Holograph draft notes relating to the tin trade, probably preparatory to <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT00696">MINT00696</ref> (Mint 19/3/538) or a closely related document, with lists of expenses and several series of calculations, some relating to the tin trade and others to astronomical movements Isaac Newton c. 756 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 1706, c. 756 words. MINT 19/3/539-40, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/539-40 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
539 1600 Tunns cost at 3li 14s dCcwt cost 118400. Post groats one par wth another about 300 Scobels acctaccount for salaries & incidensts in Cornwall 2290 Anstis's acctaccount for salaries & incidents in London 1944 2142. 16. 3 4086 16 3 21224776. 16. 3 If there be allowed for Losses by enemy sea & accidents & encouragements forfor promoting the exportations & consumption is Suppose about 5508. 18. 0 Tthe taotal will be 12977630285. 14. 3 1600 Tuns stannary wtweight reduced to averdepois wtweight, makes 1714Tuns 45Ccwt 2qts. 24℔ & sold at 76s prper Ccwt comes to 130285. 14. 3 Gained 508. 18. The interest of 80000li constantly advanced comes to 3s per Ccwt to be deducted from yethe price, & so in proportion for a greate yethe interest of a greater or lesser summ constantly advanced.
1600 Tunns of Tin at 3li 14s per Ccwt stannary wtweight (including coynage Duty) comes to 118400 Freight to London at 25s per Tunn stanna avoir de pois is 2142. 16. 23 Salaries (including 30li prper anannum to Truro) 2890. If there be allowed for losses by enemy sea & accidents & for promoting the exportation & consumption about }} 5502. 18. 0 The total expence will be annually 130285 14. 3 And 1600 Tunns stannary wtweight reduced to averdupois wtweight makes 1714 Tuns 5CcwtCcwt, 2grs, 24℔ &wchwhich sold at 3li 16s prper comes tobrings in annually } 130285. 14. 3

The interest of 800000li constantly advanced comes to 3s pper stannary weight to be deducted from yethe price of 3li 14s per Ccwt. And so in proportion for the interest of a greater or lesser summ advanced. And therefore is ever since yethe first year & half of the present interest the Queen has been advanced more or less about 200000li the interest comes to 7s 6d to be deducted from yethe prper Ccwt to be deducted from yethe present price &of 3li 14s prper Ccwt, & so leaves 3li 6s 6s as an equitable price prper Ccwt including sthe Coynage Duty: And this without considering the further loss wchwhich the QueenCrown will sustain at the of yethe contract by the fall of the price of the Tin.

And Sixteen hundred Tunns of Tin at 3li 14s per Ccwt stannary wchwhich including ycoynage duty amounts to } 118400. 00. 00 Freight of 1600 Tunns thereof avoir de pois sent to London at 25s per Tunn } 2000. 00. 00 Salaries (including 30li prper anannum paid to Truro) 200890. 00. 00 Incidents, Post groats, & Letters, about 1350. 00. 00 If there be allowed for losses by enemy sea & accidents & for promoting the exportation about } 5645. 14. 03 The total expence will be annually 23725. 14. 03130285. 14. 03

So that yethe account is about eaven wthwithout recconing interest for money advanced.

The interest of every 20000li advanced is at 6 prper cent amounts to 9d per Ccwt stannary weight. And therefore if after yethe first years & half of the present contract there has been about 200000li (more or lesse) advanced, the interest amounts to 7s 6d per Ccwt stannary wt.weight to dbe deducted out of the price of 3li. 14s per Ccwt. Which abatement being madeAnd by this deduction the price remainging becomes 3li. 6s. 6d per Ccwt stannary weight., including coynage duty.

And in this reccoioning, the loss wchwhich the crown may sustein in the end of the contract by the fall of yethe price of Tin is not yet considered.

1600 Tunns cost 118400 Freight to London 2000 Salaries 2890 Incidents Post groats, Incidents & Letters about 1350 Losses by enemy sea & accidents of& abatements for encouragemtent of exportation 5000 Interest of 200000 more or less advanced 12000

Total

 141640

Which is 4li. 8s. 6d14 per Ccwt stannary wtweight, whereas 3li 16 per Ccwt avoir de pois is but 4. 1. 518 per Ccwt stannary. so that yethe QueenSo her MatyMajesty loses 7s. 1d18 per Ccwt stannary besides the loss of by the fall of the price in the end of the contract: wchwhich if the contract should now cease

1661Tuns. 16Ccwt. 36Lwt in 1706 cost 122974. Scobels acctaccount for salsalaries & Incidents at Cornwall 2828 Ansteis's for salsalaries & Incidents at London 5730 Interest of 200000' 12000 Losses by enemy sea & accidents &c 5000 Total 148532 WchWhich is 4sli. 9s. 4d12 per Ccwt stannary wtweight, whereas 3li 16s per Ccwt, avoirdepois is but 4. 1. 518 per Ccwt stannary,. So her MajtyMajesty loses 7s. 11d38 prper Ccwt stanstandard.