{4}$	127	14	11	6433	14	$\frac{1}{4}$	178472	7	9
	21st: March	2	412	29524	11	18	..	92081	10	6	4789	1	..	..	239	9	1	59018	11	...	..	184	8	$9 \frac{1}{2}$	307	11	...	1722	5	$10 \frac{1}{2}$	.....	..	...	34	17	3	2488	12	...	89511	2	~
1696	9th: April	3	1142	82521	11	12	4	257161	1	6	18541	..	..	..	917	1	...	164961	11	12	...	515	10	1	859	12	1	4813	15	$8 \frac{1}{4}$	1037	12	6	105	11	6	8249	2	10	248691	4	2
	4th: May	4	348	24254	2	11	17	75659	11	6	6718	...	..	...	335	18	...	48508	5	4	..	151	11	8	252	12	10	1414	16	6	......	...	...	30	2	...	2185	1	...	73422	3	6
	15th: Do:	5	333	23014	8	2	23	71592	..	...	4769	..	.	...	238	9	...	46028	8	2	..	143	16	10	239	14	9	1342	10	5	......	..	..	27	11	...	1992	2	...	69538	...	6
	20th: Do:	6	245	16731	9	6	19	52021	5.	1.	3625	...	..	..	181	5	...	33463	6	12	...	104	11	5	174	5	9	976	...	4	856	14	7	21	17	6	2314	14	7	49668	10	6
	25th Do:	7	160	10693	9	11	4	33295	17	6	2128	...	..	..	106	8	...	21387	7	7	...	66	16	$8 \frac{1}{4}$	111	7	10	623	16	$1 \frac{3}{4}$	.......	...	...	12	18	...	921	6	9	32344	10	10
	3d: Iune	8	502	35639	10	8	19	111006	16	3	7426	..	...	...	371	6	..	71279	8	16	...	222	15	~	371	5	..	2076	19	10	816	104	3	42	5	9	3902	15	10	106994	...	5
	13th: Iuly	9	2358	174323	3	7	2	542439	15	8	32281	...	...	...	1614	1	..	348646	6	14	...	1089	10	$4 \frac{3}{4}$	1815	17	$4 \frac{1}{4}$	10168	17	$2 \frac{1}{4}$	2625	14	2	212	12	...	17526	12	1	524580	19	1
	5th: August	10	1519	112769	..	2	3	351047	3	6	19219	..	..	..	960	19	..	225538	...	10	...	704	16	$1 \frac{1}{2}$	1174	13	$6 \frac{1}{2}$	6578	3	10	747	4	2	127	15	4	10293	12	...	340595	18	6
	28th: Do:	11	1223	90529	4	10	20	282033	9	~	16971	..	..	..	848	11	...	181038	9	...	...	565	16	2	943	...	3	5280	17	7	.......	...	...	101	11	...	7739	16	...	274216	10	...
	24th: October	12	1769	129550	5	9	23	403606	19	~	25588	8	..	...	1279	8	8	259100	10	..	...	809	13	$9 \frac{3}{4}$	1349	9	$3 \frac{1}{4}$	7557	2	$2 \frac{1}{4}$	2549	3	6	151	14	6	13696	12	4	389678	5	2
	28th: Do: Review	..	45	1588	7	7	19	4947	8	~	265	8	..	..	13	5	8	3176	9	10	...	9	18	$7 \frac{1}{2}$	..20	4	$3 \frac{1}{2}$	92	13	$5 \frac{1}{2}$	.....	...	...	.....	..	...	..132	8	7	4814	19	5
	The Sweep	..	6	352	2	...	4	1097	10	~	.......	...	...	...	......	..	...	703	2	10	...	2	3	$11 \frac{1}{2}$	..20	4	$3 \frac{1}{2}$	20	10	10	599	10	1	.....	1	9	626	...	1	471	11	8
								By New Mony put into the Pix Box & after Tryal thereof paid into the Exchequer Viz																							The 16th Iuly 1696						...	..	..	809	2	...
																															The 18th Do 1697						....	..	..	799	2	..
			10,933	790,860	1	19	8	2,463,110	17	$7 \frac{1}{4}$	149,029	5	..	...	7451	9	5	158,154	4	17	~	4942	6	6	8238	1	$10 \frac{1}{2}$	46138	10	2	10740	9	$7 \frac{3}{4}$	966	12	6	78,502	10	$5 \frac{1}{4}$	2,384,608	7	6

