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. CLXXVIII.

Of Flanders, and the Netherlands, or the seventeen•…•… Provinces, and their Cities.

I Will heere for good Methode sake in the first place take a view of the 17. Provinces, which are * 1.1 found this day to containe 4. Dukedomes, 1. Lim∣burge, 2. Luxenburge, 3. Gelderland, 4. Brabant; then 1. Marquisate, which is of the Holy Empire; next 7. Earldomes, which are 1. Flanders, 2. Ar∣tois, 3. Heinalt, 4. Nemurs, 5. Zutphen, 6. Holand, 7. Zeland; and lastly 5. Baronies, 1. Westfresland, 2. Virecht, 3. Overysell, 4. Mach∣lin, and 5. Groineing, of all which briefly.

In the Dutchy of Limburge, which I account the first Province, is Liege or Luycke as the principall Citie, whose Trade I must referre * 1.2 to the better experienced in these Countries, and the like for the Citie Limburge seated on the River Weser.

In the Dutchy of Luxenburge, the chiefe Citie being Luxenburge, seated on the River of Elze, in this Country is the famous waters * 1.3 of Spa, where many sicke men are found to drive a great healthfull but costly Traffique: heere is also Sidan, the seate of the Duke of Bullion, but of small commerce. * 1.4

In the Dutchy of Gelderland the chiefe Citie is Nimmegen, seated on the branch of the Rhine, called the Whael, and doth much abound * 1.5 in cattle, as affoording fit pasturage thereto.

In the Dutchy of Brabant, I finde noted many principall Cities, as first Levaine, the second Bruxels, the third is Bergen ap Zome, the * 1.6

fourth Mastrech, the fifth Breda, in all which is found by the indu∣stry * 1.7 of the inhabitants a reasonable traffique, but being ignorant in many necessary particulars, I will also referre it to the more lear∣ned and better experienced.

In the Marquisate is found Antwerpe, by which all the former Cities are governed in trade, which by reason of the greatnesse of * 1.8 the traffique in times past, was therein accounted the first and prin∣cipall of the knowne World, wherein I shall observe according to my former method, these necessary particulars of traffique following.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The seventeen Provinces and the Cities thereof.
• * 1.2

  Limburge. Liege.
• * 1.3

  Luxenburge.
• * 1.4

  Sidan.
• * 1.5

  Gue•…•…derland. Nimmegen.
• * 1.6

  Brabant. Lovaine. Bruxels.
• * 1.7

  Mastri•…•…t. Breda.
• * 1.8

  Marquisate. Antw•…•…rpe.