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clothes_n etc._n etc._n and_o by_o the_o latter_a linen_n etc._n etc._n the_o concave_a measure_n of_o lisbon_n be_v the_o alquire_n 3_o of_o which_o be_v find_v to_o make_v a_o english_a bushel_n and_o 5_o a_o spanish_a hannep_n they_o have_v a_o other_o measure_n by_o which_o they_o meet_v their_o salt_n call_v muy_fw-es which_o be_v 60_o alquire_n and_o 2_o muys_n and_o 15_o alquire_n be_v a_o tunn_n bristol_n water_n measure_n the_o custom_n inward_a be_v 23_o per_fw-la cent_n that_o be_v to_o the_o dechima_fw-la 10_o to_o the_o sisa_n 10_o and_o to_o the_o consolado_n 3_o and_o outward_a merchant_n pay_v only_o 3._o the_o coin_n be_v the_o croisado_n of_o gold_n compute_v to_o be_v worth_a 400_o reas._n the_o ducat_n of_o portugal_n which_o be_v ten_o real_n and_o account_v 5_o shilling_n sterling_a or_o the_o croisado_n the_o ryal_n which_o be_v 40_o reas_n and_o account_v 6_o penny_n sterling_a the_o golden_a mirle_n which_o be_v worth_a 1000_o reas_n and_o account_v 2_o 5_o 2_o 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of_o europe_n bound_v on_o the_o north_n with_o the_o british_a ocean_n on_o the_o west_n with_o the_o aquitanian_a sea_n on_o the_o south_n with_o the_o mediterranean_a and_o on_o the_o east_n with_o the_o pirenaean_a hill_n and_o river_n rhine_n and_o be_v divide_v into_o several_a province_n the_o trade_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v instance_n in_o these_o follow_a city_n viz._n bordeaux_n roven_n paris_n lion_n and_o marselia_n of_o these_o in_o order_n bordeaux_n be_v situate_a on_o the_o bank_n of_o geronde_n be_v the_o principal_a city_n of_o the_o province_n of_o aquitain_n and_o be_v place_v in_o a_o very_a fruitful_a soil_n especial_o for_o wine_n the_o principal_a vineyard_n of_o france_n be_v account_v in_o its_o neighbourhood_n of_o the_o grape_n therein_o grow_v be_v make_v whitewine_n and_o claret_n in_o abundance_n and_o of_o late_a all_o pall_a wine_n and_o such_o as_o otherwise_o be_v foul_a &_o not_o merchantable_a they_o lmibeck_n off_o into_o brandy_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v vend_v in_o england_n and_o holland_n they_o have_v likewise_o several_a vineyard_n yield_v grape_n that_o make_v sweet-wine_n common_o call_v high_a country_n wine_n the_o which_o lest_o it_o shall_v hinder_v the_o sail_n of_o the_o other_o they_o prohibit_v to_o be_v sell_v in_o their_o city_n till_o christmas_n day_n when_o the_o high_a country_n merchant_n bring_v it_o in_o and_o sell_v it_o to_o stranger_n there_o resident_a and_o such_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o place_n that_o that_o vessel_n or_o light_a that_o first_o set_v her_o head_n on_o shoar_n be_v account_v free_a from_o impost_n or_o custom_n yet_o must_v in_o lieu_n thereof_o for_o that_o day_n give_v wine_n on_o free-cost_n to_o such_o as_o come_v on_o board_n to_o drink_v it_o to_o this_o city_n it_o be_v that_o our_o english_a merchant_n trade_n and_o from_o whence_o they_o yearly_o bring_v 20000_o tun_n of_o whitewine_n claret_n sweet_a and_o brandy_n wine_n in_o time_n when_o no_o prohibition_n be_v lay_v this_o city_n former_o for_o many_o year_n have_v be_v english_a there_o be_v find_v great_a quantity_n of_o prune_n of_o the_o neighbour_a growth_n and_o some_o other_o commodity_n though_o these_o be_v the_o chief_a and_o to_o this_o place_n money_n be_v remit_v for_o which_o most_o the_o inhabitant_n trade_v not_o as_o in_o other_o place_n of_o traffic_n free_o barter_v good_n for_o good_n their_o account_n be_v keep_v for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o liver_n sold_n and_o deny_v as_o indeed_o throughout_o the_o kingdom_n their_o weight_n be_v the_o pound_n 100_o of_o which_o be_v reckon_v a_o quintar_n or_o 110_o english_a 90_o ¾_n pound_n be_v 100_o pound_n english_a their_o measure_n of_o length_n be_v a_o auln_v account_v 42_o english_a inch_n their_o wine_n be_v compute_v by_o hogshead_n and_o tearce_n viz._n claret_n and_o white-wine_n and_o their_o brandy_n by_o punching_n of_o no_o certain_a gage_n chap._n lxiii_o a_o view_n of_o roven_n and_o the_o trade_n thereof_o roven_v be_v the_o principal_a city_n of_o normandy_n be_v the_o parliamentary_a seat_n of_o that_o province_n and_o be_v seat_v on_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n