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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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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Roberts, Lewes, 1596-1640.
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London :: Printed for Thomas Horne ...,
1700.
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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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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A57390.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.

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CHAP. CCXCIII. Of the Exchanges of Saragosa, in Catalonia.

* 1.1IN Saragosa, Merchants keep their Accompts as in Valentia aforementioned, and have the same Monies, saving that the Ducate passeth here in account for 22 Sols, or 11 Rials.

In the Custom of Exchanging, it giveth the broken number to all Italy, and to all the rest the whole number, which is found to be either one Ducate or 100 Ducates.

Saragosa doth Ex∣change with Placentia Sol. 23. 8 for 1 Crown
Lions Sol. 23. 11 1 Crown
Rome Sol. 24. 3 1 Ducate
Genoa Sol. 23. 9 1 Crown of Gold
Millan Sol. 23. 8 1 Crown of Gold
Venetia Sol. 17. 9 1 Ducate
Florence Sol. 22. 10 1 Crown
Lucca Sol. 20. 1 1 Ducatoon
Naples Sol. 17. 10 1 Ducate
Lechi Sol. 18. 1 1 Ducate
Bary Sol. 18. 0 1 Ducate
Palermo Sol. 9. 8 1 Florin
Mesina Sol. 9. 9 1 Florin.
Antw. & Col. Duc. 1 105 Grosses
London Duc. 1 73 Pence Sterling
Valentia Duc. 100 103 Ducates
Barselona Duc. 100 102 Ducates
Siv. al. Med. Duc. 100 105 Ducates
Lisbon Duc. 100 108 Ducates
Belonia Sol. 20. 2 1 Ducatoon
Bergamo Sol. 20. 1 1 Ducatoon
Francfort Duc. 1 95 Quarentins.
Vide Chap. 426. how these are calculated.

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