Holograph draft notes relating to the tin trade, probably preparatory to MINT00696 (Mint 19/3/538) or a closely related document, with lists of expenses and several series of calculations, some relating to the tin trade and others to astronomical movements

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The interest of {illeg}|8|00000^li constantly advanced comes to 3^s p stannary weight to be deducted from y^e price of {illeg}|3|^li 14^s per C. And so in proportion for t{illeg}|he| interest of a greater or lesse{illeg}|r| summ advanced. And \therefore/ is ever since y^e first year & half \of the present {illeg}|interest|/ the Queen {illeg}|has| been advanced more or less about 200000^li {illeg} \the interest/ comes to 7^s 6^d to be deducted from y^e p^r C to be deducted from y^e present price {&}|o|f {illeg} 3^li 14^s p^r C, & so leaves 3^li 6^s 6^s {sic} as an equitable price p^r C including {s}|t|he Coynage Duty: And this without considering the further loss w^ch the Queen\Crown/ will sustain at {the} {illeg} of y^e contract by the fall of the price of the Tin.

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So that y^e account is about eaven w^thout recconing interest for money advanced.

The interest of every 20000^li advanced is \at 6 p^r cent amounts to/ 9^d per C stannary weight. And therefore if after y^e first years & half of the \present/ contract there has been \about/ 200000^li (more or lesse) advanced, the interest amounts to 7^s 6^d per C stannary w^t. to d|b|e deducted out of the price of 3^li. 14^s per C. {illeg}|W|hich abatement being made\And by this deduction/ the price {remainging} becomes 3^li. 6^s. 6^d per C stannary weight.|,| |including coynage duty.|

And in this reccoing, the loss w^ch the crown may sustein in the end of the contract by the fall of y^e price \of Tin/ is not \{yet} {illeg}|c|onsidered./

Which is 4^li. 8^s. 6^d$\frac{1}{4}$ per C stannary w^t, whereas 3^li 16 per C avoir de pois is but 4. 1. 5$\frac{1}{8}$ per C stannary|.| so that |y^e| Queen\So her Ma^ty/ loses 7^s. 1^d$\frac{1}{8}$ per C stannary besides the loss of by the fall of the price in the end of the contract: w^ch if the contract should now cease

W^ch is {illeg}|4|^s|l|i. 9^s. 4^d$\frac{1}{2}$ per C stannary w^t, whereas 3^li {illeg}|16|^s per C, avoirdepois is but 4. 1. 5$\frac{1}{8}$ per C stannary,|.| So her Maj^ty loses 7^s. 11^d$\frac{3}{8}$ p^r C stan.