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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Roberts, Lewes, 1596-1640.
Publication: London :: Printed for Thomas Horne ...,; 1700.
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Subject terms: Weights and measures -- Early works to 1800.; Coinage -- Early works to 1800.; Exchange -- Early works to 1800.; Balance of trade -- Early works to 1800.; Great Britain -- Commerce.
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CHAP. CXXXVII. Of Italy, and the Provinces thereof.

* 1.1ITaly is girded round with the Ionian, Tyrrhenian, and Adriatick Seas, except it be toward France and Germany, from which it is parted by the Alps.

The Countrey in general for Merchandizing yields Rice, Silks, Velvets, Sattins, Taffeties, Gro∣grams, Rashes, Bustians, Armour, Allom, Glasses of all sorts, as I shall mention in the particular Kingdoms and Provinces thereof.

Italy hath ever afforded eminent and ingenious Merchants, yet such as merit not really in all things that Title, because that their Trade consisteth more in Exchanges, which is a branch of Merchandizing, than in Adventures, which is the principal point which gives the Title to all Bargainers, it being a common speech, though unmerchant-like, yea unchristian-like among them, That they are loth to trust God with their Estates at Sea, when they may have the same safe on shore; as if then it were out of his reach or Protection.

Italy is now divided into 10 Provinces, which afford many principal Cities of Trade, which following my intended Method, I will handle in order.

1. The Kingdom of Naples.
2. The Papacy.
3. The Common-wealth of Venetia.
4. The Dukedom of Florence.
5. The Dukedom of Milan.
6. The Dukedom of Mantua.
7. The Dukedom of Urbin.
8. The Principality of Parma.
9. The State of Genoa.
10. The State of Lucca.

In each of which are found many notable Towns of Traffick, which as belonging unto several Princes, will require a more particular Survey, than if otherwise it were commanded by one sole Soveraign; and first of the Kingdom of Naples.

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Italy and the Provinces thereof.

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