'An Account of the Tin remaining unsold in the Tower, in Holland, & at Hamburgh, Octob. 25. 1715', with an appended note, presumably to the Treasury, dated 26 October
An Account of the Tin remaining unsold in the Tower, in Holland, & at Hamburgh, Octob. 25. 1715.
There wasremained in the Tower 1742Tuns. 4C. 0grd. 5Ldwt which at 76li per Tunn (being the price it is now sold at) will make . . . . . . . . . .13247li. 7s. 4d
There was sent into Holland in the hands of Mr Beranger 1600Tuns, which at 80li per Tun comes to . . . . . . 128000li
Out of wch summ must be deducted what heMr Beranger was paid to Mr Anstis upon acct being
(as appears by his Accts) – – – | 1950 | } | 75500 | ||
And to Mr N | 2000 | ||||
And what | } | 54000 | |||
And there remains– | 52500.0.0 | ||||
There was also at Hamburgh in the hands of | |||||
Out of wch must be deducted what they have advanced by way of anticipation | } | 14000 | |||
And there remains – | 62800.0.0 | ||||
And the summ total of the three Accts is – | 24770 |
Mr Beranger & Sr Iohn Lambert are to have an Interest at the rate of 5 per cent to be recooped from what they sell wch must be deducted from this summ as alsoas also the charges of the Management. And what the Agents have in Cornwall must be deducted.
Is. Newton
The Agents in Cornwal had in their hands at Christmas last about 397 Tuns, to which if the Christmas, Lady day & Midsummer coynages must be added, & if from the summ be deducted 951Tuns 16{illeg}C 3grd 20℔ sent from Cornwall to ye Tower; the remainder will be the quantity now in Cornwall to be added to the former account vizt
Mint Office Octob. 296. 1715.
Source
MINT 19/3/541, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK25-26 October 1715, c. 312 words.