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CHAP. CXLIII.
Of Bollonia, and the Trade thereof.
BOLLONIA under the command of the Pope, is an Vniversity much frequented by Students of the Civill * 1.1 Law, it is seated within land, and is well knowne in matters of Exchanges, as I shall shew in due place, and hath those Monies currant that acknowledge the Popes stampe, as I shall declare in Rome.
Their Accounts are kept in Livers sold and deniers, 12. deniers to a * 1.2 sol and 20. sols to a Liver, the Liver may be accounted to bee incirca 13½. d. sterling money, and some are found to keepe their accounts in duccatons, sols, and deniers, cast up by 12. and by 20. as above is said.
Their Weights common in use are these, * 1.3
Their Quintall is 100. li. which makes
In
- London—80. li.
- Rome—100
- Millan—106
- Florence—104
- Genoa—133
- Lions—77
- Venetia sot.—120
- Venetia gr.—75
1000. li. in Bollonia have given in Venetia sutle 1320. li. gro. 750. li so that the 1. lib. hath rendred their grosse 9. ou. sutle 14. ounces 2½. sach.
Their Measure is a Brace, and is found to bee about 25. inches * 1.4 English, 100. braces here have made in Venetia cloth measure 96. br. and of silke bra. 90. braces.
Corne is here sold by the Corbe, 100. whereof makes 92. staios in Venetia, and 100 corbes in wine make Amf•…•…ra Venetiana 12. and 2. * 1.5 quarters, and in dry measures 170. quartes, and in London () gallons.
From hence are accustomed to come to other parts, corne, al∣monds, oiles, wines, raw silke, and sundry sorts of wrought sattins, taf∣fetaes, * 1.6 and other, called hence Bollonia silke, and of Bollonia making, and to conclude this place, heere are found many eminent Exchan∣ges, the course of which Exchanging you shall finde in the generall Exchanges here practised, vide Chapter 296.