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. CXLVII. Of Ravenna, and the Trade thereof.

* 1.1RAvenna is seated on the Adriatick Sea, and once beautified with one of the fairest Hav•…•… in the World, where Augustus Caesar always kept a Navy man'd, to defend these parts of the Empire, now choaked up with mud and rubbish: The Neighbourhood of Venetia, which Senators have as well followed Mercury by Merchandizing, as Mars by Arms, keeps this City from any notable Commerce, yet I will note what I have observed hereupon both in matter of Weights and Measures.

* 1.2The Quintal of Ravenna is 100 l. which gives Venetia sotile 118 l. in London 78 l. and the gross 100 l. of Venetia, made here 133 l.

* 1.3The Measure is a Brace, 100 Braces of Cloth in Venice, is here 112, 100 Braces of Silk in Venice is here 106.

Corn is sold by the Stare, 100 whereof makes in Venice 66⅔ Staio, so that 3 Staros Rave•…•… have made the two Staios of Venetia; and these are the chief Cities of Romandiola.

* 1.4The next Province is Marco Anconitana, wherein is famous, first Loretto, for the Pilm∣mage to our Lady Church, brought hither, if you will believe it, through the Air from Palest•• whereunto, a great Trade is driven by the superstitious Papists; next is Adria, which gave name to those Seas; next Recanti and Ancona, two fair Cities, and of great Concourse of Merchant of which first.

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* 1.1

Ravenna, and the Trade thereof.

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* 1.2

Weights of Ravenna.

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* 1.3

Measures of Ravenna.

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* 1.4

Loretto.

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