Holograph draft memorandum on organisation, staff and apparatus required for the Mint to handle tin

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1 The Tower Wharf to be made a free Wharf for i{illeg}mporting & exporting her Majts Tinn, with {illeg} liberty of bringing it into & carrying it out of the Mint [without the Let or Molestatio of the Constable or Chief Governour or other Officer or Minister of] & my Ld Abingto{illeg}n to have notice thereof.

2 The Commrs of ye Customes to be directed to send an Officer to attend ye unlading & lading of ye Tin

3 A Crane Sledges Hooks, Pulle Lavers, Pulleys, Scales & Weights to be provided & Rooms to be made fit.

4 The Blocks of Tin t{illeg}o be numbered & weighed at their importation & the number & {illeg}weight to be stamped upon them to save ye labour of reweighing them at ye delivery & the Number, Assay, & gross weight & standard wt to be entered in books by the Clerks of ye Mint.

5 A fair copy of the Clerks Books to be made & the Master

5 The Number, Assay & gross weight to be

5 A fair Copy to be made of the Number Assay & Gross weight of the Blocks & the MasterReceiver or Treasurer at ye foot of every leaf to signe a receipt of the Blocks above written.

6 The Clerks to compute the standard weight of the B{illeg}locks & to enter the same in their Books. to

7 The standard weight of all the Blocks in every Receipt with their Price to be entered at ye bottom of everythe Receipt & or on ye backside & signed y ye {illeg}Warden Master {illeg}& Comptroller

8 The Warehouse-keeper to deliver the Blocks {illeg}to ye Merchant as they come to hand without giving leave to ye Merchant to pick {illeg}& chuse.

9 The Clerks to enter the in Books the Number Assay gross weight & standard weight & price of the Blocks delivered & the price to be paid before the Blocks go out of the Warehouse.

10 The Treasurer to {illeg} pay weekly into ye Exchequer the money received for the Tin, & the payments to be entere endorsed on 11the The Warden Master {illeg}Receipsts above mentioned

11. The Officers of ye M{illeg}int to beare theirsuch parts in the managemt of ye this affair as are most conformable to their places in the Mint vizt The {illeg} and particularly the Warden Master & Comptroller to make a Board wth such powers & authorities as they have in the business of the Mint for making oOrders & Reports & punishing Offenders, the Master to <494v> Receiver & Vndertreasurer wth a Deputy for whom he will answer the Rooms where the busines is done belonging to the Officers, the Warden & Comptroller to be checks upon him & to have keys of the Treasury, the Assaymaster to make Assays of the Tin if there be occasion, the Weigher & Teller to weigh it, the keepe Clerks of the Mint to enter theentier & it in Books & standard it & & the Moneyers Corporation of Moneyers to have ({illeg}or one or some of them for whom the Corporation will be answerable to ye < insertion from f 495r > Mr {illeg} to stamp it & to {sic} < text from f 494v resumes > to {illeg}have ye custody of the Press Rooms & other places where the Tin is lodged.