Holograph copy of the report of the Committee on the Treaty of Commerce with France, dated 28 November 1674 (mainly consisting of a list of imports and exports and their value)

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28 Nov. 1674. A scheme of the trade as it is at present carried on between England & France in the commodities of the native product & manufacture of each Country, calculated as exactly as possible in obedience to the commands of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners for the treaty of commerce with France, & humbly tendred to the their Lordships, being the intrinsick value of Goods Exported & Imported to & from France mentioned in fol. 5 & 6 of this Book

Quantities Commodities exported from England into France Value of Particulars Total value of Exports.
354 1. Wollen & silk Manufactures

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354 ps Norwich stuffs at 22s per ps 708
5564 ps Serges & ppetuanas at 50s 13910
2288 ps single Bays at 50s 5720
166 ps small munkin Bays at 6 996
466 ps of small double Bays at 4 1864
2140 dozen men's worsted Hose at 40s 4280
832 dozen mens worsted hose at 25s 1040
1170 dozen childrens hose at 8s 468
400 yards of Flanel at 1s 20
1200 cwt Goads of Cotton at 9 10800
112 Long Cloaths at 10 1120
42 Short Cloaths at 8 336
829 Spanish Cloaths at 15 12435
97 Northern dozen double at 5 485
69 single northern dozen at 40s 138
13 Devon dozen at 2 26
173 Cloth Rasher at 5 865
6 Pennistons at 3 18
3585 Kersies at 35s 627334
960lib English wrought silk at 40s 1920

The Summ

6342234
This is the full of what was exported according to the custome house book in the Port of London from Michaelmas 1668 to ditto 1669. And for all England we calculate 13 part more amoutning in all to 84563. 13s. 4d
Since 1669 the Exports as we conceive are diminished & not encreased.

2. Other Commodities

2500 Fodder of Lead at 12 per Fodder 30000
6000 Weight Tinn at 4 24000
100 Tun of Allome at 24 2400
Calves skins & Leather 10000
Several sorts of skins, Glew, Lanthorn leaves, Butter, Copperas Old shoes, Sea-coales, Tobacco pipes, Gloves, Red lead, Linseed, Candles, Iron ware, Haberdashers ware & other trivial commodities which may amount to per annum 20000

The summ

86400. 0. 0

Summ Total

170963. 13. 4
Quantities Commodities imported into England from France Value of Particulars Total value of imports

1 Linnen & silk manufactures.

60000 ps Lockram & Dowlas at 6li per ps 360000
5000 cwt Ells Normandy Canvas at 7li per cwt Ells 35000
17000 cwt Ells Villery & Royalls Canvas at 6li per cwt 102000
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2500 per {illeg} 1250
1500 p Died Linnen at 20s 1500
7604 Years Diaper Tabling at 2s 7760, 8s
33894 Yards ditto Napkinning at 1s 1694, 14
1376 dozen Buckerams at 50s 3440
1200 Bolts Pole Davis at 15s 900
2820 ps of old sheets at 5s 705
150000 Of Wrought Silks at 40s 300000
Note that this year 1674 there hath been Received at the Port of Dover only, as we are informed, 15000li for Custome of wrought silkes, so that considering what may be convey'd away privately & that great quantities are worth from 3 to 4li the pound we believe the wrought silks may amount to much more then the value of what is above 807250li 2s

2 Other commmodites.

11000 Tunns French Wines one year with another cost 12 10s per Tunn
4000 Tuns Brandy one year with another 20li per Tunn 80000 217500. 0
160000 Reames of Paper at 5s per Reame 40000
1500 ps of Pruins at 4li 6000
400 cwt Weight of Feathers at 5li 2000
5000 cwt Of Kid skins at 3li 15000
3000 Wey Salt at 2li per Wey 6000
6000 cwt Weight of 9s per cwt 2400
Vinegar Rape Syder Wadd Cork Oakham Soape Turperntine, Capers, Olives, Temgulas, Parchment, Window-glass, Tearzells, Corn Fans, Basket rods, Boxwood, Cronia, Tartar, which may amount per annum at least to 40000
Besides all manner of Toys for children & weomen Fans, Iessamin gloves, Laces, Pointlaces, Rich embroidered Garments & Rich embroidered Beds & other Vestments which are of an incredible value 14400. 00

Total

1136, 150. 2

By the account above, your Lordships may perceive that the Linnen & silk manufactures only imported from France, amount to above 800000li, & that the manufacture of wooll & silk exported from England thither do not amount to 85000li; As also that all the other Commodities of the product & manufactures of France imported to England amount to above 320000li, besides an incredible value of Toys, Rich Apparel, Pointlace &c: So that it is apparent that the exports of our native Commodities & manufactures to France are less in value by at the least One Million of pounds sterling, then the native Commodities & manufactures of France which we receive from then. And if it please your Lordships to reflect thereupon, your Lordships will easily discern the great prejudice the English nation hath susteined & the great advantage the French have & do dayly make by holding this Treaty in suspicion. This nation being upon the matter excluded trade thither, while in the meane time the French enjoy all, & as great advantages as they can reasonably expect by any treaty.