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. CCLX.

Of Majorca and Minorca, and the trade thereof.

MAjorca is seated also in these seas 300 miles in cir∣cuit, * 1.1 and 30 miles distant from the continent of Spaine, the principall City is Majorca, an Vniversi∣ty, and the seate of the Spanish Viceroy.

Minorca is 9 miles distant from Majorque, and 150 miles in compasse, wherein is Minorca and Iava, the princi∣pall townes, but Mahon therein is found to be an excellent Port, able to containe 500 sayle of very great ships in safety from all weathers, whatsoever. This Country affordeth for merchandise, * 1.2 Corne, Wines, Oiles, this last being the principall commodity of this country, which the English doe here lade above 500 tunnes yearely, and some times more, and hence exported by them, if the Spaniard have not otherwise occasion for it for his own use, for from hence provisions are made for all the Eastern and We∣sterne Navigators. Their moneyes have reference to those currant in Spaine, and principally in Barselona and Valentia, and they ac∣count * 1.3 7 Rials Spanish, and two Marvedes to make a liver here, by which their accounts are kept, being in liures, sold, and denieres, * 1.4 12 deniers to the sold, and 20 sold to the liver, which liver is 3 s. 8 d. star. but all commodities are here sold by the sold, 20 making a liver, which may be accounted 3 s. 8 d. starling as afore∣said, and they account 17 doublers is a Riall Span. Their weight is * 1.5 in Majorca and Minorca two, the one the Rotolo, which 100 Ro∣tolos makes a cantar, called the cantar Barbaresco, which is 117 li. of the other weight, which they call a cantar of Majorca or Ma∣jorina, and consists of 104 li.

The cantar barbaresco hath made

• in Pisa and Florence 141 li.
• in Venetia, sutle—163 li.
• in Venetia grosse—103 li.
• in London—110 li.

The cantar Majorca which is 104 li. hath made in Valentia 116 li.

104 li. cantar Major.

• in Forence—120 li.
• in Venetia sotile—140 li.
• in Venetia grosse—110 li.
• in Genoa—130 li.
• in London—117 li.

Some commodities are also sold by the cargo of three cantares, * 1.6 but each cantar contains 104 li. by which cargo is Pepper, Ginger, Sinamond, Rise, Spices, and other things, and the cargo hath made in Venice 420 li. sotile, by the cantar barbaresco is weighed, wooll, hides, skins, metals, lead, tinne, and such grosse goods, and fine goods by the other quintar, or the cargo aforesaid.

Their measure of length is a cane, which hath made in London, 67 in 68 inches, which is 1⅞. yards London measure. * 1.7

Their measure of Oiles is a quarter, or quartano, 12 whereof is contained in an Odor or skin of Oyle, and 212 quartans I have found here in 1617. to be a tunne of 236 gallons, and 214. a tunne of 252 gallons or thereabouts, and 41¼. quartans, hath made in Venice, one Miara, and in Alexandria hath weighed 5 cantars, and 20 Rotolos.

Oiles are commonly laden at Porcupin, and were found in my time to have there these charges for custome, 8 doublers per * 1.8 lieur, which is 7 Rialls, and 2 Marved. Spanish, and 17 doblers, as I said before, being a Riall, for part 3 doblers per oder for measu∣ring 3 den. per oder for pipes at 3 livers the pipe, for sea custome at 9 dob. per liver, brokered at 1 den. per liver for halledge of the pipes at 5 sh. the pipe, stoadge at 8 den: the pipe, barkedge to Parcapin 2 sol. 6 den. the pipe, provision according to the cu∣stome of the place, at 3 per cent. A briefe of all which charges may be comprehended in this rule, certainely observe that accounting 214 quartans to a tunne, and for every soldo that a quartane doth cost here first penny, if you reckon 47 sh. 6. d. star∣ling for every the said soldo, so much infallibly will your tunne of oyle stand you in cleare abord of all charges, and thus much out of my owne triall I have thought good to insert in lading of Oiles in this place.

Neare unto these Ilands are the Ilands of Ivisa, 100 miles in * 1.9 circuit, the chiefe City is Ivisa, the chiefest commodity that it affordeth, is salt, of the trade of which a word.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Majorca and Minorca, and the trade therof.
• * 1.2

  Commodities of Majorca, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 &c.
• * 1.3

  Monyes in Majorca.
• * 1.4

  Accounts.
• * 1.5

  Weights of Majorca.
• * 1.6

  Car•…•….
• * 1.7

  Measures in Majorca, &c.
• * 1.8

  Of Oiles, and how they are laden, and the account therof made up in Majorca.
• * 1.9

  Ivisa.