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 16, 2024.
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CHAP. CXL.
Of Callabria, and the Trade thereof.
IN Callabria is seated Tarento, Ottranto, Brindise, and Rhegium, which abounding in oiles and ca•…•…tle, espe∣cially * 1.1oiles, which many English shippes doe lade in these parts yearely, I will note what I have ob∣served therein.
Their Monies are the same as in Naples, and and currant throughout the Kingdome.* 1.2
Their Weight is the Quintall of a 100. lib. which hath made in
100. lib. in Callabria hath made in Venetia sotl. 12¾. ounces.
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The Cantar of Naples is also sometimes used for grosse goods, and is found to bee in Venice grosse 186. lib. and observed to have made in London 196. li.
Their Measure of length is a Cane divided into 8. palmes, and hath * 1.4 made cloth measure in Venice 3. bra. and in London () inches.
The 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of oile heere is 132. ou. which is 11. li. abovesaid, * 1.5 and it wanteth 2¾. li. of making a Staio in Napes.
The But of oile in Callabria is 500. Rot. which make in Naples 43. in 44. sta. which is about 25. caf. and thus much shall serve for Calla∣bria, a word for Apulia.