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.

CHAP. CCXLI.

Of Sebenico and the trade thereof.

SEBENICO is also found on this shore, and seated up∣on * 1.1 the river of Cherca, abutting on the gulph of Venetia, and having a commodious harbour lockt from all dan∣gers of windes by sundry small Ilands, Caprano and Standica being the principall, Tina a faire Citie lies upon this river more into the land, which addes to the trade of this place, and were it not for the continuall piracie of Rovers upon this coast, and especially amongst these Ilands, the trade therof would doubt∣lesse increase daily, and grow, by reason of its commodious situa∣tion, to a great height; yet notwithstanding this difficultie, it af∣foordeth for merchandise exportable, Wax, Hony in great plentie, tallow, hides and cheese, excellent Oyle of Olives, and strong Wines, Figs and some other fruit.

This Citie of Sebenico is found to have two severall weights * 1.2 commonly in use; the one for the weighing of fine goods, and the other for grosse goods.

The first being called the sutle hundred, consisting of 100 pound, is in England 80 pound haberdupois.

The second called the grosse quintar of 100 pound, doth also pro∣duce in London 128 pound haberdupois.

The measure of length in use is the Pico, which is accounted to * 1.3 bee about 23 inches English, and is about 10 per cent. lesse than the cloth brace of Venice.

This note hath beene made between the weight of Venice and Sebenico.

• 100 pound sutle Sebenico is sutle in Venetia 120 pound.
• 100 pound grosse Sebenico is grosse in Venetia 120 pound.
• 100 pound sutle Venice is sutle in Sebenico 83 pound.
• 100 pound grosse Venice is grosse in Sebenico 83 pound.
• 1 pound sutle in Venice is in Sebenico 10 ounces.
• 1 pound sutle Sebenico is in Venetia sutle 14 ℥ 2⅖ sases.

And so leaving Sebenico I come to Scutari.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Sebenico and the trade ther∣of.
• * 1.2

  Weights of Sebenico.
• * 1.3

  Measures of Sebenico.