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. CXLIV.

Of Ferara, and the Trade thereof.

FERARA is the next principall Citie of Trade in this circuit, famous for his Iron-mines * 1.1 about it, seated on the bankes of the River Poe and accounted one of the pleasantest Ci∣ties in Italy, for in the middest thereof is a faire Greene, into which open about twenty Streets, of halfe a mile in length, and so even and uniforme that thence the utmost •…•…nds thereof may bee discerned; it affoordeth wines, oiles, olives, iron, steele, and some manufactories of silke.

The Monies are as at Rome to which this Citie appertaineth, ad∣mitting but of very little difference in the rates current thereof.

The Quintall of Ferara is 100. li. which makes Venetia sot. 112½. li. and Venetia gr. 72. lib. in London incirca 75. li. haberdepois, and the 100. * 1.2 li. sat. Venice makes here 87. li. and the 100. li. gro. 138. li.

The Measure is a Brace, 100. braces makes in London 72. yards.

Their Wine Measure is a Mastello, 11. whereof make an Amf•…•…ra of * 1.3 Venetia, and is in England () vide London.

Their Corne Measure is a stare, 100. stares makes in Venetia 37. sta. and so much shall serve for Ferara and the Trade thereof.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Ferara and the trade thereof.
• * 1.2

  Weights of Ferara.
• * 1.3

  Measures of Farara.