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

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An Accompt of the costs & charges of sending Tynn by the English Merchants or Pewterers to their correspondents in Holland.

The first cost, Customes, Coquets boat-hire searchers fees & wharfage come to 3£ 19s 6d per C Averdupois (as in the other Acct ,) that is to 41 Gilders 12 styvers per 100 Dutch weight	}	41.G 12st
Customs, 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, Lighterage, Porterage & housing at Amsterdam 4 styvers bper block or about 1$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}$ st per 100wt	}	0.  1$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}$
Freight 6, 8, 10, or 12 styvers per block & sometimes nothing. At a medium (including Averidge) 9 or 10 styvers per block o3r 3$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}$ per 100 wt	}	0.  3$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}$
Factorage 6d or 6 st		0.  6
Commission		0.  9
	43. 18
Hazzards or losses at sea & in returns of money are uncertain. The{illeg} Merchants do not insure. In times of peace the hazzards are less. If this Article be recconed at about 1 per cent or 9 stivers pr 100 wt the whole Account will amount unto about 44G. 7st