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. CLIV.

Of Vicentia, and the Trade thereof.

VICENTIA would bee in matter of Trade of greater * 1.1 note were shee not so neere neighbour to and under the authority of Venetia, for which cause I shall bee the briefer, and thus is found to agree therewith.

The Waights heereof doe precisely accord with * 1.2 Padoua above mentioned.

The Measures of Vicentia are only one which is the brace, which * 1.3 thus is found to accord.

100. braces of silke in Venice is in Vitentia 92. braces:

100. braces of cloth hath made in Vicentia 98. braces.

Corne is sold by the stais, 100. whereof doe make in Venetia 33½. staio.

Wine is sold by the Caro, which in Venetia is 18½. quarts.

Oile is sold by the Miaro, which are 40. Miri, which makes grosse weight in Venetia 1210. li. and grosse of Vicentia 1185. li.

Heere is made a fine kinde of raw silke, and dispersed abroad, fit for silke stuffes, called by the name of Vicentia silke, 100. li. thereof is 93. li. in Florence.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Vicentia, and the Trade thereof.
• * 1.2

  Waights of Vicentia.
• * 1.3

  Measures.