Copy of note requesting Sir Isaac Newton to lay an account of the produce of the coinage duty before the House of Commons
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Sir
His Majesty having signifyed his pleasure that an account be forthwith layd before the House of Commons of the Clear produce of the Coynage Duty for the three severall Years last past respectively And also of the charge of Coyning Gold & Silver money And the Established charge of the Mint in England & Scotland and Incident charges attending the same for the said three years respectively the Lords Commissioners of his Majestys Treasury desire you to cause the said Account to be forthwith made up and laid before the House of Commons I am &c
16 February 1715/6 Wm Lowndes
Sir Isaac Newton to lay an Account of the Coynage duty before the House
Source
T 27/22.46, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK16 Feb 1715/6, c. 117 words.