Correspondence relating to Spanish coinage

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<text in Unknown Hand begins>Gentlemen.

By Order of my Lord Treasurer I send you here inclosed a Spanish peece of money being a two Ryall peece; My Lord directs you to Report to him the Weight, Finess, and value of the same. I am

Gentlemen

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Your most humble servant

Wm Lowndes.

<text in Isaac Newton’s hand begins>May it please your Lordship

The Spanish piece of money of two Ryalls sent by your Lordships order to the Officers of the Mint to be weighed assayed & valued is in weight 3dwt 6gr, in assay 3$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$dwt worse then standard & in value ten pece wanting the third part of a farthing. And twelve such pieces are worth 9.s 11d.

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Is. Newton

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