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{{Catalogue of Numismatic Collection
|Title=A note of what Medalls coynes and signets both of Gold Silver and Copper were found in ye Library at St James
|Institution=London, British Library
|Place=London
|Coordinates=51.51929, -0.12802
|Inventory=C.120.h.6(1) [printed books]
|Author=John Durie
|Catalogue date=1652/04/07
|CatalogueLanguage=English
|Associated persons=George Bishop; George Cockayn; Bulstrode Whitelocke
|Literature=Burnett 2020b, pp. 1418-19, 336
|Numismatic keyword=catalogue; roman; gold coins; silver coins; bronze coins
|Grand document=1652 list of the English royal collection:

'A note of what Medalls coynes and signets both of Gold Silver and Copper were found in y<sup>e</sup>: Library at St: James by y<sup>e</sup>: Trustees and were delivered to y<sup>e</sup> Lo: Com<sup>r</sup>: whitlock with y<sup>e</sup> key of y<sup>e</sup>: Library with y<sup>e</sup>: bookes Aprill 7th: 1652 by tale in y<sup>e</sup> presents of M<sup>r</sup>: George Bishop  and M<sup>r</sup>: George Cockayne by y<sup>e</sup>: Lo: whitlocks appointment and by an order of y<sup>e</sup>: Counsell:<br>

In a black box with 25 drawers on each Side were<br>
In y<sup>e</sup>: first Side of Romane Coyns				1227<br>
In y<sup>e</sup> Second Side /////						1257<br>
In another black box 25 drawers on a Side y<sup>e</sup> first Side	 740<br>
In y<sup>e</sup>: Second Side						1065<br>
___________________________<br>
Three bookes in 4<sup>to</sup>: of Gold Medalls<br>				
In y<sup>e</sup> first booke in 9 tables					0198<br>
In y<sup>e</sup> Second booke with 17 Medalls in two <br>
papers and in 9 tables						0224<br>
In y<sup>e</sup> third booke in 10 Tables					0239<br>

	In 4 books in folio<br>
In y<sup>e</sup> first booke in 8 drawers					0192<br>
In y<sup>e</sup> Second in 8 drawers					0190<br>
In y<sup>e</sup> third booke 8 drawers					0189<br>

In a little black Trunk in a pap:				0123<br>
and in a box in y<sup>e</sup>: same Trunk				0256<br>
with some Cords for Compasses				0000<br>
In a yellow cabinet with 7 drawers				<br>
with ////////// signetts						 153<br>
In a black: box of 8 drawers romane copper coynes		 354<br>
In a little guilt Trunk: were of Signets			 021<br>
In a greene Square box 10 drawers of Romane Coines	 269<br>
In a little guilt booke were of copper Medalls		 014<br>

Romane Coynes in a wodden booke of Six drawers		 144<br>

[p. 39]<br>
Romane Coynes in 4 drawers in a black gilt booke		  48<br>
In Eleven tables: severall roman Coynes			 562<br>
Bigger Meddalls in six tables					 174<br>
In 15 other tables: copper and Silver Coynes togeather	 748<br>
Roman Coyns in tenn Long tables				2294<br>
In an open box coynes in a horne				   63<br>
Brass & copper Coynes in 15 severall paps:			 947<br>
In a Loose pap<sup>r</sup>: 94 ///// brass dayts: 				  94<br>
memo<sup>m</sup>: Amongst ye brass are seveall of silv<sup>r</sup>.<br>

[The rest of the page [37] is a list of manuscripts, as is the next page [38]. At the bottom of p. [38]:]<br>

The printed books were vallued togeather at 	1566 	5	0<br>
The Manuscripts at				2600	0	0<br>
The Meddalls at 				2000	<br>
Soe y<sup>e</sup> totall vallue of y<sup>e</sup> Library of Jameses, W<sup>t</sup>hall & Richmond is 		6166:	5:	0:'<br>
(Burnett 2020b, pp. 1418-19)
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