Draft of MINT00561 (Mint 19/2/561)

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Her Maty upon the Votes & Adress of ye House of Commons having by her sig Warrant under her Signe Manual directed the Warden Master & Comptroller of her Mint to receive Plate into ye said Mint & to give receipts for ye same after the rate of 5s 5d per oz for plate of the old standard. 5s 8d pr oz for Plate of ye new & 5s 6d pr oz for uncertain plate reduced to standard, & having also directed me to coin the same & pay the moneys produced into ye receipt of the exch{illeg}equer; but the plate receivedE{illeg} receipts dated after the 14th of May not being Receivers of the Exchequer not being yet authorised to take the Recei by Parliament to take the Mint Receipts or Bills dated after the 14th of May, & the {illeg} {illeg}late of moneys c{illeg}oined out of the Plate for wch those Bills were given not being due to the Exchequer untill those Bills can be there received {illeg} wch coming: I humbly lay before yor Lordp that the Importers will lose the interestuse of their money if it remain in my hands until the next sessions of Parliament if it remain in my hands, & therefore pray your Lordp that I may be authorized by a warrant under her Mats signe Manual to pay to the Importers of the said plate their several proportions of moneys coined out of the same or suchany part thereof, {illeg} notwithstanding the directions give{illeg}n me by the Warrant above mentioned. {sic} to pay the same into the Excheqr

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