Inventory of Vigo silver in the Mint
An Inventory of the Plate & other things delivered into the Treasury of the Mint by the Honble Her Majts Comrs for Prizes. 15th Feb. 170.
One Draught weighing 83lwt. 06oz. 00dwt.
A Beneiter or Vessel for Holy-water faced wth Philligram work
A Plate wth four Cups & four Potts about it & a salt wth a cover in ye middle
A Salver three dishes & an old salt.
A Cup, two Candlesticks, & an old Pan.
32 new Plates, 22 Forks, 39 Spoons & a piece of a spoon.
A Mermaid guilt wth a stone in ye body
Twelve thimbles, six doz: of brass buttons & two copper boxes wth 18 Rings in them
A sand-box & an ink-box of Pewter & some pieces of a broken Antimonial cup.
Draught 2d weighing 7lwt. 3oz.
An hundred pieces of eight
A Crucifix wth a golden chain
A golden Dolphin with a chain.
A set of Beads, six Fans, & a gold ring wth nine false stones, not weighed.
Draught 3d weighing 77lwt. 11oz. 00dwt
Six Chocolate Potts, a water-Pott, two Candlesticks, 25 Silver Plates, two salts, two dishes, an Ewer, a small Tumbler & eight Cakes of silver.
Draught 4th weighing 42lwt. 07oz. 10dwt.
Two new Basins & Ewers well made.
Draught 5th weighing 75lwt. 02oz. 00dwt.
The bottoms of two silver Lamps with chains to hang them by & a Fane for one of them & a Pot for oyle & two Cakes of Silver
Is. Newton
<292v><text in Unknown Hand (1) begins>Mr Newton abt. the Vigo Silver in the Mint
<text in Unknown Hand (2) begins>10 March 1702
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Source
T 1/84.89, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK18 Feb 1702/3, c. 265 words.