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CHAP. CXVIII.
Of Valentia, and the Trade thereof.
VALENTIA the principall Citie of the Province of Valentia, giveth Rules to all the adjoyning places, as * 1.1 well for matter of Trade as judicature, wherein is vented yearely great quantity of Pepper, Tinne, Lead, Baies, Linnens, Fish, as Pilchards, Herings, and New∣land fish, and such other like Commodities, having their 〈◊〉〈◊〉 current, Weights and Measures as followeth.
A Liver of Valentia is worth 20. Sold. of that money, and is 〈◊〉〈◊〉▪ * 1.2 Sterling.
A Duccat of Gold is 21. Sold. of the said money.
A Castilian•…•… is 27. Sold. and 4. Deniers of the same money.
A Liver of Valent•…•…a is worth 365. Mervides of Castilia, and chan∣ging them at Naples for Valentia 18 sold. 4. Deniers, which with the charges comes even, because a Duccat of Carlins is worth at Naples after the rate of sold. 18. Den. 3½ and this because your money 〈◊〉〈◊〉 at 15. per centum.
Their greatest money is a peece of 6. sold. which is three Rials Castile, then have they three sold. which 1½ Rials, and the halfe of three sold. which is 18 Deniers, which is 1½ sold. every soldo is 12. Deniers, and 24. Deniers is a Riall Costiliano, which is 6. d. Sterl.
Their Accounts are kept by Livers sold. and Deniers, 12. Deniers accounted to a sold. and 20. sold. to a Liver, which is 10. Rials Ca∣stile, * 1.3 50 souls French and 5. s. sterl.
The Weights are these and thus distinguished.
The greatest Weight is a Cargo or Load, which is 360. li. of Vi∣lentia, * 1.4 and hath beene found to encrease 3. or 4 per centum after the Weight of Florence. This Cargo is accounted to bee 12. Roves as well of fine as grosse goods; a Rove sutle being 30. li. and by this Weight * 1.5 is weighed corne, sugar, oile, spice, and other fine goods.
A Rove Grosse is 36. lib. and by this is weighed Wooll, and such other grosse goods.
A Quintar as well the small as great is foure Roves, which makes 120. li. of fine goods, and 144. li. of grosse goods, in which ob∣serve this true Rule for all the Weights of Valentia.
98. li. of 18. ounces to the li. is 144. li. of 12. ounces to a pound, and is accounted the great Kintar, and * 1.6
80. li. of 18. ounces to the li. is 120. li. of 12. ounces per li. the