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Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/3/515-16, 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]

<515r>

M^r Drummond represents (October 1704) that y^e price of Tynn in Holland had been between from 45 to 47 Guild p^r Dutch C w^t. w^ch is about 110^£ English weight. And 45^G according to y^e p^resent exchange was about 4^£ 7^s sterling, from w^ch was to be deducted freight to Holland & Custome & charges there, w^ch according to y^e rate calculation annexed will return 4^£ sterling p^r 100lb at y^e rate of ten Gilders ten Stivers per pound Sterling

Calculation of the first cost & neat produce of 30 blocks of Tynn as bought in London & sold in Amsterdam.

30 Blocks of Tynn weighing C 90:2 at 3^£ 16^s p^r C is...		343^£. 18^s.
Exchange at 10 $\frac{3}{4}$ Gilders p^r pound sterling 343: 18 makes -		3735.^G 18^st
Said 90 C 2^qters makes in Dutch weight 9016, at 45 Gild^ers per 100^lwt is	}	4057. -
Abate 1 per cent if paid in 2 months		40. 11
		3016. 9

Charges

Freight & Averidge of 30 blocks	10. 7
Custome impost & valuation	125. 4
Landing & housing	9. 0
City Impost at the Weigh{h}ouse	28. 8
Brokeridge 16	16. 16
Warehouse room on 30 blocks	6. -
	195. 15	195. 15
		3820. 14
Commission 2 per Cent		- 76. 8
		3744. 6

Recconing the exchange at 10 $\frac{1}{2}$ Gild^ers: 44 $\frac{1}{2}$ p^r 100^lwt makes 3^£. 16^s. 3.

Out of y^e Officers of the Mints Report on M^r Drummonds last proposal. 19 March 16 {sic}0 $\frac{6}{7}$

Tyn at	3. 16. 0
Customes	0. 3. 0
Petty charge of Shipping it	0. 1. 0
Ris at Sea recconed by Merchants at 2 p^r cent	1. 7

Sold in 12 months ending with this report 120 Tunns ot|u|t of the Tower besides 450 Tunns exported by M^r Stratford & S^r Theodore Janssen upon contracts.

<515v>

M^r Drummonds Acc^t for y^e first \& second/ 400 w^t Tunns of Tinn

Customes at Amsterdam 12 styvers p^r C w^th Dutch $\frac{1}{3}$ Additional Duty 4 styvers more Two per cent valuation & premoim another Tan. Cocquets & Custome house fees - -|19| Gilders -|4| styvers for the whole Boat hire & lit|g|hterige for unlading the tin at two styvers a block Porterage & housing at two styvers per block For carriage to the city weigh-house & weighing for sale 1 $\frac{1}{2}$ styver per C w^t Brokerage 3 styvers per C w^t. Warehouse room {illeg}|a|bout 30 styvers per Tunn per annum.

The price of 1600 Tunns at 3^£ 1\|7\|6^s\|£\| per {illeg} Tunn {- 608. 0. 0}		121600
Customes {illeg}\|s\|aved		4800
Charges of shipping &c		236. 17. 2
Fre Total charges paid in England		12663. 17. 2
Freight, & Customes, $\frac{1}{3}$ Additional Duty, two per cent valuation & premium, Cocquets & custome house fees boat hire & lighterage, porterage & housing	}	5242. 16. 9.
Which is after y^e rate of 4^£ 2^s 5^d p^r C		131879. 13. 11

Incident Charges in selling

Carriage to y^e city w{illeg}\|eigh\| house & weighing for sale 1 $\frac{1}{2}$ styver p^r C	}
Brokerage 3 styvers per C		6^{{illeg}\|G\|ild} per C\|T\|un = = 10. 6^d
Warehouse roome 1 $\frac{1}{2}$ styver per C per an̄.

Freight & Averidge of y
Freight & Averidge of y^e whole (at several rates)	9126^G. 19^st
Averidge 3^stiver per Gilder	1369. 1
Post money 1^st per 16 Gilders	6. 13
Total	10502 13

Which is almost 20 stivers per block, whereas we paid but 10 styvers per block for y^e Freight & Averidge of M^r Drummonds The high price was because of exporting so great a quantity at once so that we were fain to hire ships on purpose.

All the rest of the charg
The Customes, $\frac{1}{3}$ Additional Duty & two per cent premium valuation & premium	}	42102^Gild. 1^st
Charges at Roterdam &c 225^G 10^st an		225. 10
Unlading & carrying to y^e warehouses		2219. 12
		55049. 16
Deduct for turning it into Bank - money		2433. 10
w^ch at 10 G 10^st makes		52616. 6

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33968

82∟4345

849

82.^s 5094

6 Gilders 20 skillings

9 Gilders = 30 skil

\frac{1}{2}

Gilders = 5|3|5 skillings at a

\frac{3}{4}

Gilders = 35

\frac{5}{6}

9^£ English = 100 G

Gilder = 1. 9

10 Gu|i|lders = {illeg}0|17|. 6

11 Gilders 19. 3

\frac{1}{3}

Gild = 19. 10

11 $\frac{1}{2}$ Gild = 20. 1 $\frac{1}{2}$

12503_G

50012

12502|3|. -

1175. -

536.

14214.

56856. -

42102

7910. -

55049. 16

1806. G - -

One skilling = 6 styvers = 12 Gross.	35 skillings =	210 styvers	= 10^G. 10^Styvers
	36 skillings =		= 10. 16
	37 sk		= 11. 2
	38 $\frac{1}{4}$		11. 8\|9\| $\frac{1}{2}$

\frac{1}{2}

G = £

42 G.

1. 1^st

4 $\frac{1}{4}$

43 G. 5

\frac{1}{4}

^st

10^G. 1 18^st = 1^£

40^G 12 = 4

1. 1∟8

4∟4

44. 18∟2

10. 15^st

43. 0

4|1|. 1

\frac{1}{2}

4 $\frac{1}{2}$

44. 6

105, 00

16, 00

\frac{48}{16}

\frac{10}{4}

. 3^st

1318∟79∟6|7|

327,19925

84∟29981

1318,797

329,69925.

82,42481

84962

82.50977

32000)236. 17. 2 = 4737^s. 2^d

9474|6|

56,846./1

\frac{3}{4}

24,4

4. 44|7|. 8

100.2::84:16

16,96^st

10,,

\frac{3}{5}

:10|4|0^d :: 4

106

2120|1|.^s 240^d :: 80

\frac{3}{4}

106. 120. 9690(91

\frac{22}{53}

150

44 7. 9

\frac{22}{53}

4 0. 3 $\frac{1}{2}$

4. 8. 1

\frac{1}{7}

. {illeg}|1|58

\frac{2}{7}

= 1^s∟58286

104∟96

26,24

6,56

Freight & Averidge 6^st p^r bl	6^st
Averidg 3st per Gild	0 $\frac{9}{10}$
Post money 1^st per 16 Gild	0. $\frac{69}{3200}$
	380
	23949
	3200

10,5) 33⁰412 /3182

191

862

220

105) 3304120(31467/∟8\

154

491

712

820

850{illeg}

31467. 16.

31656. 4.

78∟6695

79∟1405

105) 332390(31656∟2

173

689

590

650

105) 52616. 6 (50{illeg}

116

105)55049∟8(52,42

\frac{88}{105}

254

449

298

<516v>

5 $\frac{5}{24}$ + 8 $\frac{6}{24}$ = 13 $\frac{1}{2}$ 100. 79 $\frac{1}{2}$

796

158

9∟54