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Author: Newton, Isaac

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An Acct of the costs & charges of sendingprocuring Tynn from AmsterdamLondon & housing it there at Amsterdam

Paid in London

~~TPaid in London~~, First cost pr C Averdupois	3. 16. 00
Customes	3. 16. 00
Cocquets, boat-hire, searchers fees, Wharfage &c about	0. 0. 6
Commission to Pewterers or English Merchants imployed by forreigners	0. 0. 9
Hazzards or losses at sea ~~& in re~~ are uncertain. The merchants do not insure. In times of peace the hazzards are less. They may be valued at	0. 0. 9
	4. 1. 0

Paid in Holland

~~Paid in Holland,~~ Customes about 12styvers pr 100 Duthch weight One third Additional Duty about 4st. Valuation 2 pr Cent. These Duties are apt to meet wth some favour in valuing ~~{illeg}~~the goods below the ~~intrinsic value~~ first cost. Her Maty. paid for the Tynn in Holland Customes 10st per 100wt Additional Duty 3 $\frac{1}{3}$ st, Valuation 12 $\frac{1}{2}$ st. In all	}	1.Gild. 5 $\frac{5}{6}$ Stiv.
Cocquets ,& Custome house fees there about 25 or 30 st. per parcel		0. 0 $\frac{1}{2}$
Freight 6, 8, 10 or 12 styvers per block & sometimes nothing Averidge 3 styvers per Gilder. Freight & Averidge together at a medium about 10 styvers per block or 3 $\frac{1}{3}$ st per 100wt	}	0. 3 $\frac{1}{3}$
Prompt payment 1Add per cent		0. 9
Interest for forbearing two months		0. 9
		2 7 $\frac{2}{3}$

Which reduced into English money & weight (recconing 10 Gilders 12 stivers to 20s 110 $\frac{3}{4}$ pounds Averdupois to the Dutch 100 weight) comes to 4.s6d ~~$\frac{2}{3}$~~ $\frac{1}{2}$ . And this summ added to 4£. 1.s 00d, makes the whole charge 4£. 5s. 6d $\frac{1}{2}$ per C English, or 4£ 4s 6d per 100 Dutch weight, or 44 Gilders 15 $\frac{3}{4}$ stivers per 100 Dutch weight.

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

An Acct of the costs & charges of sendingprocuring Tynn from AmsterdamLondon & housing it there at Amsterdam

Paid in London

Paid in Holland

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