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 June 15, 2024.
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CHAP. CCCCXXII.
Of the Exchanges of Palermo and Mesina with Naples.
PAlermo and Mesina doe Exchange with Naples, and * 1.1 gives posito pomitos 166½ of 8 picolis to have one duccat of 5 taries, I demand then, for Ounces 1053 taries 6 and 2 gr. how many duccats must I have, first multiply the said summe of Ounces by 30, to make them taries, and then by 20 to make them gr. adding to the multiplication 6 taries, and 2 gr. which accompany the Ounces, and then they make gr. 631922, out of which to make them pomitos, take out the ¼ because that the gr. is worth 6 picolis, and the pomito is worth 8 picolis, of which the 2 picols overplus is the ¼ of 8, and that they make pomitos 473942 which must be di∣vided by the said 166½ the price of the Exchange, reducing them into ½ picolis both on the one and on the other side, and by divi∣sion they will make duccats of Naples, multiplying the remainder by 100, and adding of two ciphers, to bring them into gr. because that the duccat is 100 graines, and the same will be duccats 2846, and for the gr. 49 taries 2 and grains 9 of taries 5 per. duccat which is to be rendred at Naples for the said sum of Ounces of money of Pa∣lermo: Example. 〈 math 〉〈 math 〉
The proofe of this account is seene when that Naples do Ex∣change* 1.2 for either Palermo or Mesina.