Preparatory notes and calculations concerning Dutch trade and English customs on it for <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT00720">MINT00720</ref> (Mint 19/3/498-9)

First cost3. 16. 0 Customes in England0. 3. 0 fCharges of shipping &c in Engl.0. 0. 1

\frac{3}{4}

3. 19. 1

\frac{3}{4}

Freight Averidge & Post money at about 10stivers per block or about 3

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st per block Ccwt}03

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Customes in Holland 12st per Ccwt}

\frac{1}{3}

Additional duty0.16 Two per cent valuation & premiū Coquets & Custome house fees0.0

\frac{1}{20}

. Boat hire & lighterage at 2st per bl.0

\frac{7}{10}

BPorterage & housing at 2 st pr bl0

\frac{7}{10}

Freight Averidge & Post money at about 10 styvers per block, boat hire & Loyghterage at 2st per block Porterage & housing at 2st per block. In all 14st per block or 5st pr Ccwt}0.G 5st Customes in Holland 12st pr Ccwt Additional duty 4st pr Ccwt}0. 16} Valuation & premium 2 pr cent.0. 176

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1. 187= 3.s 7d 3. 19 1

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3. 19. 1

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4. 2. 8

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Cocquets & custome-house fees 1 styver per Tunn}0. 0. 0

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4. 2. 8

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= 43. 416st Ensurance 1 p Prompt payment 1 pr cent Comission 1 per cent}17

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st1. 7∟877 4.54. 4,677= 44. 12. Incidents 1 per cent - 256

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0. 9,938 4. 5. 3,615-45. 4 1First cost per Ccwt3. 16. 0 2Customes in England saved to her Mats.Majestys per Ccwt0. 3. 0 3Charges of Shipping &c in England per Ccwt0. 0. 1

\frac{3}{4}

Freight at 6 styvers per Ccwt Block}Averidge at Averidge at 3 styvers Gper Gilder6st

\frac{9}{10}

\frac{3}{160}

per block} Post money

\frac{1}{16}

styver per Gilder3st

\frac{2}{3}

pr Ccwt Boat hire & literage for unladeing2 per block Posterage & housing2 per block Custome 12st per Ccwt Dutch wt One third Additional duty 4st per Ccwt}16

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Valuation & premium 2 per cent16

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1: 16.0. 3. 4

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4. 2. 6

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0. 4. 3 46G =4. 6. 9

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Charge in seling at 45G Sale at 45G per Ccwt Dutch45G. 0 Prompt paymtpayment 1 pr cent 0. 9 Commission 1 pr cent 0. 9 Carriage to yethe City Weigh-house & weighing for sale} 0. 1

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Brokerage 0. 3 Warehouse groome 0. 4

\frac{1}{2}

Insuring at Sea 1 per cent 0. 9 Insuring payments 1 per cent 0. 9 Allowance for weight 0. 0

\frac{1}{2}

496 54Hazzards at Sea by estimation - 9d 4 Interest of the money till pai the tin be sold & paid for about th suppose at 4 5 or about 5 pr cent for about three months arrives in Holland} 1 5 Interest of the money till the tin arrives in Holland - 1d 6 Charged pd in Holland vizt Freight at 6st pr block}per block Averidge at 3 st. pr Gilder6st

\frac{147}{160}

} Post money at

\frac{1}{16}

st pr Gilder Boat hire & lighterage for unlading2About 10

\frac{147}{160}

st per block or 3

\frac{3}{4}

st per Ccwt. Porterage & housing2 10

\frac{145}{160}

st First cost pr Ccwt wt3. 16. 0 Customes in England0. 3. 0 Charges of Shipping &c.0. 0. 1

\frac{3}{4}

Hazzards at Sea by estimation0. 0. 9 Interest of yethe money till the Tin arrives in Holland0. 0. 1 Freight, Averidge, Post money, Boathire ,& laighterage for unlading & Porterage & housing per block

\frac{147}{160}

stivers that is per Ccwt wt about 3

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st}0. 0. 4 Customes Duties in Holland per 1041

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0. 3. 04 4. 3. 3

\frac{3}{4}

pr Ccwt english Tis therefore equal to the Merchant whether he gives 3Ccwt 16s per Ccwt at yethe Tower or 4.l 3s 3d

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at Amsterdam for As 112. to 110

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so is 4. 3. 3

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to 4.s 2. 4

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That is 4. 2. 4 pr Ccwt Dutch. It is therefore equal to yethe Merchant whether he gives 3£ 16s per Ccwt english weight for Tynn at yethe Tower or 4. 2. 4

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pr Ccwt Dutch weight for Tynn at Amsterdam in ready money, excepting that the Merchant would rathermight Chuse to carry Tynn for ballast, & riq it at sea. then give 1 per cent ensurance And therefore if her Majty.Majesty Should set up an Office to collect to sell at Amsterdam for ready money at a part wthwith the sales in the Tower, the price at Amstersdam should not exceed 4£ 2s 4

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per Ccwt weight Dutch turne should not exceed 4£ 2s 4d

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turned into Dutch money, the Queen bearing the Charges of the Office & Warehouse room, & of the carriage to the city weigh-house & brokerage weighing for sale & the City Duty & The Brokerage may be set against thebeing born by the merchant in lieu of yethe factorage of yethe Pewterers in London. But if her Maty.Majesty sells p upon p an abatemtabatement of 1 pr cent for prompt paymtpayment as the Merchants do, the additional charge & hazzard will be 1 pr cent promp paymtpayment 1 per cent hazzard ensurance of the payments estimated at one per cent && 1 per cent interest of two months forbearance wchwhich may be almost 1 per cent more& 1 per centhazzard of the payments all wchwhich will amount to 2 not exceedrecconed at 2s 6

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d, makes up the whole price per Ccwt Dutch wt 4£. 4s. 10d

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to be turned into Dutch money And the additional charge of the Merchant is 1 pr cent abated for prompt payment, 1 per cent interest of two months forbearance, 1 per cent hazzard of payments, all amounting to about 2 6

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. Carriage to yethe city weigh-house & weighing for sale 1

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styver per Ccwt & Brokerage 3 styvers per Ccwt ? amounting to warehouse room for a month or two

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styver per Ccwt custom Reward for selling 1 per cent. All amounting to about 3s 9d. wchwhich added to 4. 2. 4

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makes 4. 6. 1

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