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

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Mr Drummond represents (October 1704) that the price of Tynn in Holland had been from 45 to 47 Guilders pr Dutch cwt wt. which is about 110£ English weight. And 45G according to the present exchange was about 4£ 7s sterling, from which was to be deducted freight to Holland & Custome & charges there, which according to the calculation annexed will return 4£ sterling pr 100lb at the rate of ten Gilders ten Stivers per pound Sterling

Calculation of the first cost & neat produce of 30 blocks of Tynn as bought in London & sold in Amsterdam.

30 Blocks of Tynn weighing cwt 90:2 at 3£ 16s pr cwt is...		343£. 18s.
Exchange at 10$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$ Gilders pr pound sterling 343: 18 makes -		3735.G 18st
Said 90 cwt 2qters makes in Dutch weight 9016, at 45 Gilders      per 100lwt is	}	4057. -
Abate 1 per cent if paid in 2 months		40. 11
		3016. 9

Charges

Freight & Averidge of 30 blocks	10. 7
Custome impost & valuation	125. 4
Landing & housing	9. 0
City Impost at the Weighhouse	28. 8
Brokeridge	16. 16
Warehouse room on 30 blocks	6. -
	195. 15	195. 15
		3820. 14
Commission 2 per Cent		-  76.  8
		3744.  6

Recconing the exchange at 10$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ Gilders: 44$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ pr 100lwt makes 3£. 16s. 3.

Out of the Officers of the Mints Report on Mr Drummonds last proposal. 19 March 170$\frac{\mathrm{6}}{\mathrm{7}}$

Tyn at	3. 16. 0
Customes	0. 3. 0
Petty charge of Shipping it	0. 1. 0
Ris at Sea recconed by Merchants at 2 pr cent	1. 7

Sold in 12 months ending with this report 120 Tunns out of the Tower besides 450 Tunns exported by Mr Stratford & Sr Theodore Janssen upon contracts.

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Mr Drummonds Account for the first & second 400 Tunns of Tinn

Customes at Amsterdam 12 styvers pr cwt wt Dutch $\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}$ Additional Duty 4 styvers more Two per cent valuation & premoim another Tan. Cocquets & Custome house fees 19 Gilders 4 styvers for the whole Boat hire & lighterige for unlading the tin at two styvers a block Porterage & housing at two styvers per block For carriage to the city weigh-house & weighing for sale 1$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ styver per cwt wt Brokerage 3 styvers per cwt wt. Warehouse room about 30 styvers per Tunn per annum.

The price of 1600 Tunns at 76£ per Tunn		121600
Customes saved		4800
Charges of shipping &c		236. 17. 2
Total charges paid in England		12663. 17. 2
Freight, Customes, $\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}$ Additional Duty, two per cent      valuation & premium, Cocquets & custome house fees      boat hire & lighterage, porterage & housing	}	5242. 16. 9.
Which is after the rate of 4£ 2s 5d pr cwt		131879. 13. 11

Incident Charges in selling

Carriage to the city weigh house & weighing for sale 1$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ styver pr cwt	}
Brokerage 3 styvers per cwt		6Gild per Tun = = 10. 6d
Warehouse roome 1$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ styver per cwt per annum

Freight of the whole (at several rates)	9126G. 19st
Averidge 3stiver per Gilder	1369.  1
Post money 1st per 16 Gilders	6. 13
Total	10502  13

Which is almost 20 stivers per block, whereas we paid but 10 styvers per block for the Freight & Averidge of Mr Drummonds The high price was because of exporting so great a quantity at once so that we were fain to hire ships on purpose.

The Customes, $\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}$ Additional Duty & two per cent	}	42102Gild. 1st
Charges at Roterdam &c 225G 10st		225. 10
Unlading & carrying to the warehouses		2219. 12
		55049. 16
Deduct for turning it into Bank - money		2433. 10
which at 10 G 10st makes		52616. 6

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33968

82∟4345

849

82.s 5094

6 Gilders 20 skillings

9 Gilders = 30 skil

10$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ Gilders = 35 skillings

10$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$ Gilders = 35$\frac{\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{6}}$

9£ English = 100 G

Gilder = 1. 9

10 Gilders = 17. 6

11 Gilders     19. 3

11$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}$ Gild = 19. 10

11$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ Gild = 20. 1$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$

12503G

50012

12503. -

1175. -

536.

14214.

4

56856. -

42102

7910. -

55049. 16

1806.  G - -

One skilling = 6 styvers = 12 Gross.	35 skillings =	210 styvers	= 10G. 10Styvers
	36 skillings =		= 10. 16
	37 sk		= 11.  2
	38$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}$		11.  9$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$

10$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ G = £

42 G.

1. 1st

4$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}$

43 G. 5$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}$st

10G. 1 18st = 1£

40G 12 = 4

3

1.  1∟8

4∟4

44. 18∟2

10. 15st

43.  0

1.  1$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$

4$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$

44. 6

105, 00

16, 00

$\frac{\mathrm{48}}{\mathrm{16}}$ $\frac{\mathrm{10}}{\mathrm{4}}$. 3st

1318∟79∟7

327,19925

84∟29981

1318,797

329,69925.

82,42481

84962

82.50977

32000)236. 17. 2 = 4737s. 2d

9476

56,846./1$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$

24,4

4. 47. 8

100.2::84:16

16,96st

10,,$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{5}}$:140d :: 4

106

2121.s 240d :: 80$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$

106. 120.  9690(91$\frac{\mathrm{22}}{\mathrm{53}}$

150

44  7. 9$\frac{\mathrm{22}}{\mathrm{53}}$

4  0. 3$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$

4. 8. 1

79$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{7}}$. 158 $\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{7}}$ = 1s∟58286

104∟96

26,24

6,56

Freight 6st pr bl	6st
Averidg 3st per Gild	0$\frac{\mathrm{9}}{\mathrm{10}}$
Post money 1st per 16 Gild	0. $\frac{\mathrm{69}}{\mathrm{3200}}$
	23949
	3200

10,5) 330412 /3182

191

862

220

10

105) 3304120(31467∟8

154

491

712

820

850

31467. 16.

31656. 4.

78∟6695

79∟1405

105) 332390(31656∟2

173

689

590

650

20

105) 52616. 6 (50

116

105)55049∟8(52,42$\frac{\mathrm{88}}{\mathrm{105}}$

254

449

298

88

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5$\frac{\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{24}}$ + 8$\frac{\mathrm{6}}{\mathrm{24}}$ = 13$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$   100. 79$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$

796

158

9∟54