Holograph notes concerning the selling of tin Isaac Newton c. 260 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 1706, c. 260 words.

Detailed financial summary of the Crown's losses to date on the contract with the tin-mine owners of Cornwall and Devon.

 MINT 19/3/538, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/538 1706 England English Holograph MintTin Trade Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott Named changed from "'Considerations about selling the Tinn'." by Will Scott, owing to the absence of such a quote from the text
538 Paid annually for 1600 Tuns of Tin at 3li. 10s prper Ccwt stan.standard wtweight 112000 Coinage Duty 6400li. Post Groats about 300li 6700 Freignt to London about 2000 Salaries (including 30li paid to yethe corporation of Truro) 2890 Incidents, Salaries,, Letters, striking of Tallys & passing acctsaccounts 1050 Losses by enemy sea & accidents & abatemtsents for encouragement of exportation } 4000

Total expence

 128640

Which is 4li 0s 5d per Ccwt stan.standard weight, besides the interest of about 200000li wchwhich is equipollent to 7s 6d per Ccwt.

Whereas 3li 16s per Ccwt avoirdepois, is but 4li 1s 5d per Ccwt stanstandard.

So her MatyMajesty loses 6s 6d per Ccwt stan.standard wt.weight wchwhich in seven years amounts to 72000, besides the loss by the fall of the price in the end of the contract

If the Coinage Duty & Post Groats had not been remitted, & her MatyMajesty had paid only 3li 8s 6d per Ccwt stan.standard wtweight, the contract would have been nearly equal, except the loss by the fall of the price in the end of it.

This loss, if the contract should cease at Christmas come twelve month might amount to 50 or 60 thousand pountsds & so is equipollent to about 5s prper Ccwt stan.standard wtweight in the price.

For every hundred Tunns added to the annual quantitypurchase of Tin, about 12s 4d per Ccwt wt ought to be abated in the price if the war continue.

And one hundred Tunns added to yethe annual quantity purchased, is equipollednt to 2s added to yethe price