Holograph copy of the report of the Committee on the Treaty of Commerce with France, dated 28 November 1674 (mainly consisting of a list of imports and exports and their value)

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/3/465, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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28 Nov. 1674. A scheme of the trade as it is at present carried on between England & France in the commodities of the native product & manufacture of each Country, calculated as exactly as possible in obedience to the commands of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners for the treaty of commerce with France, & humbly tendred to the their Lordships, being the intrinsick value of Goods Exported & Imported to & from France mentioned in fol. 5 & 6 of this Book

Quantities	Commodities exported from England into France	Value of Particulars	Total value of Exports.
354	1. Wollen & silk Manufactures	lib
354	ps Norwich stuffs at 22^s per ps	708
5564	ps Serges & ppetuanas at 50^s	13910
2288	ps single Bays at 50^s	5720
166	ps small munkin Bays at 6^℔	996
466	ps of small double Bays at 4^℔	1864
2140	dozen men's worsted Hose at 40^s	4280
832	dozen mens worsted hose at 25^s	1040
1170	dozen childrens hose at 8^s	468
400	yards of Flanel at 1^s	20
1200	cwt Goads of Cotton at 9^℔	10800
112	Long Cloaths at 10^℔	1120
42	Short Cloaths at 8^℔	336
829	Spanish Cloaths at 15^℔	12435
97	Northern dozen double at 5^℔	485
69	single northern dozen at 40^s	138
13	Devon dozen at 2^℔	26
173	Cloth Rasher at 5^℔	865
6	Pennistons at 3^℔	18
3585	Kersies at 35^s	6273 $\frac{3}{4}$
960^lib	English wrought silk at 40^s	1920
	The Summ	63422 $\frac{3}{4}$
	This is the full of what was exported according to the custome house book in the Port of London from Michaelmas 1668 to ditto 1669. And for all England we calculate $\frac{1}{3}$ part more amoutning in all to		84563^℔. 13^s. 4^d
	Since 1669 the Exports as we conceive are diminished & not encreased.
	2. Other Commodities
2500	Fodder of Lead at 12^℔ per Fodder	30000
6000	Weight Tinn at 4^℔	24000
100	Tun of Allome at 24^℔	2400
	Calves skins & Leather	10000
	Several sorts of skins, Glew, Lanthorn leaves, Butter, Copperas Old shoes, Sea-coales, Tobacco pipes, Gloves, Red lead, Linseed, Candles, Iron ware, Haberdashers ware & other trivial commodities which may amount to per annum	20000
	The summ		86400. 0. 0
	Summ Total		170963. 13. 4
Quantities	Commodities imported into England from France	Value of Particulars	Total valu{e} of impor{ts}
	1 Linnen & silk manufactures.	Value of Particulars	Total valu{e} of impor{ts}
60000	ps Lockram & Dowlas at 6^li per ps	360000
5000	cwt Ells Normandy Canvas at 7^li per cwt Ells	35000
17000	cwt Ells Villery & Royalls Canvas at 6^li per cwt	102000
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2500	{per} {illeg}	1250
1500	p Died Linnen at 20^s	1500
7604	Years Diaper Tabling at 2^s	7760, 8^s
33894	Yards ditto Napkinning at 1^s	1694, 14
1376	dozen Buckerams at 50^s	3440
1200	Bolts Pole Davis at 15^s	900
2820	ps of old sheets at 5^s	705
150000	Of Wrought Silks at 40^s	300000
	Note that this year 1674 there hath been Received at the Port of Dover only, as we are informed, 15000^li for Custome of wrought silkes, so that considering what may be convey'd away privately & that great quantities are worth from 3 to 4^li the pound we believe the wrought silks may amount to much more then the value of what is above		807250^li 2^s
	2 Other commmodites.
11000	Tunns French Wines one year with another cost 12^℔ 10^s per Tunn
4000	Tuns Brandy one year with another 20^li per Tunn	80000	217500. 0
160000	Reames of Paper at 5^s per Reame	40000
1500	ps of Pruins at 4^li	6000
400	cwt Weight of Feathers at 5^li	2000
5000	cwt Of Kid skins at 3^li	15000
3000	Wey Salt at 2^li per Wey	6000
6000	cwt Weight of 9^s per cwt	2400
	Vinegar Rape Syder Wadd Cork Oakham Soape Turperntine, Capers, Olives, Temgulas, Parchment, Window-glass, Tearzells, Corn Fans, Basket rods, Boxwood, Cronia, Tartar, which may amount per annum at least to	40000
	Besides all manner of Toys for children & weomen Fans, Iessamin gloves, Laces, Pointlaces, Rich embroidered Garments & Rich embroidered Beds & other Vestments which are of an incredible value		14400. 00
		Total	1136, 150. 2

By the account above, your Lordships may perceive that the Linnen & silk manufactures only imported from France, amount to above 800000^li, & that the manufacture of wooll & silk exported from England thither do not amount to 85000^li; As also that all the other Commodities of the product & manufac{tures} of France imported to England amount to above 320000^li, besides an incredible value of Toys, Rich Apparel, Pointlace &c: So that it is apparent th{at} the exports of our native Commodities & manufactures to France are less in value by at the least One Million of pounds sterling, then the native Commodities & manufactures of France which we receive from then. And if it please your Lordships to reflect thereupon, your Lordships will easily discern the great prejudice the English nation hath susteined & the great advantage the French have & do dayly make by holding this Treaty in susp{icion.} This nation being upon the matter excluded trade thither, while in the meane time the French enjoy all, & as great advantages as they can reasonably expect by any treaty.