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 7, 2024.

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CHAP. CCCCXL.

Of the exchanges of Antwerpe with London.

ANTWERPE doth exchange for London, and giveth * 1.1 posito Shill: 33 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to have in that place one pound starlin, I demand for l. 748-18. 6 mo: of Antwerpe, how many pound starlin should I have in London, first reduce as well the said summe of pound starlin as the said summe of pound flemish

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into grosse and pence, multiplying the pounds by 20, and then by 12, adding the shillings 18. 6d. which are with the pounds flemish, and the shill: flem: 33⅓, multiplyed by 12, adding 4 grosse for 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of a shill flem:, and the grosse which shall come thereof, must be taken for divisor, against the summe of grosses, come of the said pounds, and dividing the summe will come pounds starlin, multiplying the remainder of the divison by 20, and then 12 to make them shillings and pence starlin, they will make pound starlin 449. 7. 1, due in London, for the said summe of pound flemish 748. 18. 6. and for proofe of the said exchange, multiply the said pound starlin 449. 7. * 1.2 1 by 1 l. 13 shillings 4d. which are the said 33⅓ shillings and it will make the above sayd l. 748. 18. 5 pounds flemish so that the account will appeare to be just cast up. 〈 math 〉〈 math 〉

And thus much shall serve to have sayd here of exchanges, now to the terms of payments of bills in Antwerpe.

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