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The state of a new contract for Tin upon supposition that no more is purchased then the consumption will annually carry.

Paid annually for 1600 Tunns of Tin at 3li 10s pr C stan. wt 12000
Freight to London 2143
Insurance 1500
Salaries including 30li to Truro 2980
All incidents in Cornwall & London 1000

Total expence

119533
Interest of 119533li advanced at 5 pr cent {illeg}|d|uring the sale of about 2150 Tunns of Tin stan. wt, that is, for a year & 4 months } 7969

Total charge

127502

Total charge

Disc{illeg}|h|arge by the annual sale of 1600 Tunns at 81li37 pr Tun stan. wt 130286

The ballance remaining to her Maty

2784
At |ye| interest of 6 per cent \({illeg}|a|t wth 10000li is lent to Cornwall/ the ballance will be to her Maty 1190
In this recconning nothing is allowed for unforeseen accidents



The Tinn imported from Devonshire is about 40 or 45 Tunns pr an.
The total exportation about 1550 or 1560 Tunns pr an stan wt.
Left in her Ma{illeg}|j|esties hands per an about 80 or 90 Tunns stan wt.

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