Memorandum: 'Plate Melted att the Tower anno 1696'

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<text in Clerical Hand begins>Plate Melted all the Tower Anno 1696

Weight before Melted			Weight after Melted			Totall Worsness			Totall Wast
lwt			lwt	oz	dwt	lwt	oz	dwt	lwt	oz	dwt
22884:	0:	0	22716:	3:	15	684:	11:	9	167:	8:	5

Attest by Robert Rayner.

Examined by John Seacroft.

Totall Worsness is 1s: 10d$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}$ per pound weight

Totall Wast is 0: 5: $\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}$ per pound weight

The weight before melting by the account of Mr Reynor 22884lwt: 1oz. 15dwt

The weight after melting by the account of Mr Reynor 22716. 3. 15 by the Mint account 22804. 2. 0. The reason of the difference is the recconing of an Ingot for plate in the Mint account which in the other account is recconed for hammered money.

Total worsness by both accounts 684lwt. 11oz. 9dwt.

Total wast by Mr Reynors account 167. 8. 5, by the mint account 79lwt. 11oz. 15dwt. Granes paid per pound weight.

Worsness of the whole by the mint account 7dwt. 5gr by Mr Reynors account 7dwt 5gr$\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{3}}$. that is 2s. 1d. per pound weight

Wast of the whole by that Mint account is (20$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{5}}$grains, that is 2d$\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{8}}$ & deducting a penny for granes or sweep there remains) 1d$\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{8}}$ which is that same wast with that of the hammered money. By Mr Reynors account the wast is 6d. & deducting that sweep. 5d per pound weight which certainly is too much.