Scottish Privy Council Records

Att Edinburgh the Tuenty First Day off Apryll J^aj vj^c Nyntie tuo years

A1692/4/28¹

Procedure: committee

Comittee for delyvering the puncheous of the three pounds Scotts and other Lesser pieces of coyne to the Lord Cardross

Comittee order upon the above Remitt²

Forasmuchas Henrie Lord Cardross Generall of there Majestyes mint hes represented to the Lords of there majestyes privie Councill that the pucheous for the three pounds Scotts pieces and severall other Lesser pieces of Coyne are Lyeing in the hands of the Clerks of Councill by the Councills order whereby the Coyneing of money for these species’s is delayed The Saids Lords doe hereby recomend to the Earle off Linlithgow and Lord Viscount Stair to cause open the boxes wherein these puncheous are and revise the same and delyver them to the said Lord Cardross And the Councill discharges the Coyneing of above Tuo Hundreth pound Sterling of the saids three pound Scotts pieces untill they give particular order and warrand for the same Conforme to the above Remitt of Councill The Comittee did upon the tuentie tuo day of Apryll instant meet And haveing opened the severall boxes which were in the hands of the Clerks of Councill They Fund in one of these boxes the herd and reverse maister puncheous of the Croun piece with tuo pair of dyes struck by them with tuenty six small puncheous of armes and Letters for that piece And Fund in the other box tuo Maister head and reverse puncheous of the Fyve pence pieces with tuo pair of dyes struck by them and seventeen small puncheous for Letters and armes to these pieces and the matrices of the maister pieces And the Comittee ordaines the Clerks of Councill to delyver up the saids boxes with the puncheous dyes and others forsaids to the Lord Cardross Generall of the Mint And the said Lord Cardross did Lykewayes produce to the Comittee a third box which wes in his Custodie wherein they fund the heid and reverse maister puncheon of the tuenty pence piece with tuo pair of dyes struck by them, the matrices of the same and tuenty fyve small puncheous for Letters and armes to these pieces with the Matrices of the Croun pieces maister puncheous which being revised by the Comittee wes put into the box and the same receaved back by the Lord Cardross. In obedience to the above order of the Comittee The above boxes puncheous dyes and others therein contained and mentioned in the said report were receaved up by the Lord Cardross from the Clerks off Councill

At Edinburgh 21 April 1692

A1692/4/28¹

Procedure: committee

Committee for delivering the punches of the three pounds Scots and other Lesser pieces of coin to the Lord Cardross

Committee order upon the above Remit²

Forasmuch as Henry [Erskine] Lord Cardross, general of their majesties’ mint has represented to the lords of their majesties’ privy council that the puncheons for the three pounds scots pieces and several other Lesser pieces of coin are lying in the hands of the clerks of council by the council’s order whereby the coining of money for these species is delayed, the said lords do hereby recommend to [George Livingstone] earl of Linlithgow and [James Dalrymple] Viscount Stair to cause open the boxes wherein these punches are and revise the same and deliver them to the said Lord Cardross and the council discharges the coining of above two hundred pound sterling of the said three pound scots pieces until they give particular order and warrant for the same, conforming to the above remit of council the committee did upon 22 April instant meet and having opened the several boxes which were in the hands of the clerks of council they found in one of these boxes the head and reverse master punches of the crown piece with two pairs of dies struck by them with twenty six small punches of arms and letter for that piece, and found in the other box two master head and reverse punches of the five pence piece with two pairs of dies struck by them, and seventeen small punches for letters and arms to these pieces and the matrices of the master pieces, and the committee ordains the clerks of council to deliver up the said boxes with the punches, dies and others forsaid to the Lord Cardross, general of the mint, and the said Lord Cardross did likewise produce to the committee a third box which was in his custody wherein they found the head and reverse master punches of the twenty pence piece with two pairs of dies struck by them, the matrices of the same and twenty five small punches for letters and arms to these pieces, with the matrices of the Crown pieces, master punches which being revised by the committee was put into the box and the same received back by the Lord Cardross. In obedience to the above order of the committee the above boxes punches, dies and others therein contained and mentioned in the said report were received up by the Lord Cardross from the clerks of council.

1. PC1/48, 147-8.