Two holograph draft certificates that Girard's Bahamas seal was of high quality and good value

<471r>

To the {illeg}Rt Honble the Lords Commers of his Mats Treary.

May it please yor Lorps

I have considered & examinedperused his Majts Warrant the Vouchers of Mr Iames Girards Bill hereunto annexed for engraving of a seal of silver for the Bahama Islands, wch Bill your Lordps were pleased to referr to the principal Officers of his Maties Mint on                                & wch came to my hands in the end of September last, & I humbly certify your Lordps that I find themthe Seal right according to the directions of his Maties Warrant & the work very good & by the voucher of Certificate of Holies Newcastle Es encloslosed that the same was sent to George Phenney Es Governour of thosethe said Islands. And I find also that before it was sent it was weighed in the Mint & it weight was found of tahe weight expressed in the Bill & the price of the silver set down in the Bill answers to its weight. AndI find also that the price of the workmans is reasonable being someas low or a little lower then in proportion to the prizeds all {illeg} heretofore allowed for ye workmanship of seals of like sizes. All wch is most humbly submitted to yor Lops great wisdome.

May it please yor Lordps

In {illeg}obedience to your Lordps Order {illeg}of reference of 25 Iune delivered to meone of us in the end of September, concerning a new double silver seal {illeg}made by Mr Iames Girard {illeg}for the his Majties Bahama Islands in America, I {sic} we have p{illeg}erused his Majts warrant {illeg}for making the same & the certificate of the delivery thereof pursuant thereto; & find that the said seat by an impression taken from it & kept in the Mint I find that it duly dulyis is {sic} duly is {illeg} m{illeg}ade according to the directions of the said Warrant, & {illeg} & the work {illeg}very good, I have also perused the annexed certificate & by the saidme Certificate made by Holies Newcastle Esthat it was sent to George Phenny Es Governour of the said Bahama Islands. I find also {illeg}that before it was sent it was weighed in the Mint &; there {illeg}found of the weight expressed in Mr Geirards bill, & the price of the silver set down in the said Bill answers to its weight. I find also that tThe price of the workmanship is reasonable, it being as low or a little lower then in proportion to the prizes heretofore allowed for the workmanship of seales of the like sizes. And I meet wth no objection against the Bill. All wch is most humbly submitted to your Lordps great wisdome. pursuant thereto & {illeg} viewed seen an impression there find that it was {illeg}made according to the {sic} directions of sd warrant & se{illeg}nt to the Governour of the said Islands. And by an impression taken from it before it was sent or& kept in the Mint, I we find that the work was very good. {illeg} It was weighed in the Mint before it was sen{illeg}t & weig there found of the weight expressed Mr Gerards Bill, & the price of the work is reasonable in proposrtion to the prizes {illeg}hereto{illeg}fore allowed for the workmanship of seales of the like sizes. And I {illeg}me{illeg}tt with no objection Allwch

For M{illeg}rs Bar Conduit a{illeg}t at Cranbury neare Winchester in Hampshire