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.

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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.
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Roberts, Lewes, 1596-1640.
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At London :: Printed by R. O[ulton, Eliot's Court Press?, Thomas Harper, and Felix Kingston] for Ralph Mabb,
MDCXXXVIII. [1638]
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Coinage -- Early works to 1800.
Weights and measures -- Early works to 1800.
Commerce -- Early works to 1800.
Balance of trade -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- Commerce -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A10821.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.

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CHAP. XVIII.

Of VNA, and the Trade thereof.

VNA is also seated upon this coast, and dependeth for the most part in matter of trade, upon the inland In∣habitants; * 1.1 affording for transportation the common commodities of Barbarie, and by reason of the sci∣tuation little knowne to our nation, therfore I shall the more briefly passe over the same.

The coines before mentioned are here current, onely with little alteration, as also the same is found to be in Bona (anciently Hip∣pona * 1.2

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the seat of Saint Augustin that learned Father) in Cola, Tabara∣•…•…ha, Bugia, Constantine, and other townes of trade upon this coast, therefore I will omit the repetition thereof, having all a refe∣rence in trade one to the other.

But in weights they much differ; for here is found in use three * 1.3 severall quintals composed of one l. or Rotolo, one for cotton wooll, another for spices, and the third for corne; thus agreeing with London.

The 100 l. of London makes 63 Rotolos for weight of wooll.

The 100 l. of London makes 72 Rotolos for weight of spices.

The 100 l. of London makes 91 Rotolos in the weight of corne.

All which is to be observed by him that trades into this port, in the sale of these and the like commodities.

The measure of length is here the pico Morisco, which generally * 1.4 •…•…s used in all commodities and containes 26 ynches English in circa.

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