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CHAP. CCXXXIX.

Of Modona, Corona, and Petras, and the trade thereof.

THese three Cities as situated on the same shores, * 1.1 and subject to the same customes, and found a∣bonnding in Corne, Wines, Oyles, and Currants, Galls, Aniseeds, Silke, and such like, which I have thought good to put into one member, to abbreviate my taske.

In Petros there hath been of many yeares a trade maintained by the endevours of the English, who here by authority of the Grand-Signiour * 1.2 have a protecting Consull resident, who hath the title of the Consull of the Morea: and here is vented from England some Clothes of Suffolke, Sarges, Tin, Lead, &c. In exchange whereof they trans∣port * 1.3 hence these commodities aforenamed, Corne and Oyle being by their lawes prohibited transportation, but by the connivence of Officers found permitted notwithstanding.

The monies of these places is currant with those of Turkie, and those of Venetia, as possessors and borderers, which they account * 1.4 by the Turkish coines, as in Dollers and Aspers.

Aspers 80 accounted to a Doller, or ℞ 〈◊〉〈◊〉 which is the best commo∣ditie: aspers 120 accounted to a Sultany Hungar or Checquine, which coynes are found to rise oftentimes 10, 20, or 30 per cent. in aspers, as the occasion of trade, or misgovernment too oftentimes doth permit.

The weight of Petros is the pound of 12 ounces, ordinarily ma∣king 11 drams to an ounce, 3^l^' making their oake, which is 4^l^' 2 ℥ * 1.5 English, or 400 drams here.

132^l^' makes their quintall, which is 117^l^' London; but their Silke is sold by a pound of 15 ℥. which is 1¼ pound abovesayd: and it hath been found that 112^l^' English have made in Petras 126^l^' the sack of Currants commonly weighing of their weight 140^l^', which in Zant hath produced in circa 118^l^'.

100^l^' of Petras hath been found to make in Venice sotile 130 l', and in the grosse weight of Venice 83½ l', which thus computed may be 88 in 90 l' haberdupois of London.

The measures of these places are two for distinction of length, First the Silke Pico is found to be 25 inches English, and the Cloth Pi∣co * 1.6 27 inches by the rule in England.

Oyles is sold by a measure called the Liver and weigheth 7½ l', * 1.7 20 whereof is found to make a Candye Barrell, which must hold 15 Gallons English. which should be 112½ l' haberdupois.

Corne is here sold by the Bachel, whereof 9 and ⅖ •…•…hath been noted * 1.8 to make in England 8 Bushels Winchester measure.

From Petras it will not bee improper that I trace the Dalmatian shore, and survey the Cities seated on the maritime coast, and found in the gulph of Venice, purposels omitted in the Chapter of Dal∣matia, as more proper to this place; and then proceed to the rest of the Greciam provinces.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Modona, Co∣rona, and Pe∣tras, and the trade therof.
• * 1.2

  Petras.
• * 1.3

  Exchange.
• * 1.4

  Monies of Morea.
• * 1.5

  Weights of Morea.
• * 1.6

  Measures of Morea.
• * 1.7

  Of Oyles.
• * 1.8

  Of Corne.