Preparatory notes and calculations concerning Dutch trade and English customs on it for MINT00720 (Mint 19/3/498-9)
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An Accompt of the cost & charges of sending Tynn to Amsterdam & selling it there by Commission.
| Paid in London, First cost pr cwt Averdupois | 3. 16. 00 |
| Customes | 0. 3. 00 |
| Cocquets, boat hire, searchers fees, Wharfage &c about | 0. 0. 06 |
| Insurance by sea 1 per cent | 0. 0. 09 |
| 4. 0. 03 |
| This summ after the rate of 110 pounds Averdupois to the Dutch 100 weight & Gilders 12 stivers to 20s sterling comes to 42 Gilders per 100 Dutch weight | } | 42.ilders 0.Stivers |
| Paid in Holland, Customes about 12st per 100wt. One third Additional Duty about 4st. Valuation 2 pr cent. These Duties are apt to meet with some favour in valuing the goods below the first cost. Her Majestypaid for the Tynn in Holland, Customes 10st pr 100wt, Additional Duty 3st, Valuation 12. In all | } | 1. 5 |
| Coquets & Custome house fees about 25 or 30st pr parcell | 0. 0 | |
| Freight (as in Mr Drummonds Account) 10 styvers per block Averidge 3 styvers pr Gilder, or 1 styver per block. Boat-hire & Lighterage for unlading 2 styvers per block. Porterage & housing 2 styvers pr block. In all 15 styvers per block, which is about 5 styvers per 100wt | } | 0. 5 |
| Total charge of buying exporting & housing | 43. 11 | |
| By the Rule of fals Position let the Price in selling be put 45 Gilders per 100 Dutch weight, & the charges of selling will be as follows | ||
| Carriage to the city weigh-house & weighing for sale 1 st City Duties for weighing per cent. In former Accounts I find these two Articles about | } | 0. 5 |
| Prompt payment 1 per cent | 0. 9 | |
| Insurance of the payments 1 per cent | 0. 9 | |
| Interest for two months forbearance & a month in returning the money to London | } | 0. 12 |
| Commission 1 per cent | 0. 9 | |
| Brokerage | 0. | |
| Warehouse room about | 0. 2 | |
| 46. 1 | ||
Source
MINT 19/3/570, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UKAfter 18 August 1705, c. 288 words.