The Comptrollment Roll of the Coinage of Our Soverign Lord King William within the Tower of London, Viz: Of the Hammer'd Mony & wrought Plate imported into His Maj:ties Mint there pursuant to an Act of Parliament intituled an Act for the further remedying the ill state of the Coin of the Kingdom pass'd in ye 3d year of his Maty's Reign. And by virtue of another Act Entitul'd an Act for granting to his Maty several Duties upon Paper Vellum & Parchment to encourage the bringing of Plate & Hammer'd Monies into ye Mints to be Coin'd, wch sd hammer'd Monies & wrot plate herein mention'd did produce in standd Silver of Eleven Ounces two pennywt. of Fine Silver & Eighteen Pennywt. of Allay in every poundweight Troy according to the Indenture between the sd King William & the late Q: Mary of the One part & Tho. Neale Esqr the Mastr & Worker on the other part bearing date as abovemention'd, Six hundred ninety six thousand nine hundred seventy one pounds sixteen pennywt. & nineteen Grains, wch standard Silver did make in Tale, Two Millions One hundred & Seventy Thousand Nine hundred & Seventy Eight Pounds Seven Shillings & Six Pence w:ch by Virtue of the said Act of Parliament & Warr:ts from the Lords Commissrs of his Maty's Treary, was paid in manner following —
Imported from the 16th: December 1696 to the 23d: March 1697	No of Ingots	Numbr: of Ounces			Standard Weight				Whole Tale of New Money			Refining at 12d: ꝑ Lwt:			Melting & Waste at 4d ꝑ Lwt			Coinage at the 14d: ꝑ Lwt.			Incidents at the Tower			Incidents at Westminr:			Whole Charge			Clear Tale paid to ye sev:l Importers
		oz	dwt	grs	lwt.	oz	dw.	grs	L	s	d	L	s	d	L	s	d	L	s	d	L	s	d	L	s	d	L	s	d	L	s	d
From the Receipt of the Exchequer	1202	......	..	...	80812	2	10	21	251468	7	..	146	19	$6 \frac{1}{4}$	1346	17	5	4714	..	11	156	1	$5 \frac{1}{2}$	747	9	9	7111	9	. $\frac{3}{4}$	242529	14	7
By private Importers at 5 s 4d ꝑ oz	....	{illeg}47{illeg}7	16	21	7{illeg}9	11	{illeg}	25	21{illeg}958	17	9	127	18	4	1170	13	4	40{illeg}	6	8	135	16	$8 \frac{3}{4}$	650	11	1	6102	6	$1 \frac{3}{4}$	226105	14	$10 \frac{1}{4}$
By the Receiver of the Customs	....	985455	12	15	81641	7	16	6	254439	17	3	148	14	$4 \frac{1}{4}$	1360	13	$10 \frac{1}{4}$	4762	8	7	157	18	$4 \frac{3}{4}$	756	6	$4 \frac{1}{2}$	7106	1	$6 \frac{3}{4}$	246400	12	$8 \frac{3}{4}$
By the Treasurer of the Excise	....	1638764	7	23	136213	11	18	6	424245	15	~	247	19	$2 \frac{1}{4}$	2270	4	8	7945	16	4	263	6	$1 \frac{1}{4}$	1261	1	.. $\frac{1}{4}$	11988	7	$3 \frac{3}{4}$	411020	16	$8 \frac{3}{4}$
By Publick Receivers	....	293661	17	–	243442	10	3	14	758235	19	6	443	3	$6 \frac{1}{4}$	4057	7	7	14200	16	8	470	12	~	2253	16	11	21425	16	$8 \frac{1}{4}$	734152	19	3
By the Undertakers for bringing in wro:t Plate	1257	.......	..	...	84620	4	19	5	263733	11	~	....	..	..	1410	6	$9 \frac{1}{4}$	4936	3	$8 \frac{3}{4}$	......	..	..	.......	...	...	6046	10	6	257387	...	6
	2459	......	..	..	696,971	..	16	19	2,170,978	7	6	1,114	14	11	11616	3	$7 \frac{1}{2}$	40656	12	$10 \frac{3}{4}$	1183	14	$8 \frac{1}{4}$	5669	5	$1 \frac{3}{4}$	60240	11	$3 \frac{1}{4}$	2117.596	18	$7 \frac{3}{4}$
NB That the Mastr & Workr out of the Monies Impressed to Him at the Exchequer for Payment of the 4d ꝑ oz. recompence to the 1st: Importers at 5s/4d ꝑ oz: hath to yt use employed ye sum of									13,188	18	$5 \frac{1}{2}$										The whole Charge amounts to ...									60.240	11	$3 \frac{1}{4}$
																					Paid into Exch: for Ball: of this Account									6329	16	.. $\frac{1}{2}$
And therefore is Charg'd wth the same in this Account.									2184167	5	$11 \frac{1}{2}$																			2,184,167	5	$11 \frac{1}{2}$
Note./ That by the Indentures between their Maties successively & the several Masters & Workers of their Mints since this Account commenc'd. They have been oblig'd to Coin all the Gold Monies of what species soever of Twenty two Carrats fine Gold & two Carrats of Allay in every pound weight Troy. And all the Silver Coins of the Goodness beforementioned.
Note./ That beside all the Gold mention'd in this Account to be Coin'd at London, there was Coin'd by private Importers between the 1st March 95 & the 1st Ianry 96 during which time the Encouragement for Coining Gold was taken off by Act of Parliament & the Coinage thereof paid by themselves Viz:t Guineas oz 20s pieces £26186.5.0.

