MINT00368: Holograph draft of Treasury warrant to John Stanley [London warden] to have two sets of check weights made, one for London and one for Edinburgh. Followed by a series of calculations
Author: Newton, Isaac
Metadata: c. 25 June 1707, c. 215 words.
Source: MINT 19/3/150, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK
MINT00373: Holograph draft query as to whether the Queen cannot empower the master of the Edinburgh Mint to employ moneyers at his own discretion and on his own terms, as the master of the London Mint does
Author: Newton, Isaac
Metadata: May 1707, c. 103 words.
Source: MINT 19/3/174, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK
MINT00374: Encloses a list [MINT00375 (Mint 19/3/111)] of items needed to begin work at the Edinburgh Mint, especially puncheons for crowns and half-crowns, which are to be coined first
Author: Gregory, David
Metadata: 12 August 1707, c. 299 words.
Source: MINT 19/3/110, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK
MINT00376: As the English recoinage was 'troublesome expensive and liable to abuse & gross abuses were actually committed in it', recommends various procedures to avoid a recurrence in Scotland. Possibly in reply to MINT00374 (Mint 19/3/110)
Author: Newton, Isaac
Metadata: August? 1707, c. 1,130 words.
Source: MINT 19/3/160, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK
MINT00377: On equipment still needed by the Edinburgh Mint, especially crown and half-crown puncheons, which are to be sent overland as this is the quickest way
Author: Newton, Isaac
Metadata: August 1707, c. 614 words.
Source: MINT 19/3/78, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK
MINT00382: An increase in fineness of silver in the course of melting has been detected: sends samples to demonstrate and requests advice on what to do about it. Some puncheons and other equipment ordered from London have still not arrived
Author: Gregory, David
Metadata: 9 October 1707, c. 330 words.
Source: MINT 19/1/190-91, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK
MINT00385: Minutes of a meeting of the Edinburgh Mint officers to discuss the increase in fineness of silver during melting and arrangements to remedy this by periodical addition of copper
Author: Newton, Isaac
Metadata: 5 November 1707, c. 379 words.
Source: MINT 19/1/186, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK