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Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 30, 1716. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1958.

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'Declared Accounts: Mint', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 30, 1716, ed. William A Shaw, F H Slingsby( London, 1958), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol30/cdxxxvi-cdxli [accessed 29 November 2024].

Mint

DECLARED ACCOUNTS: MINT: WARDEN'S ACCOUNT.

AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1606; ROLL 97 [A.O.1/1606/97]

Sir Richard Sandford, Warden of the Mint.

1 January 1715–16 to 31 December 1716.


Charge.				£	s.	d.

Money received of the Master and Worker of the Mint: for salaries of such Officers as are paid by the Warden				1,435	0	0
for pay of artificers' bills for repairs of buildings etc.				180	0	0
				—
total change and receipts				£1,615	0	0
Discharge.	£	s.	d.
Salaries: Sir Richard Sandford, for himself and clerk	440	0	0
Martin Bladen, Comptroller of the Mint, for ditto	340	0	0
Charles Bratell, Assay-master, for ditto	220	0	0
Maj. Gen. William Evans, Surveyor of the Meltings and Clerk of the Irons, for ditto	130	0	0
Hopton Haynes, Weigher and Teller, for ditto	100	0	0
Henry Segar, his Assistant	40	0	0
Edward Harley and Thomas Foley, Auditors	40	0	0
Thomas Hall, Chief Clerk, etc.	100	0	0
Philip Dallowe, Porter	20	0	0
the Rev. William Hawkins, Minister of the Chapel	4	0	0
Daniel Warren, Sexton	1	0	0
	—			1,435	0	0
sundry repairs at the houses and buildings in the Mint (Thomas Churchill for bricklayer's work; Richard Driver for carpenter's work; John Trapps for smith's work: John Hunt, Administrator to Gostwick Cox, plumber, for lead and plumber's work; Hester Brettell for glazier's work; John Ryalls for Portland and Purbeck stones, and William Cooper for painting gates)				62	9	0
sundry incidents and necessary charges, detailed				110	7	4
				—
total payments and allowances				£1,607	16	4
and so the Accomptant is Indebted Declared 8 March 1717–18.				7	3	8

DECLARED ACCOUNTS: MINT: GOLD AND SILVER MONEYS: THE MASTER AND WORKER.

AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1635, ROLL 278 [A.O.1/1635/278].

Sir Isaac Newton, Master and Worker of the Mint.

