The merchants map of commerce wherein the universal manner and matter relating to trade and merchandize are fully treated of, the standard and current coins of most princes and republicks observ'd, the real and imaginary coins of accounts and exchanges express'd, the natural products and artificial commodities and manufactures for transportation declar'd, the weights and measures of all eminent cities and towns of traffick in the universe, collected one into another, and all reduc'd to the meridian of commerce practis'd in the famous city of London / by Lewis Roberts, merchant.

Danger in making Bills payable to the Bearer.

NEver make your Bills of Exchange pay∣able to such an one (naming his name) or to the bearer hereof, which is very dan∣gerous; but always make your Bills pay∣able to such an one, or his order, or his As∣signs, or the like: For a Bill which shall be made payable to Robert W. or the bearer here∣of, may chance to miscarry, or come to a wrong mans hands, and he may go and receive the Mony upon such a Bill, and the party to whom of right it ought to be paid never the wiser, I mean, not know of it; and he that paid it will produce the Bill it self for his warrant to pay it to whomsoever should bring it: so you may chance to be defeated of your Monies, and it may be your Friend on whom you drew the Bill be suspected by you to have had a hand in the business, though it may be,

he never had any such thought, but paid it really to the party that brought the Bill, not knowing him, nor ever enquiring where he dwelt, or what he was; and if you will needs have your Friend bear some blame for paying the Monies in that manner, you must bear the greater blame, and thank your self for giving such an order; for he hath performed your order, and so you can have nothing a∣gainst him, unless you can prove a fraud in him; but to prevent all such suspicion, always make your Bills payable to a certain man by name.