A scheme of the trade, as it is at present carried on between England and France in the commodities of the native product and manufacture of each country; calculated as exactly as possible, in obedience to the command of the right honourable the Lords Commissioners for the Treaty of Commerce with France: and humbly tender'd to their Lordships.

Author: Ward, Patience, Sir, 1629-1696.1674

LONDON 29 Nov. 1674. A SCHEME of the TRADE, As it is at present Carried on Between England and France, In the Commodities of the Native Product and Manufacture of each Country; Calculated as exactly as possible, in Obedience to the Command of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners for the Treaty of Commerce with France: And humbly tender'd to their Lordships.

Quantities	Commodities Exported from England into France.					Amount of Particulars			Total Amount of Exports.
	Woollen and Silk Manufactures.
		l.	s.	d.		l.	s.	d.	l.	s.	d.
354	Pieces of Norwich Stuffs, at	2	00	0	per Pc.	708	0	0
5564	Pieces of Serges and Perpetuanas, at	2	10	0	per Pc.	13910	0	0
2288	Pieces of single Bayes, at	2	10	0	per Pc.	5764	0	0
166	Small Minikin Bayes, at	6	00	0	per Pc.	996	0	0
466	Small double Bayes, at	4	00	0	per Pc.	1864	0	0
2140	Dozen Mens Worsted Hose, at	2	00	0	per Pc.	4280	0	0
832	Dozen Mens Worsted Hose, at	1	05	0	per Pc.	1040	0	0
1170	Dozen of Childrens Hose, at	0	08	0	per Pc.	468	0	0
400	Yards of Flannel, at	0	01	0	per Pc.	20	0	0
1200	C Goads of Cotton, at	9	00	0	per Pc.	10800	0	0
112	Long Cloths, at	10	00	0	per Cl.	1120	0	0
42	Short Cloths, at	8	00	0	per Cl.	336	0	0
829	Spanish Cloths, at	5	00	0	per Cl.	12435	0	0
97	Double Northern Dozens, at	5	00	0	per Cl.	485	0	0
69	Single Northern Dozens, at	2	00	0	per Cl.	138	0	0
13	Devon Dozens, at	2	00	0	per Cl.	26	0	0
173	Cloth Rashes, at	5	00	0	per Cl.	865	0	0
6	Pennystons, at	3	00	0	per Cl.	18	0	0
3585	Kersies, at	1	15	0	per Cl.	6273	0	0
960	lb English wrought Silk, at	2	00	0	per Cl.	1920	0	0
						—
						63466	0	0
	This is the full of what was Exported, according to the Custom-House Books in the Port of London, from Michaelmas 1668, to Michaelmas 1669. And for all England we calculate one Third Part more. Amounts in all to					—			84612	06	08

	Since 1669, the Exports, as we conceive, are diminished, and not encreased.

2500	Fodder of Lead, at	12	0	0	per Fod.	30000	0	0
6000	Hundred of Tin, at	4	0	0	per C.	24000	0	0
100	Tuns of Allom, at	24	0	0	per Tun.	2400	0	0
	Calves Skins and Leather					10000	0	0
	Several sorts of Skins, Glew, Lanthorn Leaves, Butter, Copperas, Old Shoes, Sea-Coals, Tobacco-Pipes, Gloves, Red-Lead, Linseed, Candles, Iron-Ware, Haberdashery Ware, and other trivial Commodities, which may amount per Annum to					20000	0	0
						—			86400	00	00
									—
									171021	06	08
	Balance gained by the French from us Yearly, besides the Toys, Gloves, Laces, &c.					—			965128	17	04
									—
									1136150	04	00

