Edinburgh Mint officers summoned by Council order to the pyx trial in London cannot be excused except by the Council itself, which Newton thinks unlikely

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Vpon the receipt of your Letter I went to my Ld Chancellour's to speak wth him about it, but he was gone into ye Country for some days. Then I discoursed the matter wth> one of my follow Officers, & it being observed that the duplicate of the Order of the Council wch was sent you for attending the trial of the Pix, being was expresly directed to ye General the Master & the Warden of your Mint, expresly, {sic} we apprehended that none of those three Officers can be excused from obeying the summons without a new Order ofbut by the Council it self. TMr Scot {sic} being Deputy both to ye late Master & to your self & having coyned {illeg}the money to be tried is best able to answer any questions wch may arise about it {illeg} & {illeg}might, on that account, {illeg}be a proper person to attend the trial in your room if it were done wth ye consent especially sin of all parties concerned. But to get the consentapprobation of her Majty or Council will be difficult. I am wth all respect

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