Draft of MINT00631 (Mint 19/2/327)

Diplomatic TextCatalogue Entry

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Charges in coyning Copper money.

To the Importer for copper imported in barrs over & above the scissel returned, 18 or 19d per pound weight

To the Moneyers 112, Graver 14, Smith 14, two Clerks 14, in all 2d14 per pound weight

To the Master & Worker for his trouble & hazzards in overseeing the whole & being accountable, & for his charges in maintaining a Deputy & an Assayer, & for incidents in assaying & weighing & putting off the moneys

For repairing the buildings & coining Tools, & for providing new coyning Tools at the first setting up of the Mint



An Estimate of
Charges in coining Copper money.

Per pound weight
To the Importer for copper imported over & above the scissel returned } 18d or 19d
To the Moneyers 112d, Graver 14d, Smith 14d, 2 Clerks 14d 414
To the Master & Worker for his trouble & hazzards in overseeing the whole & being accountable, & for his charges in maintaining a Deputy & an Assayer, & for incidents in assaying weighing & putting off the moneys }
For repairing the buildings & coining Tools, & for providing new coining Tools at the first setting up of this coinage
If the Importer doth not blanch the Copper, he may allow the Moneyer a farthing per pound weight for blanching it.
The coynage not to exceed 40 Tunns per annum nor 150 Tunns in the whole 7ap; then to stop till further order

An Estimate of Charges in coyning of Copper money by the pound weight averdupois

To be paid by the Mint-master to the Importer for the excess of Copper imported above the Scissel delivered back, about } 18d or 19d
To be paid by the Mint-master to the Moneyer 112d, Engraver 14d Smith 14d, two Clerks 14d, & to his Deputy & Assayer & for incidents in Assaying & weighing about 14d } 212d
To be allowed to the Mint Master tfor his own trouble & hazzards in taking care of the whole & being answerable for the same & accountable as Treasurer for this coynage }
The incident charges in setting up this coynage are to be born out of the profits of the coinage above the aforesaid charges & may amount to four or five or perhaps six hundred pounds.
This coinage not to exceed the demands of the people nor 40 Tunns per annum, & after four or five years to stop till further order.