'A Scheame of the Trade as it as at p[re]sent carried on': clerical copy of 1674 table of import-export trade with France since 1668

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A Scheame {sic} of the Trade as it is at prsent carried on Between England and France in the Comodities of the Native Product and Manufacture of each Country Calculated Exactly as Possible in Obedience to the Commands of the Rt. Honoble. the Lords Commr for the Treaty of Commerce with France and humbly tendred to their Lordpps being the Intrinsick value of Goods Exported and Imported to and froom France menconed in fol 5 and 6th of this Booke

Quantities		Comodities {sic} Expor{illeg}ted from England into France	Amount of ꝑticulrs	Totall amount of Exports					Quantities		Comodities {sic} Imported into England from France		Amount of ꝑticulrs.	Totall amount of Imports
		Woollen and Silk Manufactures									Linnen and Silk Manufactures
	354	ꝑr Norwch. Stuffs at 2li ꝑ ꝑr	708							6000	ꝑr Lockeram and Dowlas at 6li ꝑ p		360000
	5564	ꝑr Serges and ꝑ petuanas at 50s	13910							5000ll	Ells Normandy Canvas at 7li pCElls		35000
	2288	ꝑr Single Bays at 50s	576420							17000ll	Ells Vittery and Noyalls Canvas at 6li ꝑ C		102000
	166	ꝑ Small Munkin Bays at 6li	996							2500	ꝑs Quintius at 10s		1250
	466	ꝑs of Small Double Bays at 4li	1864							1500	ꝑs Died Linnen at 20s		1500
	2140	doz. Mens Worsted Hose at 40s	4280							7604	Yds Diapr Tabling at 2s		760. 8
	832	doz. Mens Worsted hose at 25s	1040							33894	Yds Ditto Napkening at 1s		1694. 14
	{illeg}1170	doz. Childrens hose at 8s	468							1376	doz. Burkerancs at 50s		3440
	400	Yds Flainell at 12d	20							1200	Both Pole Davis at 15s		900
	1200	Goads of Cotten at 9li	10800							2820	ꝑr of Old Sheets at 5s		705
	112	Long Cloakes at 10li	1120							150000	Of Wrtt Silkes at 40s		300000
	42	Short Cloathes at 8li	336								Note that this Year 1674 there hath been Recd t the Port of Dover onely as wee are informed 15000li for Custome of wrtt silkes soe that considring wt may bee convey'd away privately and that great Quantities are worth from 3 to 4li the pound wee beleive {sic} the wrtt silkes may amount to mine more then the value of what is above
	829	Spanish Cloathes at 15li	12435
	97	Northern doz. double at 5li	485
	69	Single Northern doz. at 40s	138
	13	Devon. doz at 2li	26
	173	Cloth Rasher	865
	6	Demistons at 3li	18											807250	2	00
	3585	Kersies at 35s	6273$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$							11000	Tuns French Wines one year with another	}
	960li	English Wrtt Silke at 40s	1920								Cost 12li 10s ꝑ Tunn{illeg}		137500
										4000	Tuns Brandy one yre with another at 20li ꝑ Tun		80000
			6346622$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$											217500
										160000	Reames of Paper at 5s ꝑ Reame		40000
		This is the full of wt. was Exported according to the Custome-house Booke in the Port of London from {illeg}{illeg}{illeg} to Ditto 1669 and for all England wee Calculate $\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}$ ꝑt more amount in all to									pd of Pruins at 4li		6000
											Wt. of Feathers at 5li		2000
											Of Kid Skins at 3li		15000
				84563	613	84					Wey salt at 2li ꝑ Wey		6000
		Since 1669 the Exports as wee {illeg}con{illeg}ceive are Diminished and not increased									Wt Rossin at 8s ꝑ ll		2400
											Vinegar Rape Syder Wadd Corke Oakham Soape Turpetine {sic} Capers Other Tengulas Parchmt Window Glasses Tearzells Corn Fans Basketrods Boxwood Cronia Tartar wch may amount ꝑ Ann at least to
	2500	Foddr of Lead at 12li ꝑ Foddr	30000
	6000	Wt Tinne at 4li	24000
	100	Tunn of Allome at 24li	2400										4000
		Calves skins and Leathers	10000
		Seuall sorts of skings Gleu Lanthorn-leaves Buttr Copper as Old shoes Sea-coals Tobacco pixes Gloves Redlead Linseed Candles ironware Haberdashry wareand othr Triviall Comodities {sic} wch may amont. to ꝑ Annum									Besides all manner of Toys for Children and women Fans Iessamine Gloves Lases Point-Cases Rich Embroidred Garmts and Rich Embroidred Beds and other vestmts wch are of an incredible value	}		111400
														1136,150	2
			2000	86400
				171021170963	613	84

By the Acct above your Lordspps may ꝑceive that {illeg}the Linnen and Silke Manufactures onely Imported from France Amount to upwards of 800000li and that the Manufactures of Wooll and Silke Exported from England thither doe not amount to 85000li As alsoe that all the other Comodities of the ꝑduct and Manufacture of France Imports to upwards of 320000li besides an incredible value of Toys Rich Appll Pointlace {illeg} Soe that it is apparent that the Exports of our Native Comodities and Manufactures to France are Less in value by at the least One Million of Pounds Sterling then the Native Comodities and Manufac{illeg}tures of France which wee Receive from thence And if it please yor Lordspps to reflect there upon your Lordspps will easily diserne {sic} the great Prejudise {sic} the English nacon hath sustained and the great advantages the French have and doe dayly make by holding this Treaty in Suspence, This Nacon being upon the matter Excluded trade thither while in the meane time the French enjoy all and as great Advantages as they can reasonably expect by any Treaty