Detailed breakdown of Mint income and expenditure for each year 1713-15, with explanatory notes on the reverse

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An Account of the clear produce of the Coynage Duty for the three several years last past respectively & also of the charge of coyning gold & silver money & the established charge of the Mint in England & Scotland, & incident charges attending the same.

The produce of the Coinage Duty in England from
From 25th Decemb. 1712 to December 1713 8039. 0. 11
From 25 Decemb. 1713 to December 1714 8720. 19. 012
From 25 Decemb. 1714 to December 1715 11894. 9. 8
The produce of the coinage Duty in Scotland during the same three paid into the Excheq uer the last year } 53. 9. 10
28707. 19. 512



Charges of the Mint from Christmas to Christmas

1713 1714 1715
Coynage of Gold 4269.10.6 9595.19.7 12704.5.0
Coynage of Silver 170.2.312 114.3.9 119.16.012
Charges of Assaying Refining Allaying & repairing furnaces } 207.16.11 342.17.0 515.18.7
Total charge of Coynage 4647.9.812 10053.0.4 12339.19.712
Salaries 3014.19.11 2890.0.0 2590.0.0
Repairs of houses & Offices 370.2.6 375.1110 358.6.0
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Receiving the money at the Exchequer & passing Accounts } 124.17.0 187.17.6 143.18.6
Pix 118.10.5 0.0.0 58.17.8
Stationer & scalemaker 16.2.0 22.10.0 26.6.0
Diet 29.12.0 35.2.5 24.16.8
Wardens Incidents 140.18.3 157.6.0 140.3.5
Charges of Coynage 4647.9.71 2 10053.0.4 12339.19.712
Salaries & Repairs 3385.2.5 3265.11.10 2948.6.0
Incidents 429.19.8 402.15.11 394.2.3
Scotish Mint 1200 1200 1200
Prosecuting Clippers & coiners about 250 250 250.
Total 9912.11.912 1517.7.1 18132.7.1012
Excess of the charge above the Income } 1873.10.912 6750.8.012 6337.18.212
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The established charge of the Mint in England for melting & coining Gold in 6s 6d per pound weight, For coining silver it is 1s 612d per pound weight, & a penny more per pound weight to the moneyers if the Silver be well coined. The Salaries established by the Indenture of this Mint amount unto 2590li. There is allowed by Act of Parliament for Salaries & repairs of house s & Officers preparations necessaries for melting, refining & coining in the English Mint any sum not exceeding 3500li per annum. And for prosecuting Coining any summ not exceeding 400li. And to the Mint in Scotland 1200li per annum.