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

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First cost	3. 16. 0
Customes in England	0. 3. 0
Charges of shipping &c in Engl.	0. 0. 1$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$
	3. 19. 1$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$

Freight Averidge & Post money at about 10stivers per block or about 3$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ st per cwt	}	0	3$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$
Customes in Holland 12st per cwt	}
$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}$ Additional duty		0.	16
Two per cent valuation & premiū
Coquets & Custome house fees		0.	0$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{20}}$.
Boat hire & lighterage at 2st per bl.			0$\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{10}}$
Porterage & housing at 2 st pr bl			0$\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{10}}$

Freight Averidge & Post money at about 10 styvers per block, boat hire & Loyghterage at 2st per block Porterage & housing at 2st per block. In all 14st per block or 5st pr cwt	}	0.G 5st
Customes in Holland 12st pr cwt Additional duty 4st pr cwt	}	0. 16	}
Valuation & premium 2 pr cent.		0. 16$\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{5}}$
		1. 17	= 3.s 7d
			3. 19. 1$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$
			4. 2. 8$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$
Cocquets & custome-house fees 1 styver per Tunn	}		0. 0. 0$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{20}}$
			4. 2. 8$\frac{\mathrm{4}}{\mathrm{5}}$	= 43. 16st
Prompt payment 1 pr cent Comission 1 per cent	}	17$\frac{\mathrm{4}}{\mathrm{5}}$st	1. 7∟877
			4.4. 4,677	= 44. 12.
Incidents 1 per cent - 26$\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{10}}$			0. 9,938
			4. 5. 3,615	-45. 4

1	First cost per cwt					3. 16. 0
2	Customes in England saved to her Majestys per cwt					0. 3. 0
3	Charges of Shipping &c in England per cwt					0. 0. 1$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$
	Freight at 6 styvers per Block	}
	Averidge at 3 styvers per Gilder		6st $\frac{\mathrm{9}}{\mathrm{10}}$ $\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{160}}$ per block	}
	Post money $\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{16}}$ styver per Gilder				3st$\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{3}}$ pr cwt
	Boat hire & literage for unlading		2 per block
	Posterage & housing		2 per block
	Custome 12st per cwt Dutch wt One third Additional duty 4st per cwt	}			16$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{5}}$
	Valuation & premium 2 per cent				16$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{5}}$
					1: 16.	0. 3. 4$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$
						4. 2. 6$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$
						0. 4. 3
					46G =	4. 6. 9$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$

Sale at 45G per cwt Dutch		45G. 0
Prompt payment 1 pr cent		0. 9
Commission 1 pr cent		0. 9
Carriage to the City Weigh-house & weighing       for sale	}	0. 1$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$
Brokerage		0. 3
Warehouse groome		0. 4$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$
Insuring at Sea 1 per cent		0. 9
Insuring payments 1 per cent		0. 9
Allowance for weight		0. 0$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$

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4	Hazzards at Sea by estimation - 9d
5 Interest of the money till the tin arrives in Holland - 1d

6 Charged pd in Holland vizt
Freight at 6st pr block	}	per block
Averidge at 3 st. pr Gilder		6st $\frac{\mathrm{147}}{\mathrm{160}}$	}
Post money at $\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{16}}$st pr Gilder
Boat hire & lighterage for unlading		2		About 10$\frac{\mathrm{147}}{\mathrm{160}}$st per block or 3$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$st per cwt.
Porterage & housing		2

First cost pr cwt wt		3. 16. 0
Customes in England		0. 3. 0
Charges of Shipping &c.		0. 0. 1$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$
Hazzards at Sea by estimation		0. 0. 9
Interest of the money till the Tin arrives in Holland		0. 0. 1
Freight, Averidge, Post money, Boathire & lighterage for unlading & Porterage & housing per block $\frac{\mathrm{147}}{\mathrm{160}}$ stivers that is per cwt wt about 3$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$ st	}	0. 0. 4
Duties in Holland per 101$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}$		0. 3. 04
		4. 3. 3$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$ pr cwt english

As 112. to 110$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$ so is 4. 3. 3$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$ to 4.s 2. 4$\frac{\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{12}}$     That is    4. 2. 4 pr cwt Dutch.

It is therefore equal to the Merchant whether he gives 3£ 16s per cwt english weight for Tynn at the Tower or 4. 2. 4$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ pr cwt Dutch weight for Tynn at Amsterdam in ready money, excepting that the Merchant might Chuse to carry Tynn for ballast, & riq it at sea. And therefore if her Majesty Should set up an Office to sell at Amsterdam for ready money at a part with the sales in the Tower, the price at Amstersdam per cwt weight Dutch should not exceed 4£ 2s 4d$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ turned into Dutch money, the Queen bearing the Charges of the Office & Warehouse room, & of the carriage to the city weigh-house & weighing for sale & the City Duty & The Brokerage being born by the merchant in lieu of the factorage of the Pewterers in London.

And the additional charge of the Merchant is 1 pr cent abated for prompt payment, 1 per cent interest of two months forbearance, 1 per cent hazzard of payments, all amounting to about 2 6$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$. Carriage to the city weigh-house & weighing for sale 1$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ styver per cwt Brokerage 3 styvers per cwt ? warehouse room for a month or two $\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}$ styver per cwt Reward for selling 1 per cent. All amounting to about 3s 9d. which added to 4. 2. 4$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ makes 4. 6. 1$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$

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50 styvers = 54 pence = 2$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ Gilders.                 106. 120 + 110$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$ . 112 :: 443. 448 4s. 6d 20s :: 2$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ G. $\frac{\mathrm{50}}{\mathrm{4\; 1/2}}$G = $\frac{\mathrm{100}}{\mathrm{9}}$G = 11G$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{9}}$ 2st $\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{9}}$                          88$\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{5}}$. 89$\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{5}}$ 212. 240 :: 106.st 120d :: 79$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ x 12. $\frac{\mathrm{79\; 1/2\; x\; 106}}{\mathrm{10}}$ = 7950 24. 212 :: 120. 106 :: 80$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}$ x 12.

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