'An Account of what his Maty may loose by renewing for seven years the contract w<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> Cornwall & Devonshire now voyd by her Maj<hi rend="superscript">ts</hi> death' Isaac Newton c. 342 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 After 1 August 1714, c. 342 words. MINT 19/5/32, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/5/32 After 1 August 1714 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
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An Account of what his MatyMajesty may losose by renewing for seven years the contract wthwith Cornwall & Devo Devonshire for Tynn now voyd by her MajtsMajestys death.

If the King should now renew the contract for seven years to come; the dead stock being at present about 400,000li & the interest thereof at 6 prper cent 24000li per anannum: his Mtsajestys loss will be as in the following AcctAccount.

1840 Tunns of Tyn prper anannum sta. wt, at 3li 9s per Ccwt sta.stannary wtweight 126960.0.0 Freight in London 1840.0.0 Salaries in London 1350.0.0 Incidents charges in Londo,n, as Porters &c 200.0.0 Passing AcctsAccounts &c 94.0.0 Salaries in Cornwall & Truro 1540.0.0 Incidents in Cornwall 700.0.0 Insurance & other unforeseen accidents 1000.0.0 Itnterest of 400,000li dead stock at 6 prper cent 24000.0.0

Total yearly expence

 157684.0.0 Sold pr anabout per Income by selling about 1350 Tuns Averdupois per anannum at 76li per Tun 102600.0.0 Expended yearly above the income 55084.0.0 Expended in seven years above the income 385588.0.0 Interest of this expence during all the contract, about 69405.70000.600.00 Interest of the money advanced by the King the two first years untill the Queens debts be aid off, about } 12000.0.0 Total expence in seven years 467588.0.0

The Quantity of Tyn remaining unsold per an will be about 62137 Tuns per anannum averdupois ~And yethe Total unsold in seven years will be about 4350 Tuns averdaverdupois.

The value thereof at 3li 16s pr Ccwt 330600 At the end of the contract if all the Tynn then in the Kings hands should (wchwhich would be about 195000 Tuns) should be sold at once at the Merchant would scarce give abo for it above 30 or 35li per Tun & at this rate35li prper Tun the 4350 Tunns would scarce be worth above 152250li: which being deducted from the total expence leaves 315338li; the total lossA this loss the total loss by the new contract, wchwhich by the new contract. And this loss is after the rate of 45000li prper anannum at a Medium.