Holograph draft notes relating to the tin trade, probably preparatory to MINT00696 (Mint 19/3/538) or a closely related document, with lists of expenses and several series of calculations, some relating to the tin trade and others to astronomical movements

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1600 Tunns at 3li 14s cwt cost		118400.
Scobels account for salaries & incidents in Cornwall		2290
Anstis's account for salaries & incidents in London
		4086 16 3
		124776. 16. 3
If there be allowed for Losses by enemy sea & accidents & for promoting the exportations & consumption about		5508. 18. 0
	the total will be	130285. 14. 3
1600 Tuns stannary weight reduced to averdepois weight, makes 1714Tuns 5cwt 2qts. 24℔ & sold at 76s per cwt comes to		130285. 14. 3
The interest of 80000li constantly advanced comes to 3s per cwt to be deducted from the price, & so in proportion for the interest of a greater or lesser summ constantly advanced.

1600 Tunns of Tin at 3li 14s per cwt stannary weight (including coynage Duty) comes to			118400
Freight to London at 25s per Tunn avoir de pois is			2142. 16. 3
Salaries (including 30li per annum to Truro)			2890.
If there be allowed for losses by enemy sea & accidents & for promoting the exportation about		}	5502. 18. 0
	The total expence will be annually		130285 14. 3
And 1600 Tunns stannary weight reduced to averdupois weight makes 1714 Tuns 5cwt, 2grs, 24℔ which sold at 3li 16s per brings in annually		}	130285. 14. 3

The interest of 80000li constantly advanced comes to 3s per stannary weight to be deducted from the price of 3li 14s per cwt. And so in proportion for the interest of a greater or lesser summ advanced. And therefore is ever since the first year & half of the present interest the Queen has advanced more or less about 200000li the interest comes to 7s 6d per cwt to be deducted from the present price of 3li 14s per cwt, & so leaves 3li 6s as an equitable price per cwt including the Coynage Duty: And this without considering the further loss which the Crown will sustain at the {illeg} of the contract by the fall of the price of the Tin.

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Sixteen hundred Tunns of Tin at 3li 14s per cwt stannary which including coynage duty amounts to	}	118400. 00. 00
Freight of 1600 Tunns thereof avoir de pois sent to London at 25s per Tunn	}	2000. 00. 00
Salaries (including 30li per annum paid to Truro)		2890. 00. 00
Incidents, Post groats, & Letters, about		1350. 00. 00
If there be allowed for losses by enemy sea & accidents & for promoting the exportation about	}	5645. 14. 03
The total expence will be annually		130285. 14. 03

So that the account is about eaven without recconing interest for money advanced.

The interest of every 20000li advanced at 6 per cent amounts to 9d per cwt stannary weight. And therefore if after the first years & half of the present contract there has been about 200000li (more or lesse) advanced, the interest amounts to 7s 6d per cwt stannary weight to be deducted out of the price of 3li. 14s per cwt. And by this deduction the price becomes 3li. 6s. 6d per cwt stannary weight, including coynage duty.

And in this recconing, the loss which the crown may sustein in the end of the contract by the fall of the price of Tin is not considered.

1600 Tunns cost		118400
Freight to London		2000
Salaries		2890
Post groats, Incidents & Letters about		1350
Losses by enemy sea & accidents & abatements for encouragement of exportation		5000
Interest of 200000 more or less advanced		12000
	Total	141640

Which is 4li. 8s. 6d$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}$ per cwt stannary weight, whereas 3li 16 per cwt avoir de pois is but 4. 1. 5$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}}$ per cwt stannary. So her Majesty loses 7s. 1d$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}}$ per cwt stannary besides the loss by the fall of the price in the end of the contract:

1661Tuns. 16cwt. 36Lwt in 1706 cost		122974.
Scobels account for salaries & Incidents at Cornwall		2828
Anstis's for salaries & Incidents at London		5730
Interest of 200000'		12000
Losses by enemy sea & accidents &c		5000
	Total	148532

Which is 4li. 9s. 4d$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ per cwt stannary weight, whereas 3li 16s per cwt, avoirdepois is but 4. 1. 5$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}}$ per cwt stannary. So her Majesty loses 7s. 11d$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{8}}$ per cwt standard.