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Of Coppenhagen, and the trade thereof.
COPPENHAGEN is the Seat of the Kings of * 1.1 Denmarke in winter, and may bee interpreted the Merchants haven, on the East side is the Kings palace or castle, which bordereth on the sea shore, where the haven is found to be, the sea being not farre di∣stant from the North side thereof: the City is of a round forme, affording little beauty, as being but meanly built of wood and clay, and the castle of stone. Here are found some
Merchants, yet for the most part of no great eminence: for the Countrey affoordeth norich commodities that may allure others thither, or serve to bee transported to other regions, whereby a gaine may be expected.
The Monies of this kingdome commonly currant is the Doller, * 1.2 and shilling; two Danish shillings making one Lubecke shilling, and 66 Danish shillings accounted for a Rix Doller, which is five shillings Sterlin.
Their accounts are kept by markes of 16 shillings Danish. * 1.3
Their exchanges are here practised by the Rix doller above mentio∣ned, the common currant coine of these countries.
Their measures and weights I will briefly observe by them∣selves, and therefore hasten to Elsinour. * 1.4
Coppenhagen, and the trade thereof.
Coins of Cop∣penhagen.
Accounts in Denmarke.
Measures and weights, &c.