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Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/3/572, 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 costs & charges of sending\procuring/ Tynn from Amsterdam\London/ & housing it there at Amsterdam

Paid in London

T\|P\|aid in London, First cost p^r C Averdupois	3. 16. 00
Customes	3. 16. 00
Cocquets, boat-hire, searchers fees, Wharfage &c about	0. 0. 6
Commission to Pewterers or English Merchants imployed by forreigners	0. 0. 9
Hazzards or losses at sea & in re are uncertain. The merchants do not insure. In times of peace the hazzards are less. They may be \valued at/	0. 0. 9
	4. 1. 0

Paid in Holland

Paid in Holland, Customes about 12^styvers p^r 100 Duth\|c\|h weight One third Additional Duty about 4^st. Valuation 2 p^r Cent. These Duties are apt to meet w^th some favour in valuing {illeg}\|the\| goods below the intrinsic value first cost. Her Ma^ty. paid for the Tynn in Holland Customes 10^st per 100^wt Additional Duty 3 $\frac{1}{3}$ st, Valuation 12 $\frac{1}{2}$ st. In all	}	1.^Gild. 5 $\frac{5}{6}$ ^Stiv.
Co{c}quets ,\|&\| Custome house fees \there/ about 25 or 30 st. per parcel		0. 0 $\frac{1}{2}$
Freight 6, 8, 10 or 12 styvers per block & sometimes nothing Averidge 3 styvers per Gilder. Freight & Averidge together at a medium about 10 styvers per block or 3 $\frac{1}{3}$ st per 100^wt	}	0. 3 $\frac{1}{3}$
Prompt payment 1^Add per cent		0. 9
Interest for forbearing two months		0. 9
		2 7 $\frac{2}{3}$

Which reduced into English money & weight (recconing 10 Gilders 12 stivers to 20^s 110 $\frac{3}{4}$ pounds Averdupois to the Dutch 100 weight) comes to 4.^s6^d $\frac{2}{3}$ | $\frac{1}{2}$ |. And this summ added to 4^£. 1.^s 00^d, makes the whole charge 4^£. 5^s. 6^d $\frac{1}{2}$ per C English, or 4^£ 4^s 6^d per 100 Dutch weight, or 44 Gilders 15 $\frac{3}{4}$ stivers per 100 Dutch weight.

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

An Acct of the costs & charges of sending\procuring/ Tynn from Amsterdam\London/ & housing it there at Amsterdam

Paid in London

Paid in Holland

An Acc^t of the costs & charges of sending\procuring/ Tynn from Amsterdam\London/ & housing it there at Amsterdam