Indenture appointing Thomas Neale to the Royal Mint
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TitleIndenture appointing Thomas Neale to the Royal Mint
Reference codeMS51
Date1686
Scope and ContentThe 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.
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.
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.
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Extent1 volume containing 45 leaves.
Physical descriptionManuscript folio. Bound in vellum.
System of ArrangementSingle item.
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Other University of London Manuscripts relating to the Royal Mint and coinage include MSS 14, 21, 62, 72, 100, 102, 108, 151, 152, 154 and 499. Another copy, dated 2 Apr 1686), is held at the Bodleian Library, Oxford University (Ref: MS Rawl c204).
Level of descriptionfonds