Preparatory notes and calculations concerning Dutch trade and English customs on it for MINT00720 (Mint 19/3/498-9)

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An Acct 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
C Averdupois, (as {illeg} in the other Acct) that is to 41 G 12 st per 100 Dutch weight		41. 12
Customes Additional Duty & Valuation at Amsterdam about		1. 5$\frac{\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{6}}$
Cocquets & Custome house fees about		0. 0$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$
Boat hire Lighteraage {sic} Porterage & housing at Amsterdam 4 st per block		0. 1$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}$
Allowances between the Pewterers & their correspondents ain Holland in lieu ofanswering to prompt payment & three months interest till the moneyprice be returned		1. {illeg}01
		454. {illeg}0 $\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{3}}$
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 {illeg} export the Tinn in small parcels wch ships can easily take in.	}	0. 158
Factorage		0. 3
		45. 02$\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{3}}$45. 00$\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{3}}$.

First cost ,& &3£, 19 Cocquets, boat hire, &c 6d, Factorage 6d. Total 4£ per C Averdupois, that Commission more or less 1 pr cent & sometimor 9$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$d. Total 4£ 90 9$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ per C Averdupois that is 42G. 6st per C 100 Dutch wt	}	42. 6
Customes Additional Duty & Valuation at Amsterdā		1. 5$\frac{\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{6}}$
Cocquets Customehouse fees & as on ye other Acct		0. 0$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$
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 45$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$ per 100wt	}	0. 45$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$
		43. 7$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{12}}$

{illeg} 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 Cwt 100 wt the whole Account will amount to about 44 G 16 or 17 st.

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WhichThis Summ by , I recconning 10 Gilders 12 st to 20s & 110$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$ pounds I.AverdupoisII. to the Dutch 100 wt, comes1 G 11 st comes to 2s 101$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ pr C Ac English. And this added to 4. 1 makes the whole charge (in ready money) of exporting & housing Tinn 4.£ 3.s 11d$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ per C 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 paymts And the selling price will be 4£ 4s 8d pr 100 Dutch weight, or 44Gilders 17$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ 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 yt can buy at £ for their own use. People there commousually act for themselve in their own houses shops & warehouses wthout commission com wthout Commisthe charges of commission &or brokerage.

1 per cent for prompt paymt & tw two months forbearance are advantages to ye buyer & ought to be paid for. Add therefore 1 per cent for prompt paymt & 1 per cent interest for two months forbearance & or insurance of paymts : & the selling price will be 4£ 4s 8d per 100 Dutch wt, or 44 Gilders 17$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ 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 ye buyer., To impose & may be avoyded by him if he sends to London for Tynn.

NB. The Interest of ye money paid in London may be recconned 1d pr wekek pr C 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 C Merchants scarce take less then {illeg} 1 pr cent wch 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 5$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ or 6t =	6$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$
Promp paymt 1 per cent 9st =	10
Brokerage             3t	3$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}$
Warehouse room 1$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ or	2
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Interest of two mo
Prompt paymt	0. 10
{illeg}Besides two months-interest & charges of returns.	3. 6

1 pr cent commission	10
Town weigh-house	6$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$
Prompt paymt	10
Brokerage	3$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$
Warehouse room 1$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ or	2
	2. 8
Besides two months interest & charges of returns.