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.

CHAP. LII. Of Liconia, Pisidia, and Armenia minor.

* 1.1IN Liconia is found the City of Iconium, the Regal Seat of the Aladine Sultans, the ruine of Lystra where Timothy was born, and Paul and Barnabas healing a Cripple, were adored for Mercury and Jupiter.

In Pisidia was the famous Battel fought between Cyrus and Artaxerxes, where Cyrus lost his life and the victory; and out of which Xenophon made that notable retreat with his Grecians, in despite of 20000 which followed him at the heels.

* 1.2In Armenia minor is seated the Mountain Ararat, on whose top the Ark is said to rest after the Deluge. And thus much shall serve to have said of Natolia, which in general for Mer∣chandize doth yield these Commodities; Galls, Carpets, Oyls, Wines, Cottons, Woolls and Cotton Yarn, Grograms, Grogram Yarn, Sheeps Wool, Hides raw and salted, and dry Cordovants, Aniseeds, Goats Wooll, Soap, Silk, Cummin-seed, Muscadines, Cute, Raisins, &c. And thus much in general of Natolia, which ere I leave, a word of Trabesond.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Liconia, Pisidia. Armenia.
• * 1.2

  Ararat. Commodi∣ties of Ana∣tolia.