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other_o public_a money_n for_o which_o they_o have_v no_o other_o warrant_n or_o assignment_n for_o their_o own_o private_a use_n and_o for_o which_o they_o have_v not_o due_o count_v and_o receive_v discharge_v thereof_o from_o such_o as_o pretend_v to_o have_v authority_n for_o the_o time_n to_o do_v the_o samen_n and_o all_o other_o former_a act_n of_o indemnity_n make_v by_o his_o majesty_n royal_a predecessor_n be_v only_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o public_a trouble_n that_o have_v be_v in_o the_o country_n but_o not_o at_o all_o to_o any_o crime_n or_o malversaâ—ions_n that_o have_v be_v commit_v by_o the_o king_n officer_n in_o their_o private_a station_n not_o relate_v to_o the_o public_a administration_n in_o the_o government_n or_o to_o the_o trouble_n and_o disorder_n of_o the_o country_n and_o therefore_o the_o say_a act_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v extend_v to_o the_o abuse_n and_o malversation_n commit_v by_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o mint_n far_o less_o to_o debar_v and_o preclude_v his_o majesty_n from_o trial_n and_o inquiry_n that_o his_o majesty_n be_v inform_v thereof_o may_v give_v order_n for_o better_a regulate_v of_o the_o mint_n and_o remee_v these_o abuse_n in_o time_n come_v and_o as_o to_o that_o pretence_n allege_v by_o the_o lord_n hatton_n that_o he_o can_v not_o be_v oblige_v to_o depone_n upon_o any_o thing_n relate_v to_o the_o mint_n because_o he_o do_v not_o know_v how_o far_o it_o do_v reach_v or_o what_o it_o may_v import_v the_o commissioner_n be_v of_o the_o opinion_n that_o this_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o trial_n and_o inquiry_n he_o ought_v to_o give_v information_n upon_o oath_n concern_v thing_n relate_v to_o the_o mint_n and_o coinage_n that_o be_v commit_v to_o his_o trust_n as_o the_o other_o officer_n of_o the_o mint_n have_v already_o do_v and_o whatever_o may_v be_v the_o import_n thereof_o he_o be_v only_o desire_v to_o give_v his_o oath_n upon_o these_o particular_n relate_v to_o himself_o if_o he_o be_v true_o innocent_a and_o have_v not_o malverse_v in_o his_o trust_n which_o be_v no_o more_o but_o a_o purgatory_n oath_n that_o he_o may_v purge_v himself_o of_o these_o abuse_n and_o malversation_n which_o by_o public_a fame_n and_o other_o evidence_n be_v presume_v against_o he_o and_o which_o be_v most_o consonant_a and_o agreeable_a to_o the_o common_a law_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o other_o nation_n and_o the_o law_n and_o practic_n of_o this_o kingdom_n 2._o both_o in_o church_n and_o state_n in_o the_o like_a case_n especial_o where_o the_o samen_n be_v do_v for_o his_o majesty_n information_n as_o to_o the_o particular_n upon_o which_o he_o be_v desire_v to_o give_v information_n upon_o oath_n relate_v to_o the_o other_o officer_n of_o the_o mint_n he_o be_v only_o desire_v to_o depone_n upon_o the_o best_a of_o his_o knowledge_n which_o be_v no_o more_o but_o a_o oath_n of_o credulity_n which_o no_o man_n in_o reason_n ought_v to_o refuse_v and_o which_o be_v appoint_v by_o a_o 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thereafter_o when_o ever_o he_o be_v require_v by_o his_o majesty_n or_o any_o have_a commission_n for_o that_o effect_n and_o if_o it_o be_v otherways_o that_o a_o person_n in_o public_a office_n shall_v not_o be_v oblige_v to_o depone_n concern_v his_o act_n in_o that_o office_n then_o any_o man_n in_o public_a office_n may_v commit_v the_o great_a abuse_n malversation_n injustice_n oppression_n and_o all_o other_o heinous_a crime_n without_o control_n provide_v he_o can_v do_v it_o private_o that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v otherways_o prove_v but_o by_o his_o own_o oath_n and_o that_o will_v invite_v man_n in_o public_a trust_n to_o commit_v all_o act_n of_o malversation_n and_o injustice_n imaginable_a if_o they_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o depone_n upon_o their_o act_n in_o that_o office_n and_o purge_v themselves_o of_o any_o crime_n that_o may_v be_v lay_v to_o their_o charge_n for_o these_o reason_n and_o in_o obedience_n to_o his_o majesty_n royal_a command_n by_o his_o commission_n the_o commissioner_n have_v proceed_v to_o the_o trial_n and_o inquiry_n and_o consider_v the_o deposition_n of_o the_o master_n and_o other_o officer_n and_o servant_n of_o the_o mint_n and_o the_o book_n paper_n and_o other_o evidence_n adduce_v it_o