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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B01676	A most humble mem[o]randum from Peter Blondeau, concerning the offers made to him by this Commonwealth, for the coyning of the monie, by a new invention, not yet practised in any state of the world, the which will prevent counterfeiting, casting, washing, and clipping of the same : which coyn shall be marked on both the flat sides, and about the thickness or the edge ; of a like bigness and largness, as the ordinarie coyn is : and will cost no more than the ordinarie unequal coyn, which is used now.	Blondeau, Peter.	1653 (1653)	Wing B3219CA; ESTC R172780	6,161	17

removing of the aforesaid inconveniences it will rais or encreas the Exchange by about ten per centum to the advantage of this Common-wealth It is also requisite to maintain the standard or goodness of the coyn that any Goldsmith Refiner or other whomsoëver bee permitted to make essay of the currant monie and in case it bee not found of the standard or goodness they might bee allowed 〈…〉 ●●ck to an appointed Officer t … 〈…〉 and the rest of the pieces by them 〈…〉 ●o bee there tried again before 〈…〉 ●●missioners and the Trier of 〈◊〉 Mint and if it bee found that the said coyn bee not of the due goodness the discoverer shall bee rewarded at the charges of the Trier that hee may have a due care that no coyn com's out of the Mint but such as shall bee of a due value and according to the order of the State The Council of State being willing to prevent the said disorders was desirous to have the monie of this Commonwealth well coyned and therefore having seen the patterns of coyn made after a new Invention by the said Blondeau and having treated by Letters about the quantitie of pieces that could bee coyned in a week and what they might cost the said Council caused the said Blondeau the Inventor of that way of coyning to com to London to treat with him by word of mouth and to agree about the price of coyning the monie of this Common-wealth after his way Hee beeing then arrived at London 〈…〉 … ce Septemb. 1649. the said Cou … … ced on him 40l sterling and the late M●… Frost then Secretarie to the said Cou … told him before Witnesses that 〈◊〉 State could not agree with him a●●●●●he price and that therefore hee shou●● bee necessitated to retire himself the State woul● indamnifie him for his journie both coming and returning and for the time hee should have lost and would bestow on him such a present that hee would return satisfied A while after the said Council of State ordered the Committee of the Council of State for the Mint to hear the said Blondeau's Proposition and report it to the said Council The Committee for the Mint accordingly took into consideration whether the said Blondeau should bee admitted to coyn the monie of this Common-wealth and having debated it they resolved and approoved that he should be admitted thereunto provided his coyn and his Proposition should bee advantagious to the State Afterwards the said Committee having seriously considered and examined all the circumst●●●●● 〈…〉 waie of coyning propound●● 〈…〉 said Blondeau and having h … all the Objections that could bee all … against it both by the Master Offi●●●● 〈◊〉 workmen of the Mint or by an● 〈◊〉 of those who appeared in the ● upon debate of the whole the said Committee concluded and Voted that the said waie of coyning propounded by the said Blondeau was better more advantagious and more honorable for the State then that which is used now in this Common-wealth The Master the Officers and the workmen of the Mint told the Committee it was not likely the said Blondeau had don himself the pieces sent by him to the Council of State Besides that it was an old Invention which they knew themselvs and that such pieces were onely made for curiositie with very long time and great expence and that it was impossible that that waie might bee used about the ordinarie coyn which is thin They desired that the said Blondeau might bee commanded to make a trial of his skill by making som other pieces and that they would do as much as the said Blondeau There●ore the said Committee ordered both the said Blondeau and the said workmen t● mak● their patterns and Propositions ●●●●●ctively and that hee that would 〈◊〉 ●t with most advantage to the St●●● 〈◊〉 … ld have the Imployment At the time app … 〈◊〉 workmen brought to the Committee ●om pieces made after the old waie which is known to them and som big pieces of Silver stuffed within with copper but they had drawn no Propositions Likewise the said Blondeau brought in about 300 pieces som half-crowns of the ordinarie weight and bigness som shillings sixpences and som Gold pieces and presented his Proposition which having been reformed according to the pleasure of the said Committee it was received and accepted of by the whole Committee who ordered it to bee reported to the Council of State according to the order of the said Council The said Committee having then taken