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. CLXV.

Of Millan, and the Trade thereof.

MILLAN is a faire Citie and the greatest of Lombardy, the Castle whereof is accounted impregnable, it is * 1.1 very populous, and containes seven miles in circuit, it is furnished in matter of Trade with many great Merchants, or rather as I may more properly call them, Shopkeepers, abounding in many rich manufacturies of Silkes, and iron for sword blades, cannons for Muskets and Pistols, &c. as silke stoc∣kins, chamlet, fustians, gold thread, and sundry other commodities here dispersed into Savoy, France, and other adjoyning Countries.

Their Accounts are kept in Millan by pounds, shillings, and d.

Or as they call them Livers, Sol, and Deniers, 12. Deniers make a * 1.2 Sol, and 20. Sol a Liver, which Liver may be sterl. 12. pence, as I shall shew in the Tract of Exchanges, in 280. and 410. Chapters.

Their Coines currant in Millan are these:

A Duccat of gold of Millan is incirca 100. Sol of that money. * 1.3

A Crowne of gold of the Sunne is worth about 96. or 98 Sol.

A Crowne of gold Italian is 5. Livers and 6. Sol Imperiall.

A Duccat of gold of Livers 5. and 18. Sol is Livers 6. Imperiall.

A Duccat Imperiall is esteemed 4. Livers.

A Duccat of Millan, or Imperiall of Livers 4 per Ducc. and so they count it in Exchange, the which they pay in Crownes of Italie at 101. Sol per Ducc.

Note that the Crowne in Millan runnes in Merchandise for Sol 110. and the Duccat for the same.

Note also that the Imperiall Coines are the currant of this Coun∣try, but French, Italian, and Spanish, passe heere also in Merchandise, as being placed betweene the two former, and subject to the last.

The Weigh, of Millan is the Pound, and the 100. li. which is the * 1.4 Quintall, which 100. li. is

In

Venetia sotile	108. li.
Venetia grosse	66.
Florentia	97.
Genoa	106.
Lions	69.
London	70.

In Millan they have two Braces, the Cloth, and the Silke, upon the 100. Braces silke hath beene made these observations, and to have * 1.5 made

In

London	43. elles.
Antwerpe	72.
Frankford	90.
Dansicke	60.
Vienna	63.
Lions	44. alnes.
Paris	41.
Genoa	209. palm.
Roven	37. aln.
Lixborne	43. var.
Sivill	58.
Madera	44.
Venetia	78. brac.
Lucque	86.
Florence	88.

Which I referre to the experience of him that shall have occa∣sion to make triall heerein farther, and so I will proceed to Cremo∣na; as for the Exchanges here practised I referre you to the generall * 1.6 Chapter thereof in the end of this Tract, videlicet 280. and 410. Chapters.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Millan, and the Trade thereof.
• * 1.2

  Accounts in Millan.
• * 1.3

  Coires in Millan.
• * 1.4

  Weights in Millan.
• * 1.5

  Measures of Millan.
• * 1.6

  Exchanges of Millan.