Holograph draft or summary of legislation concerning the receipt of bullion by the Mint and the roles of the various Mint officers in this operation

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1 The Mr to make 4 sorts of Gold monies 22 carats fine 4444$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ Guineas in ye pound & to receive 6s 6d for every pound wt of Gold monies & pay 3s per lwt to ye Moniers, (11, 12, 13) & be allowed a remedy of $\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{6}}$ of a Carot {sic} (14)

2 The Mr to make {illeg}8 sorts of silver monies 62s in ye lwt 11 oz 2dwt. fine & to receive 16d ob per lwt & pay 8d per lwt to ye moniers (165, 16, 19 20) & be allowed a remedy of 2dwt (22).

3 The monies to be made by the standard Trial pieces & pwhere those pieces are kept, & for what use. 17, 18

4 The Master {illeg}to put a privy mark on the monies 29 30

The warden & Comptroller & their Deputy or Deputies to oversee the making of ye monies

5 The Mr to receive all bullion neare to standard according to ye value by weight & fineness & {illeg} {illeg} {illeg}Or Tickets testifying the weight & finenes thereof & within a convenient time to pay back coyn & pay back ye same by weight of equal value .(23 43) & if he & ye importer differ about the value the kings Assaymr shall try ye same before ye Warden Mr {illeg}& Comptroller & ye Mr be bought thereby. (44)

8 The Warden Comptroller {illeg}& Kings Clerk & Clerk of ye Papers to keep shall enter in Leger books all Bullion imported wth ye wt & fineness & importers name {illeg}& day of Importation 24

And the Bullion imported shall be kept by ye Warden Mr & Comptroller till it be admitted to be coyned. 25

TAnd ye Warden Comptroller & Kings Clerk shall keep books of melting declaring the weight & fine{illeg}ness of ye Ingotts & their allay put into every Pot with ye Pot assays; wch books shall be subscribed monthly by ye Warden Mr & Comptroller. 26

And the Assaymr shall keep a book of a{illeg}ll Bullion imported expressing the weight & fineness of ye Ingots & the Pott assays. 27

And the Surveyor of ye meltings shall keep a book of ye weight of all bullion molten wth ye Assllay put into it. 31

And the Warden & Comptroller & their Clerks shall oversee ye making of ye money 230

6 The Master {illeg}to bear all manner of Wast & charges in coyning the money. 59

67 The IfAnd if yeany bullion imported be nigh to standard ye Mr shall receive it for ye value sought ye charges of making i{illeg}t standard be born out of ye Coynage Duty. 28

The Master shall bring in spupply & make payments wth all convenient sppeed 58.

When ye monies be complete ye Warden Mr & Comptroller shall lock them up untill they shall be tried & paid to ye Impor{illeg}ters 32

Which trial shall be made by ye Assaymr before ye Warden Mr & Comptroller before deliverance two pieces being taken by the Warden out of every journey one for ye Assay & the others for the Pix & they shall be sealed up, & the pieces for ye Pix shall be put into a Box for ye Warden & locked up by ye Warden Mr & Comptroller untill trial be made of ye Pix before ye King &c 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 38 39 40

No monier to deliver any money before triall upon pain of &c 73

The Mr to take an oath & give security {illeg} {illeg}56, 57.

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– do & shall receive by weight all Bullion of Gold as well their Majts own {illeg}Bullion of gold & silver as the Bullion of any other person or persons what soever repairing to the Mint with any Bullion of Gold or Silver aforesaid – do & shall receive by weight all bullion of Gold & Silver neare to standard &wch shall be brought brought to ye Mint to be coyned into ye monies above mentioned whether it be their Majts {illeg}Bullion or the Bullion of any other person or persons whatsoever & whether it be better then standard or worse then standard. p{illeg} And the same being assay, he And he shall cause ye same to be assayed & weighed & shall deliver to ye parties so bringing in ye same Bullion Bills tes{illeg}tif{illeg}ying the weight & fineness thereof. And [he shall compute the quantityweight of fine standard silver of the same value wth the Bullion received silver conteined therein & shall reduce the same to standard or sterling silver without &] wth convenient speed he shall coyne athe same into the moneyies above mentioned & then pay b deliver the same standardagain by the same weight of those mo to the persons his Majty or to the other party or parties or their Attorneys who deliver back to him the sameaforesaid Balls, wch weight of moneys delivered shall contein so much fine silver as was c{illeg}onteined in ye Bullion imported. He shall receive all bullion according to its value by the weight & assay & pay back be it better or worse then standard & shall pay back for ye same the {illeg} same value of And if ye said Master –––44–––– manner as it belongeth.

And the said Master ––––49––– before recited. And {illeg}if any person –{illeg}28–––– Acts of Parliamt.

And ye said Master –––{illeg}61–––– command.

And ye said Master –––58–– – {illeg} people