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. CXCVI.

Of Prague, and the trade thereof.

THe Citie of Prague includeth three townes, as new Prague, old Prague, and a Citie inhabited by Iewes, * 1.1 incompassed with one wal neither strong nor beau∣tifull: the river Molda doth run throgh the same, but is not navigable, nor commodious for carriage or transportation of merchandise, to which the inha∣bitants are not much addicted, Corne and Wi•…•…e being the prime commodities the Countrey affoordeth, and timber in abundance, of which the walles of their houses are for the most part made, and that in whole pieces as the same grow, and not so much as the barke thereof taken away.

The weight of Prague is the pound of 16 ounces: the 100 li. sutle of * 1.2

London hath made here about 83 pound, Pasau and Regenborge agree∣ing also therewith, as doth also the most part of this Countrey.

Their measure is the Ell, of which they have two, one in Linnen, * 1.3 and the other in Cloth and Silke; the 100 yards of London hath made in Linnen 148 elles, and in •…•…llen 160 elles.

Vide coynes currant in Bohemia.

Brandenburg is the fourteenth, wherein is reckoned 50 Cities, and 64 walled Townes, the chiefe of which is Brandenburg, then * 1.4 Frankefort for distinction called upon Oder, next Berlin, the resi∣dence of the Marque•…•…, and H•…•…velburg seated upon Havel, and many others of consequence, whereof little is come to my observation, therefore I will in silence passe them over.

Pomerian•…•… is the fifteenth Province, wherein is found Statin the * 1.5 residence of the Prince, and Metropolis of this Countrey, then Wal∣len, once the famous Mart-towne of all these Countries, the Russians, Danes, Saxons, & Vandals had here their particular streets of abode for Commerce and trade, but ruind by warre, the trade was removed to Lubecke, where yet in some measure it is found to continue still.

Meklinburg is the 16 Province, wherin is found the Cities of Mal∣chan, then Sternberg, next Wismar, and some others. * 1.6

Saxonie is the seventeenth Province, wherein is found to be many Cities of note; the principall is first Erford, one of the fairest in * 1.7 Germanie, 2 〈◊〉〈◊〉, an Vniversitie for Physicians, 3 Smalcold Famous for the Protestant league here made, 4 Dresden, seated on the Albis, and the Dukes Magasin for warre and Armes, for •…•…0000 horse and foot ever in readinesse at a dayes warning. 5 Lipsicke, an Vniversitie, which yearly doth yeeld the Duke for custome of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Drunke, and transpor∣ted 20000 pound steerling. 6 Wittenberg an Vniversitie, and the chiefe seat of the Elector of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and 7 Maidenberg, where it is sayd Lu∣ther studied Divinitie. Of some of these a word.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Prague & the trade thereof.
• * 1.2

  Weight of Prague, and of Bohemia.
• * 1.3

  Measures of Prague and of Bohemia.
• * 1.4

  Brandenburge.
• * 1.5

  Pomeriana. Wallen.
• * 1.6

  Meklinburg.
• * 1.7

  Saxony