Holograph notes on assaying and refining and the procedure to be followed in assessing trial pieces

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That money being ye measure of commerce & trade it is of the greatest consequence to have it coined of a just value.

That this solemnpublick trial therefore of ye moneys coined from time to time has therefore been instituted with great solemnity.

That for the same end a great penalty has been instituted upon coining the moneys ill.

And dluterating {illeg}or lightning the moneys i{illeg}s made punishable with death

That thae just value of the moneys depends upon the just quantity of fine gold & fine silver in the single piece, and this quantity is measured by the weight & assay fine{illeg}ness The w together, there being {illeg} 11 ounces of fine gold & an ounce of allay in fine gold & 44$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ Guineas & 11oz 2dwt of fine silver & 18dwt of allay in {illeg}62 shillings

That in examiningtrying the money in weight & finenessin wt & fineness the Iury is to observe the rules set down in the Indenture of the Mint, & to make use of the standards kept in her Mats Excheqr.

That because it is impossible to coin the moneys wthout erro some small accidental errors, the {sic} is a limit put to these errors wch limit is called the masters remedy & this remedy is the sixt part of a carat in a pound wt of gold & {illeg}two penny wt in a pound wt of silver And the Iury are to see that these errors whether it be in weight alone or in fineness alone or in both together do not exceed the remedies.

That the Remedy is not an allowance of erring for any mans profit, but a limitation{illeg} of casual errors.

That {illeg}the

		oz	dwt	gr
Delivered to my Ld Masham 150 Medals weighing		110.	9.	18
More to be delivered to him 20 Medals weighing		14.	8.	21
Delivered to the speaker of ye House of Commons 558 Medals weighing	}	404.	6.	3
More to be delivered to him 4 Medals weighing		2.	19.	18
		532.	4.	12
For the Gold at 4li 9s per oz 2368. 19. 9$\frac{\mathrm{9}}{\mathrm{40}}$ For {illeg} making 732 Medals {illeg} at 3s per piece 19. 16. 0 2388. 15. 3$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}$

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Paper about the Longitues, &c