CHAP. CXCV. Of Vienna, and the Trade thereof.
* 1.1VIenna is at present the Seat of the German Emperors, and is now the Bulwark of this Coun∣try against the Incursions of the Turks, who have more than once in vain attempted it; on the North-side runneth the River Danow, which here divideth it self into three Arms, in∣compassing a good space of ground, and then meeting again; and all this is again united by three Stone Bridges, one containing 29 Arches, another 57 Arches, and a third 15 Arches, each Arch being 60 foot asunder. Here are many Merchants of great quality, who have their Factors in Venetia, Florence and other parts of Italy, to supply them with the Fabricks of Silks made there, such as are Sattins, Damasks, Taffeta, Velvets, Cloth of Gold, and such like.
* 1.2The Weight in use here is the Pound, which is in some Commodities divided into 32 Loots, in some into 128 Quints, and in somo into 512 Fennings, of which Pound the Quintar is made, which is 100 l. which doth render in London about 123 l. incirca, and therewith are found Idra and Erford to agree, the 100 l. of London making here 81 l. ½.
* 1.3Their Measure for Length is two, one in Linen, and the other in VVoollen: the 100 Yards in London make here in Linen 103 Ells, and in Cloth and Silk 113 Ells.
* 1.4There is here, as being the Court of the Emperor, a great Exchange in use, and they are found to account and exchange by Rix Dollars of 8 s. Flemish, and by Ducats of Gold of 12 s. Flemish.
* 1.5The Kingdom of Bohemia is the Thirteenth, wherein are accounted about 780 Cities, walled Towns and Castles, the chief whereof is Prague the Metropolis of this Kingdom, 2 Eger, 3 Buates, 4 Melmuke, Pilsen and others, * 1.6and in this Tract is found Preslau the chief City of Sile∣sia, * 1.7also Gorlitso the chief City of Lusatia, and Brin and * 1.8Olmuts the chief of Moravia; but the Trade of Bohemia I will comprise under the Title of Prague here following, as being the Me∣tropolis thereof.