Add MS 34358

PAPERS and correspondence relating to the mint and coinage of England and Ireland, 1336-1727; collected by, or addressed to, Edward Southwell, Secretary of the Council for Ireland. Included are :-

1. " About the privileges of the Mint "; with precedents, 10 Edw. III. -18 Chas. II. [1336-1666]. ff. 1, 19, 21.

2. " Extracts of severall lawes about coyning money," 9 Hen. V.- 4 Edw. VI. [1421-1550]; mith copy of a " Placart and Ordinance," 4 Aug. 1586. ff. 3, 5.

3. Indenture between the Crown and Sir Robert Harley as Master of the Mint; 8 Nov. 2 Chas. I. [l 626]. With notes of allowances and charges to 1662. Copy. f. 7.

4. Ageement of Sir Ralph Freeman and Henry Slingesby, Master and Deputy-Mister of the Mint, as entered on the Council Book, 13 Apr. 1662 ; with grant of the office of Master to the same two jointly, 31 Dec. 1662, and indenture with the latter as sole Master, 8 Oct. 1670. Copies . ff. 15 , 23, 33.

5. Paper on the " granting the office of Exchange of Bullion so farr as it relates to the Merchant and generall Trade of this nation "; circ. 1663. f. 17.

6. Accompt of ',the Lord Ashley's Silver" [as Chancellor of the Exchequer?]; 26 May, 1666. f. 25.

7. " Exceptions to the Account of Mr. Slingesby [Master of the Mint] from 1666 to 1670." f. 27.

8. " Establishment of the Fees and Sallaryes of the Officers of the Mint "; Whitehall, 17 July, 1667. Copy. f.29.

9. " The paper concerning the Mint abuses, brought in by Mr. Treasurer," 10 Aug. 1668. f. 31.

10. "Proposals of the Officers of the Mint for making of copper farthings, 12 Jan. 1670 [l] " ; followed by reports, etc., on the same subject, I Aug. 1672-29 Apr. 1673. Copies. ff. 41-50.

11. Accompt of the coinage of gold and silver (a) from 10 Apr. 1660 to 21 Sept. 1677. f. 51 ;-and (b) from 30 Apr. 1704 to 29 Nov. 1705. f. 60. With " Tryall of the Pix," 5 Aug. 1681 and 3 Aug. 1699. ff. 52-56.

12. Report by the Commissioners of the Mint on the effect of an act "for the raising the value of mony in the island of Nevis"; 27 Sept. 1684. Copy. f. 58 13. " Draught for y new money ": designs in pen and ink for the reverse of gold and silver coins, noted by Edw. Southwell as " approved, 29 Apr. 1707." f. 62.

14. " Order of Council about y value of foreign money in Ireland and for issuing there a proclamation "; St. James's, 3 Apr. 1712. With further orders of 17 July, 1712, and 21 June, 1714. Copies. f. 6 3.

15. Letters and papers relating to the coinage in Ireland, and especially to "Wood's Halfpence," including:-(a) W[illiam King, Archbishop of] D[ublin], to E. Southwell, ,assuring him that the people "are perswaded that the design was by all artifice and cunning to pass these half-pence upon us, and they take it very ill that you have made yourself a tool in it"; Dublin, 17 Oct. 1724. Signed. f. 65 ;-(b) Addresses of the Irish Parliament to the King on the subject of " Wood's Halfpence "; [1723]. ff. 67-71 ;-

(c) Rob. Griffith to E. Southwell, on proceedings in the Irish Parliament; 24 Dec. 1723. f. 72;-(d) Marmaduke Coghill [Chanc. of the Irish Exchequer, 1735] to E. Southwell, on Wood's patent, etc.; Dublin, 2 Feb. 1724 [5], 25 Oct. 1726. ff. 74, 81 ;-(e) " Extracts from what I wrote concerning coine above three yeares agoe," being copies of letters, etc., of James Hamilton, Earl of Abercorn, 1722-23, with notes in his own hand, followed by " the laste speeche I [Abercorn] ever will make about coine," 1726, and a postscript to the same, etc. ff. 83-100;-

( f ) " Report of Vincent Kidder, Assay-Master," with tables of gold and silver coins current in Ireland and their relative values, etc.; 20 July-Dec. 1726. ff. 101-118;-(g) [James Hamilton, Earl of] Abereorn to E. Southwell; Dublin, 20 Apr. 1727. f. 119. Paper; ff. 122. Folio.

