Copy of note concerning the petition of the Provost and Fellows of the Corporation of Moneyers
To the Right Honourable the Lord Commissioners of his Majesties Treasury
A Report of the Officrs of the Mint
May it please your Lordshipps
In Obedience to your Lordshipps Order of Refference dated the 11° May 1699
Wee have considred the Petition of the Provost & Fellowes of the Corporation of Monyrs and their Bill hereunto Annexed And doe finde the said Bill as far as March 169 is the same as that they formerly laid before your Lordshipps) (Excepting that they have here omitted whatt was there sett downe for Coinage Houses and Mony advanced) and doeth amount to 4666£: 04s: 00d: which Bill wee have already reduced to 4000li in a former report
And for whatt they have here further added in their Bill amounting to 587£. 18s: 05d Wee are humbly of Opinion that 400li is a sufficient allowance
All which is most humbly submitted to
your Lordshipps great Wisdome
Is Newton
Tho Neale
Tho Molyeneux
1699
Source
MINT 1/6/63v, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UKc. 11 May 1699, c. 168 words.