CHAP. CLII. Of Treviso, and the Trade thereof.
* 1.1TREVISO is the principal City of that Province, which to the Venetians is known by Marca Trevigiana, and commodiously seated for an Inland-Trade, the chief City Venetians depriving all the rest of any eminent Honour in matter of Traffick, therefore herein I shall be the briefer; and first,
For their Coins current, and their Accounts kept, I willingly omit the same, as to be found more at large under the Title of Venetia.
As for the Weights and Measures thereof, it will not be improper that I set here the agree ments thereof with Venetia, as being seated within that Commonwealth.
* 1.2Treviso is found then to have two several Weights, a gross and suttle, in the same mann•• as Venetia, which thus agree together.
100 l. gross in Treviso, makes gross in Venetia 92½ l.
100 l. suttle in Treviso, makes suttle in Venetia 112 l.
100 l. suttle Venetia, gives in Treviso suttle 89½ l.
100 l. suttle Venetia, gives in Treviso gross 58⅓ l.
100 l. suttle Treviso, makes gross in Venetia 70 l.
All which considered, the thousands are found thus to accord.
* 1.31000 l. suttle Treviso, is 1125 l. suttle Venetia.
1000 l. gross Treviso, is 1080 l. gross Venetia, and backward.
1000 l. gross Venetia, is 926 l. gross Treviso.
1000 l. suttle Venetia, is 890 l. suttle Treviso.
1 l. suttle Treviso, is suttle Venetia 13½ Ounces.
1 l. gross Treviso, is gross Venetia 13 Ounces.
1 l. suttle Venetia, is suttle in Treviso 10⅔ Ounces.
1 l. gross Venetia, is gross in Treviso 11 Ounces.
The Measures of length in Treviso is only the Brace.
The 100 Cloth Braces in Venetia, is 100 Braces in Treviso.
The 100 Silk Braces in Venetia, is 94 Braces in Treviso.
Oil is sold here by the Miare.
Corn by the Staio, the 100 here are 109 in Venetia.
Wine is sold by the Cara, which consists of 10 Consi, which according to the Measure of Venetia is 17½ Quarts, the next is Padua.