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Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/5/35, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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  'An Acc^t of y^e cost & charges of sending Tynn to Amsterdam & selling it there by commission.' [MINT 19/3/498-9]

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An Acc^t of the charges\cost & charges/ of sending Tynn to Amsterdam \& selling it there/ upon Commission.

First {illeg} {illeg}

Charges of exporting paid in London per C

	li	s	d
First cost p^r C weight Averdupois	{illeg}\|3\|.	16.	0
Customes	0.	3.	0
Cocquets, boat hire, searchers fees, wharfage &c about	0.	0.	6
Ensurance about 1 p^r cent	0.	0.	9
	4.	0.	3

Which after the rate of 110 $\frac{3}{4}$ lb Averdupois to the Dutch 100 weight & 10 Gild^rs 12 stiv^rs to 20^s sterling, comes to 42 Gilders per 100 Dutch weight.

Charges paid in Holland per 100 Dutch weight

	\Total cost &/ Charges paid in amsterdam\|London\|		42.	0
\|5\|	Freight (as in M^r Drummonds Acc^t) 10 styvers per block. Averidge 3 styvers p^r Gilder or 1 $\frac{1}{2}$ styver p^r block. Boat hire & lighterage for unlading 2 styvers p^r block. Porterage & housing 2 styvers p^r block. In all 15 $\frac{1}{2}$ styvers per block, w^ch is about 5 $\frac{1}{4}$ styvers p^r C 100 Dutch weight	}	Gild	Stiv
		}	0.	5 $\frac{1}{4}$
\|1\|	\Paid in Holland/ customes p^r 100^{w^t}	0.	12
\|2\|		$\frac{1}{3}$ Additional Duty	0.	4
\|3\|	Valuation & Premium 2 p^r cent. {illeg} the valuation is \more/ apt to be under the first cost \then to exceed it/, & may amount to 14, 16 or 17 styvers p^r 100	}	0.	16 $\frac{1}{2}$
\|4\|	Cocquets & Custome house fees about 25 or 30 stivers p^r parcel		0.	0 $\frac{1}{2}$
	Total		{illeg}	18
	\|Total charge of buying exporting & house\|		\|43.\|	\|18 $\frac{1}{4}$ \|
	Charges paid in England		42.	0
	Total charges of exportation \& housing/ \By y^e Rule of false Position let the price {illeg}\|b\|e put 45 G \p^r 100 Dutch w^t/ & the/ /T\|C\|\harges of selling at 45 G p^r cent 100 Dutch w^t will be	43.	18

charges of selling Tynn in Amsterdam at 45 Gild^rs p^r cent 100^{w^t}.

Carriage to the city weigh-house & weighing for sale	{1}\|0\|.	1 $\frac{1}{2}$
City Duties half per cant	0.	4 $\frac{1}{2}$
Prompt payment \|1 per cent\|	0.	9
Ensurance of the paym^ts \|1 p^r cent\|	1\|0\|.	4\|9\|
Returns of the money	0.	5
	46\|5\|.	{illeg}\|7\|\| $\frac{1}{4}$ \|
Commission 1 per cent	0.	9
Warehouse room	0.	2
Brokerage	0.	3
Interest of\|or\| two months forbearance	0.	6
	46.	7\| $\frac{1}{4}$ \|
Profit by trading	0.	15
	47.	2 $\frac{1}{4}$

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