Ordre royal relatif à la production des médailles de la paix d'Utrecht.

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Anne
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Whereas
by
our
Order
in
Council
bearing
date
the
24th.

day
of
June
last
We
did
Declare
our
Pleasure,
That
Medals

should
be
Stampt
to
perpetuate
the
Memory
of
the
happy
conclusion

of
the
Peace
according
to
the
Draft
of
such
Medals
that
day
presented

to
and
approved
by
Us,
and
did
thereby
Direct,
That
such
numbers
of

Medals
of
Gold
be
made
and
prepared
according
to
the
said
Draft,

as
Should
be
directed
under
Our
Royal
Signet
and
Sign
Manual,

to
be
distributed
in
Such
manner
as
we
Should
think
fit.
Our
Will

&
Pleasure
now
is,
And
we
do
hereby,
direct
Authorize
&
Command

That
you
forthwith
give
the
necessary
orders
to
the
Master
&
Worker

of
our
Mint
to
prepare
or
cause
to
be
made
&
prepared
with
all
the

Speed
that
may
be
the
number
of
Eight
hundred
and
Twelve
Medals

of
Gold
according
to
the
Draft
approved
by
us
as
aforesaid,
each

Medal
to
contain
in
Weight
about
fourteen
penny
weight
and
fifteen

Grains
of
fine
Gold,
and
to
be
in
Value
(with
three
Shillings
apeice

for
workmanship
and
Wast)
about
three
pounds
ten
Shillings,
which

said
Medals,
you
are
to
cause
the
said
Master
and
Worker
to
deliver

in
manner
following,
That
is
to
Say
unto
our
Right
Trusty
&
Welbeloved

Samuel
Lord
Masham
Cofferer
of
our
Houshold
(to
be
distributed

by
him
to
the
Several
Lords
and
others
mentioned
in
a
List
hereunto

annext)
Two
hundred
&
fifty
of
the
said
Medals,
And
to
our
R.t
Trusty

and
Welbeloved
Counsellour
William
Bromley
Esq.r
Speaker
of
our

House
of
Commons
the
number
of
five
hundred
&
Sixty
two
of
the

said
Medals
for
the
several
Members
of
the
said
House,
and
such
of

the
Officers
attending
the
same
as
are
mentioned
in
the
said
List,

And
Our
further
Pleasure
is
That
by
virute
of
our
General
Letters

of
Privy
Seal
bearing
date
the
13th
day
of
March
in
the
first
yeare

of
our
Reign
you
issue
and
pay
or
cause
to
be
issued
and
paid
out
of

any
our
Treasure
being
and
remaining
in
the
receipt
of
our
Exchequer

applicable
to
the
uses
of
our
Civil
Government,
to
the
said
Master
&

Worker
of
our
Mint
or
to
his
assigns
so
much
as
the
said
Medals
Shall

amount
unto
not
exceeding
the
number
and
value
aforesaid
upon
his

producing
to
you
the
Receipts
of
the
said
Samuel
Lord
Masham
and

of
the
said
Speaker
of
our
House
of
Commons
for
the
delivery
of
the

said
Medals,
the
said
Value
to
be
paid
to
the
said
Master
and
Worker

without
account,
Imprest
or
other
Charge
and
clear
of
all
Fees
or

Même s'il s'agit de la copie présente dans les documents de l'atelier monétaire, il nous est possible de constater qu'une copie identique est à la British Library sous la côte BL Add Ms 21238.

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Disbursments
on
receiving.
And
for
so
doing
this
Shall
be
your
Warrant

Given
at
our
Court
at
Windsor
Castle
the
14th.
day
of
July
1713,
In

the
Twelfth
year
of
our
Reign

To
Our
Right
Trusty
&
Rt.
Welbeloved

Cousin
and
Counsellour
Robert
Earle

of
Oxford
&
Earle
Mortimer
Our
High

Treasurer

By
her
Matys
Command

Oxford

812
Medals
of
Fine
Gold

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Document royal (ou copie d'ordre royal) relatif à la production des médailles commémorant la paix d'Utrecht de 1713. Il est question dans ce document de la production des médailles en or et argent, de la quantité à produire et de la livraison pour distribution auprès du corps politique en Angleterre. On notera la présence, dans ce document, de la question des salaires à appliquer pour la main d'oeuvre.

Language / Script:

latin

Lieu de dépôt:

The National Archives, Kew.

Shelf Mark:

MINT 1/8, fo. 91 et fo. 92

Date:

1713 July 14th