The ansvver of the Corporation of Moniers in the mint, at the Tower of London, to two false and scandalous libells printed at London, and lately come forth without date.: The first intituled, The humble representation of Peter Blondeau, as a warning touching severall disorders hapning by money ill-favouredly coyned, and the only means to prevent them. The second intituled, A most humble memorandum from Peter Blondeau. Which not only intends maliciously to sandall [sic] us the Corporation of Moniers, of the Common-wealth of England : but also most falsly to imprint in the hearts and mindes of all people in Christendome, and more especially the good people under the obedience of the Parliament of England; that ... the moneys of the of this Common-Wealth ... are not justly made ... Set forth to undeceive all the good people that have seen or read the said Peter Blondeau's false and scandalous libells.

To the right Honorable Sir James Harring∣ton, one of the Councell of State, Chair∣man for the Committee of the Mint.

The humble Proposition of the Provost and Moniers of the States Mint in the Tower of London.

1. THat whereas some people desire to have the monies made by the mill for the fu∣ture, and that your Honors did bid David Rammage, one of our fellowes, to set down the lowest rate that we could aford to make the monies of gold and silver of this Common-wealth, as fair and beau∣tifull as the present Lewis and Cardeques, and all o∣ther coynes of the French Nation are at this day made.

2. Whereas we have 9. d. per pound weight Troy, for working the present monie by the hammer, Wee doe undertake, for our selves and our Company, to make fair mill-monie for 12. d. the pound weight Troy, and to make it as fair as any monies currant in Christendome.

3. Whereas we have 2. s. 5. d. for the making of one pound weight Troy of gold, and the State hath 15. s. for the coynage; We will undertake for our

Company, to make fair mill-gold, as fair as the gold coynes in France for 5. s. the pound weight, if it be the States pleasure that they will have it so made.

4. That whereas we are an antient Corporation and Company, setled by charter for many hundred yeares, and in all ages faithfully discharged our trust, and never any blot lay upon us eyther for emba∣sing the coynes, or for not accompting to the State for every grain of gold and silver that ever came un∣der our charge; Wee do humbly hope to have so much Justice that wee shall still bee imployed in the service of the State, in regard it is the livelyhood and subsistence of above two hundred Families, when the Mint is full of work, and in regard wee under∣take to do it as exactly as any French-man in the world, and at a cheaper price then the French man hath offered, and you may be assured that we shall discharge all or any trust that shall be put into our hands, by the just dealing you have in all ages recei∣ved from us.

Wee having since this Parliament many times in our own custody two or three hundred thousand pounds, and have accompted for it to a penny, to the State.

Sir, we value the keeping of our Reputation in this point, as much as we doe our lives; & therfore hum∣bly hope our fidelitie and sufficiencie to doe what we undertake, shall not be put into the scale with a French-man, wee being willing and desirous to put it to the tryall between David Rammage our fellow Monier and the French man, if the State please to command us.

Symon Corbet, Michael Garnet, Tho. Brooke, John Benfeild, Henry Perryn, Hen. Rowe, Richard John∣son, Will. Dawson, Will. Tavernor, Tho. Younge, David Rammage, John Corbett, Walter Taylor, Nath. Marsh.

28. Febr. 1650.