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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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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Roberts, Lewes, 1596-1640.
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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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Coinage -- Early works to 1800.
Weights and measures -- Early works to 1800.
Commerce -- Early works to 1800.
Balance of trade -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- Commerce -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A10821.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.
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CHAP. CXXIII.
Of Tholousa, and the Trade thereof.
THOLOUSA is the Parliament seate of Aq•…•…∣taine and standeth on the bankes of the River * 1.1Geronde, which hence runneth to the Wals of Burdeux and Blay, and so to the Sea: it is very plentifull in Pastill or Wo•…•…d, which hence i•…•… dispersed into severall Countries, the Country not affoording any other notable Commodity worth mentioning.
Their Monies is the same as throughout all France, which in * 1.2Paris the principall Citie of this Kingdome, I shall handle, their Ac∣counts also here kept, are as through all France in generall, in Livers
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or Francks, Souls, and Deniers, 12. Deniers to a Souls, 20. Souls to a Liver or Franke.
The 100. li. or Kintar of Tholousa hath beene observed in W•…•…de* 1.3 for Diers to make in England 124. lib. and the Cargo by which the same is commonly sold to be 372. lib.
The Measure of this Country is called the Aulne, and ma∣keth * 1.4 in England 42. inches by the Rule.
Note that in Tholousa there is a Cantar also of 112. li. which is in use in all other Commodities, Woade excepted, sould by the Cargo,* 1.5 as above is mentioned, and is hence sent to Narbone, and thence dispersed into sundry parts of the Mediterranean seas.