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. CXXXVIII.

Of Naples, and the Cities thereof.

THe Kingdome of Naples, is accounted the richest of Italy, abounding in severall commodities for Mer∣chandising, * 1.1 as in Mines of divers metals, in choise and rich Wines, in Saffron, Silkes raw and wrought, in Oyles, Brimstone, Anyseeds, Argalls, &c. heere I have seene one field yeelding at one and the same time three severall crops, the ground bearing Corne, having Mulberry trees intermixed, and Vines planted at the foote of each Mulberry, which have made excellent Wines, and this I have observed for twenty miles riding together on each hand of the way, which must needs bee pleasant to the beholders, and profitable to the inioyers and owners.

The Kingdome of Naples is divided into sundry Provinces, which I will onely nominate: as first,

Terra di Lavoro, wherein is found Capua, whose pleasures did ef∣feminate Haniball, Cuma where one of the Sibills resided, neere * 1.2 which is Lacus Avernus, the stinke whereof killeth Birds as they flie over it, Baca, Nola and Puteoli; famous in times past for many Anti∣quities and Baths, which in Anno 1619. I curiously visited for divers daies, in search of shaddowes. The next principall Towne is Gai∣eta, well fortified by the Spaniards, and where Burbon that ransac∣ked * 1.3 Rome lieth interred; but the principall of this Kingdome is Naples: of which,

Notes

• * 1.1

  Naples and the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.2

  Terra di La∣voro.
• * 1.3

  Stai•…•… of Gaeta i•…•… 43 li. o•…•… that waight.