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. CXI. Of SPAIN, and the Cities thereof.

* 1.1SPAIN, the most Western Continent of Europe, is invironed on all sides with the Seas, ex∣cept towards France, from which it is separated by the Pyrenaean Mountains, and the For∣tress of Pampelona on the North-west, and Perpignan on the South-east.

* 1.2The Commodities that this Countrey yields for Merchandise, are Wines, Sugars, Oils, Metals, Liquorish, Rice, Silks, Wooll, Cork, Rosin, Steel, Oranges, Limons, Raisins, Almonds, &c. Anni∣seeds, Anchoves, Soda, Barillia, Figs, Tunny-fish, Iron, Shumack, Saffron, Soap, Coriander, Hony, Wax, &c.

Spain is found at this day to be divided into twelve Provinces, which formerly were petty Kingdoms, viz. 1. Leon & Oviedo, 2. Navarre, 3. Corduba, 4. Gallicia, 5. Biscay, 6. Toledo, 7. Mur••ia, 8. Castile, 9. Portugal, 10 Valentia, 11. Catalonia, 12. Aragon. Of which in order, with their Cities of note and traffick.

* 1.3In Leon and Oviedo I find no City of Trade memorable, the City of Leon being the principal, and is the Principality belonging to the Princes of Spain, under the name of Asturia••.

* 1.4In Navarre is of note, the City of Pampelona, famous for her Fortification, and not for her Negotiation.

* 1.5Corduba is accounted the most fertile soil of all Spain, and hath Corduba for a principal City, from whence cometh that excellent Cordovant Leather known to us. 2. Marchena, a princi∣pal breeder of the best Genets in Spain: also 3. Medina Sidonia, whose Duke was principal Commander of that pretended Invincible Armado 1588. Also Lucardi Barameda, a great Haven-town, Xeres, which yields the Wines known, Sherry Sacks, because the Spaniards are found to pronounce x as sh in English: and also Sevil, which requireth (according to my Method) for her worth and eminency of Trade a Chapter by it self.

Notes

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  Spain.
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  Commodi∣ties of Spain.
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  Leon 1. Oviedo 2.
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  Navarra 2.
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  Corduba 4.