Act, 11 November 1701, Edinburgh

Procedure, 30 December 1701, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Eleventh day of November Jaj viic and one years

A1701/11/111

Act

Act Approveing the Representation given in by the Generall of the Mint and Lord Advocat anent the Gold coined

Anent the Representation given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill by the Earle of Lauderdale Generall of the Mint and Sir James Stewart his Majesties Advocat Mentioning That the merchants owners of the Gold lately coined by order of the Lords of privy Councill being very pressing to have it out; And Mr John Borthwick the essey Master being unwilling to give it out, Because the Standart plate of Gold is wanting and both haveing made their application to the Earle of Lauderdale. Generall of the mint and his Majesties (majesties) advocat The Generall of the Mint told the Essay Master that the standart plate was not to be his rule But only for to try and controul, and that his rule was the act of parliament with the ordinance of Councill both for the finness and for the weight Likeas the Gold was already Coined according to this rule But the Essey master Still Scroupling and alledging that this was the first Gold that hade been coined for a long time and that he needed the Standart plate for his better assurance; The Earle of Lauderdale Considering That the Standart plate was but a Counter part of that in England by which the Gunieas were Coyned He, with his Majesties advocat went to the Minthouse; And did See the essey master take thrie gunea’s one of King Charles the Second; and the other of King William and Queen Mary, and a thrid of King William; and Melt them doun in one Lignet, and then caused mark the lignet with the Impression of the Reverse of the New Scots Coyn And haveing caused cutt the lignet thorow by the Midle of this mark, They took one part therof and Sealled it up in a paper; Bearing that it was the essey peice they hade taken in maner forsaid and Signed the Same with their Subscriptiones, and gave the other part to the Essey master for his better assurance of what was coined; And the part of the Essey sealled up as said is; They put in the pixis, With which expedient both the Marchant and the Essey master rested Satisfied And the Earle of Lauderdale and his Majesties advocat Doe therupon Crave the approbation of the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill As the Representation bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the above Representation given in to them by the above Earle of Lauderdale and the Lord Advocat They hereby Approve therof.

Att Edinburgh the Eleventh day of November Jaj viic and one years

A1701/11/111

Act

Act Approveing the Representation given in by the Generall of the Mint and Lord Advocat anent the Gold coined

Anent the Representation given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill by the Earle of Lauderdale Generall of the Mint and Sir James Stewart his Majesties Advocat Mentioning That the merchants owners of the Gold lately coined by order of the Lords of privy Councill being very pressing to have it out; And Mr John Borthwick the essey Master being unwilling to give it out, Because the Standart plate of Gold is wanting and both haveing made their application to the Earle of Lauderdale. Generall of the mint and his Majesties (majesties) advocat The Generall of the Mint told the Essay Master that the standart plate was not to be his rule But only for to try and controul, and that his rule was the act of parliament with the ordinance of Councill both for the finness and for the weight Likeas the Gold was already Coined according to this rule But the Essey master Still Scroupling and alledging that this was the first Gold that hade been coined for a long time and that he needed the Standart plate for his better assurance; The Earle of Lauderdale Considering That the Standart plate was but a Counter part of that in England by which the Gunieas were Coyned He, with his Majesties advocat went to the Minthouse; And did See the essey master take thrie gunea’s one of King Charles the Second; and the other of King William and Queen Mary, and a thrid of King William; and Melt them doun in one Lignet, and then caused mark the lignet with the Impression of the Reverse of the New Scots Coyn And haveing caused cutt the lignet thorow by the Midle of this mark, They took one part therof and Sealled it up in a paper; Bearing that it was the essey peice they hade taken in maner forsaid and Signed the Same with their Subscriptiones, and gave the other part to the Essey master for his better assurance of what was coined; And the part of the Essey sealled up as said is; They put in the pixis, With which expedient both the Marchant and the Essey master rested Satisfied And the Earle of Lauderdale and his Majesties advocat Doe therupon Crave the approbation of the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill As the Representation bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the above Representation given in to them by the above Earle of Lauderdale and the Lord Advocat They hereby Approve therof.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 311-12.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 311-12.