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 | ||||
£ | 108 | – | 4 | |
By an Accompt of Steel and Iron for that Coinage | 3 | 17 | 2 | |
By accompt of small Coals for the Forge and smith's work | 3 | 6 | 8 | |
By an Accompt of mens's work preparing the Mint, and heads for the Furnaces | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
By an Accompt of the Depursments for other necessaries | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
For refineing 8st: 4p: 3onz. 15d: weight at &1 per stone | 8 | 5 | – | |
By a small accompt upon the Remeeds of that Coiange | ||||
Paid Work-Men's wages putting the Mint in Order for the Recoinage | 2 | 5 | – | |
Paif the Fraught of the Goods sent from the Tower of London to the Mint, and Carriage from Leith to Edinbr. per account | 20 | 15 | – | |
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 | 32 | 2 | 6 | |
To the price of ten horses bought for the Mill per Account | 72 | 19 | 11 | |
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 | 269 | 14 | 8 | |
To two men who waited on the horses & mill at 1sh. each per diem | 57 | 16 | – | |
For an Account of shoes to the horses | 10 | 13 | 4 | |
To an Account of skin Aperons to the Moneyers for Iusting, a cover to the competing >Room table, and covers to the Clerks Dasks | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
To an Account of Paper and Books for the Mint | 11 | 15 | 10 | |
To an Account of Coals furnished to the Moneyers for the meeting and blenching Offices and their own Room | 36 | 18 | 10 | |
To an Account of Candle | 8 | 11 | 5 | |
To an Account of Alom | 18 | 6 | 8 | |
To an Account for upholding the Files | 22 | – | 11 | |
To the Smiths mens wages at the Forge for Rollers, Dyes, Cutters, and upholding all the other iron work per Account | 41 | 8 | 7 | |
To an Account of Iron and Steel for the Forge | 60 | 10 | ||
To small Coal | 23 | 19 | 3 | |
To an Account of Oil and soap furnished by the Smith to the Mill, & some other little work | 2 | 17 | 6 | |
To fraught of a second parcel of Goods from London by Ioseph Cave | 3 | 15 | 11 | |
Carriage thereof to Edinburgh | 34 | 8 | 6 | |
To an Accompt of the saids Goods | 14 | 1 | – | |
To an accompt of Land Carriage of Dyes from London | 2 | 15 | 11 | |
To weights bought for the use of the mint from the Equivalent Office | 9 | 18 | – | |
To an Account of Mufflers for the Assay Masters furnaces | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
To an Account of furniture for the mill horses | 19 | 13 | 4 | |
To an account of Coppar | 24 | 16 | 7 | |
To an Account pf Brass work | 23 | 12 | – | |
To 220 weight Quicksilver from Holland, more than what was sent from London | 55 | – | – | |
To an accompt of sand for the Mint | 1 | 16 | 10 | |
To an Accompt of Pease Meal for dusting the molds | 3 | 18 | 6 | |
To an Accompt of san dust for the Moneyers and blanching | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
To the Masons Accompt | 30 | 10 | – | |
To an Accompt to the Wright | 65 | – | – | |
To an Accompt to the Glasier | 4 | 10 | – | |
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To an Accompt of iron Pots Ingots and neeling pans | £ | 236 | 14 | 4 |
To the Plaisterer's Accompt | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
To an Accompt of Expences in searching & prosecuting a false Coiner | 7 | 8 | 6 | |
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 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
For two large wee Sieves for the Moneyers | 1 | 10 | – | |
For rubbing Brushes | 1 | 17 | – | |
To an Accompt of Hogs Lard for the Presses | 3 | 12 | 1 | |
To an Accompt of Lead work | 3 | 5 | – | |
To an Accompt of Locks for Doors | 1 | 8 | 6 | |
To an Accompt of Sacken and hardn for Books and Mittens to the Melters | 1 | 9 | 10 | |
To an Accompt of other small Debursements for Necessaries | 14 | 4 | 3 | |
To the Officers and Servants Sallaries per Account to 1st. Feb. 1709 | 1461 | 13 | 4 | |
To the charges of Refining 12189 pound weight of Sivler per particular account | 469 | 18 | 10 | |
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 | 8276 | 1 | 8 | |
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 | 430 | 12 | 2 | |
To the Deficiency upon the Assay pieces per Account | 10 | 19 | 9 | |
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 | 8 | 7 | – |
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 | – | – |
11. August 1709
Particular Accompt for the Refineing at 12d. per pound weight when returned 17 Better and so furth in proportion deducing a farthing for every half penny worse
pd: | oun: | d{illeg}:wght | ||||||||
42 | 6 | 10 | Better | 4 at 5 | per pound weight | is |
£ | – | 18 | 7 |
45 | 6 | – | Better | 5, at 5 | is | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
61 | 2 | – | Better | 6 at 6 | is | 1 | 11 | 10 | ||
22 | – | – | Better | 6 at 6 | is | – | 11 | 11 | ||
504 | 6 | – | Better | 7: at 6 | is | 14 | 2 | 9 | ||
250 | 3 | – | Better | 7 at 7 | is | 7 | 6 | – | ||
493 | 2 | – | Better | 8, at 7 | is | 14 | 18 | – | ||
309 | 1 | – | Better | 8 at 7 | is | 9 | 13 | 2 | ||
350 | 5 | 5 | Better | 9 at 7 | is | 11 | 13 | – | ||
73 | 10 | 10 | Better | 9 at 8 | is | 2 | 9 | 1 | ||
43 | 7 | – | Better | 10: at 8 | is | 1 | 10 | – | ||
785 | – | 15 | Better | 10 at 8 | is | 27 | 16 | – | ||
676 | 6 | – | Better | 11 at 8 | is | 22 | 1 | 1 | ||
962 | 1 | 15 | Better | 11 at 9 | is | 36 | 1 | 7 | ||
1036 | 7 | 5 | Better | 12 at 9 | is | 39 | 19 | – | ||
307 | 4 | 10 | Better | 12 at 9 | is | 12 | 3 | 4 | ||
808 | 10 | 10 | Better | 13 at 9 | is | 32 | 17 | 2 | ||
1190 | 3 | 15 | Better | 13 at 10 | is | 49 | 11 | 10 | ||
1180 | 4 | 5 | Better | 14 at 10 | is | 50 | 16 | 9 | ||
2808 | 8 | 5 | Better | 14 at 10 | is | 122 | 17 | 6 | ||
68 | 4 | 10 | Better | 15 at 10 | is | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
73 | 9 | – | Better | 15 at 11 | is | 3 | 7 | 7 | ||
48 | 8 | – | Better | 16 at 11 | is | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
36 | 10 | – | Better | 16 at 11 | is | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
12189 | 7 | 15 | 469 | 18 | 10 |
Mr: Allardes Accompts
Source
MINT 19/3/53-4, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UKNovember 1709, c. 1,141 words.