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. CCXLVIII. Of the Trade of the Isles seated in the Egean, Ionian, Mediterranean and Adriatick Seas.

* 1.1THE first Island falling in view, coming out of the Hellespont, is the Isle of Tenedos op∣posite to Troy, which hath a pretty Town in it, and inriched with excellent Wines.

* 1.2The next is Samothracia in the Egean Sea, affording at Samia a good Harbour for Ships, •…•…d nought else of consequence.

* 1.3Lemnos is the next in the said Seas, * 1.4affording that Soveraign Mineral against Infection called ••era Sigillata, the earth thereof is made into little Pellets, and sealed with the Turks Cha∣•…•…ter, and so dispersed over all Christendom for an excellent Antidote.

* 1.5Scio or Chios is the next of note, affording that excellent Gum, called Mastick, which in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and August the Inhabitants do force out of Trees, by making of deep Incisions into the •…•…k thereof with sharp Instruments, out of which the juyce dropping is afterward hardned like •…•…to a bright Gum, and in September following gathered; * 1.6which Mastick is farmed of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Signior, as his peculiar Commodity, and therefore ever maintained at a constant •…•…ce, and hence dispersed throughout the World.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Tenedos.
• * 1.2

  Samothracia.
• * 1.3

  Lemnos.
• * 1.4

  Terra Sigillata.
• * 1.5

  Scio.
• * 1.6

  Mastick.