Royal Warrant authorising the payment of an allowance of £40 per annum to the Smith of the Mint

<text in Unknown’s hand begins>Queens Warrt.

For paying 40l. ꝑ Ann' to the Smith of the Mint in the Tower of London in Leiu of 50l. ꝑ Ann' formerly allowed such Officer by the Indenture./

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<text in Unknown’s hand begins>Whereas in the two last Indentures of Our Mint It was declared, That the Salary of Fifty pounds ꝑ Ann' payable to Thomas Silvester then Smith of Our Mint in the Tower of London, should upon the next avoydance of the said place be discontinued, And Whereas Our High Treasurer of Great Britain hath laid before Us a Memorial in that matter from Our Trusty and Welbeloved Sr Isaac Newton knight the present Master and Worker of Our said Mint, Proposing, that in Leiu of the said former Salary of Fifty poundes ꝑ Ann' he may be impowred to pay to the Smith of Our said Mint for the time being an Allowance of Forty Pounds ꝑ Ann', which will be an Encouragement to such Officer to performe the Duty of his Imployment, and that the said Salary may commence from Xmas last; Wee taking the Premisses into Our Royal consideration are gratiously pleased to approve thereof. Our Will and pleasure therefore is, And Wee do hereby Authorize and direct the Master and Worker of Our Mint in the Tower of London now and for the time being Out of such money as is or shall be Imprested to him at the Receipt of Our Excheqr out of the Coynage Duty to pay unto the Smith of Our said Mint now and for the time being the Allowance of Forty pounds ꝑ Ann' from Xmas aforesaid. And this shall be as well to him for payment as to the Auditor for allowing thereof from time to time upon his Accounts a Sufficient Warrant Given at Our Court at Windsor Castle the 20th day of November 1712 In the eleaventh year of Our Reigne

By her Mats Command

<text in James Moody’s hand begins>Intrat' in Officio honoblis Edw' Harley av' audris xxiiijto die Martij 1712.

Oxford

Ias Moody Depy Audr

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<text in Unknown Hand (2) begins>Intratur in Officio Thomæ Foley Aurigeri Auditoris iijo Septembris 1714 <text in F Bythell’s hand begins> F Bythell Deꝑ Audr.