'An Inventory of the Plate and other things delivered into the Trea[su]ry of the Mint by the Honble Her Majesty's Com[missione]rs for Prizes'
An Inventory of the Plate and other things deliver'd
into the Treary of the Mint by the Honble. Her
Maties. Comrs: for Prizes 15th. Febry 170
One Draft Weighing 83l: 06oz: 00dwt.
A Benitier or Vessell for holy Water faced wth. Philligram Work.
A Plate wth. four Cups + four Potts about it and a salt with a Cover in the Middle.
A Salver, Three Dishes and an old salt.
A Cup Two Candlesticks, and an old Pan
32 New Plates, 22 Forks, 39 spoones + a peice {sic} of a spoon.
A Mermaid Gilt with a stone in the Body.
A Pair of snuffers, wch. seem to be of Coarse silver.
Twelve Thimbles, six Doz: of Brass Buttons + two Copper Boxes with 18 Rings in them.
A Sand Box + an Ink Box of Pewter + some peices {sic} of a broken Antimoniall Cup.
Draft 2d. Weighing 7{illeg}lwt.. 3oz.
An Hundred peices {sic} of Eight.
A Crucifix with a Golden Chain.
A set of Beads + six Fanns + a Gold Ring wth. Nine false stones not Weighed.
A Golden Dolphin with a Chain.
Draught 3 Weighing 77l: 11oz: 00
Six Chocholate {sic} Potts, + a Water Pott, Two Candlesticks, 25 Silver Plates, Two salts, Two Dishes, an Ewer, a small Tumbler + Eight small Cakes of silver.
Draught 4th. Weighing 42lwt.: 07oz: 10dwt.
Two new Basons and Eweres well made
Draught 5th. Weighing 75lwt: 02oz: 00dwt.
A Font wth. a Weather Cock standing up in the Middle also a Water Pott + two Cakes of silver.
Source
MINT 19/2/252, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK15 February 1702/3, c. 256 words.