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. CCXLII. Of Scutary, and the Trade thereof.

* 1.1SCutary is accounted the Metropolis of Albania, and situated upon a Lake, called the Lake of Scutary, or Scodra, through which the River of Boiano runneth, and so to the Sea, near the Gulph of Lodrin, and includeth in the Gulph of Venetia; but being now as the other Cities of this Tract in subjection to the Grand Seignior, the Trade thereof is much decayed, and City ruin'd from its ancient splendour and beauty, yet the Industry of the Inhabitants doth afford some Silk; also Wax, Honey, Hides, Cordovants, and some other Skins for Mer∣chandise.

* 1.2In Scutary is used two sorts of Weights, a gross and a suttle; the gross hundred of 100 l. is in England 108 l. incirca Averdupois, by which all the gross Commodities are weighed, and the suttle hundred, by which all fine Commodities are weighed, is English 64 l. and it hath been observed, the 1000 l. suttle Venice hath made here gross 664 l. and the 1000 l. gross here in Scutary, hath made in Venice 1600 l.

* 1.3The measure of length here in use is the Pico, observed to accord with Venice thus. The 100 Braces of Cloth hath made here 112 Pico, and the 100 Braces of Silk in Venice hath made 106 Pico, which in England must be accounted for (27) Inches.

* 1.4All sort of Grain is sold by the Stare, not only in Scutary, but also in Boiano, seated on the mouth of this River, and the 100 Stares make in Venice 66⅜ Stares, which is in England (…) accounting by this Computation every three Stares of Scutary to make two Stares in Venice.

And thus leaving Scodra with this short Survey, with the applause due to it, for its excellent situation and strength, I hence pass to Valona, or Avalona.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Scutary, and the Trade thereof.
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  Weights of Scutary.
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  Measures of Scutary.
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  Of Grain.