'Charges of receiving melting and standarding the Plate'

Author: Newton, Isaac

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Charges of receiving melting & standarding the Plate

		s	d
1 Recompence per ounce 2d, per pound 2s		2.	0
2 Worsness at a middle rate the last 6 $\frac{1}{2}$ dwt, this year now the unmarkt plate which is worst is excluded & received at its just value 6dwt	}	1.	6 $\frac{1}{2}$
5 Refining the coarsest to bring the rest to standard		0.	3
3 Melting including servants wages $\frac{3}{4}$ d. Pots, tongues, Ingot moulds &c $\frac{1}{4}$	}	0.	1
4 Wast including the consideration of the sweep & making it up	}	0.	2 $\frac{3}{4}$
		4.	1 $\frac{1}{4}$



For Interest, care & hazzard they demand 1s per pound & for housrent servants & suchlike incidents 1d $\frac{1}{2}$ which makes the whole 5s. 2d $\frac{1}{2}$ $\frac{1}{4}$