1 January 1715–16 to 31 December 1716.


Charge.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

Arrears: remaining in the Accomptant's hands at the termination of the last Accompt				890	2	2
Receipts: money imprested out of the Exchequer: Michaelmas term, 2 George I, in further part of 20,000l. by Privy Seal of 29 Sept. 1 George I	3,296	17	10
Easter term, 2 & 3 George I, in further part of the same	3,294	5	0
Michaelmas term, 3 George I, in full of the same	755	14	10
the same term, in part of 20,000l. by General Letters of Privy Seal of 29 Sept. 1714 and a Warrant of the Prince of Wales of 1 Oct. 1716, 3 George I	2,445	18	6½
	—			9,792	16	2½
money received out of the pyx, 2 Aug. 1715 to 29 Aug. 1716: in gold 2,308 guineas at 21s. 6d. each	2,481	2	0
and in silver	3	16	9
	—			2,484	18	9
				—
				£13,167	17	1½
Discharge.
Fees and salaries: payable by the Indenture of the Mint: Sir Isaac Newton, this Accomptant; year to Xmas 1716	500	0	0
the same, for an Under-Assay-Master; same time	60	0	0
the same, for a Purveyor; same time	20	0	0
the same, for three clerks; same time	120	0	0
John Briant, Engineer to the Mint; same time	100	0	0
	—			800	0	0
salaries payable by Letters Patent and Warrants: John Croker, Chief Engraver; year to Xmas 1716	200	0	0
Samuel Bull, Second Graver; same time	80	0	0
the said John Croker for the support etc. of Francis Beresford, his apprentice (for 6 years from Xmas 1711); same time	35	0	0
Richard Fletcher, Smith Assistant to the Gravers; same time	40	0	0
	—			355	0	0
charges and waste of coining 23,765 lb. of gold monies at 6s. 6d. per lb.	7,723	12	6
ditto of coining 1,650 cwt. of silver monies at 16½d. per lb.	113	8	9
and to the moneyers at 1d. per lb. for the said silver monies for their more exact sizing and for the due proportion of small money	6	17	6
	—			7,843	18	9
money put into the pyx box within the time of this Accompt: in gold 1,585 guineas at 21s. 6d. each, 1,703l. 17s. 6d. and in silver 3l. 6s. 9d.				1,707	4	3
necessary and incident charges, detailed: coals etc.; ‘copples’, ‘copple-ashes’, ‘parting glasses’, ‘nealing-potts’, ‘brushes’, ‘grinding sheers’, ‘chissells’, hammers etc.; aqua fortis and water silver; fine copper for ‘allay’ of gold and silver monies; ‘luteing’ three assay furnaces, etc.; cast iron plates to put upon the top of the gold melting furnaces, etc.; loss by assay				207	12	4
charges at the trial of the Pyx: Francis Child, for entertaining the jury of goldsmiths etc.	36	0	0
this Accomptant, for fees and charges paid several persons and for loss by assays	29	10	8
	—			65	10	8
Exchequer fees etc. (including 84l. for the Auditor's fee)				145	12	2
(total payments as above 11,124l. 18s. 2d.)
money imprested to Sir Richard Sandford, bt., Warden of the Mint, for salaries	1,435	0	0
ditto, for incidents etc.	180	0	0
	—			1,615	0	0
				—
total payments and allowances				£12,739	18	2
and so the Accomptant is Indebted				427	18	11½
Auditor's Memorandum: The Accomptant is to be charged in his Accompt for the year in which the next trial of the pyx shall be made with 222 guineas put into the pyx box 29 August 1716 to 31 December 1716. Declared 8 March 1717–18.

DECLARED ACCOUNTS: MINT: TIN AFFAIR: RECEIVER OF MONEYS FOR BUYING TIN.

PIPE OFFICE: ROLL 2143 [E351/2143].

AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1664, ROLL 449 [A.O.1/1664/449].

Edward Elliot, Receiver and Paymaster of the Money for buying Tin in Cornwall and Devon.

18 March 1714 to 24 June 1717.

See Vol. XXIX p. cdxi.

DECLARED ACCOUNTS: MINT: TIN AFFAIR: RECEIVER GENERAL'S ACCOUNT.

AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1668, ROLLS 481 AND 482 [A.O.1/1668/481 and 482].

Anthony Nicoll, Receiver General of Moneys arising by the Sale of Tin.

25 Dec. 1715 to 25 Dec. 1716.


Charge.	£	s.	d.

Arrears: remaining in the Accomptant's hands upon the end of his last Accompt	162	14	5
Receipts: money arising by the sale of tin within the time of this Accompt: for 7,551 blocks, weighing 22,035 cwt. 2qrs. 4lb. [merchants' weight] at 76s. per cwt. (less 17d. for loss by fractions) sold by the Officers of the Mint in London	83,734	19	3
for 389 blocks, weighing 104,484lb. stannary weight but in merchants' weight 1,123 cwt. 3 qrs. 5 lb. at 75s. per cwt. sold by the Agents for the Tin Affair in Cornwall	4,214	17	7
(total receipts 87,949l. 16s. 10d..)
	—
total charge and receipts	£88,112	11	3
Money paid for freight, incident charges and salaries: several masters of ships for freight of 1,432 tons 5 cwt. 3 qrs. 2lb. of tin at 20s. per ton shipped from Cornwall	1,432	5	3
incident charges (hire of porters and carmen to handle 9,874 blocks of tin shipped from Cornwall and 7,551 blocks delivered from the warehouses; stationery wares; postage of letters)	186	19	3
salaries: (Sir Isaac Newton, Sir Richard Sandford, bt., and Martin Bladen, Chief Officers of the Mint 450l.; Dr. John Francis Fauquier, their Assistant, 100l.; Edward Hawke for keeping the ledger book 40l.; Richard Morgan and R. Walker, for keeping entry books 60l.; Tobias Dixon, Warehousekeeper and Head Porter, 100l.; Edward Webster, for keeping books at the Treasury Office 100l.; Edward Harley, for the Auditor's fee 65l.; this Accomptant, for himself and clerks 500l.	1,415	0	0
(total allowed as above 3,034l. 4s. 6d.)
money paid into the Exchequer, by dates	81,347	3	7
	—
total payments and allowances	£84,381	8	1
and so the said Accomptant is Indebted	3,731	3	2
Auditor's Memorandum: Moses Beranger, of London, merchant, has received 1,600 ton of tin as a collateral security for 100,000l. lent by him and is accountable for what the tin shall produce over and above the Principal and Interest of such sum; but he appears to have rendered no accompt of the produce thereof. Further Memorandum: 2,664 blocks of tin, weighing 8,000 cwt. 1 qr. has been consigned from the Mint to Sir Theodore Jansen and shipped to Holland as a security for 34,000l. advanced by him; but no accompt thereof has yet been rendered to the Auditor. Declared 5 September 1721. [A.O.1/1668/482 is properly a Pipe Office Roll and on parchment; having been taken for an Audit Office Roll, it has escaped destruction. See p. xxv above.]

