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. 298.

Of the Exchanges of Bergamo, in Lombardie.

IN Bergamo, Merchants accounts are kept in Livers, * 1.1 Sols, and Deniers of Piccholis, and the Exchangers in Duccatons, Sols, and Deniers. The Money of Piccholi, is the current Coine of the place, and the same as is in use in Venetia. The Duccaton is worth 7 Livers of Piccolis, so that 1 Sol. of Duccaton is worth 7 Sol of Piccols, so likewise the Denier of Duccaton is worth 7 Deniers of Piccoli.

In the custome of Exchanging, this place giveth the broken number to Placentia, Lions, Rome, Genoa, Millan, Venetia, Florence, Luccha, Naples, and Bollonia, and to all other places the whole number, which is found to be the Duccaton.

Bergamo doth ex∣change with

PlacentiaDuccaton 117 〈◊〉〈◊〉for 100 Crownes.
LionsDuccaton 117 〈◊〉〈◊〉for 100 Crownes.
RomeDuccaton 118for 100 Duc.
GenoaDuccaton 117 〈◊〉〈◊〉for 100 Crow. of Gold.
MillanDuccaton 117 〈◊〉〈◊〉for 100 Cro. of Gold.
VeniceDuccaton 87for 100 Duccats.
FlorenceDuccaton 111 〈◊〉〈◊〉for 100 Crownes.
LucchaDuccaton 100 〈◊〉〈◊〉for 100 Duccat.
NaplesDuccaton 88½for 100 Ducc.
LecchieDuccaton 1for 112 Graines.
BarriDuccaton 1for 110 Graines.
PalermoDuccaton 1for 25 Carlins.
MesinaDuccaton 1for 24 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Carlins.
Antu. & Col.Duccaton 1for 104 Grosses.
LondonDuccaton 1for 67 d. sterl.
ValentiaDuccaton 1for Sol. 20.
SaragosaDuccaton 1for Sol. 20. 1 d.
BarselonaDuccaton 1for Sol. 20. 2 d.
Siv. al. Med.Duccaton 1for 370 Marved.
LixborneDuccaton 1for 390 Raies.
BolloniaDuccaton 100⅓for 100 Duccatons.
FrancfortDuccaton 1for 86¼ Quarentins.

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