Variant draft of MINT00461 (Mint 19/1/378)

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Fol. 3. lin. 1. After the words [the body of this present Act] add

— with relation to the Mint or Mints in England.

And whereas by the Act of Vnion made in the sixt year of Queen Ann, A Mint is to be continued in Scotland under the same Rules as the Mint in England: Be it further enacted that all the money arising in Scotland by this Act shall be Issued out of his Majestys Exchequer to the Master & Worker or Masters & Workers of his Majesty's Mint in Scotland for the use & service of that Mint by such Order or Warrant as the like moneys arising in England by the Acts for encouragement of Coinage are issued to the Master & Works of his Majesty's Mint in England, to be kept is his Majesty's Office of Receipt in the said Mint in Scotland under the keys of the Master & Worker Warden & Comptroller of the said Mint for the time being, & issued out thence from time to time according to the manner & course of this Majestys Mint in England.

And it is hereby further enacted that there shall not be issued out of the Exchequer of the said moneys in any one year for the fees & salaries of the Officers of the said Mint & Officers who pass the accounts of the said moneys, & towards the providing maintaining & repairing of the houses offices & buildings & other Incidents of the Mint necessary for assaying melting down & coinage above the summ of                  pounds sterling money, & the overplus of the said moneys so kept or to be kept as aforesaid shall be employed for & towards the expence wast & charge of assaying melting down & coinage & of the necessary incidents which accompany the same & not otherwise.

NB. By the Act of the first Parliament of K. James VII chap. XXIV there were allowed for salaries of Officers 10560 pounds Scots; for the Fabric, new tools & incidents relating to the Mint 1106li. 13s. 4d scots; & for the Clerk of the Bullion 333li. 6s 8d: in all 12000li Scots, which recconing the sixty shillings piece at 4s 4d sterling amounts to 900li sterling, & rejecting the allowance to the Clerk of the Bullion & for new tools, the remainder will be about 850li sterling. Mr Drummond had 45li sterling added to his salary by a Private Act which ceases with his life & therefore is not to be considered in the standing constitution of the Mint. The Generals Office is useless & may be joyned to the Wardens upon the next voidance of either place, which will save 270li per annum. Deduct this from the 850li & there will remain only 580li