Proposal to raise the price of tin to £6 a hundredweight, with calculations of the profit this would generate. The Dutch cannot have much tin in the East Indies or they would be exporting it in quantity already John Williams c. 247 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 Before August 1705?, c. 247 words. Treasury MINT 19/3/532, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/532 Before August 1705? English Unknown Hand MintTin Trade Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott
532 Iff wee can by Advancing the Price of Tinn to six pounds the undred & sellinge but 1200 Tun as that price raises } 144000li 1600 Tun & all Charges acctt:ingaccounting thatt 16li Tun Comes to 121600 All Tinn & Charge pdpaid there will be Gayned 22400 More Gayned 400 Tun of Tinne wch:which att the sdsaid Price is 48 000 I acctt:accountt the 8li: on every hundred att 76li ꝑper Tun to the charges but I compute 76s: ꝑper hundred wch:which ist is andvancedadvanced & the 8 pounds on 5600 Tun amounting to 115 Tun 53ll–: 2q: 12 } 05 026–: 13s: 4 £ 75426–: 13: 4 If there be a Quantity of Tin in the Indies Iff it be in Few hands the Dutch factors would hand it – if in Many this would Aply to the factors & they would not thus Pedle to send 12 Tun in a whole Fleet when they send such Prodigious Quantityes of other thinges that it is to Admiration itts a Greater proofe that there is noe more to be hand than if so men had sworn it – Iff it be urged that it is deare – then itts answeared that they have Occasion for it & if the Dutch Snatch it into their hands Once they will advance the price as will have it no more

A Computation of the Profitt on Tin if advanced & a Defence of the Dainger of East India Tin