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214 HENRY SYMONDS.<br />

<strong>the</strong> Council required <strong>the</strong> Lord-Deputy<br />

to deliver<br />

1,000 oz. <strong>of</strong> plate <strong>of</strong> crosses <strong>and</strong> such like, <strong>the</strong>n re-<br />

maining in <strong>the</strong> h<strong>and</strong>s <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Dean <strong>of</strong> St. Patrick,<br />

to <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficer <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mint <strong>the</strong>re, to be used by him<br />

as he should think best for His Majesty's benefit.<br />

A postscript adds that as <strong>the</strong> finers <strong>and</strong> moneyers<br />

have been discharged, <strong>and</strong> as <strong>the</strong>re is no bullion, it<br />

shall be considered how <strong>the</strong> mint may be continued to<br />

<strong>the</strong> King's pr<strong>of</strong>it. If that cannot be done, <strong>the</strong> treasurer<br />

is to render an account from <strong>the</strong> beginning, <strong>and</strong> cause<br />

<strong>the</strong>m to coin out <strong>the</strong> remaining bullion <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>n cease.<br />

<strong>The</strong> men were to be discharged, <strong>and</strong> all things be-<br />

longing to <strong>the</strong> mint were to be put in safe keeping.<br />

Following this drastic order comes a lament from<br />

Coldwell on 1 March, 1548-9, that he has no irons to<br />

sink in his <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>and</strong> he asks for payment <strong>of</strong> his 30.<br />

I am unable to fix even an approximate date for <strong>the</strong><br />

closing <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Dublin establishment, but it was within<br />

<strong>the</strong> year 1549. Meanwhile <strong>the</strong> under-treasurer had<br />

died, as Francis, <strong>the</strong> son <strong>of</strong> Thomas Agard deceased,<br />

paid to Sir E. Peckham in April <strong>and</strong> July, 1550, <strong>the</strong><br />

sum <strong>of</strong> 2,368 for arrears <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>it due to <strong>the</strong> King.<br />

(Pipe Office Acct. 2077.)<br />

THE SECOND COINAGE, 1550.<br />

For at least six months, <strong>and</strong> possibly for a longer<br />

time, Dublin ceased to coin money for <strong>the</strong> Irish people,<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>re is no suggestion that any was obtained from<br />

<strong>the</strong> Tower.<br />

On 27 June, 1550, <strong>the</strong> Privy Council resolved to erect<br />

a mint, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir records <strong>of</strong> 8 July contain <strong>the</strong> terms<br />

on which <strong>the</strong> reopening was to be carried out :

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