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

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Mr Drummond represents (October 1704) that ye price of Tynn in Holland had been between from 45 to 47 Guild pr Dutch C wt. wch is about 110£ English weight. And 45G according to ye present exchange was about 4£ 7s sterling, from wch was to be deducted freight to Holland & Custome & charges there, wch according to ye rate calculation annexed will return 4£ sterling pr 100lb at ye rate of ten Gilders ten Stivers per pound Sterling

Calculation of the first cost & neat produce of 30 blocks of Tynn as bought in London & sold in Amsterdam.

30 Blocks of Tynn weighing C 90:2 at 3£ 16s pr C is... 343£. 18s.
Exchange at 1034 Gilders pr pound sterling 343: 18 makes -3735.G 18st
Said 90 C 2qters makes in Dutch weight 9016, at 45 Gilders      per 100lwt is}4057. -
Abate 1 per cent if paid in 2 months  40. 11
3016. 9

Charges

Freight & Averidge of 30 blocks 10. 7
Custome impost & valuation125. 4
Landing & housing  9. 0
City Impost at the Weighhouse 28. 8
Brokeridge 16 16. 16
Warehouse room on 30 blocks  6. -
195. 15  195. 15
 3820. 14
                    Commission 2 per Cent-  76.  8
 3744.  6

Recconing the exchange at 1012 Gilders: 4412 pr 100lwt makes 3£. 16s. 3.

Out of ye Officers of the Mints Report on Mr Drummonds last proposal. 19 March 16 {sic}067

Tyn at3. 16. 0
Customes0. 3. 0
Petty charge of Shipping it0. 1. 0
Ris at Sea recconed by Merchants at 2 pr cent   1. 7

Sold in 12 months ending with this report 120 Tunns otut of the Tower besides 450 Tunns exported by Mr Stratford & Sr Theodore Janssen upon contracts.

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Mr Drummonds Acct for ye first & second 400 wt Tunns of Tinn

Customes at Amsterdam 12 styvers pr C wth Dutch 13 Additional Duty 4 styvers more Two per cent valuation & premoim another Tan. Cocquets & Custome house fees - -19 Gilders -4 styvers for the whole Boat hire & litghterige for unlading the tin at two styvers a block Porterage & housing at two styvers per block For carriage to the city weigh-house & weighing for sale 112 styver per C wt Brokerage 3 styvers per C wt. Warehouse room {illeg}about 30 styvers per Tunn per annum.




The price of 1600 Tunns at 3£ 176s£ per {illeg} Tunn - 608. 0. 0  121600
Customes {illeg}saved   4800
Charges of shipping &c   236. 17. 2
Fre Total charges paid in England12663. 17. 2
Freight, & Customes, 13 Additional Duty, two per cent      valuation & premium, Cocquets & custome house fees      boat hire & lighterage, porterage & housing}  5242. 16. 9.
Which is after ye rate of 4£ 2s 5d pr C131879. 13. 11

Incident Charges in selling

Carriage to ye city w{illeg}eigh house & weighing for sale 112 styver pr C}
Brokerage 3 styvers per C6{illeg}Gild per CTun = = 10. 6d
Warehouse roome 112 styver per C per an̄.


     Freight & Averidge of y
     Freight & Averidge of ye whole (at several rates) 9126G. 19st
     Averidge 3stiver per Gilder 1369.  1
     Post money 1st per 16 Gilders    6. 13
     Total10502  13

Which is almost 20 stivers per block, whereas we paid but 10 styvers per block for ye Freight & Averidge of Mr Drummonds The high price was because of exporting so great a quantity at once so that we were fain to hire ships on purpose.

     All the rest of the charg
     The Customes, 13 Additional Duty & two per cent premium valuation & premium}42102Gild. 1st
     Charges at Roterdam &c 225G 10st an  225. 10
     Unlading & carrying to ye warehouses 2219. 12
55049. 16
     Deduct for turning it into Bank - money 2433. 10
wch at 10 G 10st makes52616. 6
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33968
 82∟4345
    849
 82.s 5094
6 Gilders 20 skillings
9 Gilders = 30 skil
1012 Gilders = 535 skillings at a
1034 Gilders = 3556
9£ English = 100 G
  Gilder = 1. 9
10 Guilders = {illeg}017. 6
11 Gilders     19. 3
1113 Gild = 19. 10
1112 Gild = 20. 112
12503G
50012
125023. -
 1175. -
  536.
14214.
    4
56856. -
42102
7910. -
55049. 16
 1806.  G - -
One skilling = 6 styvers = 12 Gross.35 skillings =210 styvers= 10G. 10Styvers
36 skillings == 10. 16
37 sk= 11.  2
381411.  8912
1012 G = £
42 G.
 1. 1st
    414
43 G. 514st
10G. 1 18st = 1£
40G 12 = 4
 3
 1.  1∟8
     4∟4
44. 18∟2
10. 15st
43.  0
41.  112
    412
44. 6
105, 00
 16, 00
4816 104. 3st
1318∟79∟67
 327,19925
  84∟29981
1318,797
 329,69925.
  82,42481
      84962
  82.50977
32000)236. 17. 2 = 4737s. 2d
                  94746
                 56,846./134
                 24,4
  4. 447. 8
100.2::84:16
        16,96st
10,,35:1040d :: 4
106
21201.s 240d :: 8034
106. 120.  9690(912253
           150
            44  7. 92253
             4  0. 312
             4. 8. 1
7917. {illeg}158 27 = 1s∟58286
104∟96
 26,24
  6,56
Freight & Averidge 6st pr bl6st
Averidg 3st per Gild0910
Post money 1st per 16 Gild0. 693200
  380
23949
3200
10,5) 330412 /3182
      191
       862
        220
         10
105) 3304120(31467∟8
      154
       491
        712
         820
          850{illeg}
31467. 16.
31656. 4.
78∟6695
79∟1405
105) 332390(31656∟2
      173
       689
        590
         650
          20
105) 52616. 6 (50{illeg}
       116
105)55049∟8(52,4288105
     254
      449
       298
        88
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5524 + 8624 = 1312   100. 7912

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158
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