Further holograph draft of MINT00125 (Mint 19/3/321-2) with variant distribution figures
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Delivered to my Lord Masham 230 Medals of fine gold, weighing vizt 170 for the Peers, 30 (by the hands of my Lord Treasurer) for the Ladies at Court 22 for the forreign Ministers, & eight for the Secretaries of Embassys or others to be distributed by order of my Lord Treasurer of Lord Chamberlain | |||||
Delivered to the Speaker of the House of Commons for the Members & their two Clerks Sergeant & Chaplain 562 Medals of fine gold weighing 407oz. 5dwt 21gr | |||||
Total weight of the Gold 577oz which at 4li. 9s. 0d per ounce amounts unto the summ of | } | 2576li. | |||
For the workmanship & wast in making 792 Medals at 3s per medall | } | 118. | 16. | 00 | |
Total value | 2694. | ||||
An Account of the Medals of fine gold upon the peace 1713 delivered to My Lord Masham & the Speaker of the House of Commons | |||||
Iul. 16 Delivered to my Lord Masham for the Peers 150 Medals of fine gold weighing | } | 110oz. | 9dwt. | 18gr | |
Aug. 14 Delivered more to him by the hands of My Lord Treasurer for the Ladies at Court 30 Medals of fine gold weighing | } | 22. | 10. | 18 | |
Sep. Delivered more to him 20 Medals for the Peers 22 Medals for forreign ministers, & eight more for secretaries of Embassies or others. In all 50 Medals of fine gold weighing | } | 36. | 12. | 0 | |
Iul. 16. Delivered Iuly 16th to the Speaker of the House of Commons for the Members 250 Medals of fine gold weighing | } | 178. | 14. | 21 | |
Iul. Delivered more to the Speaker of the House of Commons for the Members 200 medals of fine gold weighing | } | 146. | 4. | 18 | |
Aug. 8th. Delivered more to him for the Members 108 medals of fine gold weighing | } | 79. | 6. | 12 | |
Sept 2 Delivered more to him for the two Clerks, the Serjeant & the Chaplain of the House four Medals of fine gold weighing | } | 2. | 19. | 18 | |
In all delivered 792 Medalls of fine gold weighing | 576. | 18. | 9 | ||
The weight of all the gold at 4li 9s per ounce amounts unto | } | 2567li. | 5. | 9d | |
The wast & workmanship of making 792 Medals at 3s per Medal comes to | } | 118. | 16. | 0 | |
Total charge | 2686. | 1. | 9 | ||
Source
MINT 19/3/325, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UKBetween 8 and 24 August 1713, c. 379 words.