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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Subject terms
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 June 15, 2024.
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CHAP. CCCCVIII.
Of the termes of payment of Bills of exchange in Florence.
THe terme of payment of Bills of Exchange is found to be from Florence:
To Naples at 10 dayes sight and from thence at 15 dayes sight.
To Rome at 10 dayes sight and so back.
To Venice at 5 dayes sight and thence at 20 dayes after date.
To Bollonia at 3 dayes sight and so back, and so for Pisa.
To Ferrara at 5 dayes sight and so back.
To Perugia and Sciena at 2 dayes sight and so back.
To Genoa at 8 dayes sight and so back.
To Avignon at 30 dayes after date, and thence 45 dayes after date.
To Gaietta at 10 dayes sight and so back.
To Paris 2 months after sight and so back.
To Padova at 5 dayes sight and so back.
To Palermo and Mesina at 15 dayes sight and so back.
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To Ancona at 10 dayes sight and so back.
To Barselona at 2 moneths after date and so back.
To Valentia at 40 dayes sight and so back.
To Brudges and Antwerpe at 2 moneths after date and so back.
To London at 3 moneths after date and so back.
To Ceneva at the faires and thence 15 dayes sight back.
To Lions to the faire and from faire to faire.
To Milan at 10 dayes sight and so backe.
To Aquilla and Sermona at 11 dayes sight.
To Comerino at 8 dayes sight and so back.
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