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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Roberts, Lewes, 1596-1640.
Publication: At London :: Printed by R. O[ulton, Eliot's Court Press?, Thomas Harper, and Felix Kingston] for Ralph Mabb,; MDCXXXVIII. [1638]
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CHAP. CCLIX.

Of Callary and the trade therof.

CAllary is the principall City of this Iland, opposite * 1.1 to Afrique, the seat of the Spanish Vice-kings, en∣joying a goodly Haven, and much frequented by Merchants, and is an Archbishops See, and well sto∣red with eminent Citizens.

Their monyes are generally the monyes of Valentia in the King∣dome * 1.2 of Spain, but they have proper to the Island, some Copper or black monyes, to which the duccats and livers of Valentia are reduced, and their Accounts are kept in the same manner, as in that City.

The common weight is the pound, consisting of 12 ounces, * 1.3 100 li. thereof being their quintar, is English 88 in 89 li. and in Marselia 101 li. in Florence, 125 li. circa.

Their common measures is a Vare and a Brace, the Vare found to agree with Valentia, and the Brace with Florence, the first used * 1.4 in cloth and linnen, and the latter in silkes, &c.

Further observations on the trade of this Iland, hath not come to my hand, therfore I will hence saile to the next Ilands, which are those of Majorca and Minorca.

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* 1.1

Callary and the trade therof.

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* 1.2

Monyes of Callary.

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* 1.3

Weights in Sardinia.

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* 1.4

Measures in Sardinia.

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