Draft of <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT00720">MINT00720</ref> (Mint 19/3/498-9) Isaac Newton c. 439 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 October 1712, c. 439 words.

On reverse of Mint 19/3/553: calculations concerning motion and centrifugal force.

 'An Acct of ye cost & charges of sending Tynn to Amsterdam & selling it there by commission.' [MINT 19/3/498-9] MINT 19/3/552-3, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/552-3 October 1712 England English Holograph MintTin Trade Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott, with some retrofitting of the xml of & of normalized MINT00720
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An AcctAccount of yethe costs & charges of procuring Tynn from London & housing it at Amsterdam.

Paid in London per Ccwt English

First cost per Ccwt Averdupois 3.16.00 Customes 0.3.00 Cocquets, Boat 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 100wt Dutch.

Customes about 12 styvers prper 100 Dutch weight One third aAdditional Duty about 4st. Valuation two prper cent. These Duties are apt to meet with some favour in valuing goods below the first cost. Her MatyMajesty paid for the Tynn in Holland Customes 10st per 100, Additional Duty 313 , valuation 1212 . In all } Gildstiv. 1.556 Coquets & Customes House fees there about 25 or 30st per parcel } 0.012 Freight 6, 8, 10 or 12 styvers per block & sometimes nothing. Averidge 3 styvers prper Gilder. Freight & Averidge together at a medium about 10 styvers per block or 313 ststyvers per 100wt } 0.313 Boat hire & Lighterage for unlading 2 styvers per block, Porterage & housing two styvers per block. Both together at a medium about 113 ststyvers prper 100wt } 0.113 Interest for two months forbearance of payments 0.9 Allowed for prompt payment at yethe end of that time. 0.9 2.9
Which 2G. 9st per 100wt reduced into English money & weight (recconing 10 GildrsGilders 12st to 20s & 11034 pounds Averdupois to the Dutch 100wt) comes to 4s 8d. And this summ added to 4li. 1s. 0d makes the whole charge 4li 5s 8d per Ccwt English, or 4li 4s 712d per 100 Dutch weight or 44 Gilders 17st per 100 Dutch weight. Abated for charges troouble & hazzards in setting. 1 per cent Commission 10 1 per cent iInsurance of payments 10 1 per cent prompt paymtspayments 10 13 per cent brokerage 313 16 per cent carriage to yethe cirt weighouse & weighing for sale & 12 per cent city Duty at yethe weighouse } 623 Warehouse room 112d or 2 3.6 Which deducted from 4li 5s 8d leaves to her MatyMajesty 4li 2s. 2d Returns of money backwards & forwards I reccon not because they ballance one another. The AcctAccount stated by my LdLord Treasurer Mr Lowndes & Mr Beranger First cost 3.16.0 Customes in England 0.3.0 Freight 0.0.3 Insurance 0.0.9 Duties in Holland 4 prper 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 GuildrsGuilders 11 stivers.