Quantities	Commodities Imported from England into France.					Amount of Particulars.			Total Amount of Imports.
	Linnen and Silk Manufactures.
		l.	s.	d.		l.	s.	d.	l.	s.	d.
60000	Pieces of Lockram and Dowlas, at	6	00	0	per Pc.	360000	0	0
17000	Hundred of Vitry & Noyals Canvas, at	6	00	0	per Hund	102000	0	0
5000	Hundred of Normandy Canvas, at	7	00	0	per Hund	35000	0	0
2500	Pieces of Quintins, at	0	10	0	per Pc.	1250	0	0
1500	Pieces of dyed Linnen, at	1	00	0	per Pc.	1500	0	0
7604	Yards of Diaper Tabling, at	0	2	0	per Pc.	760	8	0
33896	Yards of Diaper Napkining, at	0	1	0	per Pc.	1694	16	0
1376	Dozen of Buckrams, at	2	10	0	per Pc.	3440	0	0
1200	Bolts of Poldavies, at	0	15	0	per Pc.	9 [...]0	0	0
2820	Pair of Old Sheets, at	0	5	0	per Pc.	705	0	0
150000	Pound of Wrought Silk, at	2	0	0	per Pc.	300000	0	0

	Note; That this Year, 1674, there hath been received at the Port of Dover only, as we are informed, 15000 l. for Custom of Wrought Silk: So that consideiring what may be convey'd away privately, and that great Quantities are worth from 3 l. to 4 l. the Pound, we believe the Wrought Silk may amount to much more in Value than what is above.

						—			807250	04	0
11000	Tuns of French Wine one Year with another cost	12	10	0	per Tun.	137500	0	0
4000	Tuns of Brandy, one Year with another, at	20	00	0	per Tun.	80000	0	0
						—			217500	00	0
160000	Reams of Paper, at	0	5	0	per Ream.	40000	0	0
1500	Pes of Pruens, at	4	0	0	per Ream.	6000	0	0
400	Hundred of Feathers	5	0	0	per Hund.	2000	0	0
5000	Hundred of Kidskins	3	0	0	per Hund.	15000	0	0
3000	Weigh of Salt, at	2	0	0	per Weigh.	6000	0	0
6000	Hundred of Rozin, at	0	8	0	per Hund	2400	0	0
	Vinegar, Rape, Cyder, Wadd, Cork, Oakam, Scap, Turpentine, Capers, Olives, Brignoles, Parchment, Window-Glass, Teasels, Corn-Fans, Basket-Rods, Box-Wood, and Cremor Tartar, which may amount per Annum, at least to					40000	0	0
						—			111400	00	0
									—
	Besides all manner of Toys for Women and Children, Fans, Jessamin-Gloves, Laces, Point-laces, rich embroidered Garments, and rich embroidered Beds, and other Vestments, which are of an incredible Value.								1136150	04	0

By the Account above, your Lordships may perceive, that the Linnen and Silk Manufactures only, Imported from France, amount to upwards of Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds, and the Manufactures of Wooll and Silk Exported from England thither, do not amount to Eighty Five Thousand Pounds. As also all other Commodities of the Product and Manufacture of England Exported into France, do not amount to Ninety Thousand Pounds more: Whereas the Wines, Brandies, and other Commodities of the Product and Manufacture of France Imported into England, amount to upwards of Three Hundred and Twenty Thousand Pounds; besides an incredible Value of Toyes, rich Apparel, Point-Lace, &c. So that it is apparent, that the Exports of out Native Commodities and Manufactures to France, are less in Value by at least One Million of Pounds Sterling, than the Native Commodities and Manufactures of France, which we receive from thence: And if it please your Lordships to reflect thereupon, your Lordships will easily discern the great Prejudice the English Nation hath sustained, and the great Advantage the French have, and do daily make, by holding this Treaty in Suspence; this Nation being upon the Matter excluded Trade thither, while in the mean Time the French enjoy all and as great Advantages as they can reasonably extect by any Treaty.

Patience Ward,
George Torriano,
John Dubois,
Thomas Papillon,
John Houblon,
Benj. Godfrey,
James Houblon,
John Hougbe,
Edm. Harrison,
William Bellamy,
John Mervin,
Benj. Delaune,
Michael Godfrey,
Peter Paravicine.

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