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 1, 2024.
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CHAP. LXIX.
Of MOCHA, and the trade thereof.
MOcha, or Muchi as some name it, is seated in the red Sea, almost opposite to Zuachen that famous Citie of * 1.1trade on the African shoare, and serveth as the Port and scale to Meccha, the birth place of Mahomet the famous Prophet of these Countreymen, much heere resorted unto by Turkes, Moores, Arabians, and other Nations professing this superstitious religion; it is frequented by divers Merchants, especially Arabians and Egyptians that take it in their way to Aden, Ormus, India, or the like; and also much frequen∣ted by Mahumetane Pilgrims, who in blind devotion come this way to Meccha to pay their vowes to their ungodly Patron.
It is subject to the grand Signior, and acknowledgeth his coines* 1.2•…•…r the currant in this place in matter of trade, which is the asper•…•…mmon with all Turkey.
Whereof 60 is here accompted for a Riall of 〈◊〉〈◊〉Spanish.
An hundred is accompted for a Soltanie, chiquine or sheriffe.
The common gold here currant 8 sh. sterling.
Their weights heere used partake also somwhat of the common * 1.3•…•…eight in appellation used throughout all Turkey, which is the •…•…am, 10 whereof is accounted here an ounce.
14 Ounces is a Rotolo.
24 Rotol. is a fracello, which is 25 li. 12 ounces English.
15 Fracellos makes a cantar, or as they terme it,
1 Bahar, making English incirca, 386 li.
The Measures here is the pico, accounted incirca 26½ ynches * 1.4•…•…nglish, other notes have not falne into my hand of this place, •…•…erefore hence I will bend my course to Aden.