Accompts of the gold and silver taken at Vigo and sent into the Mint

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Mint Office Iune 16. 1703.

Sr

Vpon stating Accompts yesterday wth the Commrs for Prizes concerning the Gold & Silver taken at Vigo & sent into the Mint, we found the same as follows.

The Accompt of the Silver
Silver delivered into ye Mint at several times (besides an     Altar piece & Salver not weighed)	lwt	oz	dwt
	4504.	2.	0
Coyned & paid to the Commrs for Prizes 1000li weighing	321.	2.	13
Paid to Sr Cloudsly Shovel 1000li in pieces of $\frac{\mathrm{8}}{\mathrm{8}}$ weighing	289.	10.	5
Pieces of $\frac{\mathrm{8}}{\mathrm{8}}$ remaining in the Mint	171.	1.	10
Three Ingots imported & 48 others melted out of old Plate,     Cakes, Wedges &c & remaining in the Mint	3283.	6.	0
Plate reserved as valuable for its fashion	415.	4.	4
Wast in the melting arising chiefly from the fuming of     the leady Cakes, Virgin Silver & Soder	16.	7.	11
Iron & Brass taken out of the Plate 6lwt. 8oz 6{illeg}dwt. Allay put     in to make the money standard 2oz. 9dwt. The difference	6.	5.	17
	4504.	2.	0
The Accompt of the Gold.
Gold delivered into the Mint at several times	7.	8.	16.	6
Coyned & paid to ye Commrs for Prizes 267li. 7s. 9d weighing	5.	7.	5.	12
Remaining in the Mint	2.	1.	10.	18
	7.	8.	16.	6

I beleive {sic} it may be proper to acquaint my Lord High Treasurer with this Accompt. And whenever his Lordp pleases to give further directions about disposing of what remains in the Mint I shall be ready to assist in the execution as far as I can be serviceable. I am

Yor most humble & most obedient

servant

Is. Newton

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To the Honble Wm Lowndes Es