Preparatory notes and calculations concerning Dutch trade and English customs on it for MINT00720 (Mint 19/3/498-9)

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An Acc^t of the cost & charges of sending Tinn by the Pewterers to their correspondents in Holland &

{illeg} Hazzards \or losses/ at Sea & in returns of money are uncertain The merchants do not ensure. In times of peace the hazzards are less. If this Article be recconed at about 1 per cent the w or 9 stivers \per Cw^t 100 w^t/ the whole Account will amount to about 44 G 16 or 17 st.

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Which\This Summ by/ , I recconning 10 Gild^ers 12 st to 20^s & 110$\frac{3}{4}$ pounds \I./Averdupois\II./ to the Dutch 100 w^t, comes\1 G 11 st comes/ to 2^s 10|1|$\frac{1}{2}$ p^r C Ac English. And this added to 4. 1 makes the whole charge (in ready money) of exporting & housing Tinn 4.^£ 3.^s 11^d$\frac{1}{2}$ per C English w^t or 4. 3. 0 per 100 Dutch weight.

Add 1 p^r cent prompt p for interes

In selling Add 1 p^r cent for prompt payment & 1 per cent for interest of two months forbearance or insurance of paym^ts And the selling price will be 4^£ 4^s 8^d p^r 100 Dutch weight, or 44^Gilders 17$\frac{1}{2}$ ^stivers

In this recconnig I consider not the charges of Brokerage Warehouse room & the Town weigh-house & Commission in Holland because that would be t|d|oubling the charge to them that buy to sell again |& imposing a superfluous charge upon them y^t can buy at £ for their own use|. People there commo\usually/ act \for themselve/ in their own houses shops & warehouses w^thout commission com w^thout Commis\the/ charges of commission &|or| brokerage.

1 per cent for prompt paym^t & tw two months forbearance are advantages to y^e buyer & ought to be paid for. Add therefore 1 per cent for prompt paym^t & 1 per cent interest for two months forbearance & or insurance of paym^ts : & the selling price will be 4^£ 4^s 8^d per 100 Dutch w^t, or 44 Gilders 17$\frac{1}{2}$ Styvers.

In this recconning I consider not the charges of Bro Warehouse room, Brokerage, the Town \weigh/ house Duties & Commission in Holland because they bring no advantage to y^e buyer.|,| To impose & may be avoyded by him if he sends to London for Tynn.

NB. The Interest of y^e money paid in London may be recconned 1^d p^r wek|e|k p^r C till the Tin is housed at Amsterdam. The Pewterers put Tin on board for\at/ 4^£ & therefore their Commission act\act for a Comission of/ \about/ 6^d, \per C/ Merchants scarce take less then {illeg} 1 p^r cent \w^ch comes to 9^d./. And tho insurance is scarce to be had for less then 1 p^r cent yet Traders had rather ris it then give so much, & therefore \value/ it at less suppos 6^d 7^d or 8^d p^r Trade,\cent/ & sometimes they may\those that live in Amsterdam may sometimes/ save the Duties or get them valued at lower rates.