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.

To my honoured friend and Cousin, Mr. LODO∣VVICKE ROBERTS Merchant, upon his BOOKE.

STeel'd was his Courage, and undaunted Minde Who first spread Sailes to catch the nimble winde; Culling the stately Pines from lofty Woods, To cut a passage through the raging Floods: The hazard of this Enterprize did make Thee this laborious Taske to undertake; To make that way familiar, which before Was full of doubt; that where feare kept the doore Security might enter, and men now Through Neptunes field safely might drive their Plough Our English Merchants justly may stile thee, Not onely Typhis, but their Mercurie: For, how each Countrey doth to others prize The value of its Native Merchandize; What profit such COMMERCE to us may bring, Their Rites, and how the Image of our KING In forreigne Climates is preferd before Exotick Princes, stampt in the same Oare, Thou in this little VOLVME dost contrive; That Merchants seeing them (through perspective) Discharge their Factors; for thy BOOKE alone Seemes a sole FACTOR for our NATION. CAMBRIA rejoyce; hereafter thou maist write, I bore the MAN, who lent the World this light.

F. H.