Further holograph draft of MINT00340 (Mint 19/1/359)

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By the Act of XVIII Car. II. cap. 5, it is enacted that the Coynage Duty shall be kept apart in the Exchequer & no moneys leviable & payable by that Act shall be applied or converted to any use or uses whatsoever, other then to the defraying the Coynage of Gold & Silver & the encouragement of bringing in of Gold & Silver into the Mint or Mints there to be coyned into the current coyns of this kingdom; nor shall any of the said moneys be issued out of the Exchequer, but by Order or Warrant of the Lord Treasurer & Vnder Treasurer or Commissioners of the Treasury for the time being to the Master & Worker of the Mint for the time being & mentioning that they are for the use & service aforesaid, to be kept in his Majestys Office of Receipt in the said Mint & issued out thence from time to time according to the manner & course of the said Mint — for paying the fees & salaries of the Officers of the said Mint & towards the providing maintaining & repairing of the Houses Offices & Buildings & other necessaries for assaying, melting down & coyning & for & towards the expence wast & charge of assaying melting down & coynage & buying in gold & silver to coin, & not otherwise. And this Act is not mentioned in the late Act (Anno septimo Georgij Regis,) for raising a summ not exceeding 500000li &c

Quære. Whether is the Coynage Duty or any part thereof to be taxed 6d in the pound in the Exchequer by the last mentioned new Act.

And the Coynage Duty is kept in the Exchequer till your Lordships Order be known to them about this matter, & will be soon wanted in the Mint for carrying on the coynage. Wherefore I most humbly pray your Lordships Order about it.

All which is most humbly submitted to your Lordships great wisdome