DECLARED ACCOUNTS: MINT: TIN AFFAIR: AGENTS IN CORNWALL.

AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1666, ROLL 468 [A.O.1/1666/468].

John Borlase, Samuel Foote and Joseph Silly, Agents for managing the Tin Affair in the County of Cornwall.

25 December 1715 to 25 December 1716.


Charge.	tons	cwt.	qrs.	lb.

Arrears: remaining in the several coinage halls and warehouses as at the foot of the last Accompt	586	7	1	5
Receipts: Tin received into the coinage halls and warehouses within the time of this Accompt; 9,010 blocks in stannary weight	1,208	18	2	14
Voluntary Charge: the produce of the Essays [Assays] of tin in Cornwall within the time of this Accompt; 10 blocks, in stannary weight	1	6	1	23
	—
total charge and receipts	1,796	12	1	17
Discharge.	tons	cwt.	qrs.	lb.
Tin consigned to the Mint; 9,874 blocks, in merchants' weight 1,432 tons 5 cwt. 3 qrs. 2 lb. but in stannary weight	1,336	16	0	12
Tin sold in Cornwall; 389 blocks, in merchants' weight 1,123 cwt. 3 qrs. 5 lb., sold for 4,214l. 17s. 7d. paid to Anthony Nicoll, Receiver General, in stannary weight	52	4	3	9
	—
total consigned and sold as above	1,389	0	3	21
and so there remains in the Accomptants' custody Declared 5 September 1721.	407	11	1	21

DECLARED ACCOUNTS: MINT: TIN AFFAIR: RECEIVERS AND DISPOSERS OF TIN. (fn. 1)

AUDIT OFFICE: BUNDLE 1669, ROLL 492 [A.O.1/1669/492]

Sir Richard Sandford, bt., Warden of the Mint, Sir Isaac Newton, Master and Worker and Martin Bladen, Comptroller, appointed to receive and dispose of Tin.

26 December 1715 to 24 December 1716.


Charge.	tons	cwt.	qrs.	lb.

Arrears: remaining in the Accomptants' custody at the determination of the last Accompt	1,277	19	3	14
Receipts: tin consigned and received within the time of this Accompt: 9,874 blocks consigned by the Agents for Tin in Cornwall, in merchants' weight 28,645 cwt. 3 qr. 2 lb., in stannary weight	1,336	16	0	12
	—
	2,614	16	0	1
Discharge.
Tin sold within the time of this Accompt: 7,551 blocks, in merchants' weight 22,035 cwt. 2 qrs. 4 lb. at 76s. per cwt. (abating 17d. for loss by fractions) making 83,734l. 19s. 3d. paid over to Anthony Nicoll, Receiver General of the money arising by sale of tin; in stannary weight	1,028	6	2	0
and so these Accomptants have in their custody 11,754 blocks of tin, in merchants' weight 33,995 cwt. 3 qrs. 8 lb., in stannary weight	1,586	9	2	1
Declared 5 September 1721.