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. CCLXVI.

Of Edenburgh, and the trade thereof.

FIrst Edenburgh, wherein, is seated the Kings Palace, * 1.1 and the Court of Iustice, consisting principally of one street of a mile in length, whereto doth lead many other pretty Lanes, making the whole neer three miles in circuit, the second Town is Glasco, an Archbishops See, and an Vniversity; the third is Saint Andrews in Fiffe, honourd with many Prerogatives; fourthly, Sterling: then is Perth, Aberdon, Dondes, Saint Iohn's Town, and some others of lesser note.

Their currant Monyes in Merchandise is the proper Coynes of * 1.2

that Kingdome both in Gold and Silver, which are usually found to be in Gold

Pieces of	22 shill. sterl.
Pieces of	11 shill. sterl.
Pieces of	5 6 d. sterl.
Pieces of	2 9 d. sterl.
Pieces of	4 4•…•… d. sterl.
In Silver, first Pieces of	1 shill. 1½ d. sterl.
Pieces of	½ the ¼ and ⅛ therof.
Pieces of	9-9 d. being ⅔ of the 13 d. ½ ster. one Mark.
Pieces of	½ which is 4½ d. being 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the a∣bove said.

• Againe, 13•…•… d. sterl. is Scotch Marke, or 13 shill. 4 d. Scotch.
• 6⅔ is a Scotch Noble, 6 shill. 8.
• 20 d. sterl. is 1½ Mark Scotch. or 1 pound Scotch of 20 shill.
• 20 shill. sterl. is 18 Soctch Marks.

Besides which are here found currant the Coynes of England, and hee that would see further into the intrinsecall value and weight of these Coynes either of Silver and Gold, must have re∣course to a Proclamation set out by our Soveraigne King Iames de∣ceased, dated in 1609, which will also shew their conformitie to the Coynes of England in waight and goodnesse, and the currant va∣lue and estimation therof through this Kingdome.

Here is practised for England an Enchange for monyes as is * 1.3 done upon the Scotch Mark for 12 pence sterling in London, &c.

Their Accounts are now kept severall ways, some following the custome of England, by sterling pounds, shillings and pence, and * 1.4 some by their own ancient manner also in pounds, shillings & pence Scottish, 20 pence sterling being their pound, 13 d. ½ being their Mark, and pence Scottish, of which they had some black or cop∣per Monyes, as Babaes, esteemed by them for six pence, wherof two made a penny sterling, Placks which they esteemed for four pence, but three of them made a penny sterling, and lastly, pie∣ces called hard-heads, esteemed by them at 1½ pence, but eight of them made a penny sterling mony, and some of these are yet cur∣rant amongst them.

They have in generall (as is also the custome of England) but * 1.5 one weight for weighing of their Merchandise, and for buying and selling throughout the Kingdome, which is the pound of 16 ounces, 100 of which pound makes their Quintall, which is

found to make. In London and all throughout England 108 lib. haberdup•…•…is, and the 100 li. London sotile is found to render here 92 lib. incirca, or the 112 lib. to give 103•…•… lib. or thereabouts.

Their common Measure in length for Linnens, Cloth, Silke, or * 1.6 Stuffs, is an Ell common in use throughout Scotland, which is a∣bout 4 per cent. differing from our English yard, as being greater, * 1.7 so that wheras we allow 36 inches to the yard by Rule, their Ell may make incirca 34½ inches, it having beene observed by Traders hither, that 75 yards in London or Ells, 60 Ells hath made here 72 Scotch Ells, but in their hundred by tale in mea∣sure they account six score or 120 for 100.

In other Measures of Corn, Coal, Salt, or liquid measures of Beer, Ale, Wines, Oiles, and such like, imitate the better experien∣ced to supply my defects therin, for I hasten now towards Eng∣land, and so to London, the City of my aboad, and the end of my present labours, and by the way wil observe that the Inhabi∣tants of this Country, are much addicted both to Trade and Na∣vigation, and have many good helps and furtherances there both by the naturall and artificiall Commodities of the Country, and the good Ports of the same, so that in briefe I may conclude, this Kingdome, to be more addicted to Traffique and Navigation then the Irish, and yet not so much as the English, which yet by the gracious aspect of our Soveraigne is seen daily to increase, and may in time come to a greater perfection.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Edenburgh and the trade therof.
• * 1.2

  Monyes of Scotland.
• * 1.3

  Exchanges in Scotland.
• * 1.4

  Accounts in Scotland.
• * 1.5

  Weights of Scotland.
• * 1.6

  Measures of length.
• * 1.7

  120 for 100.