Declared Accounts: Mint

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 21, 1706-1707. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1952.

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'Declared Accounts: Mint', in Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 21, 1706-1707, (London, 1952) pp. cccvii. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol21/cccvii [accessed 26 April 2024]

Mint

Declared Accounts: Mint.
AUDIT OFFICE, BUNDLE 1634, ROLL 268.
Sir Isaac Newton, Kt., Master and Worker of the Mint.
31 Dec. 1705 to 1 January 1706–7 (exclusive).
Charge. l. s. d. l. s. d.
Arrears: remaining at the determination of the last Accompt 14,128 13 1
Receipts:
money had out of the Exchequer:
Michaelmas term 4 and 5 Anne (in full of 10,000l. under Royal Warrant of 17 July 3 Anne) 210 9 0
ditto (in part of 10,000l. under Royal Warrant of 9 Nov. 4 Anne) 1,236 11 4½
Easter term 5 Anne (in further part of the same) 3,142 8 1
Michaelmas term 5 and 6 Anne (ditto) 2,372 3 11½
6,961 12 5
The produce of gold received from on board the Guernsey from New England (Capt. Huntington commander) taken from Capt. Quelch and company, convicted of felony and piracy 3,164 19 8
total charge and receipts £24,255 5 2
Discharge.
fees and salaries 850 0 0
salaries by particular Warrants 380 0 0
to John Braint, provost of the moneyers, for himself and the rest of the moneyers 400 0 0
charges of coining the gold and silver money 242 9 8
money put into the pyx box 39 14 0
sundry necessary and incident charges 91 6 1 (fn. 1)
exchequer fees, etc. 148 11 3
2,152 1 0
money paid into the Exchequer 3,142 2 2
money imprested by the Warden of the Mint for which he has accompted 1,950 18 10
total payments and allowances £7,245 2 0
and so the accomptant is indebted 17,010 3 2
Declared 13 Nov. 1707.

Footnotes

  • 1. Corrected from Pipe Office Roll 2112: the Audit Office Roll has 91l. 6s. 8d.
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