Partial holograph draft of <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT00716">MINT00716</ref> (Mint 19/3/482) Isaac Newton c. 391 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 28 August 1711, c. 391 words. MINT 19/3/484, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/484 28 August 1711 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 Checked by Will Scott
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Mr Drummond by a warrant Octob. 20 1704 had 400 Tunns of Tin consigned to him & Company at Amsterdam to be disposed of at yethe best rate not under 4412 Guilders prper hundred merchant wtweight of holland for a commission of two prper Cent clear of all charges. The charges at home 1242l. 18s. 10d including 1200li for customes: wchwhich is after the rate of 3s. 1d14 per Ccwt.

The like quantity was consigned to him 8 Iune 1705 on the same terms. The charges at home 1266. 19. 2. The first parcel by sale produced 330411gild. 16 stivers = 31467li. 14s. The 2d parcel produced 332389gild 18st = 316967456. 3. 712 And recconing 1012guilders to a pounds sterling the first produced 3li 18. 8d sterling per Ccwt averdupois. The second produced 3. 19s. 2d. The second first was sold in about 14 or 15 months the second in about 10 clear of all charges These two parcels were sold in about two years, the first in more then a year, the second in less. The He sent a par Queen lost the interest of wchwhich she paid for money advanced upon this Tin wchwhich came to 100 1300li A proposal of Mr Drummond for a third parcel of 400 Tuns being referred to yethe Officers of the Mint, they drew up a report by wchwhich it appeard that yethe Queen would lose 2000li & my Lord Treasurer agreed to yethe Report & directed to the Officers of the Mint to signify to yethe Merchants that he would sellnd no more Tin abroad by commission. The 20th of Feb 1705, Mr Stratford & Mr Freed had 240 Tunns of Tin consignd to them upon yethe same terms as the former was to mr Drummond. The charges at home 765li. 10s. 8d. It produced clear of all charges 32264l. 19s. 2d flemish including a loss of 16 blocks of Tin valued at 367. 0. 0 flemish after the rate of 33s Flemish to a pound sterling. And by consequence 197563. 152. 0 sterling that is after the rate of 4li 1s. 6d prper Ccwt The Queen lost 490li Flemish interest & 16 blocks valued at 367li Flemish, in all 857li Flemish = 519li. 8s – sterling wchwhich is after the rate of 2s 2d prper Ccwt. Mr Stratford reccons that