The merchants mappe of commerce wherein, the universall manner and matter of trade, is compendiously handled. The standerd and currant coines of sundry princes, observed. The reall and imaginary coines of accompts and exchanges, expressed. The naturall and artificiall commodities of all countries for transportation declared. The weights and measures of all eminent cities and tovvnes of traffique, collected and reduced one into another; and all to the meridian of commerce practised in the famous citie of London. By Lewes Roberts, merchant. Necessary for all such as shall be imployed in the publique affaires of princes in forreigne parts; for all gentlemen and others that travell abroad for delight or pleasure, and for all merchants or their factors that exercise the art of merchandizing in any part of the habitable world.

CHAP. XXVII.

Of Ethiopia inferior, and the Provinces thereof.

EThiopia inferior, hath the red Sea on the East, the Ethi∣opian * 1.1 Ocean on the West, the land of Negro's on the North, and the southerne Ocean on the South, com∣monly divided into these parts, Aian, Zanbar, Mono∣motapa, Caffaria, Monicongo.

In Aian, are upon the Sea coasts these three Cities much fre∣quented * 1.2 by Merchanrs, Arar, Zeila, Borbera, the second of which was sacked by the Portugals in Anno 1516, and is found to abound with flesh, honey, waxe, corne, gold, Ivory and cattell; especially * 1.3 sheepe in plenty.

Zanibar containes 15 Townes that gives names to 15 severall * 1.4 Kingdomes, the chiefe for trade is Quiloa where the Portugals have Forts built and fortified Anno 1509. Mosambique also forti∣•…•… 〈◊〉〈◊〉 them, Soffola which for the aboundance of yvorie and gold is conceived to be the land of Ophir to which Solomon sent by his three yeares Voyage.

Monomotapa containes also sundry Provinces invironed almost * 1.5 round with waters, and abounding with mines of gold, accounted to containe above 2000, the principall being three, Monica, * 1.6

Boro and Quitiana; which yeelds not any commoditie else save * 1.7 •…•…lephants teeth, to procure which, it is supposed 5000 are yearely •…•…aine in these Kingdomes.

Caffaria hath nothing famous in it, save that famous and no∣•…•…d * 1.8 headland Cape bona speranza, discovered by the Portugals in •…•…nno 1497.

Manicongo was discovered by the Portugals 1486, and by them * 1.9 •…•…hen converted to the popish Religion, which the Inhabitants soone •…•…orsooke, as peradventure seeing that that Religion was made the •…•…loake of their conquest, yeelding yearely 30000 slaves in sale to the •…•…ortugals, which they carry to Brasile to worke in their silver Mines; of the trade of the principall of these it is fit I should in •…•…his place more particularly handle.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Ethiopia infe∣rior.
• * 1.2

  Aian.
• * 1.3

  Commodities of Aian.
• * 1.4

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. Quiloa. Mosambique. Soffolla.
• * 1.5

  Monomotapa.
• * 1.6

  M•…•…nica.
• * 1.7

  Boro Quitiana. Elephants teeth.
• * 1.8

  Caffaria. C•…•…pe Bonae Spei.
• * 1.9

  Manicongo.