Proposal by a Mr Eyres of Southwark to melt down unserviceable brass guns from the Vigo booty and extract fine copper for the Mint

Mr Eyres a Refiner of Copper in Southward propo over against Ludgat Tower represents that there are many old brass Gunns in hands of ye O{illeg}ffice {illeg}of Ordnance unfit for use several of wch have been taken from other nations & are of a different form from those used in ye Egnlish Fleet; that they will s{illeg} not sell for above 560li per Tunn; & that he for every tenn Tunns thereof he will deliver back into the Mint 7 Tunns of fine copper worth 100li per Tunn, Her Maty being at the charge of weighing & shipping off those Gunns to be carried cross the river.