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. CLXIX.

Of Uibin, and the Trade thereof.

VRBIN is a faire Citie, seated on the bottome of the * 1.1 Apenine, where it hath for Sea Ports Pisaur•…•… and Fa•…•…, the English heere doe enjoy many immuni∣ties, and sundry priviledges, the originall whereof did arise in the Raigne of Henry the sixth of England, who created the Duke of this place a Knight of the noble Order of the Garter; and he to requite the Honour to himselfe done, returned it thus to the said King his Subjects, it now affoor∣deth the common commodities of other parts of Italie which it also followeth in matter of trade.

Their accounts are heere kept in Livers, Sold and Denieres, 12. De∣niers * 1.2 making a Soldo, and 20. Sold a Liver.

The currant coines of this place are the Romaine, and doe as in most parts of these Italian Principalities partake of one anothers coines, which passeth currant with some small distinction from one Citie to another.

The waights is heere the pound, and the Quintall being 100. lib. * 1.3 which produceth in Venetia s•…•…tle 112½. and grosse 72. li. and hath produced in London 77. li. haberdepois.

Their measure of length is the Brace, the 100. Braces of Cloth in Venice rendring heere 94. Braces, and the 100. Braces of Silke, ren∣dring * 1.4 heere 102. in 103. Braces, which is in England () inches.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Vrbin, and the Trade thereo•…•….
• * 1.2

  Accounts in Vrbino.
• * 1.3

  Weights.
• * 1.4

  Measures in Vrbino.