Draft of MINT00720 (Mint 19/3/498-9)

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An Account of the costs & charges of procuring Tynn from London & housing it at Amsterdam.

Paid in London per cwt English

First cost per cwt Averdupois		3.	16.	00
Customes		0.	3.	00
Cocquets, Boat hire, Searchers fees, Wharfage &c		0.	0.	06
Commission to English Merchants or Pewterers imployed by forreigners	}	0.	0.	09
Hazzards or losses at sea are uncertain. In times of peace the hazzards are less. They may be valued at	}	0.	0.	09
		4.	0.	0

Paid in Holland per 100wt Dutch.

Customes about 12 styvers per 100 Dutch weight One third Additional Duty about 4st. Valuation two per cent. These Duties are apt to meet with some favour in valuing goods below the first cost. Her Majesty paid for the Tynn in Holland Customes 10st per 100, Additional Duty 3$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}$ , valuation 12$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ . In all	}	Gild	stiv.
		1.	5$\frac{\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{6}}$
Coquets & Custome House fees there about 25 or 30st per parcel	}	0.	0$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$
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$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}$ styvers per 100wt	}	0.	3$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}$
Boat hire & Lighterage for unlading 2 styvers per block, Porterage & housing two styvers per block. Both together at a medium about 1$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}$ styvers per 100wt	}	0.	1$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}$
Interest for two months forbearance of payments		0.	9
Allowed for prompt payment at the end of that time.		0.	9
		2.	9

Which 2G. 9st per 100wt reduced into English money & weight (recconing 10 Gilders 12st to 20s & 110$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$ pounds Averdupois to the Dutch 100wt) comes to 4s 8d. And this summ added to 4li. 1s. 0d makes the whole charge 4li 5s 8d per cwt English, or 4li 4s 7$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$d per 100 Dutch weight or 44 Gilders 17st per 100 Dutch weight.

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Abated for charges troouble & hazzards in setting.

1 per cent Commission		10
1 per cent Insurance of payments		10
1 per cent prompt payments		10
$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}$ per cent brokerage		3$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}$
$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{6}}$ per cent carriage to the cirt weighouse & weighing for sale & $\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ per cent city Duty at the weighouse	}	6$\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{3}}$
Warehouse room 1$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$d or		2
	3.	6

Which deducted from 4li 5s 8d leaves to her Majesty 4li 2s. 2d

Returns of money backwards & forwards I reccon not because they ballance one another.

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The Account stated by my Lord Treasurer Mr Lowndes & Mr Beranger

First cost	3.	16.	0
Customes in England	0.	3.	0
Freight	0.	0.	3
Insurance	0.	0.	9
Duties in Holland 4 per cent	0.	3.	0
Prompt payment	0.	0.	9
Commission	0.	0.	9
Incident charges	0.	0.	9
Insuring payments	0.	0.	9
Returns of the money	0.	0.	5
	4.	6.	5	= 45 Guilders 11 stivers.