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. CCXXXIX. Of Modena, Corona, and Petras, and the Trade thereof.

* 1.1THese three Cities are situated on the same Shores, and subject to the same Customs, and found abounding in Corn, Wines, and Currans, Galls, Anniseeds, Silk, and such like, which I have thought good to put into one Member, to abbreviate my Task.

* 1.2In Petras there hath been of many years a Trade maintained by the endeavours of the English, who here by Authority of the Grand Seignior have a protecting Consul resident, who hath the Title of the Consul of the Morea: * 1.3and here is vended from England some Cloths of Suffolk, Serges, Tin, Lead, &c. In exchange whereof, they transport hence these Commo∣dities afore-named, Corn and Oyl being by their Laws prohibited Transportation, but by the connivance of Officers, found permitted notwithstanding.

* 1.4The Moneys of these places is current with those of Turkey, and those of Venetia, as Pos∣sessors and Borderers, which they account by the Turkish Coins, as in Dollars and Aspers.

Aspers 80 accounted to a Dollar, or Rot. ⅜ which is the best Commodity: Aspers 120 ac∣counted to a Sultany Hungary or Checquin, which Coins are found to rise oftentimes 10, 20, or 30 per Cent. in Aspers, as the occasion of Trade or Misgovernment too oftentimes doth permit.

* 1.5The Weight of Petras is the Pound of 12 Ounces, ordinarily making 11 Drams to an Ounce, 3 l. making their Oak, which is 4 l. 2 Ounces English, or 400 Drams here.

132 l. makes their Quintal, which is 117 l. London; but their Silk is sold by a Pound of 15 Ounces, which is 1½ Pound abovesaid: and it hath been found, that 112 l. English have made in Petras 126 l. the Sack of Currans commonly weighing of their Weight 140 l. which is Zant hath produced incirca 118 l.

100 l. of Petrus hath been found to make in Venice sotile 130 l. and in the gross Weight of Venice 83½ l. which thus computed may be 88 in 90 l. Averdupois of London.

* 1.6The Measures of these places are two for distinction of length; first, the Silk Pico is found to be 25 inches English, and the Cloth Pico 27 inches by the Rule in England.

* 1.7Oyls are sold by a measure called the Liver, and weigheth 7½ l 20 whereof is found to make a Candy Barrel, which must hold 15 Gallons English, which should be 112½ l. Aver∣dupois.

* 1.8Corn is here sold by the Bachel, whereof 9 and ⅖ hath been noted to make in England 8 Bushels Winchester measure.

From Petras it will not be improper that I trace the Dalmatian shore, and survey the Ci∣ties seated on the Maritime Coast, and found in the Gulph of Venice, purposely omitted in the Chapter of Dalmatia, as more proper to this place; and then proceed to the rest of the Grecian Provinces.

Notes

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  Modena, Coro∣na, and Petras, and the Trade thereof.
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  Petras.
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  Exchange.
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  Moneys of Morea.
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  Weights of Morea.
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  Measures of Morea.
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  Of Oyls.
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  Of Corn.