Variant holograph calculations for MINT00696 (Mint 19/3/538)
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The state of a new contract for Tin upon supposition that no more is purchased then the consumption will annually carry.
Paid annually for 1600 Tunns of Tin at 3li 10s per cwt standard weight | 12000 | |
Freight to London | 2143 | |
Insurance | 1500 | |
Salaries including 30li to Truro | 2980 | |
All incidents in Cornwall & London | 1000 | |
Total expence | 119533 | |
Interest of 119533li advanced at 5 per cent during the sale of about 2150 Tunns of Tin standard weight, that is, for a year & 4 months | } | 7969 |
Total charge | 127502 | |
Discharge by the annual sale of 1600 Tunns at 81li per Tun standard weight | 130286 | |
The ballance remaining to her Majesty | 2784 | |
At the interest of 6 per cent (at with 10000li is lent to Cornwall the ballance will be to her Majesty | 1190 | |
In this recconning nothing is allowed for unforeseen accidents |
The Tinn imported from Devonshire is about 40 or 45 Tunns per annum.
The total exportation about 1550 or 1560 Tunns per annum standard weight.
Left in her Majesties hands per annum about 80 or 90 Tunns standard weight.
Source
MINT 19/3/522, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK1706, c. 185 words.