Detailed account of how all Brandshagen's legitimate claims were settled and refutation of the others. If he left any debts, his executors must pay them

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To the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Treasury.

May it please your Lordships

In obedience to your Lordships Order of Reference of May 11th instant upon the Petition of John Walker, I humbly represent that Dr Iustus Brandshagen received 60li before his going down into Scotland to survey Sir John Ereskin's Mine, & this was for bearing the charges of his journey into Scotland & back again & some other incident charges there as may appear by your Lordships Warrants to the Earl of Halifax dated 5t Sept. 1716 & 24 Iuly 1717 for issuing out moneys upon this service. And that the said Iustus Brandshagen was further paid 129li for 129 days after the rate of 20s per diem during his stay in Scotland upon this service & 25li in discharge of bills for clearing the Mine of rubbish, fitting up a place for making the assays & some other incident charges there. He & Tho. Hamilton left Scotland on Feb 18th 171$\frac{\mathrm{6}}{\mathrm{7}}$, & he gave in the Report to your Lordships concerning the Mine 71 days after, vizt on April 29 1717. And when he gave in his Accounts to your Lordships, which was on May 17th following, he demanded 20s per diem for those 71 days; but it was not allowed him, the Princes Warrant limiting that allowance to the time of his stay in Scotland upon the service of the Mine. He received therefore only 214li. And when I paid him the last part of this summ (which was on Aug. 26, 1717) he gave me a receipt in full of all accounts.

The 71li set down by Dr Brandshagen in the first of the three Articles annexed to Mr Walkers Petition, as due to him, was therefore not due to him. And the same is to be understood of the 35li 10s set down in the second Article as due to Tho. Hamilton. The 6li. 18s in the 3d Article should be 6li. 8s; & this summ hath been already paid to Dr Brandshagen. And I know of nothing more due to them from the crown then what they have already received & given Receipts for in full of their accounts. And therefore if Dr Brandshagen's Executor be indebted to Mr Walker, he is to pay the debt himself.

All which is most humbly submitted to your Lordships great wisdom

Isaac Newton

Mint Office.
May 18. 1724.