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. CCCVIII.

Of the Exchanges of Lions with Rome.

I Have declared before in the generall chapter of the Exchanges * 1.1 of Lions, how many Cities Lions is found to Exchange with, and there also shewed the common rates how the same doth governe, which notwithstanding is found at every Faire, and pai∣ment, to alter, yet it standeth the Merchant so farre in stead, that

thereby he is able to make the account, both of his draughts and remittances, though otherwise altering from their noted prices, which is the thing now resteth to be handled, that it may be discer∣ned, how the Exchange at Lions is cast up with any other place whatsoever, and there likewise it is observed, how the Merchants Exchangers doe keepe their accounts, which for the most part is in Livers, Tournois, Sols and Deniers, 12 Deniers making a Sol, and * 1.2 20 Sols a Liver, and yet some there be, that keep their accounts in Crownes of Exchange, called Crownes of the Sun, and is as the L•…•… ver distinguished into Sols and Deniers of Gold, accounted by 12 and 20 as the former, this Crowne being accounted worth 3 Livers, upon which the Exchange of the place is made and marked with Crownes, Livers, Sols and Deniers; the question then upon the Ex∣change of Lions with Rome is thus, 100 Crownes of Gold of 3 lib. is given in Lions, to have in Rome 85 Crowne. of Gold, Estampe or de Camera, more or lesse, as the Exchange passeth, I demand for Cro. 4520 1•…•… 6d. of Gold of the Sunne, how many Crownes of Estampe shall Lions have at Rome, to know which, you must multiplie the said Crownes of the Sun, by 85, and from the Product cut the two last figures, the which you must multiplie by 20, to make them Sols, and then by 12 to make them Deniers, which will come to be 3842. 10. 7 of Gold of Estampe which Lions ought to have in Rome for the said summe of Crownes of Gold, which this calcu∣lation following maketh more apparent. Example. 〈 math 〉〈 math 〉

The proofe of the said account will appeare in the same que∣stion * 1.3 propounded, where Rome Exchangeth at the same termes with Lions.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Exchanges of Lions w•…•…th Rome.
• * 1.2

  Accounts kept in Lions.
• * 1.3

  Proofe.