Further draft of MINT00798 (Mint 19/3/245)

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To the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of his Majestys Treasury

May it please your Lordships

In obedience to your Lordships Order of Reference of May 11th instant 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 viz on April 29th 1717. And when he gave in his Account 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 Mint. He received therefore only 214li And when I paid him the last part of this summ, which was Aug. 26 1717, he gave a receipt in full of all accounts.

The 71li set down by Mr Brandshagen in the first of the three Articles annexed to Mr Walkers Petition as due to them, 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 third Article should be 6li 8s, & this summ hath been already paid to Dr Brandshagen & 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.

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