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. CCLII.

Of Corfu and the trade thereof.

THis Iland having the principall towne of that * 1.1 name, is now reputed to be one of the bul∣warkes of Christendome, and the key of the Venetian State, and is a reasonable fruitfull Iland, specially in waxe, honey, wine, oyle, and some other commodities.

Their monies and accounts as in Venetia.

Their weight is two as in Venice, a sotile and a grosse pound, and quintar, which thus is found to agree together: * 1.2

100 li. sutle of Corfu, makes sutle Venice, 133 li. & 90. li. London.

100 li. grosse of Corfu makes grosse Venice.

Their measure in Corfu is a brace, which is () En∣glish inches. * 1.3

Their corne measure is a Moija, which is 4 degalatros, which is 1½. stai•…•… of Venetia, and in England is () gallons.

Wine is sold by the Iarre, 4 whereof makes a quart in Cerfu, which makes of the Sechio measure in Venetia, 6 Sechis, an•…•… jar•…•…s * 1.4 2 and ⅚. makes one quart Venetian in wine, which is in Eng∣land () gallons.

Salt is sold by the M•…•…yetta, 1000 whereof makes in Venice 23. * 1.5 in 24 Moya incirca, and in London () bushels.

Then comes in view Saint Maur•…•…, where stood a Temple, fa∣mous for curing unfortunate Lovers, but the medicine was by * 1.6 casting themselves headlong into the Sea, and so I imagine they may be cured in any Country else whatsoever: the chiefe town is S. Maur•…•…, inhabited by Iewes only.

There resteth yet of note in these Seas, the Ilands of Itheca, now called Val de campare, being 50 miles in compasse, and * 1.7 North-east from the Iland of Sephalonia, being 66 miles in com∣passe, and wherein are found the townes and havens of Argusto∣li, Guiscard•…•… and N•…•…llo, and on the South East thereof, is the I∣land of Zante or Zacynthus, about 40 miles in compasse, fortifi∣ed * 1.8 with a strong Castle on the East side, which commands the town of Zante, and the harbour thereunto adjoyning, the trade * 1.9 whereof I here for brevity sake comprise together.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Corfu and the trade therof.
• * 1.2

  Weights in Corfu.
• * 1.3

  Measures in Corfu of Corn.
• * 1.4

  Wine and
• * 1.5

  Salt.
• * 1.6

  Saint Maur•…•….
• * 1.7

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• * 1.8

  Zefal•…•…ia.
• * 1.9

  Zant.