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to_o account_v p._n 94_o 95_o 96_o 97_o 98._o several_a reason_n which_o do_v induce_v i_o to_o print_v this_o narrative_a p._n 99_o 100_o 101_o 102_o 103_o 104_o 105_o 106._o a_o index_n of_o such_o paper_n as_o i_o present_v to_o the_o parliament_n the_o 15._o february_n 1652._o a_o answer_n of_o the_o corporation_n of_o monier_n to_o peter_n blondeau_n tho._n violet_n letter_n to_o mr_n john_n benfield_n pag._n 1_o 2._o the_o corporation_n of_o monier_n letter_n to_o tho._n violet_n p._n 3._o peter_n blondeau_n representation_n as_o a_o warn_v touch_v several_a disorder_n happen_v by_o money_n ill-favoured_o coin_v p._n 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o peter_n blondeau_n humble_a memorandum_n for_o the_o prevention_n of_o many_o abuse_n concern_v coin_n and_o will_v cost_v no_o more_o than_o the_o ordinary_a unequal_a coin_n which_o be_v use_v now_o p._n 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o a_o order_n of_o the_o committee_n of_o the_o mint_n 14_o june_n 1651_o for_o a_o trial_n of_o make_v money_n by_o the_o monier_n and_o the_o frenchman_n p._n 21._o the_o humble_a proposition_n of_o the_o prove_v and_o monier_n of_o the_o mint_n to_o sr_n james_n harrington_n chairman_n of_o the_o committee_n of_o the_o mint_n p._n 22_o 23._o the_o 8_o of_o may_n 1651_o the_o committee_n order_v the_o frenchman_n and_o ramadge_n that_o work_v for_o the_o english_a to_o make_v their_o triel_n p._n 24._o the_o prove_v and_o monier_n answer_n to_o the_o objection_n of_o peter_n blondeau_n p._n 26_o 27_o 28_o 29._o the_o prove_v and_o monier_n humble_o desire_v a_o law_n to_o be_v make_v for_o the_o discover_v and_o punish_v all_o transporter_n of_o money_n according_a to_o the_o certificate_n of_o the_o chief_a officer_n of_o the_o mint_n 20_o decemb._n 1647_o p._n 32_o 33_o 34._o a_o letter_n of_o the_o prove_v and_o monier_n to_o tho._n violet_n to_o desire_v he_o to_o petirion_n in_o their_o behalf_n the_o committee_n of_o the_o mint_n for_o a_o allowance_n of_o eigbtic_a seven_o pound_n 18_o 5_o for_o their_o trial_n with_o the_o frenchman_n 37_o 38._o the_o name_n of_o the_o monier_n and_o laborer_n work_v in_o the_o mint_n the_o 27_o june_n 1652_o p._n 40_o 41._o a_o letter_n from_o transmarine_a part_n set_v out_o the_o abuse_v act_v on_o the_o coin_n and_o bullion_n of_o england_n p._n 45._o in_o france_n they_o have_v court_n of_o record_n for_o the_o regulate_v their_o money_n such_o a_o court_n ought_v to_o be_v set_v up_o in_o england_n and_o strict_a law_n make_v and_o man_n appoint_v to_o see_v they_o put_v in_o execution_n p._n 49_o 47._o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o english_a money_n counterfeit_v and_o make_v forth_o of_o the_o mint_n then_o be_v coin_v in_o the_o tower_n for_o the_o last_o six_o year_n p._n 48_o till_o i_o cause_v the_o prize-silver_n to_o be_v stay_v in_o decemb._n 1652._o the_o great_a mischief_n that_o be_v befall_v they_o in_o ireland_n by_o light_n and_o clip_v money_n some_o goldsmith_n and_o other_o in_o london_n and_o bristol_n the_o chief_a autor_n of_o this_o mischief_n to_o have_v the_o bottom_n find_v out_o p._n 49_o against_o cull_v and_o melt_v down_o of_o english_a money_n p._n 50._o the_o great_a mischief_n several_a exchange_v goldsmith_n in_o lombardstreet_n do_v the_o state_n p._n 50._o the_o mischief_n that_o come_v to_o england_n by_o the_o late_a king_n be_v set_v up_o several_a mint_n at_o bristol_n shrewsburie_n york_n oxford_n carlisle_n p._n 52._o against_o the_o make_n gold_n and_o silver_n thread_n in_o england_n be_v a_o great_a consumption_n of_o the_o treasure_n p._n 54._o several_a order_n of_o parliament_n for_o pass_v the_o act_n against_o transporter_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n p._n 55_o 56_o 57_o and_o proceed_n of_o the_o