Coinage: Papers relating to the coinage: 1336-1727.

Edward Southwell, Clerk to the Privy Council, afterwards (1702) Secretary for Ireland: Collections of, relating to coinage: 1336-1727.

Mint, The: Papers relating to: 1336-1727.

includes:

• f. 5 Elizabeth I of England: Ordinance for regulating the Mint: 1586.: Copy.
• f. 6 Philip IV of Spain: Ordinances for regulating the Mint: 1633, 1652.: Extracts.
• f. 6 Netherlands, United Provinces: Ordinances for regulating the mint in the Spanish Netherlands: 1633, 1652.: Extracts.
• f. 7 Charles I of England: Indenture with the Master of the Mint: 1626.: Copy.
• f. 7 Sir Robert Harley, KB: Indenture with the Crown, as Master of the Mint: 1626.: Copy.
• ff. 12 b, 30, 40 b Accompts: Fees and diet of the officers of the Mint: 1626-1662, 1667, 1670.
• f. 15 Privy Council, The: Agreement for the mint, as entered on the Council Book: 1662.
• f. 15 Sir Ralph Freeman: Agreement of, as Master of the Mint: 1662.: Copy.
• ff. 15, 23, 27, 33 Sir Henry Slingsby, Master Worker of the Mint: Papers relating to his office: 1662-1670.
• f. 17 Trade and Commerce: Paper on the office of Exchange of Bullion: circ. 1663.
• f. 19 James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn: Letter to E. Southwell: 1727.
• f. 23 Sir Ralph Freeman: Grant to, of office of Master of the Mint: 1662.: Copy.
• f. 25 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury: Silver accompt of (as Chancellor of the Exchequer (?)): 1666.
• f. 25 Silver: Lord Ashley's silver accompt: 1666.
• f. 25 Accompts: Lord Ashley's silver accompt: 1666.
• f. 27 Accompts: Exceptions to the accompt of H. Slingsby, Master of the Mint: 1666-1670.
• f. 32 b John Garill: Proposals of, on the mint: 1668.
• ff. 41-50 Coinage: Proposals for making copper farthings: 1671-1673.
• f. 45 Abraham Cronstrom, of Stockholm: Agreement with J. Hoare: 1672.: Copy.
• f. 45 James Hoare, Comptroller of the Mint: Agreement with A. Cronstrom: 1672.: Copy.
• f. 49 James Hoare, Comptroller of the Mint: Warrant to, for salaries, etc.: 1673.: Copy.
• ff. 51-60 Coinage: Accompt of gold and silver coinage, and trial of the pix: 1660-1705.
• f. 58 Island of Nevis, W. Indies: Report on an Act for raising the value of money in: 1684.
• f. 62 Coinage: Designs for reverse of gold and silver coins: 1707.
• f. 63 Anne of England: Privy Council orders respecting foreign coins in Ireland: 1712, 1714.: Copies.
• ff. 63-122 Ireland: Letters and papers relating to the coinage in: 1712-1727.
• f. 65 William King, Archbishop of Dublin: Letter to E. Southwell: 1724.: Signed.
• ff. 65, 72, 74, 81, 119 Edward Southwell, Clerk to the Privy Council, afterwards (1702) Secretary for Ireland: Letters to: 1723-1727.
• ff. 65-78 Wood's Halfpence: Letters and papers concerning: 1723-1725.
• ff. 65-78 Coinage: Letters and papers conc. Wood's Halfpence: 1723-1725.
• ff. 67-71 Parliament; Ireland: Addresses to the King concerning Wood's Halfpence: 1723.
• f. 72 Robert Griffith: Letter to E. Southwell: 1723.
• f. 72 Parliament; Ireland: Letter on proceedings in: 1723.
• ff. 74, 81 Marmaduke Coghill, Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland 1735: Letters to E. Southwell: 1725, 1726.
• ff. 83-100 James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn: Letters, speeches, etc., of, concerning, coinage: 1722-26.: Copies.
• ff. 101-116 Vincent Kidder, Assay-Master: Report on coins current in Ireland: 1726.