Notes for MINT00159 (Mint 19/1/228-9)

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Brief Observations concerning the Triall of the monies in the Pix.

1. An order of her Maty & Council to appoint a day for tryall of the Pix at ye usual place neare the star chamber

2. The Lord Chancellour sends his Letter directed to the Wardens & Company of Goldsmiths to return to him the names of an able Iury.

3 The Lord Chancellour after the return of the names, sends his Warrant by his Sergeant at Arms or his Deputy to warn the Iury to meet at the time & place.

4 The Pix-box is se{illeg}t on the Table before nine in the morning, the Officers of the Mint & Iury attending together wth the Excheqr Officers.

5 The Lords being met, the Lord Chancellour calls to his Sergeant at arms for his Warrant for summoning the Iury & appoints the same to be delivered to the Remembrancers Deputy, who attends there with the copy of the Oath.

6 The Pix box is opened by the Officers of the Mint & the gold & silver therein poured upon the Table.

7 The Lords being sat the Lord Chancellour causes the said Oath to be administred to the Iury

8 The Lord Treasurer appoints the standard Troy weights & the indented Trial pieces of her Majts Crown gold moneys & standard silver moneys kept in the Treasury to be delivered for the use of the Iury.

9 The Lord Chancellour recommends to ye Iury the making of the trials of the moneys in the Pix as well in fineness as in weight, after the most just manner as can be thought of, to be made, by fire, by water, by touch or by weight or by all or by any of them, & particularly by the said stand making use of the said standards of her Mats Treasury.

10 The Lord Chancellour appoints the Iury when they have agreed on their Veredict where & at what time to attend his Lordp wth ye same & so departs wth the ret of the Lords.

11 When the Iury present their Veredict to ye Lor{illeg}d Chancellour, the Remembrancer's Deputy attends to read it, & after it is read to receive it.