Holograph list of editorial amendments and additions to be made to MINT00442 (Mint 19/3/81-93), and queries relating to it

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fol. 4 lin 23 for Wardens & Comptroller read Warden & Counterwarden or Comptroller.

fol. 7 lin penult. Quære 1 whether the last trial pieces were made by the direction of her Majesty. Quære 2 whether they were made by the Iury. Quære 3 whether the Iury knew how & to what degree the Gold was refined of which the Gold tiral pieces were made. Quære 4 whether the Iury assayed the fine Gold & the trial piece made thereof in a legal manner. Quære 5 Whether the Iury did not refuse to oblige themselves to make their plate of gold & silver by these Trial pieces. Quære 6 Whether the Goldsmiths have any Trial pieces by which they are to make & try their plate of Gold & silver as they have always done till of late. Quære 7 Whether the using of the last trial piece of Gold will not impose a tax upon the merchants of above 4s per pound weight for all the Gold they import. Quære 8 Whether the trial pieces made in the reign of King James II A. C. 88 should be imposed in this Indenture untill new Triall pieces can be made in a regular manner by her Majesties order & legally imposed on all parties by a short instrument under the broad seale. And note that little pieces may be cutt off from the Wardens trial piece & mine for the use of that Mint till this matter can be set right.

fol. 14. lin 10, for containing write not exceeding

fol. 18 lin 6. Quære about Sixty days. I am told that by the former constitution he was bound to deliver within one month.

Ib. l 19. instead of or by her Majesties commands write & by her Majestys commands.

fol. 19. lin. 7. Delete to retain & keep in his own hands yearly the summ of 1200 pounds as well for &c & write to defray the charges of melting refining & coining & the incident charges thereof & the charges of repairing & upholding the buildings & the fees & salaries due to himself & to the other Officers & Clerks in the said schedule mentioned to be payable by the said Master & Worker according to the distribution & appointment mentioned in the said schedule.

Ib. l. 14 for Warden or Comptroller write Warden & Counterwarden or Comptroller.

Fol. 20. l. 23 Let the clause run as in the Indenture of the Mint in the Tower.

     21. l. 7. & Clerk of the Irons.

Fol. 8. Delete lin 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14 to the words in fineness thereby. Or fol. 7

NB The Master is obliged to coin & has no money to pay for the coinage.

2 The master should be sworn & give security before the Indenture passes

3 The clause concerning the Surveyor of the melting should be struck out For there can be no surveyor.

fol. 3 lin 2 &            No moneys given for defraying the charges of melting refining & coining.

fol. 13. l. 10 his Duty.

fol 19. lin. 7 strike out the clause And the said Master is hereby appointed &c to the words in the said Schedule.

fol 20 lin 22 Let the clause run as in the Indenture of the Mint in the Tower.

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Fol. 24 My Lord having ordered that the Salaries of the Officers of the mint be continued as at the time of the Vnion, the salaries of 40li per annum to three Clerks must be struck out, being give since the Vnion for carrying on the late recoynage, & not intended to be perpetual.

The salary of fifty pounds per annum to the Clerk of the Bullion is ceased with his Office, & the Comptroller of the Mint is surveyer of the Meltings & of all the proceedings of the Mint by his Office. He is expressly called surveyor of the Meltings in the body of the Indenture, & he that weighted the gold & silver before the union may weigh it still without appointing new weight & teller.

If these salaries amounting to 170li be struct out of the schedule & the buildings can be repaired for 90li per annum, there will be 180 per annum for defraying all charges of coinage, otherwise there will be but 10li per annum for this service.