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.
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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.
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Roberts, Lewes, 1596-1640.
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At London :: Printed by R. O[ulton, Eliot's Court Press?, Thomas Harper, and Felix Kingston] for Ralph Mabb,
MDCXXXVIII. [1638]
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Coinage -- Early works to 1800.
Weights and measures -- Early works to 1800.
Commerce -- Early works to 1800.
Balance of trade -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- Commerce -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A10821.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 3, 2024.
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CHAP. CCCLXXIII.
Of the Exchanges of Venice with Naples.
VEnice doth Exchange with Naples, and giveth 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 of lib. 6.⅕ to have in the said place posito ducc. 97 〈◊〉〈◊〉ries 5 per duccat. I demand then for duccats 1850 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of •…•…∣nice, how many duccats credit shall I have in Naples? multi∣ply the said summe of duccats by graines 97¼ per ducc. and of the product will come graines, out of which cut off the two last figures, to make them Ducc. because (as hath beene said before) one
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duccat is worth 100 graines, and it will make ducc. 1799, and gra. 32, which are one Tarie and graire 12, and so much credit shall you have in Naples, for the said summe of ducc. of Venice, as by Example shall appeare. 〈 math 〉〈 math 〉
The proofe of this account will appeare when this is rechanged from Naples to Venice: and note, that when Venice doth Exchange with Bary, Lecchie, Lausano, or other parts of the Kingdome of Na∣ples, the account is made as above with Naples it selfe.