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. CLII.

Of Treviso, and the Trade thereof.

TREVISO is the principall Citie of that Province, which to the Venetians is knowne by Marca Trevi giana, and commodiously seated for an inland trade, the chiefe Citie Venetia depriving all the rest of any eminent honour in matter of Traffique, there∣fore herein I shall be the briefer, and first,

For their coines currant, and their Account kept, I willingly omit the same, as to bee found more at large under the Title of Venetia.

As for the Waights and Measures thereof, it will not bee impro∣per that I set heere the agreements thereof with Venetia, as being seated within that Common-wealth.

Treviso is found then to have two severall Waights, a grosse and sutle, in the same manner as Venetia, which thus agree together.

100. li. grosse in Treviso makes grosse in Venetia 92½. li.

100. li. sutle in Treviso makes sutle in Venetia 112. li.

100 li. sutle Venetia gives in Treviso sutle 89½. li.

100. li. sutle Venetia gives in Treviso grosse 58⅓. li

100. li. sutle Treviso makes grosse in Venetia 70. li.

All which considered, the thousands are found thus to accord.

1000. li. sutle Treviso is 1125. li. sutle Venetia.

1000. li. grosse Treviso is 1080. li. grosse Venetia and backward.

1000. li. grosse Venetia is 926. li. grosse Treviso.

1000. li. sutle Venetia is 890. li. sutle Treviso.

1. li. sutle Treviso is sutle Venetia 13½. ounces.

1. li. grosse Treviso is grosse Venetia 13. ounces.

1. li. sutle V•…•…netia is sutle in Treviso 10⅔ ounces.

1. li. grosse Venetia is grosse in Treviso 11. ounces.

The Measures of length in Treviso is onely the Brace.

the 100. cloth braces in Venetia is 100. braces in Treviso.

the 100. silke braces in Venetia is 94. braces in Treviso.

Oile is sold here by the Miare.

Corne by the staio, the 100. staios here are 109. in Venetia.

Wine is sold by the Cara, which consists of 10. consi, which ac∣cording to the measure of Venetia is 17½. quartes; the next is Padoua.

Notes

• Treviso, and the trade thereof.
• Weights of Treviso.
• Measures of Treviso.