Epstein, Mordecai: The English Levant Company: its foundation and its history to 1640 (London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd, 1908)

136 THE EARLY HISTORY OF
lowing year 3 for the Sampson. For the out-
ward voyage, freightage was taken at the
rate of 6 dollars per bale, accounting 2 long
and 3 short cloths to a bale, and 3J dollars
for pepper. For the homeward journey, for
fine goods the charge was £7 a ton, for cauls
£4 a ton, for money, 1 per mille 4 in the case
of money shipped by laders for buying com-
modities.5 But for money not to be used
in this way, the charge was higher. For the
outward journey it was | per cent, and for
the return journey } per cent.
The conditions laid down in 1631 6 for a
ship sailing to the Levant were slightly
different. Here it was fixed that each merchant
who laded goods for both journeys should
pay a composition sum of £10 per ton for all
his goods. Half of the whole amount that
was due had to be paid within 2 days after the
discharge of the goods, and the remainder
within one month after the first payment.
But for those who laded for one journey only,
the charges were to be a dollar per cloth, and
3 Min. December 8, 1625. 4 Which is Ar Per cent.
5 Hence, it would seem, the system of foreign credit
and bills was as yet but little used.
6 Min. October 20, 1631.