do_v appear_v first_o that_o albeit_o his_o majesty_n and_o his_o royal_a predecessor_n have_v always_o have_v a_o special_a care_n to_o provide_v bullion_n for_o increase_v and_o maintain_v of_o the_o stock_n of_o coinage_n in_o the_o kingdom_n and_o that_o it_o be_v express_o provide_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n 2._o that_o the_o good_n and_o merchandise_n import_v by_o the_o merchant_n shall_v pay_v so_o many_o ounce_n of_o bullion_n or_o otherways_o pay_v twelve_o shilling_n scot_n for_o every_o ounce_n in_o place_n thereof_o the_o general_n and_o master_n of_o the_o mint_n be_v ordain_v to_o import_n the_o stock_n of_o bullion_n themselves_o and_o coin_n the_o same_o for_o his_o majesty_n use_n and_o albeit_o there_o have_v be_v considerable_a sum_n of_o money_n pay_v by_o the_o merchant_n to_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o mint_n in_o place_n of_o bullion_n there_o have_v be_v but_o a_o small_a quantity_n of_o bullion_n import_v by_o they_o and_o in_o place_n thereof_o great_a quantity_n of_o the_o money_n current_n in_o the_o kingdom_n have_v be_v melt_v down_o to_o the_o great_a prejudice_n of_o the_o liege_n and_o contrair_a to_o many_o express_a act_n of_o parliament_n 6._o by_o which_o it_o be_v declare_v that_o in_o respect_n silver_n and_o gold_n put_v in_o the_o fire_n to_o be_v make_v bullion_n to_o other_o new_a money_n be_v diminish_v waste_v and_o destroy_v in_o the_o translation_n by_o the_o fire_n and_o incur_v great_a skaith_n in_o hurt_n of_o the_o king_n and_o all_o his_o liedge_n therefore_o it_o be_v statute_n that_o neither_o silver_n nor_o gold_n that_o bear_v print_n and_o form_n of_o coin_n be_v any_o way_n melt_v or_o put_v in_o the_o fire_n by_o the_o king_n coiner_n without_o special_a licence_n of_o the_o king_n but_o all_o gold_n and_o silver_n that_o be_v coin_v and_o haâ—_n print_v to_o be_v observe_v and_o hold_v whole_a among_o the_o king_n liedge_n as_o he_o ordain_v it_o to_o have_v course_n and_o the_o contraveener_n of_o the_o law_n to_o be_v punish_v with_o the_o confiscation_n of_o the_o half_a of_o his_o good_n for_o the_o first_o and_o of_o his_o whole_a good_n for_o the_o second_o fault_n and_o likewise_o the_o general_n and_o master_n of_o the_o mint_n have_v divide_v among_o themselves_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o twelve_o shilling_n scot_n pay_v in_o to_o the_o mint_n by_o the_o merchant_n and_o so_o have_v fail_v in_o their_o trust_n to_o advance_v their_o own_o private_a gain_n as_o also_o his_o majesty_n out_o of_o his_o princely_a care_n for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o subject_n increase_v of_o the_o money_n in_o
of_o black_a money_n without_o warrant_n be_v punish_v with_o death_n d._n and_o albeit_o his_o majesty_n since_o his_o happy_a restitution_n be_v please_v to_o allow_v six_o thousand_o stone_n of_o copper_n to_o be_v coin_v at_o two_o several_a limit_a time_n yet_o notwithstanding_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o deposition_n of_o the_o warden_n the_o account_n and_o other_o evidence_n adduce_v that_o there_o have_v be_v twenty_o nine_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o stone_n coin_v whereas_o there_o be_v only_o six_o thousand_o stone_n allow_v so_o that_o there_o be_v twenty_o three_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o stone_n of_o black_a money_n coin_a more_o than_o be_v allow_v by_o the_o warrant_n which_o be_v a_o infinite_a prejudice_n to_o the_o kingdom_n and_o whereas_o the_o general_n shall_v have_v stop_v the_o further_a coin_v of_o copper-money_n so_o soon_o as_o the_o quantity_n allow_v by_o his_o majesty_n to_o be_v coin_a at_o every_o journey_n be_v exhaust_v yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o general_n do_v allow_v and_o ordain_v the_o officer_n to_o go_v on_o in_o the_o coin_v of_o more_o copper-money_n after_o it_o be_v make_v know_v to_o they_o by_o the_o master_n that_o the_o quantity_n of_o copper_n allow_v by_o his_o majesty_n to_o be_v coin_v be_v exhaust_v and_o they_o also_o receive_v the_o half_a of_o the_o profit_n arise_v from_o the_o superplus_n that_o be_v coin_a more_o than_o be_v allow_v by_o his_o majesty_n quarto_fw-la the_o coin_n of_o this_o kingdom_n be_v late_o cry_v up_o and_o there_o be_v a_o considerable_a quantity_n of_o bullion_n lie_v in_o the_o general_n and_o master_n hand_n the_o whole_a profit_n of_o the_o exaltation_n be_v five_o per_fw-la cent_n which_o do_v belong_v to_o