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. CCCLXXXIII.

Of Examples upon the Exchanges that are practised in Placentia, and how the same are to be calculated.

I Have shewed in the generall Exchanges of Placentia * 1.1 with how many other places Placentia is found to exchange with, and there also set downe the common rates how the same is for the most part found to go∣verne which every day is so subject to alteration, that no positive rules can be set downe for the same; yet it is in it selfe so beneficiall, that thereby the unexperienced may know how to make up the account thereof, at what rate soever the same be found to be, either in Remittances or Draughts, the which onely now remaineth to be handled, observing the same with so many other Townes, as may be fittest to understand the ground thereof.

It is then first to be noted, that all Bankers and Exchan∣gers * 1.2 here doe keepe their Accounts in Crownes, Solds, and De∣niers of Gold of Marque, which are cast up by 20 and 12, because that 20 Sols of Gold makes a Crowne, and 12 Deniers make a Sol.

Notes

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