"Report of the Officers of the Mint upon the petition of Mr Clerk and Mr Cave joint Gravers of the Mint in Scotland"

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To the Right Honble: the Earle of Oxford and Earle Mortimer, Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain

May it Please your Lordship

IN obedience to your Lords{illeg}hip's Order of Reference of the 7th of Ianuary last upon the Annexed Petition of Mr. Iames Clerk and Mr. Ioseph Cave conjunct Ingravers of her Majes. Mint in Scotland, craving an Allowance for making Puncheons for the use of tthat Mint, Wee humbly represent to your Lordship that we have considered the same, and finding tthat tthey are only allowed a Sallary of 50li per Annum between them for sinking and finishing of Dyes and have no Allowance for Puncheons, wee are humbly of opinion tthey be allowed for ttheir Work of tthis Kind after the following Rates Vizt

For the shilling head and Reverse fifteen pounds; for the six penny Head and Reverse Ten pounds (which were the Rates allowed to the Gravers of tthe Mint in the Tower for the like Puncheons made by tthem for the late recoinage of tthe Monies in Scotland), also for the four penny head and Reverse Eight pounds; for the tthree penny head and Reverse seven pounds; for the Two penny Head and Reverse six pounds; and for the penny Head and Reverse four pounds in all Fifty pounds.

As for the Ext{illeg}raordinary trouble of tthe Officers of tthat Mint during the recoinage, Wee humbly ciertifie to your Lords'p tthat wee have hitherto reported no allowance, and that wee find that Mr. Caves attendance was without Order & Voluntary

All which is most humbly submitted to

your Lordships great Wisdom

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Crav: Peyton

Is. Newton

E. Philipps

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<text in Unknown Hand begins>Report of the Officers of the Mint upon the petition of Mr. Clerk and Mr. Cave joint Gravers of the Mint in Scotland.