the_o king_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o general_n do_v acclaime_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o one_o half_a of_o the_o exaltation_n from_o the_o master_n as_o a_o perquisit_a due_n to_o they_o albeit_o it_o true_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n and_o which_o do_v amount_v to_o a_o very_a considerable_a sum._n quinto_fw-la albeit_o by_o the_o common_a law_n and_o several_a law_n and_o act_n of_o parliament_n of_o this_o kingdom_n it_o be_v statute_n that_o if_o any_o judge_n or_o minister_n of_o the_o law_n take_v bud_n or_o bribe_n they_o shall_v lose_v their_o honour_n fame_n and_o dignity_n and_o their_o movable_a good_n to_o be_v confiscate_v &_o deprive_v of_o their_o office_n and_o punish_v in_o their_o person_n at_o his_o majesty_n will_n 6._o yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o lord_n hatton_n one_o of_o the_o general_n do_v in_o the_o year_n 1679_o be_v then_o thesaurer_n deput_fw-la and_o one_o of_o the_o commissioner_n of_o his_o majesty_n thesaurie_n and_o exchequer_n as_o appear_v from_o what_o be_v depone_v by_o the_o master_n by_o writ_n and_o other_o pregnant_a presumption_n take_v from_o the_o master_n of_o the_o mint_n the_o sum_n of_o six_o hundred_o pound_n sterling_a to_o procure_v allowance_n and_o payment_n of_o the_o balance_n of_o his_o most_o unjust_a and_o exorbitant_a account_n from_o the_o exchequer_n precede_v the_o year_n 1674_o relate_v to_o the_o mint_n and_o coin_n state_v the_o king_n debtor_n to_o he_o in_o forty_o four_o thousand_o pound_n scot_n which_o he_o as_o general_n of_o his_o majesty_n mint_n be_v oblige_v to_o comptrol_v have_v special_a trust_n and_o a_o sallarie_n from_o his_o majesty_n for_o that_o effect_n by_o which_o account_n it_o likeways_o appear_v that_o the_o lord_n hatton_n as_o general_n receive_v payment_n of_o three_o year_n sallarie_n from_o the_o year_n 1660_o to_o the_o year_n 1664_o albeit_o there_o be_v no_o money_n coin_a precede_v that_o time_n beside_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o guiny_n of_o gold_n give_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o lauderdale_n and_o fifty_o pound_n sterling_a to_o john_n kirkwood_n his_o servant_n upon_o that_o same_o account_n as_o the_o master_n have_v depone_v and_o further_o the_o general_n do_v again_o most_o gross_o exact_v his_o sallarie_n for_o the_o same_o year_n out_o of_o his_o majesty_n excise_n and_o so_o do_v get_v double_a payment_n of_o his_o sallarie_n for_o the_o same_o year_n albeit_o in_o reason_n there_o be_v none_o due_a in_o respect_n there_o be_v no_o coinage_n or_o oversee_n the_o mint_n for_o these_o year_n sexto_fw-la albeit_o by_o the_o common_a law_n and_o several_a law_n and_o act_n of_o parliament_n of_o this_o kingdom_n it_o be_v statute_n that_o if_o any_o officer_n be_v negligent_a and_o culpable_a in_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o office_n he_o be_v to_o be_v punish_v in_o his_o person_n according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o his_o crime_n at_o the_o king_n will_v 3d._n and_o albeit_o the_o general_n by_o their_o gift_n and_o office_n be_v appoint_v to_o control_v the_o other_o officer_n of_o the_o mint_n and_o have_v power_n to_o hold_v court_n and_o to_o punish_v delinquent_n and_o notwithstanding_o they_o do_v know_v that_o the_o counter-warden_n who_o be_v check_n to_o the_o warden_n do_v not_o attend_v his_o office_n and_o that_o the_o under-officer_n of_o the_o mint_n be_v negligent_a in_o keep_v of_o compt-book_n register_n of_o the_o coinage_n and_o many_o other_o thing_n relate_v to_o their_o office_n and_o that_o they_o have_v commit_v many_o abuse_n and_o do_v many_o deed_n of_o malversation_n yet_o the_o general_n of_o the_o mint_n do_v not_o hold_v court_n to_o punish_v they_o but_o be_v sharer_n with_o they_o in_o the_o benefit_n arise_v by_o their_o abuse_n and_o malversation_n and_o the_o better_a to_o palliate_v the_o abuse_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v discover_v and_o that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v know_v what_o profit_n and_o advantage_n the_o general_n and_o other_o officer_n of_o the_o mint_n have_v make_v all_o this_o time_n past_a the_o general_n do_v take_v up_o all_o the_o compt-book_n register_n and_o other_o paper_n belong_v to_o the_o mint_n from_o the_o under-officer_n which_o be_v all_o abstract_a except_o two_o leaf_n 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