Copy of letter from the Mint concerning the transportation of pix from the Edinburgh Mint

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To the most honourable the Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain

May it please Your Lordship

In obedience to your Lordships Order Signifyed to us by Mr. Lowndes Letter of the 28th instant Wee have perused the annexed Letter of the Earle of Lauderdale Generall of her Majestys Mint at Edinburgh touching the Tryal of the Pix of that Mint and are humbly of opinion That Her Majestys Order in Councill for trying the same is a sufficient Warrant for transporting it to London Especially if a Duplicate of the said Order with Your Lordships Signification thereupon be transmitted to the Generall Master and Warden of the said Mint as is usually done to the Officers of the Mint here and that the manner of transporting it Safely be left to the prudence of the Generall and other Officers of the said Mint (no particular Order being given to the Officers of the late five Country Mints about the manner of Conveying their Pixes to the place of Tryall) and that the Charges thereof be placed in the next Account of the Master & Worker as being to be borne by her Majesty.

And Wee are further humbly of Opinion that the persons that are intrusted with the keeping of the Keys of the Pix should bring them up themselves and be present at the opening of it and by reason One of them has usually been kept by the Treasury or Treasurer as the Generalls Letter Sets forth that the Same be Sent or brought up in Such a manner as Your Lordship shall be pleased to Direct And that the Master and Worker who is to appear in behalfe of the late Master do also attend at the Tryal and that the Coining of the Counterwarden be left to the discretion of the Officers of that Mint

All which is most humbly Submitted to Your Lordships Great Wisdom.

C Peyton

Is Newton

Ino Ellis

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