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. CLXXXIII.

Of Emden and the trade thereof.

EMDEN hath been in times past of farre greater * 1.1 trade than now it is: It was for some yeares the seat of the English Marchants Adventurers, but the civill warres about Religion, raised between the Citizens and their Count, was in part the cause of the decay of the trade thereof. This Citie lies in the utmost border of the Empire, and only divided by the River Emse from the Netherland: and by an Inland sea from West Frisland, being one of those Provinces. In the Summer it is found a pleasant Citie, but in Winter as if drowned in the Seas, and all the fields covered with water, makes it to appeare as an Iland in the waters. As for the Monies currant, and forme of accounts kept here by Merchants, I omit that to the place of the coynes and accounts of Germanie in generall, noted hereafter. In the mean time it is to be observed, that the weights and measures in use are these. The common weight of Emden is the pound of () * 1.2 the quintall or 100. pound makes in London

Their common measure of length is an Ell, wherewith they measure * 1.3 Linnen, Wollen, and Silkes in generall, the 100 whereof hath beene observed to make in London 48 〈◊〉〈◊〉 elles, and the 100 yards of London to have made thereabout 162. or 163. elles.

Corne is here measured by the Werpe, 55 werpes make 10 quarters of London, or a Last of Amsterdam; but 61 werpes is here a Last, consisting of 4 werpes great of 15 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Barrels the werpe.

Westphalia is the next, containing in it selfe a large tract, and * 1.4 producing those Acornes in abundance, which feed their Swine, and which affoords those Gammons which are accounted so excellent a dish. The Northerne part of this Countrey is Bremen, wherein is found the towne of Breme, as the principall: then Clappenburgh, Exenburgh belonging to the Duke of Saxonie. Then Collonia, where∣in is sayd to bee the bodies of the three wise men which came from the East to worship our Saviour. And this belongs to the Bishoprick of Collen. Here is also Warendorpe and some others belonging to the Bishop of Munster, and Boport, E•…•…gers, Coblents, and Triers, belonging to the Bishop of Triers: of the principall of which a word passando.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Emden and the trade thereof.
• * 1.2

  Weight of Em∣den.
• * 1.3

  Measure of Emden.
• * 1.4

  Westphalia.