Silver Monies coined Yearly in the Reigns of their several Majesties successively In the Mint within the Tower of London from the year 1659 to the last of Decemb:r 1700.
Weight				Tale at £3. 2. 0 Pr Lwt:				Years
Lwt	oz	dw.	gr	L	s	d	~
683	4	...	..	2118	6	8	~	From 1659 to ye last March	1661
78593	8	10	..	243640	9	11	~	To Do	1662
117545	3	18	18	364390	10	4	~	To Do	1663
69835	6	..	..	216490	1	..	~	To Do	1664
24311	3	..	...	75364	17	6	~	To Do	1665
10582	..	..	..	32804	4	..	~	To Do	1666
11210	..	..	..	34731	4	..	~	To 21: Decr	1666
17221	2	..	..	53385	12	4	~	To Do	1667
39583	2	..	..	122707	16	4	~	To Do	1668
14966	11	10	..	46397	11	5	~	To Do	1669
42767	9	..	..	132580	..	6	~	To Do	1670
40055	2	17	..	124171	4	8	~	To Do	1671
88383	8	17	..	273989	11	8	~	To Do	1672
98364	4	15	...	304929	12	6	~	To Do	1673
13286	3	15	..	41187	11	4	~	To Do	1674
1856	2	5.	..	5754	3	7	~	To Do	1675
101536	11	15	...	314764	12	8	~	To Do	1676
145719	...	13	...	451729	1	4	~	To Do	1677
7981	2	..	..	24741	12	4	~	To Do	1678
81613	3	5	..	253001	2	9	~	To Do	1679
63904	...	10	...	198102	10	7	~	To Do	1680
29736	11	10	...	92184	11	5	~	To Do	1681
9545	...	..	...	29589	10	~	~	To Do	1682
74111	...	...	..	229744	2	..	..	To Do	1683
17309	9	3	20	53660	5	7	~	To Do	1684
30572	...	10	...	94773	6	7	~	To Do	1685
19294	10	5	..	59814	..	11	~	To Do	1686
80848	5	..	...	250630	1	10	~	To Do	1687
24590	6	11	20	76230	14	1	~	To Do	1688
31152	6	15	17	96572	19	1	~	To Do	1689
643	5	...	...	1994	11	10	~	To Do	1690
1203	5	7	18	3730	13	10	~	To Do	1691
1341	10	17	8	4159	18	3	~	To Do	1692
2992	6	1	...	9276	13	3	~	To Do	1693
51	6	16	13	159	17	3	~	To Do	1694
20	...	...	...	62	..	...	..	To Do	1695
810275	2	12	14	2,511,853	3	6	~	To Do	1696
707160	..	..	...	2,192,196	...	...	~	To Do	1697
105364	..	..	...	326628	8	~	~	To Do	1698
19498	...	...	...	60443	16	~	~	To Do	1699
4805	10	6	16	14898	3	4	~	To Do	1700
9040517	7	9	–	9425604	12	6	~

Coin'd at His Maty's Mint in London from Feb:y 95 when that coinage Commenc'd to 24 Decr 99.
Silver Monies being the product of the Old Clipt & Hammer'd Monies Viz
					Stand:d wt:				Tale
					lw	oz	d	g	l	s	d
The 12 Genl Remains taken at the Exchr.					790860	1	19	8	2463110	17	$7 \frac{1}{4}$
Hamd Mony from ye Exchr.					696971	..	16	19	2170978	7	6
Imported by private Persons					154465	11	16	11	478844	11	1
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Coin'd in ye Species following					1642297	2	12	14	5112933	16	$2 \frac{1}{4}$
	lwt.	oz.	d.	g
Crowns & Ha: Crowns	851430.	0.	0.	0.
Shillings –	619074.	2.	12.	04
Sixpences & smaller mony	171793.	0.	0.	10
Lwt:	1642297.	2.	12.	14
Gold Monies					19,795	8	..	..	872007	3	4
The whole Coinage at London from the 1st Feb: 95 to 24. Decr 99									35,984,940	19	$6 \frac{1}{4}$

'The Comptrolment Roll': detailed table of the amount of gold and silver coined in the London and (where relevant) the country mints in each year from 1659 to 1700

The Comptrolment Roll

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