"The Mintmaster's Report upon Mr Wood's Petition for importing Copper"

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To the Rt Honble the Lords Commrs of theHis Majties Treasury

May it please your Lordps

In Obedience to your Lordps Order of Reference that I should report my opinion upon the Petition of Mr William Wood for a Warrant to furnish the Mint with fine copper in barrs duly sized at 17$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$d per Lwt after the 30 Tunns agreed for at 18d per Lwt to be coined, I humbly represent that if Mr Wood will furnish the Mint with such copper, prepared by the battering Mills, as the specimen was which I had of him, I am re{illeg}ady to receive a Tonn or two every Month at that price till next {illeg}eMichaelmas, or longer if there be occasion. But if he intends to prepare it some other way, of which he has not yet given me a specimen I desire that a specimen of such work as he intends to furnish me with, may be sent into the Mint to be assayed before he begins to bring in a great quantity.

All which is most humbly submitted to your

Lordps

Mint Office
{illeg}Decem. 12. 1717.

Isaac Newton.

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<text in Unknown Hand (1) begins>12 Decemr: 1717

The Mintmasters Report upon Mr Wood's Petition for importing Copper.

<text in Unknown Hand (2) begins>13th Decr 1717 read

My Lords agree to the Rept.

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