The Evropean mercury describing the highwayes and stages from place to place, through the most remarkable parts of Christendome : with a catalogue of the principall fairs, marts, and markets thorowout the same / by J.W. ... ; usefull for all gentlemen who delight in seeing forraign countries, and instructing merchants where to meet with their conveniences for trade.

The Preface to the Reader.

OBserve diligent Reader, thou that wouldest travell, and desirest to know the Road way through all Chri∣stendome, that in this small volume I have described and named the most part of all the stages now in use throughout most parts of the world, commonly called in Italian, Posta per posta, viz. that is to say, from stage to stage, and from place to place, with the distance of the miles from the one to the other, with the names of the Ci∣ties, Lordships, Castles, Markets, towns and Innes, where the postouses are kept in Italy, and out of Italy, France, Spaine▪ Portugall, Flanders, Vien∣na and Germany; Kingdome of Na∣ples, Messina, Puglia, and the land of Otranto, and divers other parts in I∣taly and Christendome, beginning at the City of Rome, and from thence

from place to place, as this Booke doth set forth, whereunto is added an Index or Table for the Reader or curious Tra∣veller, with more ease to finde out the said places, which is a thing very plea∣sant for those that desires to know the Road-w••yes thorowout Christendome, and much more p••ofitable and necessary for him that shall make use hereof in his travell; as also by the reading hereof he shall finde divers remarkable notes and observations of the chief and principall Cities of Italy and other Countreyes.