Above all things, let us act with perfect openness.
"As to the plan itself, it seems that a few things may be held safe and sure.

Since we can not use the old coin, then surely we must have new coin, milled coin, which Charles, the earlier king of England, has decreed.

Surely, too, as our learned friend has wisely stated, the loss in any recoinage ought, in full justice and honesty, to fall not upon the people of England, but upon the government of England.

It seems equally plain to me there must be a day set after which the old coin may no longer be used.

Set it some months ahead, not, as my Lord Keeper suggests, but a few days; so that full notice may be given to all.