The present state of England. Part III. and Part IV. containing I. an account of the riches, strength, magnificence, natural production, manufactures of this island, with an exact catalogue of the nobility, and their seats, &c., II. the trade and commerce within it self, and with all countries traded to by the English, as at this day established, and all other matters relating to inland and marine affairs : supplying what is omitted in the two former parts ...

CHAP. LVII. A View of Sevil, the Trade, Weights, Measures, Customs, and Currant Coyns thereof.

THis City is Situate in the Province of Corduba, and accounted 6 Miles in compass, adorned with many stately Build∣ings, and is an Arch-Bishop's Sea, account∣ed next to Toledo the richest in Spain; through it runs the River Baetis dividing it into 2 parts, over which is a Stately Bridg, which renders the City very Commodious for Trade, and from hence it is for the most part, that the Spanish Fleet sets out for the West Indies, and at their return unlaid their rich Commodities, as Silver, Tobacco, Ginger, Cottons, Sugar, Ferrinand, Bucque-Wood, and Wood of Brasil, Sarsafrax, Galbanum, and other Drugs of great va∣lue; and for the King of Spains use, are in these parts brought up and kept 30000. Gennets; nor are bare Customs of this City Accounted to amount to less then half a Million of Gold yearly.

The Merchants generally keep their

Accounts in Maruedies, of which 375 are Accounted to a Ducat of Exx 11 Ryals, every Ryal being 37 Maru, and some Strang∣ers residing there keep their Accounts in Ryals of 34 Maru.

The Coyns currant are the Ducats of Gold of Sevil, and are as aforesaid valued by the Spaniards worth 375 Maru, or 5 Shillings 6 pence Sterling, as likewise the Ryal of Castile which is worth here but 34 Maruides and valued at 6 pence Sterling, a Dobra currant is of Carlin Coyn 81/87 Ma∣ruedies.

A Dobra of Castile is valued at 375 Mar. or a Ducat in Gold, the Castilian of Mer∣chandise is worth 485 Mar. or 7 Shillings Sterling.

Their Weights are the 3 Kintars, the first consists of 112 pound, and is divided into 4 Roves of 28 pound a Rove, the second is 120 pound, composed of 4 Roves of 30 pound each, and the third being the greatest, is composed of 4 Roves of 36 pound the Rove, and accordingly con∣tains 144 pound, and is the common Kin∣tar of Sevil, and 100 pound Weight of this place has often made 102 pound of London.

Their Measure of Length is the Vare, 100 of which have been found to make 74 Ells of London.

The Measure by which Oyl is sold is the Rove, 64 of which make a Venetian Mia∣ra and 40 or 41 of the said Roves make a Pipe, the Rove being 8 Somers, a Somer containing 4 Quartiles, a Quartile being the ••/6 part of a Stoop of Antwerp, and 2 Pipes or 81 Roves are 25 or 26 Florence Bar∣rils, or 252 English Gallons, tho in Sevil the Gage of Pipes are Accounted but 118 Gallons the Pipe.

Corn is Measured by the Caffise, which is 28 Satos of Florence; from Sevil it is that the fine Spanish Wool is brought, as also Cordavant-Leather; in these parts, but especially at Almeria, great store of Raw Silks are gathered, it being the prim∣est of all other, and is Accounted worth by the pound Morisco 18 Shillings Flo∣rence, or 1020 Maruedies, which amount to 30 Ryals. And thus much for Sevil and the Trade thereof.