into consideration the big pieces of Silver at the outside and stuffed within with copper made with the Engins that are at the To … and well understood that the ●●id pieces becaus they are made 〈◊〉 ●●●eral pieces at the top o●e of 〈…〉 will give no sound ●o th●● 〈…〉 man can easily discer● tha● 〈…〉 … s and having weighe● 〈…〉 and great cost required 〈…〉 each piece becaus th … 〈…〉 4 pieces namely one of cop●●● and one of Silver at the top another underneath and one about the which ought to bee adjusted and sodered together besides several other fashions which cost more then the price of the lawful pieces having also considered the great and heavie Engins and great number of tools and of men required for making of one piece the great charges for the Engins and tools and several other things required for making of those counterfetted pieces they acknowledged that it would bee enough to disswade anie one from undertaking it the rich not beeing willing and the poor beeing unable and that though they should undertake it they could not do it without beeing discovered Besides that the monie coyned after the wa●● of the said Blondeau was so thin 〈◊〉 it cannot bee so counterfeited Whereupon it 〈◊〉 … ble that the said workmen of 〈…〉 although they made use of 〈…〉 … d heavie Engins that are in 〈…〉 yet for making of som Tools 〈…〉 ●eed of and for the other charges ●●●●●yning about a dozen of pieces they made then for a pattern have spent 100 l. st as hee that pretend's to have laid out the monie hath said before witnesses Afterwards another order was given by the said Committee and som time limited to the said workmen to draw and present their Proposition for coyning of the monie marked upon the thickness or edge as that of the said Blondeau is But after the exspiration of the long time demanded by them they brought such a Proposition that the said Committee having read it over and over could not understand it nor the sens of it and even those that brought it could not explain it whereby it was apparent to the said Committee that they were not able to mak● their Proposition good much less … n the monie after that waie whi●●●●●y avowed themselvs before th … 〈◊〉 ●●mmittee Yet they intreate● 〈◊〉 ●●●mittee to allow them the 〈…〉 months more to finde if 〈…〉 ●●w invention and that 〈…〉 ●●●●●eau's Proposition should 〈…〉 … cated unto them upon whic● 〈◊〉 ●ight frame their own They further demanded that the said Blondeau and the Graver should have order to bring in all the pieces made by the said Blondeau for a trial with the stamps or dices used for making of them All which was granted them upon that condition that if within the time allowed them they could finde out the means to coyn the monie after the said Blondeau's waie and that thereupon hee should bee sent back hee should bee indamnified which was agreed by all But they could never finde out the said new Invention for coyning the thin weak pieces after that waie with expedition requisite Yet for all that they made their Propositions which are in the hands of the Chair-man of the Committee as are also the Blondeau's Prop●●●●●●n patterns about a year and a 〈…〉 to bee reported by him to the Coun … 〈…〉 State The workmen 〈…〉 … nt have given to understand 〈…〉 200 poor families whic● 〈◊〉 ●●●ined by the work of the Min● 〈…〉 ●esides truth For som Officers o● 〈◊〉 Mint have told before witnesses that for ●●rly their Corporation was at the most of 40 Masters and that at this time they are hardly 30 Masters w●●●●●re all rich have lands or houses and other waies of maintenance without the work of the Mint And that when they had much monie to coyn they were wonted to hire som journie-men giving to som 18 pence to som 15 and to som 12 for half a daies work Besides in case the State admits of the said Blondeau to coyn the monie after his waie and the workmen bee willing to work after the said waie hee will oblige himself to teach them and paie them a reasonable price The said Blondeau doth not intend to have the Gold nor the Silver in his custodie but onely the charge of working the same by such persons as the State shall bee pleased 〈…〉 thereunto Hee shall not 〈…〉 ●●●wer to admi● any one to th … 〈…〉 ●he Mint without the cons … 〈…〉 … bation of the State Nor w … 〈…〉 keeping of the Dices or 〈…〉 … y shall bee intrusted in the 〈…〉 ●uch as the State shall adm … wo … In a word hee doth generally submit to whatsoever the S … shall think reasonable Onely 〈◊〉 prays to co●sider that 1. The exact equalitie that will bee effected by this waie and invention of the said Blondeau will hinder and avoid all the known corrupt Practices about coyning 2. The charge of the State concerning the same considering all circumstances will bee less then in the old waie and the honor of this Common-wealth much the greater in having their monies coyned in perfection above or beyond any other State now known 3. The said Blondeau came to London about 3 years and a half since and hath no other imployment here but to attend the pleasure of the State FINIS