Holograph memorandum on coining from copper bars

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That Copper money be made of {illeg}such fine copper as will hammer wthout cracking when red hot & is worth about 11$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ pr lwt.

That such Copper be reduced into barrs at the battering Mills or drawing mills. And that the barrs being of a convenientdue length breadth & thickness be received by the Master & Worker of the Mint by weight & assay upon his note & a po{illeg}und weight be cut into     pence. {sic}. And that the Mastr upon delivering back to ye Importer the same quantityweight of Copper by weight & assay in the form of Scissel or Money the money being firest ass{illeg}ayed & taking back his Note, be discharged o{illeg}f his receipt without {illeg}further accounting for the same, as in the coinage of Gold & Silver.

That {illeg}all the bmoney before delivery be assayed by in the following mann{illeg}er. Let a Tunn be thrown upon a floor & mixed well together with a shove{illeg}l, {illeg}& from the four sides thereof let so much copper money be counted by the Assay master as should make a pound weight averdup{illeg}ois, & if the same in all the four assays makes a pound weight without erring above two dragms in any one of the four assays, then the mone & one piece taken by chance out of each assay endures the triall by the hammer, then the money to be deliverable otherwise not. And let the weight of the four assays be entred in a book, & the tale of the mass whole Tunn be recconed equal to the tale of ye summ of ye four assays in proportion to the weight. And if it be thought fit, a piece or two may be taken out of every Tunn & put into a Bo{illeg}x to be tried by the Assay{illeg}mr before such persons as shall be appointed to see the Triall. And where any error occurrs in the weight Tale the Moneyers may endeavour to correct it in coyning the next parcel.

That the Importer upon receiving copper money from the Mr do pay to the Master a seigniorage of      per lwt for bearing all the charges of coynage & coyning tools & incidents. And that the Master & Wr account annually for the same.

The Copper Workers at the Copp for their Copper & workmanship at the battering Mills, & for putting off the Copper money demand 17d per lwt,. The coynage will cost 3$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$d per lwt. And if an half penny more be allowed for repairing the buildings & {illeg} other charges a pound weight will be cut into one & twenty pence & the seigniorage will be 4d per lwt. But if the barrs be made by Rolling mills they whole will be done a penny per lwt cheaper the c{illeg} b{illeg}arrs will be made a penny pr lwt cheaper & a pound weight may be cut into 20d.