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. CCCXXXIIII.

Of the Exchanges of Rome with Palermo or Mesina.

ROme Exchangeth with Palermo or Mesina, and giveth 1 crow. of gold of estampe to have in one of the two said places, posito * 1.1 carl. 29⅕, I would know then for cro. 4000. 10. 6, what cre∣dit in Ounces shall Rome have in Palermo or Mesina, to doe which you must multiply the said crow. by 29⅓, and the product will be carlins 117348. 7. 2. the which must be reduced into Ounces, by

cutting the last figure, and by taking the ⅙ of the rest, and the 48 remaining are Carlins, of which taking the ½, and they shall be Taries, and in thus working, it will make ounces 1955, Taries 24, grains 7 and picolies 2, which Rome must have credit for in one of the aforesaid places, for the above mentioned crownes of estampe, as is aparent by the following Example, 〈 math 〉〈 math 〉

The proofe of this account is seene when Palermo or Mesina * 1.2 shall exchange backe with Rome.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Exchanges of Rome with Pa∣lermo and Me∣sina.
• * 1.2

  Proofe.