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. CCVIII.
Of Measures of Germany reduced to the Measures of London.
HAving done with their Weights in generall, I will doe the same for their long Measures in generall, which I will * 1.1 reduce to the 100 Yardes of London, and note that the same hath beene observed to have produced in these Cities of Germanie.
Embden
163 ells.
Lubecke
160 el.
Munster
80 el.
Collen
160 el.
Erford
218 el.
Francfort
169 •…•…cloth
〈◊〉〈◊〉
80 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
Norimberge
160 el.
〈◊〉〈◊〉 silke
138 el.
Vienna for linnen
103 el.
Ditto for silke
113 el.
Prague
14•…•… el.
Ditto for〈◊〉〈◊〉
160 el.
Vlme
160 el.
Ditto for wollen
128 el.
Lipsicke
160 el. cloth
Ossenbrigs
84 els.
Breme
163 el.
Hamburge
163 el.
Basill
167 el.
Bantson
148 el.
〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉
〈◊〉〈◊〉 el.
•…•…lle
〈◊〉〈◊〉 el.
〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉
〈◊〉〈◊〉 el. cloth
Ditto 〈◊〉〈◊〉
138 el.
〈◊〉〈◊〉long〈◊〉〈◊〉.
1•…•… el.
Ditto short measures
1•…•…3 el.
Zearech
〈◊〉〈◊〉 el.
Statin
〈◊〉〈◊〉 el.
Ocermond
•…•…1 el.
Wismar
157 el.
Gripswald
163 el.
The rest I willingly omit for brevity sake, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 to the triall of the better experienced.