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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Title: 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.
Author: Roberts, Lewes, 1596-1640.
Publication: 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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Subject terms: 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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CHAP. CCXXVI.

Of Elbin, and the trade thereof.

ELbin is but a small, yet a faire City, and of late daies i•…•… compassed with walls, growne great and large by the trade and residence of the English merchants, which * 1.1 since, upon some grievance and discontentment are hence removed: in this City lies the grosse of the trade of Prussen, especially for all the gruffe goods of that Dukedome; it once appertained to the Tentonique knights, but now to the Kings of Poland, and who for the present, the citizens acknowledge for their Protector, and otherwise it yeelds him but little obedience, be∣ing of it selfe a free City: from this City towards the North-east, is a channell that runneth up to Coninxburghe, the seat of the Dukes of Prusland, by which all commodities are transported and conveyed from the one to the other.

The coines currant, and the manner of their accompts here kept, I have touched before, and the weight in use in this place, is the * 1.2 pound 40 whereof makes the stone, and 10 stone of 40^l^' makes the ship∣pond, which is 400^l^', which is 350^l^' of their great weight, and the 100^l^' of London hath beene found to make here 120^l^'.

The Last of Wheate is here accompted for 5200^l^'

The measure of length in this place in use, is the Ell, and the 10•…•… yards of London is found to make here 163 ells. There are also in this * 1.3 Tract found for eminent cities of trade, Coninxburghe, Stettin, Starlsont, Reuel, Rhiga, of w^ch a word or two, and first of Coninxburgh.

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* 1.1

Elbin, and the trade thereof.

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* 1.2

Weights of Elbin.

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* 1.3

Measures of Elbin.

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