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IX
THE REGULATION OF SHIPPING
Not only did the company decide as to the
time when ships might sail, it also laid down
the charges for freight on each occasion.
There are several examples on record, illus-
trating this very important point, and we shall
quote one or two. In 1624 the Delight was
chosen to sail with goods for the company. It
was settled1 that for freight outward she
was to charge 6 dollars on an ordinary bale
and 3J dollars for pepper. As for the home-
ward journey, the charge would be “ after
the accustomed rates,” £4 a ton for cauls,
£5 a ton for cottons and yarns, and £7 a ton
for fine goods, while for money it was to be a
chequin 2 per mille dollars per day. Pretty
much the same rates were fixed in the fol-
1 Min. July 31, 1624.
2 In 1621 (Min. April 12, 1621) a chequin was equiva-
lent to eight shillings and sixpence.
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THE REGULATION OF SHIPPING
Not only did the company decide as to the
time when ships might sail, it also laid down
the charges for freight on each occasion.
There are several examples on record, illus-
trating this very important point, and we shall
quote one or two. In 1624 the Delight was
chosen to sail with goods for the company. It
was settled1 that for freight outward she
was to charge 6 dollars on an ordinary bale
and 3J dollars for pepper. As for the home-
ward journey, the charge would be “ after
the accustomed rates,” £4 a ton for cauls,
£5 a ton for cottons and yarns, and £7 a ton
for fine goods, while for money it was to be a
chequin 2 per mille dollars per day. Pretty
much the same rates were fixed in the fol-
1 Min. July 31, 1624.
2 In 1621 (Min. April 12, 1621) a chequin was equiva-
lent to eight shillings and sixpence.
135