Letter concerning the petitions of Peter Floyer and Charles Shales

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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 commands we have considered the Proposals of Mr Peter Floyer & Mr Charles Shales for receiving the hammered money & delivering the full weight thereof in standard silver into the Mints deducting only for a recompence eight grains out of every ounce Troy, which is 12d$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}$ $\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ farthing in every pound weight. And we most humbly lay before your Lordships that in our opinion the charges of performing that service may amount to upon the pound weight

		d
For the first melting		$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$
For the wast in melting		2	the sweep being estimated at a farthing
For the loss by the worsness		2$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$
For refining		$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$	$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ farthing
For incidents		$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$
For the Gentlemens care trouble & hazzard	}	1
In the whole		7$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ & $\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$farthing

All which is most humbly submitted to your

Lordships great wisdome

Is. Newton

Tho. Hall

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<text in Clerical Hand begins>Read 26 Feb 96.

To be shewed to Mr Floyr & Mr Shales the Petitioners.

Report of the Mint