sein_fw-fr all_o its_o territory_n be_v fertile_a and_o it_o abound_v with_o rich_a merchandise_n as_o well_o of_o other_o nation_n as_o the_o growth_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n and_o be_v visit_v by_o most_o of_o the_o merchant_n of_o all_o the_o northern_a kingdom_n trade_n in_o the_o growth_n of_o france_n the_o place_n afford_v of_o natural_a growth_n and_o native_a manufacture_n fine_a and_o coarse_a linen_n buckram_n paper_n card_n wine_n stuff_n comb_n etc._n etc._n for_o which_o the_o inhabitant_n or_o such_o french_a merchant_n as_o send_v their_o commodity_n thither_o to_o be_v vend_v receive_v of_o the_o english_a kersey_n of_o devonshire_n and_o
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view_n of_o the_o papacy_n and_o the_o trade_n thereof_o the_o papacy_n contain_v several_a stately_a city_n but_o none_o of_o any_o considerable_a trade_n as_o for_o merchandise_n therefore_o i_o shall_v sum_v up_o all_o in_o describe_v the_o trade_n of_o rome_n once_o the_o mistress_n of_o the_o world_n but_o now_o her_o splendour_n be_v much_o abate_v rome_n be_v situate_a on_o the_o bank_n of_o tiber_n adorn_v with_o 750_o tower_n place_v on_o her_o wall_n and_o be_v account_v to_o contain_v 466000_o family_n and_o in_o it_o be_v find_v these_o merchandise_n viz._n corn_n oil_n wine_n glove_n alum_n lutestring_n kid-skin_n and_o curious_a fabric_n of_o silk_n for_o which_o they_o receive_v from_o england_n lead_v tinn_n bays_n sesse_n stuff_n pilchard_n herring_n newland_n fish_n calves-skin_n salt_n salmon_n tallow_n wax_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n land_a at_o civitaveccia_n and_o from_o thence_o carry_v up_o the_o river_n tiber_n in_o boat_n to_o rome_n the_o coin_n here_o and_o through_o the_o papacy_n be_v the_o same_o that_o be_v currant_n in_o most_o part_n of_o italy_n the_o pope_n have_v so_o ordain_v that_o his_o income_n may_v be_v the_o more_o the_o account_n be_v keep_v in_o crown_n julios_fw-la or_o paulos_n baiochos_n and_o quatrin_n the_o weight_n be_v the_o quintal_n or_o 100_o pound_n which_o make_v 80_o pound_n english_a though_o sometime_o they_o weigh_v by_o a_o quintal_n of_o 160_o pound_n and_o 150_o pound_n according_a to_o the_o fineness_n or_o grossness_n of_o the_o commodity_n their_o measure_n of_o length_n be_v 2_o one_o for_o linen_n and_o the_o other_o for_o woollen_a the_o one_o a_o brace_n and_o the_o other_o the_o cane_n 30_o cane_n make_v 100_o brace_n corn_n be_v sell_v by_o the_o rugio_n which_o be_v 7_o 18_o i_o of_o genoa_n and_o thus_o much_o shall_v suffice_v for_o rome_n and_o indeed_o for_o all_o italy_n from_o whence_o i_o must_v pass_v into_o flanders_n and_o take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o trade_n thereof_o chap._n lxxviii_o a_o view_n of_o the_o trade_n of_o flanders_n and_o holland_n of_o the_o weight_n measure_n coin_n custom_n commodity_n and_o traffic_n of_o they_o reduce_v into_o the_o view_n of_o antwerp_n and_o amsterdam_n though_o flanders_n and_o the_o netherlands_o be_v divide_v into_o 17_o province_n viz._n 4_o dukedom_n as_o limburg_n luxemburg_n gelderland_n and_o brabant_n 1_o marquisat_fw-la 7_o ealrdom_n as_o artois_n flanders_n hanault_n nemur_n zutphen_n holland_n and_o zealand_n 5_o borrony_n as_o westfriezland_n vtretch_v overysel_n machlin_n and_o grove_v yet_o the_o trade_n of_o all_o these_o may_v convenient_o be_v reduce_v into_o what_o be_v find_v in_o antwerp_n and_o amsterdam_n the_o one_o famous_a for_o have_v former_o be_v the_o chief_a scale_n of_o europe_n and_o the_o other_o for_o the_o present_a commerce_n hold_v there_o of_o these_o in_o order_n antwerp_n be_v situate_a upon_o the_o river_n scheld_v that_o river_n send_v forth_o eight_o channel_n to_o water_n the_o city_n by_o run_v through_o her_o street_n and_o have_v be_v former_o account_v a_o great_a scale_n of_o trade_n insomuch_o that_o all_o european_a merchant_n bring_v their_o commodity_n thither_o to_o vend_n the_o acquirement_n of_o which_o trade_n be_v principal_o by_o the_o mean_n follow_v first_o by_o reason_n of_o 2_o free_a mart_n yearly_o hold_v for_o 45_o day_n in_o which_o no_o person_n trading_n there_o can_v be_v arrest_v in_o his_o good_n or_o person_n for_o debt_n or_o otherwise_o second_o by_o reason_n the_o portugal_n discover_v the_o east_n india_n