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. 174 words Newton Project London 2020 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 After 18 August 1705, c. 174 words. 'An Acct of ye cost & charges of sending Tynn to Amsterdam & selling it there by commission.' [MINT 19/3/498-9] MINT 19/3/571, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/571 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 Accompt of the costs & charges of sending Tynn by the English Merchants or Pewterers to their correspondents in Holland. The first cost, Customes, Coquets boat-hire searchers fees & wharfage come to 3£ 19s 6d per Ccwt Averdupois (as in the other AcctAccount ,) that is to 41 Gilders 12 styvers per 100 Dutch weight}41.G 12st Customs, Additional Duty & Valuation at Amsterdam, about1.556 Cocquets & Custome-house fees, about0.012 Boat-hire, Lighterage, Porterage & housing at Amsterdam 4 styvers bper block or about 113 st per 100wt}0.113 Freight 6, 8, 10, or 12 styvers per block & sometimes nothing. At a medium (including Averidge) 9 or 10 styvers per block o3r 313 per 100 wt}0.313 Factorage 6d or 6 st0.6 Commission0.9 43. 18 Hazzards or losses at sea & in returns of money are uncertain. The Merchants do not insure. In times of peace the hazzards are less. If this Article be recconed at about 1 per cent or 9 stivers pr 100 wt the whole Account will amount unto about 44G. 7st
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