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. CXLI.

Of Appulia, and the Trade thereof.

APULIA comprehending some of the aforesaid ci∣tities, also Le•…•…hy, Barry, and Manfredonia the prin∣cipall, * 1.1 abounding in corne, oile, almonds, olives, galles, wines, and other commodities are sold thus.

Corne is sold by the Tomelo, which is two staios of Florence, a cargo of corne being 36. tomolos makes * 1.2 in Flor. 72. sta. and English () gallons.

Barley is also sold by the tomolo, but of a lesser sise as containing 1⅓. siaio, a cargo making also 36. tomolos, which reduced to Florence measure is 48 staios, and is English () gallons.

Their Tomolo of Wheate is 36. Rotolos, which are 2. li. 9½. ou. per Rotolo of Naples, which tomolo comes to be in Flor. 100. li. 6. ou.

But the Tomolo of Barley, is 48. Rotolos, which is ⅓. more than that of Wheate, the cargo making 3. Moyas of Florence.

Almonds are sometimes sold by the cantaro, and commonly worth here 26. taries the cantar, and sometimes by the tomolo, and * 1.3 of the Abrogino almonds there goes twenty tomolos to a cantar, and of the common sort of almonds 22. tomolos.

A Butte of oile or wine of Pulia hold heere twelve barrels, which * 1.4 have beene found to make in Florence 10. barrels, and is in England () gallons.

Oiles in Pulia are sold by the 1000. l. which commonly cost about 20. Tar. and yet sometimes found to be measured by the Salme, ac∣counted for 10 staios, each staio waighing 18. Rotolos, so that this way the Salmo of oyle comes to bee 180. Rotolos, which reckoned in Florence, at 2. li. 7. ou. per Rotolo, makes Florence weight 465. lib. and English () pounds, commonly worth from 18. to 22. tares

a measure, which comes to produce about 5¼. or 5½. barrels in Florence.

This Staio of oile weighs 49. li. of the weight of Pulia.

Galles are here sold by the Cantaro, and is 196. li. of haberdepois.

Olives are sold by the Tomolo, worth about 5. car l. a tomolo, in the time of gathering, which is in Iune and Iuly, which are put in sackes * 1.5 of sixe or 6½. tomolos, and each tomolo of olive, weighes about 16. Rotolos.

A Salmo of wine is accounted to make 3½. barr. of Florence, and is commonly worth 10. carlins a salmo, and held to bee incirca 14. * 1.6 ser. of Venice measure.

A Car. or Cargo of corne of Pulia, hath beene observed to make 34½. fanegs in Callais, and in Lixborne 145. alquiers of tomolos 36. of Naples per car. and 57. Chil•…•…s of Constantinople.

But I have staid too long here, I will passe to the next Principa∣lity, which is the Papacy.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Apulia, and the trade thereof.
• * 1.2

  Measures of corne.
• * 1.3

  Of almonds.
• * 1.4

  Of oile.
• * 1.5

  Of olives.
• * 1.6

  Of wine.