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. CLXXXV.

Of COLLEN, and the trade thereof.

COLLEN commonly for distinction called in La∣tine * 1.1 Colonia Agrippina, is a very faire Citie, whereto is found great concourse of Marchants, neare to this Citie did Caesar with incredible expedition make a Bridge over the River Rheine, neare which the towne is at present situated, which more terrified the barbarous enemie, than the report of his valour. The Arch∣bishop of this Citie, is the second Especiall Elector of the Empire, and C•…•…ancellour of Italie. Here is sayd to be the bodies of the three wise men which came from the East to worship our Saviour, vulgarly called the

three Kings of Collen, whose bodies were translated by Helena the mother of Constantine, unto Constantinople; and from thence by E•…•…∣storsius Bishop of Millain transported to Millain; and finally, brought hither by Rinoldus the Bishop of this place.

The Commonweight of Collen is the pound of () the 100 where∣of * 1.2 hath been observed to have made in London 110 pound.

The common measure of length is the Ell here in use: the 100 Elles whereof have been observed to make in London 60 Elles. * 1.3

Here are great Exchanges practised in this Citie as proper and fit thereunto, by reason of the rich Bankers and Merchants that are found here to reside, the which I have largely declared in the chap∣ter 290 •…•…f Exchanges of this place in the end of this worke: where∣fore it will be here needlesse to insert the same.

The third Province is Cleveland, containing the Earldome of Cleve, * 1.4 the Dutchies of Gulicke and Berge; wherein are found the faire Ci∣ties of Cleve, Calker, Wesel, Emericke, Aken, Gulicke, Dulkins, and others which I omit for brevitie.

The fourth Province is Alsatia, wherein is found the townes of Psaltberge, Wesenberge, Colmar, and principally the famous Citie of * 1.5 Strasburge: of which a word.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Collen and the trade thereof.
• * 1.2

  Weight of Col∣len.
• * 1.3

  Measures of Collen. Exchanges of Cullen.
• * 1.4

  Cleveland.
• * 1.5

  Alsatia.