Neater version of MINT00430 (Mint 19/3/51-2) with certain items omitted [but not in all cases those specified in MINT00431 (Mint 19/5/53)]

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The Queen Debitor to George Allardes of Allardes Master of Her Majesty's Mint in Edinburgh.

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IImprests His allowance of the Coinage of 64St.. 13pd. scots weight of ten and five pence pieces at £20 scots, or £1. 13. 4. English Money per stone weight Conform to the Acts in relation to the Coinage
£ 1084
By an Accompt of Steel and Iron for that Coinage 3172
By accompt of small Coals for the Forge and smith's work 368
By an Accompt of mens's work preparing the Mint, and heads for the Furnaces 31112
By an Accompt of the Depursments for other necessaries 32712
For refineing 8st: 4p: 3onz. 15d: weight at &1 per stone 85
By a small accompt upon the Remeeds of that Coiange
Paid Work-Men's wages putting the Mint in Order for the Recoinage 25
Paif the Fraught of the Goods sent from the Tower of London to the Mint, and Carriage from Leith to Edinbr. per account 2015
He craves allowance of £32. 2. 6. being the loss upon 295 Guineas which he received from the Collector of the Bullion at 23sh. 8d. per Guinea; in part of payment of the £250 receiv'd for the Recoinage the 3d. March & 2d. April 1707 3226
To the price of ten horses bought for the Mill per Account 72191113
To the mantainance of eight horses for the Mill from 15 August 1707 to 15 March 1709 being 19 Months at 1sh. 2d each horse per diem 269148
To two men who waited on the horses & mill at 1sh. each per diem 5716
For an Account of shoes to the horses 10134
To an Account of skin Aperons to the Moneyers for Iusting, a cover to the competing >Room table, and covers to the Clerks Dasks 554
To an Account of Paper and Books for the Mint 111510
To an Account of Coals furnished to the Moneyers for the meeting and blenching Offices and their own Room 361810
To an Account of Candle 8115
To an Account of Alom 1868
To an Account for upholding the Files 221112
To the Smiths mens wages at the Forge for Rollers, Dyes, Cutters, and upholding all the other iron work per Account 4187
To an Account of Iron and Steel for the Forge 601012
To small Coal 23193
To an Account of Oil and soap furnished by the Smith to the Mill, & some other little work 2176
To fraught of a second parcel of Goods from London by Ioseph Cave 31511
Carriage thereof to Edinburgh 3486
To an Accompt of the saids Goods 141
To an accompt of Land Carriage of Dyes from London 21511
To weights bought for the use of the mint from the Equivalent Office 918
To an Account of Mufflers for the Assay Masters furnaces 252
To an Account of furniture for the mill horses 19134
To an account of Coppar 24167
To an Account pf Brass work 2312
To 220 weight Quicksilver from Holland, more than what was sent from London 55
To an accompt of sand for the Mint 11610
To an Accompt of Pease Meal for dusting the molds 318623
To an Accompt of san dust for the Moneyers and blanching 172
To the Masons Accompt 3010
To an Accompt to the Wright 65
To an Accompt to the Glasier 410
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To an Accompt of iron Pots Ingots and neeling pans £ 236144
To the Plaisterer's Accompt 117
To an Accompt of Expences in searching & prosecuting a false Coiner 786
To Recording in the Exchequer Her Majesty's two Warrants to the Officers in the Mint, and the Executors of Mr. Daniel Stewart Collector of the Bullion for paying up the money for the Recoinage, and charges in getting the saids Warrants from London 354
For two large wee Sieves for the Moneyers 110
For rubbing Brushes 117
To an Accompt of Hogs Lard for the Presses 3121
To an Accompt of Lead work 35
To an Accompt of Locks for Doors 18612
To an Accompt of Sacken and hardn for Books and Mittens to the Melters 1910
To an Accompt of other small Debursements for Necessaries 1443
To the Officers and Servants Sallaries per Account to 1st. Feb. 1709 1461134
To the charges of Refining 12189 pound weight of Sivler per particular account 469181014
To the Coinage of 104006 pound English Troy weight at      per pounds answering to £1. 13. 4 allowed by the Scots Acts for the Coinage of the scots stone weight, consisting of 16 pounds scots weight of 16 ounces scots in the pound The Scots pound reckoned at 15 ounces 14 penny weight 4 Grains English is 827618
Item He craves allowance of a penny per pound weight of 103346 pound weight coin'd by the Moneyers sent from London, He being oblig'd to pay them at 9 pence per pound weight, which is a penny extraordinary 430122
To the Deficiency upon the Assay pieces per Account 10199
For allay for the Pot bills
To the mantainance of a Workman for upholding the several furnaces, and making the Clay heads for the melting furnaces 20
To the Wright to another Accompt 87






George Allardes Debitor to the Queen

1705 April. Receiv'd by Precept on the Collector of the Bullion £ 100
1707 March 3. Received more 200
April 2. Received more 150
Decr. 1 Received more 500Lib 500
Decr 31. Received more 500
1708 Ianr. 9. Received more 500
Sepr. 24. Received more by Her Majesty's Warrants from Mr. Stewarts Representatives 2600
1709 Febr. 22 Received more 575
5125
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11. August 1709

Particular Accompt for the Refineing at 12d. per pound weight when returned 1712 Better and so furth in proportion deducing a farthing for every half penny worse

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42610 Better 4 at 514 per pound weight is

£

18712
456 Better 5, at 534 is 11912
612 Better 6 at 614 is 11110
22 Better 612 at 612 is 1111
5046 Better 7: at 634 is 142914
2503 Better 712 at 7 is 76
4932 Better 8, at 714 is 1418
3091 Better 812 at 712 is 9132
35055 Better 9 at 734 is 1113
731010 Better 912 at 8 is 29112
437 Better 10: at 814 is 110
78515 Better 1012 at 812 is 2716
6766 Better 11 at 834 is 221112
962115 Better 1112 at 9 is 361714
103675 Better 12 at 914 is 3919
307410 Better 1212 at 912 is 1234
8081010 Better 13 at 934 is 32172
1190315 Better 1312 at 10 is 49111013
118045 Better 14 at 1014 is 50169
280885 Better 1412 at 1012 is 12217623
68410 Better 15 at 1034 is 313
739 Better 1512 at 11 is 37712
488 Better 16 at 1114 is 258
3610 Better 1612 at 1112 is 138
12189715 469181014
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Mr: Allardes Accompts