Draft of MINT00561 (Mint 19/2/561)

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Her Majesty upon the Votes & Address of the House of Commons having by Warrant under her Signe Manual directed the Warden Master & Comptroller of her Mint to receive Plate into the said Mint & to give receipts for the same after the rate of 5s 5d per ounce for plate of the old standard. 5s 8d per ounce for Plate of the new & 5s 6d per ounce for uncertain plate reduced to standard, & having also directed me to coin the same & pay the moneys produced into the receipt of the exchequer; but the Receivers of the Exchequer not being yet authorised by Parliament to take the Mint Receipts or Bills dated after the 14th of May, & the moneys coined out of the Plate for which those Bills were given not being due to the Exchequer untill those Bills can be there received: I humbly lay before your Lordship that the Importers will lose the use of their money until the next sessions of Parliament if it remain in my hands, & therefore pray your Lordship that I may be authorized by a warrant under her Majestys signe Manual to pay to the Importers of the said plate their several proportions of moneys coined out of the same or any part thereof, notwithstanding the directions given me by the Warrant above mentioned to pay the same into the Exchequer

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