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. CCCLII.

Of the Exchanges of Naples with Palermo.

NAples Exchangeth with Palermo and giveth one Duccat to have in the said place posito 166 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pontos, I demand for duc. * 1.1 2846. 2. 10, what credit shall I have in Ounces in Palermo, to doe which, multiply the said summe of duc. by 166 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pontos per duccats and it makes pontos 473942 to which adde 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to make them graines, because that 1 Pontos is 1 graine and 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and for as much as one graine is worth 6 piccolis, and 1 pontos is 8 piccolis, and it maketh graines 631922, to reduce which into ounces, you must cut off the two last figures, and take 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the rest, because that 600 gra. make an ounce, which in all makes ounces 1035, and there remaineth 1 which is worth with the two figures cut off 122 gra. which are 6 Taries and 2 gra. because that 20 gra. is 1 Tarie, and they will be ounces 1053, Taries 6 and gra. 2, and so many ounces by the said exchange shall you have in Palermo, and note that over and above, they give credit 1 Carl. per ounce for good * 1.2 mony, to adde which said carl. per ounce, doe thus, considering that for the said ounces 1053, will come the same summe of carlins, for the Aggio of the mony, and to make the said carlin into ounces, you must cut the last figure, and take 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the rest, will make oun∣ces 17 and there will remaine 3 tens of carlins, which are 30 in value, to which adding the figure cut, and it is 33 carlins, from which, taking 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to make them •…•…aries, (a carlin being ½ a tarie) which are 16 taries, and the remainder is 1 carl. in worth 10 gra. and ad∣ding 2 gra. for the 6. tar. which is with the ounc. because that for 3 tar. which are 60 gra. the Aggio will be 1 gra. and it will be in all ounc. 17 tar. 16 and gra. 12 which added, to be abovesaid ounces,

it makes 1070 Tar. 22, and gra. 14, and so much credit you shall have in Palermo for Ducc. 2846. 2. 10. in Naples at pont. 166½ per Ducc. Example. 〈 math 〉〈 math 〉

The proofe of this account is shewed when Palermo doth Ex∣change * 1.3 backe with Naples this same parcell.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Exchanges of Naples with P•…•….
• * 1.2

  Ag•…•…o allow'd 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Palermo.
• * 1.3

  Proofe.