'A Scheame of the Trade as it as at p[re]sent carried on': clerical copy of 1674 table of import-export trade with France since 1668

Author: Unknown

Source: MINT 19/3/455, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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A Scheame {sic} of the Trade as it is at p^rsent carried on Betwee{n} England and France in the Comodities of the Native Product and Manufacture of each Country Calculated Exactly as Possible in Obedience to the Commands of the R^t. Hono^ble. the Lords Comm^r for the Treaty of Commerce with France and humbly tendred to their Lordpps being the Intrinsi{c}k value of Goods Exported and Imported to and froom France menconed in fol 5 and 6^th of this Booke

Quantities		Comodities {sic} Expor{illeg}\|te\|d from England into France	Amount of ꝑticul^rs	Totall amount of Exports			Quantities		Comodities {sic} Imported into England from France		Amount of ꝑticu^lrs.	Totall amount of Imports
		Woollen and Silk Manufactures							Linnen and Silk Manufactures
	354	ꝑr Norw^ch. Stuffs at 2^li ꝑ ꝑr	708					6000	ꝑr Lockeram and Dowlas at 6^li ꝑ p		360000
	5564	ꝑr {Serges} and ꝑ petuanas at 50^s	13910					5000^ll	Ells Normandy Canvas at 7^li pCElls		35000
	2288	ꝑr Single Bays at 50^s	5764/20\					17000^ll	Ells Vittery and Noyalls Canvas at 6^li ꝑ C		102000
	166	ꝑ Small Munkin Bays at 6^li	996					2500	ꝑs Quintius at 10^s		1250
	466	ꝑ^s of \Small/ Double Bays at 4^li	1864					1500	ꝑ^s Died Linnen at 20^s		1500
	2140	doz. Mens Worsted Hose at 40^s	4280					7604	Yds Dia{p^r} Tabling at 2^s		760. 8
	832	doz. Mens Worsted hose at 25^s	1040					33894	Yds Ditto Napkening at 1^s		1694. 14
	{illeg}\|11\|70	doz. Childrens hose at 8^s	468					1376	doz. Burkerancs at 50^s		3440
	400	Yds Flainell at 12^d	20					1200	Both Pole Davis at 15^s		900
	1200	Goads of Cotten at 9^li	10800					2820	ꝑr of Old Sheets at 5^s		705
	112	Long Cloakes at 10^li	1120					150000	Of Wr^tt Silkes at 40^s		300000
	42	Short Cloathes at 8^li	336						Note that this Year 1674 there hath been Recd t the Port of Dover onely as wee are informed 15000^li for Custome of wr^tt silkes soe that consid^ring w^t may bee convey'd away privately and that great Quantities are worth from 3 to 4^li the pound wee beleive {sic} the wr^tt silkes may amount to mine more then the value of what is above
	829	Spanish Cloathes at 15^li	12435
	97	Northern doz. double at 5^li	485
	69	Single Northern doz. at 40^s	138
	13	Devon. doz at 2^li	26
	173	Cloth Rasher	865
	6	Demistons at 3^li	18									807250	2	00
	3585	Kersies at 35^s	6273\| $\frac{3}{4}$ \|					11000	Tuns French Wines one year with another	}
	960^li	English Wr^tt Silke at 40^s	1920						Cost 12^li 10^s ꝑ Tunn{illeg}	}	137500
								4000	Tuns Brandy one y^re with another at 20^li ꝑ Tun		80000
			63466/22 $\frac{1}{2}$ \								80000	217500
			63466/22 $\frac{1}{2}$ \					160000	Reames of Paper at 5^s ꝑ Reame		40000
		This is the full of w^t. was Exported according to the Custome-house Booke in the Port of London from {illeg}{illeg}{illeg} to Ditto 1669 and for all England wee Calculate $\frac{1}{3}$ ꝑ^t more amount in all to							p^d of Pruins at 4^li		6000
									W^t. of Feathers at 5^li		2000
									Of Kid Skins at 3^li		15000
				/84563\	6/13\	8/4\			Wey salt at 2^li ꝑ Wey		6000
		Since 1669 the Exports as wee {illeg}\|c\|on{illeg}\|ce\|ive are Diminished and not increased							W^t Rossin at 8^s ꝑ ll		2400
									Vinegar Rape Syder Wadd Corke Oakham Soape Turpetine {sic} Capers Other {Tengulas} Parchm^t Window Glasses {Tearzells} Corn Fans Basketrods Boxwood Cronia Tartar w^ch may amount ꝑ Ann at least to
	2500	Fodd^r of Lead at 12^li ꝑ Fodd^r	30000
	6000	W^t Tinne at 4^li	24000
	100	Tunn of Allome at 24^li	2400								4000
		Calves skins and Leathers	10000								4000
		Seuall sorts of skings Gleu Lanthorn-leaves Butt^r Copper as Old shoes Sea-coals Tobacco pixes Gloves Redlead Linseed Candles ironware Haberdash^ry wareand oth^r Triviall Comodities {sic} w^ch may amo^nt. to ꝑ Annum							Besides all manner of Toys for Children and women Fans Iessamine Gloves Lases Point-Cases Rich Embroidred Garm^ts and Rich Embroidred Beds and other vestm^ts w^ch are of an incredible value	}		111400
												1136,150	2
			2000	86400								1136,150	2
				171021/170963\	6/13\	8/4\

By the Acc^t above your Lordspps may ꝑceive that {illeg}|th|e Linnen and Silke Manufactures onely Imported from France Amount to upwards of 800000^li and that the Manufactures of Wooll and Silke Exported from England thither doe not amount to 85000^li As alsoe that all the other Comodities of the ꝑduct and Manufacture of France Imports to upwards of 320000^li besides an incredible value of Toys Rich App^ll Pointlace {illeg} Soe that it is apparent that the Exports of our Native Comodities and Manufactures to France are Less in value by at the least One Million of Pounds Sterling then the Native Comodities and Manufac{illeg}|t|ures of France which wee Receive from thence And if it please yo^r Lordspps to reflect there upon your Lordspps will easily diserne {sic} the great Prejudise {sic} the English nacon hath sustained and the great advantages the French have and doe dayly make by holding this Treaty in Suspence, This Nacon being upon the matter Excluded trade thither while in the meane time the French enjoy all and as great Advantages as they can reasonably expect by any Treaty