Manuscript volume containing a copy of an indenture ratifying and confirming the appointment of Thomas Neale to the office of Master and Worker of the Mint, 23 Jul 1686, with a table of the fees and salaries of the officers of the Royal Mint in the Tower of London. Thomas Neale was appointed Master and Worker of the Mint by King Charles II in 1678, and continued in office under King James II and King William III until about Jan 1699. His name appears on several medals of William III.
Indenture appointing Thomas Neale to the Royal Mint
This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London
- Reference
- GB 96 MS 51
- Dates of Creation
- 1686
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 volume containing 45 leaves.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The English Royal Mint was responsible for the making of coins according to exact compositions, weights, dimensions and tolerances, usually determined by law. English minting was run from the Royal Mint in London by the Master and Warden of the Mint. For several centuries control of policy relating to the coinage rested soley with the monarch, with Parliament finally gaining control following the Revolution of 1688. The Mint itself worked as an independent body until that date, when it came under the control of the Treasury.
Arrangement
Single item.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Part of the Goldsmith's Library of Economic Literature, initially collected by Herbert Somerton Foxwell and presented by the Goldsmith's Company to the University of London in 1903.
Other Finding Aids
Collection level description.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Manuscript folio. Bound in vellum.
Archivist's Note
Compiled by Sarah Smith as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.
Separated Material
Another copy, dated 2 Apr 1686), is held at the Bodleian Library, Oxford University (Ref: MS Rawl c204).
Conditions Governing Use
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
Bibliography
The manuscript is printed in part in Ming-hsn Li The great recoinage of 1696-1699 (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1963).