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Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/3/552-3, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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  'An Acc^t of y^e cost & charges of sending Tynn to Amsterdam & selling it there by commission.' [MINT 19/3/498-9]

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An Acc^t of y^e costs & charges of procuring Tynn from London & housing it at Amsterdam.

Paid in London per C English

First cost per C Averdupois		3.	16.	00
Customes		0.	3.	00
Cocquets, {illeg}\|B\|oat 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 100^{w^t} Dutch.

Custom{illeg}\|es\| about 12 styvers p^r 100 Dutch weight One third a\|A\|dditional Duty about 4^st. Valuation two p^r cent. These Duties are apt to meet with some favour in valuing goods below the first cost. Her Ma^ty paid for the Tynn in Holland Customes 10^st per 100, Additional Duty 3 $\frac{1}{3}$ , valuation 12 $\frac{1}{2}$ . In all	}	Gild	stiv.
	}	1.	5 $\frac{5}{6}$
Coquets & Customes House fees there about 25 or 30^st per parcel	}	0.	0 $\frac{1}{2}$
Freight 6, 8, 10 or 12 styvers per block & sometimes nothing. Averidge 3 styvers p^r Gilder. Freight & Averidge together at a medium about 10 styvers per block or 3 $\frac{1}{3}$ st per 100^{w^t}	}	0.	3 $\frac{1}{3}$
Boat hire & Lighterage for unlading 2 styvers per block, Porterage & housing two styvers per block. Both together at a medium about 1 $\frac{1}{3}$ st p^r 100^wt	}	0.	1 $\frac{1}{3}$
Interest for two months forbearance of payments		0.	9
Allowed for prompt payment at y^e end of that time.		0.	9
		2.	9

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

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Abated for charges troouble & hazzards in setting.

1 per cent Commission		10
1 per cent i\|I\|nsurance \|of payments\|		10
1 per cent prompt paym^ts		10
$\frac{1}{3}$ per cent brokerage		3 $\frac{1}{3}$
$\frac{1}{6}$ per cent carriage to y^e cirt weighouse & weighing for sale & $\frac{1}{2}$ per cent city Duty at y^e weighouse	}	6 $\frac{2}{3}$
Warehouse room 1 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^d or		2
	3.	6

Which deducted from 4^li 5^s 8^d leaves to her Ma^ty 4^li 2^s. {illeg}|2|^d

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

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The Acc^t stated by my L^d Treasurer M^r Lowndes & M^r Beranger

First cost	3.	16.	0
Customes in England	0.	3.	0
Freight	0.	0.	3
Insurance	0.	0.	9
Duties in Holland 4 p^r 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 Guild^rs 11 stivers.