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. CCLVI.

Of Sicilia and the Cities of trade thereof.

SIcilia, anciently for its fertility in corne, accoun∣ted * 1.1 the granary of Rome, is held to be 700 miles in compasse, and is beautified with sundry Rivers and Cities, which I shall handle in order as my methode requireth. The commodities exported * 1.2 hence for merchandise, and here abounding, are Wines, Oyles, Ho•…•…y, Wa•…•…, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Sug•…•…s, Salt, All•…•…, Corall, Agats, and some other G•…•…es, and wonderfull fruitfull in all sorts of graine, also it hath some mines of gold and silver, also good quan∣tity of silke is here made, which is exported, both raw and wrought, into divers fabriques: here is also famous the hill Hi∣bla for Bees and Honey, and Mount Aetna for its continuall burning * 1.3 and evaporating of flames. The Country is divided into 3 Pro∣vinces, the first is Vallis de Notto, wherein the City of Syracusa stands, once containing 22 miles in circuit, and the Metropolis of this Iland, and some others. The second Province is Masara, wherein is the Cities of M•…•…ntreal, 2 Gergenti and Palermo, now the chiefe City of Sicilie, whereto I will reduce the trade of this part of the Iland.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Sicilia and the Cities therof.
• * 1.2

  Commodities
• * 1.3

  Mount Hibla▪ Mount Aetna. Division into 3 Provinces.