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. 279.

Of the Exchanges of Rome in Italy.

IN Rome, the Bankers and Exchangers keepe their ac∣counts in Crownes, Iulios, Baiochs and Quatrins, and * 1.1 they Exchange in Ducats, Sols, and deniers of Camera. The Crowne of the abovesaid money is worth 10 Iu∣lios, or 100 Baiochs, or else 400 Quatrins; the Iulio is 10 Baioch, or else 40 Quatrins, and the Baioch is 4 Quatrins.

The Duccat of Camera according to the old value, is worth 2 〈◊〉〈◊〉 per cent. more than the Cro. of Gold, so that 100 duc. are 102 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Crownes.

In the custome of Exchange amongst Merchants, the place gi∣veth the Broken number to all Italy, excepting to the Kingdome of Naples, to Sicilia, Bollonia, and Bergamo, and to all others it giveth the whole number, which is either by one Ducat or by a 100 Ducats.

Rome doth ex∣change with

Placentia	Duc. 97¾	for 100 Crownes.
Lions	Duc. 97½	for 100 Crownes.
Genoa	Duc. 97 〈◊〉〈◊〉	for 100 Cro. of Gold.
Millan	Duc. 97¼	for 100 Cro. of Gold.
Venice	Duc. 85⅕	for 100 Ducats.
Florence	Duc. 91¼	for 100 Crownes.
Lucca	Duc. 84	for 100 Duccatons
Naples	Duc. 100	for 135 Ducca.
Lecchie	Duc. 100	for 134 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Duccats.
Barri	Duc. 100	for 134 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Duc.
Palermo	Ducat. 1	for 14 15 Tarins.
Mesina	Ducat. 1	for 14 17. Tarins.
Antw. & Col.	Ducat. 1	for 125 Grosses.
London	Ducat. 1	for 87½ d. sterl.
Valentia	Ducat. 1	for 242. Sol.
Saragosa	Ducat. 1	for 23 Sol. 8 Den.
Barselona	Ducat. 1	for 23 Sol. 10. Den.
Siv. al. Med.	Ducat. 1	for 440 Marvedes.
Lixborne	Ducat. 1	for 482 Raies.
Bolonia	Duc. 100	for 119 Duccatons.
Bergamo	Duc. 100	for 119½ Duccatons.
Francfort	Duc. 1	for 103 Quarentins.

Vide how these are calculated, Chap. 326. and so following.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The Exchanges of Rome.