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he performd them now is usual by the Master instead of the Warden, That the Master in the Present State of that his office which is often held by a Cabinet minister is the natural as well as the Efficient protector of the immunities of the office mint, Cannot be Questiond, & that he ought to be in Fact the head of the office is as plain
in Early times when the Master was realy a worker it was good Policy to Place a man of more worship as a Principal Governing officer, but in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth when Sir Richard Martin who was a Knight was Master he was permitted to hold at the same time the office of Warden & Master for the Space of 25 years * whence it Plainly appears that the duties of the office are not incompatible with Each other, his duty of Controlling the accounts of the Master is the only Point that deserves discussion he does in Fact or ought to keep an account of the Bullion Receivd & melted as well as of Coin deliverd, that duty however will appear to be a more Super Erogation, when the actual duties of the next officer in whom the actual Controll is vested, Come under Examination.
No 2. Comptroller
The Comptroller is in Fact what the name of his office imports
* Martins mss