Recommends the appointment of Robert Lowe as porter at £20 p.a. by a constitution instead of by a patent, which would cost the appointee too much

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To the Right the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Treasury.

May it please your Lordships

The Porter of the Mint being lately dead, I ordered one Robert Lowe to do the buisiness till a new Porter should be appointed. The Place was formerly a Patent place, but now the house belonging to it is taken away, & the Salary is only 20li per ann. Which being too little for bearing the charges of a Patent, I humbly pray that a Porter may be appointed by a Constitution. Robert Lowe hath hitherto behaved himself with great diligence, & I humbly pray that he may be appointed if your Lordship think fit.

All which is most humbly submitted to your Lordships great wisdome.

Mint Office. Iune 26. 1722.

Isaac Newton