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. CCCCXXXIII.

Of Orders and Comisons given and received for draughts and remittances in Barselona.

ACcording to my proposed methode, I will here briefly * 1.1 insert some examples of draughts and remittances made in this City by order and comison from other places.

To Sivil then cometh order from Barselona to

draw upon them at duc. 93½ and remit to Placentia at marvedes 413, which of all charges, the partido being for Cro. 3000 of marc. Now there is found money for Barselona at duc. 93, and bills for Pla∣centia at marvedes 413, I demand if at these rates the Comison may be accomplished and performed, you must say by the rule of 3 taking one of the prices, which are found for divisor, because that Sivil giveth to Barselona the certaine, and to Placentia the incertaine price, saying, If duc. 93 the price found for Barselona give marvedes 413, what will duc. 93½ give the price inorderd, and it maketh marvedes 415⅕ out of which deduct ⅖ per cent for provison which is taken, there will remaine marvedes 413 〈◊〉〈◊〉 incirca, so that the said comison may be effected to profit, seeing that drawing to Bar∣selona at the said price of duc. 93, it may be deliverd for Placentia at m•…•…r. 413 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and their present bills at lesse that is at 413 marvedes; as by Example. 〈 math 〉〈 math 〉

Againe, In Barselona commeth order from Valentia, that remit∣tance may bee made to them at duc: 108¼, and to prevaile from * 1.2 Placentia at sol 23, the partido made for 3000 Cro. marc. Now there is bills found for Valentia, at duc. 107, I demand then for the losse then that is given by the remittance, at what price may the draught be made for Placentia, say by rule of 3. taking one if the prices found for divisor, because then Barselona giveth the cer∣taine to Valentia, and the incertaine price to Placentia, saying of duc. 107 the price found for Valentia, give sol 23, what will duc. 108 〈◊〉〈◊〉 give, being the price inorderd, and it will come to sols 23¼ and at lesse price cannot be drawne for Placentia, remitting to Valentia at duc. 107 Example.

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Notes

• * 1.1

  Orders and commisons given and received for draughts & remittances in Barselona Example 1.
• * 1.2

  Example 2.