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) Isaac Newton c. 811 words Newton Project London 2020 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 After 18 August 1705, c. 811 words. 'An Acct of ye cost & charges of sending Tynn to Amsterdam & selling it there by commission.' [MINT 19/3/498-9] MINT 19/3/511, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/511 England After 18 August 1705 English Holograph MintTin Trade Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Kees-Jan Schilt
An AcctAccount of the cost & charges of sending Tinn by the Pewterers to their correspondents in Holland & The first cost, Customes Cocquets boat hire &c come to 3£ 19 6d pr Ccwt Averdupois, (as in the other AcctAccount) that is to 41 G 12 st per 100 Dutch weight41. 12 Customes Additional Duty & Valuation at Amsterdam about1. 556 Cocquets & Custome house fees about0. 012 Boat hire LighteraageLighterage Porterage & housing at Amsterdam 4 st per block0. 113 Allowances between the Pewterers & their correspondents ain Holland in lieu ofanswering to prompt payment & three months interest till the moneyprice be returned1. 01 454. 0 23 Hazzards at Sea & in returning the price of TInn is are not ensured nor are they valued by the traders at 2 per cent & the freight they usually save by finding ships that want ballast. For they export the Tinn in small parcels wchwhich ships can easily take in.}0. 158 Factorage0. 3 45. 022345. 0023.
First cost ,& &3£, 19 Cocquets, boat hire, &c 6d, Factorage 6d. Total 4£ per Ccwt Averdupois, that Commission more or less 1 pr cent & sometimor 912d. Total 4£ 90 912 per Ccwt Averdupois that is 42G. 6st per Ccwt 100 Dutch wt}42. 6 Customes Additional Duty & Valuation at Amsterdā1. 556 Cocquets Customehouse fees & as on yethe other AcctAccount0. 012 Freight 6 8 or10 or 12 styvers per block & sometimes nothing At a medium (including Averidge) 9 or 10 stivers st per block. Boathire Lighterage Porterage & housing 4 st per block. In all 13st or 14 st pr block or 4534 per 100wt}0. 4534 43. 7112 Hazzards or losses at Sea & in returns of money are uncertain The merchants do not ensure. In times of peace the hazzards are less. If this Article be recconed at about 1 per cent the w or 9 stivers per Ccwtwt 100 wt the whole Account will amount to about 44 G 16 or 17 st. 511 WhichThis Summ by , I recconning 10 Gilders 12 st to 20s & 11034 pounds I.AverdupoisII. to the Dutch 100 wt, comes1 G 11 st comes to 2s 10112 pr Ccwt Ac English. And this added to 4. 1 makes the whole charge (in ready money) of exporting & housing Tinn 4.£ 3.s 11d12 per Ccwt English wt or 4. 3. 0 per 100 Dutch weight. Add 1 pr cent prompt p for interes In selling Add 1 pr cent for prompt payment & 1 per cent for interest of two months forbearance or insurance of paymtspayments And the selling price will be 4£ 4s 8d pr 100 Dutch weight, or 44Gilders 1712 stivers In this recconnig I consider not the charges of Brokerage Warehouse room & the Town weigh-house & Commission in Holland because that would be tdoubling the charge to them that buy to sell again & imposing a superfluous charge upon them ytthat can buy at £ for their own use. People there commousually act for themselve in their own houses shops & warehouses wthwithout commission com wthwithout Commisthe charges of commission &or brokerage. 1 per cent for prompt paymtpayment & tw two months forbearance are advantages to yethe buyer & ought to be paid for. Add therefore 1 per cent for prompt paymtpayment & 1 per cent interest for two months forbearance & or insurance of paymtspayments : & the selling price will be 4£ 4s 8d per 100 Dutch wt, or 44 Gilders 1712 Styvers. In this recconning I consider not the charges of Bro Warehouse room, Brokerage, the Town weigh house Duties & Commission in Holland because they bring no advantage to yethe buyer., To impose & may be avoyded by him if he sends to London for Tynn. NB. The Interest of yethe money paid in London may be recconned 1d pr wekek pr Ccwt till the Tin is housed at Amsterdam. The Pewterers put Tin on board forat 4£ & therefore their Commission actact for a Comission of about 6d, per Ccwt Merchants scarce take less then 1 pr cent wchwhich comes to 9d.. And tho insurance is scarce to be had for less then 1 pr cent yet Traders had rather ris it then give so much, & therefore value it at less suppos 6d 7d or 8d pr Trade,cent & sometimes they maythose that live in Amsterdam may sometimes save the Duties or get them valued at lower rates. 1 pr cent Commission 10d 9st 10d Town house weigh-house 512 or 6t =612 Promp paymtpayment 1 per cent 9st =10 Brokerage 3t313 Warehouse room 112 or2 (2. 8 Interest of two mo Prompt paymtpayment0. 10 Besides two months-interest & charges of returns.3. 6 1 pr cent commission10 Town weigh-house612 Prompt paymtpayment10 Brokerage312 Warehouse room 112 or2 2. 8 Besides two months interest & charges of returns.