Copy of charges of bringing gold from Portsmouth and melting it into ingots
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| Charges of bringing her Maties Gold from Portsmouth and melting it into Ingotts | ||||
| The charges of the Officer of ye Mint for riding 70 Post miles to Portsmouth | } | £ | s: | d |
| 1: | 15 | 0 | ||
| Horse hire from Portsmouth | 0: | 18: | 0 | |
| Expences on ye Road and at Portsmouth | 1– | 1– | 0 | |
| Boat hire to go on board the Man of Warr | 0– | 2– | 0 | |
| £ | 3–– | 16: | 0 | |
| To the Carryer for bringing it up, and for Arming Men to guard it 5 Guineas | } | 5: | 7– | 6 |
| Charges of melting into Ingotts | . | 16: | 0 | |
| 9– | 19– | 6 | ||
Allowed the 4th March 1705/6
I: Stanley
Is: Newton
Ino Ellis
Reced ye 1st April 1706 Nine pounds three shillings six pence for the charges above mencond, and 12 pounds 18s mencon'd in my Lord Treasurers Warrant by me
G Foord
| £9. 3: 6 | |
| 12. 18: 0 | his reward |
| 0: 16: 0 | for melting |
| L22: 17: 6 |
Source
MINT 1/8/58, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK4 Mar 1705/6, c. 138 words.