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. 278.

Of the Exchanges of Lions, Paris, and Rouen, in France.

IN Lions, Paris, Rouen, and through all France, they keepe their accounts in Livers, Sols, and Deniers, * 1.1 Turnois, and they here doe Exchange in Crownes of the Sun, and Deniers of the Sun, this Liver is also called in some places of France, a Franke, and three Livers or Frankes is accounted for the said Crowne of the Sun, and the Crowne of Italy by a decree and standard of the countrey pas∣seth at 58 Sol. of the said Crowne.

And in the custome of Exchanging, it giveth the entire and whole summe or number, either one Crowne, or one hundred Crowns of the Sol.

Lions doth ex∣change with

PlacentiaCrowne 100for 103½ Crownes
RomeCro. 100for 99 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Ducc.
GenoaCro.—1for 66. ½ Sol. of Gold
MillanCro.—1for 115. Sol.
VeniceCro. 100for 116¾ Duc. Banko.
FlorenceCro. 100for 106 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Cro.
LucchaCro. 100for 117½ Duccatons
NaplesCro.—1for 124 Grains
LechieCro.—1for 122½ Grains
BariCro.—1for 123 Grains
PalermoCro.—1for 29½ Carlins
MesinaCro.—1for 29¼ Carlins
Antw. & Col.Cro.—1for 096 Grosse
LondonCro.—1for 62 Pence sterling
ValentiaCro.—1for 23 Sol. 10 Den.
SaragosaCro.—1for 23 Sol. 8 Den.
BarselonaCro—1for 24 Sol.
Siv. al Med.Cro.—1for 436 Marvedes
LixborneCro.—1for 485 Raies
BolloniaCro. 100for 119½ Ducatons
BergamoCro—100for 118 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Ducatons
FrancfordCro—1for 104 Quarentins

Vide chap. 302 and so following of the calculation of the Ex∣changes of this place.

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