Holograph copy of the report of the Committee on the Treaty of Commerce with France, dated 28 November 1674 (mainly consisting of a list of imports and exports and their value)

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28 Nov. 1674. A scheme of the trade as it is at prsent carried on between England & France in the commodities of the native product & manufacture of each Country, calculated as exactly as possible in obedience to ye commands of ye Rt Honble ye Lords Commrs for ye treaty of commerce wth France, & humbly tendred to the their Lordships, being the intrinsick value of Goods Exported & Imported to & from France mentioned in fol. 5 & 6 of this Book

Quantities Commodities exported from England into France Value of Particulars Total value of Exports.
354 1. Wollen & silk Manufactures

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354 ps Norwch stuffs at 22sps 708
5564 ps Serges & ppetuanas at 50s 13910
2288 ps single Bays at 50s 5720
166 ps small munkin Bays at 6 996
466 ps of small double Bays at 4 1864
2140 doz. men's worsted Hose at 2540s 4280
832 doz. mens worsted hose at 25s 1040
1170 doz. childrens hose at 8s 468
400 yds of Flainel at 1s 20
1200 C Goads of Cotton at 9 10800
112 Long Cloaths at 10 1120
42 Short Cloaths at 8 336
829 Spanish Cloaths at 15 12435
97 Northern doz. double at 5 485
69 single northern doz. at 40s 138
13 Devon doz. at 2 26
173 Cloth Rasher at 5 865
6 Pennistons at 3 18
3585 Kersies at 35s 627334
960lib English wrt silk at 40s 1920

The Summ

6342234
This is the full of what was exported according to ye custome house book in ye Port of Lond{illeg}on from Michs 1668 to ditto 1669. And for all England we calculate 13 part more amoutning in all to 84563. 13s. 4d
Since 1669 the Exports as we conceive are diminished & no{illeg}t encreased.

2. Other Commodities

2500 Foddr of Lead at 12 ꝑ Fodder 30000
6000 Wt Tinn at 4 24000
100 Tun of Allome at 24 2400
Calves skins & Leather 10000
Several sorts of skins, Glew, Lanthorn leaves, Butter, Copperas Old shoes, Sea-coales, Tobacco pipes, Gloves, Red lead, Linseed, Candles, Iron ware, Haberdashers ware & other trivial commodities wch may amount to per annum 20000

The summ

86400. 0. 0

Summ Total

170963. 13. 4
Quantities Commodities imported into England from France Value of Particulars Total value of imports

1 Linnen & silk manufactures.

60000 ps Lockram & Dowlas at 6li per ps 360000
5000 Ells C Ells Normandy Canvas at 7li per C Ells 35000
17000 C Ells Villery & Royalls Canvas at 6li per C 102000
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2500 {illeg} 1250
1500 p Died Linnen at 20s 1500
7604 Yds Diaper Tabling at 2s 76760, 8s
33894 Yds ditto Napkinning at 1s 1694, 14
1376 doz. Buckerams at 50s 3440
1200 Bolts Pole Davis at 15s 900
2820 ps of old sheets at 5s 705
150000 Of Wrt Silks at 40s 300000
Note that ifthis year 1674 there hath been Recd at ye Port of Dover only, as we are informed, 15000li for Custome of wrt silkes, so that considering what may be convey'd away privately & that great quantities are worth from 3 to 4li ye pound we beleive {sic} the wrt silks may amount to much more then the value of what is above 807250li 2s

2 Other commmodites.

11000 Tunns French Wines one year wth another cost 12 10s per Tunn
4000 Tuns Brandy one year wth another 20li ꝑ Tunn 80000 217500. 0
160000 Reames of Paper at 5s per TunReame 40000
1500 ps of Pruins at 4li 6000
400 C Wt of Feathers at 5li 2000
5000 C Of Kid skins at 3li 15000
3000 Wey Salt at 2li ꝑ Wey 6000
6000 C Wt of 9s per C 2400
Vinegar Rape Syder Wadd Cork Oakham Soape Turperntine, Capers, Olives, Temgulas, Parchmt, Window-glass, Tearzells, Corn Fans, Basket rods, Boxwood, Cronia, Tartar, wch may amount ꝑ an at least to 40000
Besides all manner of Toys for children & weomen Fans, Iessamin gloves, Laces, Pointlaces, Rich embroidred {sic} Garmts & Rich embroidered Beds & other {illeg}Vestments wch are of an incredible value 14400. 00

Total

1136, 150. 2

By the account above, yor Lordships may perceive that the Linnen & silk manufactures only imported from France, amount to above 800000li, & that the manufacture of wooll & silk exported from England thither do not amount to 85000li; As also that all the other Commodities of the product & manufactures of France imported to England amounts to above 320000li, besides an incredible value of Toys, Rich Apparel, Pointlace &c: So that it is apparent that the exports of or native Commodities & manufactures to France are less in value by at the least On{illeg}e Million of pounds sterling, then the native Commodities & manufactures of France wch we receive from then. And if it please yor Lordships to reflect thereupon, yor Lordships will easily discern the great prejudice ye English nation hath susteined & the great advantage the French have & do dayly make by holding this Treaty in suspicion. This nation being upon the matter excluded trade thither, while in the meane time the French enjoy all, & as great advantages as they can reasonably expect by any treaty.