anno_fw-la 1500._o divert_a the_o course_n of_o trade_n drive_v by_o the_o venetian_n from_o alexandria_n and_o the_o red-sea_n to_o lisbon_n and_o so_o keep_v a_o factory_a at_o antwerp_n and_o expose_v to_o sail_v all_o indian_a commodity_n which_o draw_v most_o of_o the_o trade_n nation_n of_o europe_n to_o trade_n thither_o exhaust_v the_o trade_n of_o bruges_n where_o the_o english_a merchant_n adventurer_n before_o reside_v the_o three_o and_o last_o cause_n be_v the_o war_n between_o charles_n the_o five_o emperor_n and_o the_o french_a which_o oblige_v the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n for_o safety_n to_o remove_v their_o family_n thither_o who_o afterward_o be_v take_v with_o the_o pleasantness_n of_o the_o place_n will_v not_o remove_v but_o build_v they_o stately_a house_n and_o make_v that_o city_n for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o place_n of_o their_o residence_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o decay_n of_o trade_n in_o the_o city_n of_o antwerp_n be_v the_o war_n with_o spain_n in_o which_o merchant_n be_v pillage_v their_o ship_n take_v etc._n etc._n the_o abridgement_n of_o privilege_n and_o the_o trade_n which_o the_o english_a and_o dutch_a find_v in_o the_o east-indies_n bring_v home_n in_o their_o own_o bottom_n what_o before_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o the_o portugal_n for_o but_o as_o it_o be_v at_o this_o day_n a_o pretty_a trade_n be_v drive_v in_o the_o city_n most_o of_o the_o neighbour_a country_n bring_v in_o their_o growth_n and_o manufacture_n the_o commodity_n find_v in_o antwerp_n be_v wine_n silk_n arras-hanging_n spice_n drug_n fruit_n store_n of_o corn_n woollen_a cloth_n some_o oil_n and_o the_o like_a bring_v out_o of_o its_o neighbourhood_n and_o the_o adjacent_a province_n the_o account_n of_o antwerp_n be_v keep_v in_o liver_n sold_n and_o denier_n which_o they_o reckon_v pound_n shilling_n penny_n 12_o denier_n make_v a_o sold_n and_o 20_o sold_n a_o liver_n or_o pound_n flemish_n though_o worth_a no_o more_o than_o 12_o shilling_n sterling_a or_o as_o they_o compute_v it_o 240_o gross_v 12_o gross_v be_v a_o sold_n and_o according_a to_o these_o value_v on_o coin_n they_o make_v their_o exchange_n the_o other_o currant_n coin_n be_v doit_n 4_o of_o which_o make_v a_o stiver_n and_o 10_o stivers_n make_v 1_o shilling_n sterling_n 2_o blank_n make_v a_o stiver_n and_o half_a 6_o stivers_n make_v the_o flemish_a shilling_n 28_o stivers_n make_v a_o guilder_n which_o be_v 3_o shilling_n 4_o penny_n flemish_n so_o that_o 100_o pound_n flemish_n be_v find_v to_o make_v but_o 50_o pound_n english_a etc._n etc._n the_o weight_n be_v the_o pound_n of_o 16_o ounce_n 100_o of_o which_o pound_n make_v their_o quintar_n and_o the_o quintar_n find_v to_o be_v 104_o pound_n english_a so_o that_o from_o this_o allowance_n or_o over_o weight_n many_o imagine_v that_o the_o tret_n of_o london_n have_v its_o original_a the_o measure_n of_o length_n be_v the_o ell_n 100_o of_o which_o be_v find_v to_o make_v 60_o london_n ell_n in_o the_o measure_n of_o linen_n cloth_n they_o have_v likewise_o a_o ell_n for_o measure_v of_o silk_n which_o be_v 1_o ½_o in_o the_o 100_o less_o than_o the_o cloth_n ell._n beer_n be_v sell_v by_o the_o barrel_n which_o in_o brabant_n and_o flanders_n be_v account_v 54_o stop_v each_o stop_v be_v 2_o quart_n english_a their_o corn_n they_o sell_v by_o the_o vertules_a 23_o ½_o of_o which_o be_v a_o last_o of_o amsterdam_n and_o 10_o ¼_n quarter_n london_n measure_n wine_n be_v sell_v by_o the_o be_o the_o stop_n and_o the_o butt_n 1_o be_o make_v 50_o stop_v and_o one_o stop_v 6_o pound_n so_o that_o the_o butt_n be_v 300_o stop_v or_o 6_o aim_n the_o wine_n stop_v be_v account_v 3_o ⅓_n quart_n of_o london_n wine_n measure_n the_o exchange_n be_v very_o great_a by_o reason_n most_o of_o the_o bill_n of_o spain_n be_v draw_v upon_o the_o merchant_n and_o trader_n of_o antwerp_n for_o the_o disbursement_n of_o money_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o army_n that_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n keep_v on_o foot_n in_o the_o province_n chap._n lxxix_o a_o view_n of_o the_o city_n of_o amsterdam_n and_o of_o the_o trade_n coin_n weight_n and_o measure_n thereof_o amsterdam_n be_v a_o fair_a city_n and_o seat_v on_o the_o