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pleasure_n and_o to_o bring_v in_o or_o carry_v out_o all_o commodity_n by_o their_o own_o ship_n with_o like_a immunity_n equal_a to_o citizen_n in_o all_o the_o say_a dominion_n and_o no_o less_o prejudicial_a to_o other_o than_o advantageous_a to_o themselves_o and_o in_o london_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o dwell_v together_o in_o the_o house_n call_v the_o still_a yard_n and_o there_o enjoy_v these_o and_o many_o other_o privilege_n which_o now_o for_o many_o year_n have_v lie_v dead_a partly_o by_o reason_n the_o english_a find_v not_o these_o or_o the_o like_a privilege_n in_o these_o free_a hans-town_n and_o partly_o by_o reason_n they_o have_v find_v it_o more_o commodious_a to_o make_v use_n of_o their_o own_o ship_n as_o in_o these_o day_n it_o be_v find_v they_o do_v notwithstanding_o all_o this_o yet_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o german_n in_o general_n apply_v themselves_o very_o industrious_o to_o all_o traffic_n by_o land_n but_o the_o free_a city_n on_o the_o sea_n coast_n do_v but_o cold_o exercise_v it_o by_o sea_n beer_n be_v find_v to_o be_v spend_v and_o export_v among_o themselves_o in_o a_o incredible_a measure_n and_o quantity_n with_o a_o extraordinary_a gain_n and_o therefore_o note_v for_o one_o of_o the_o prime_a commodity_n of_o this_o empire_n bring_v profit_n not_o only_o to_o private_a man_n but_o also_o to_o prince_n and_o to_o free_a state_n there_o be_v no_o merchandise_n in_o the_o world_n that_o more_o easy_o find_v a_o buyer_n in_o germany_n than_o this_o for_o other_o commodity_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o germany_n send_v into_o italy_n linens_n corn_n and_o wax_n it_o send_v into_o england_n board_n iron_n diaper_n rhenish_a wine_n and_o noremberg_n ware_n which_o can_v hardly_o be_v call_v commodity_n into_o spain_n they_o send_v linen_n wax_n brass_n copper_n cordage_n masâ—s_n gunpowder_n and_o this_o be_v their_o principal_a exportation_n now_o for_o their_o importation_n italy_n return_v they_o silk_n of_o all_o 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stone_n of_o 10_o l._n be_v the_o small_a stone_n and_o a_o stone_n of_o 21_o l._n account_v the_o great_a stone_n and_o it_o have_v be_v observe_v that_o the_o 10_o l._n of_o london_n averdupois_n bath_n yield_v here_o incirca_fw-la 92_o l._n stetin_n measure_n of_o stetin_n the_o common_a measure_n in_o the_o use_n for_o length_n be_v call_v the_o ell_n as_o the_o usual_a denomination_n thereof_o in_o all_o the_o east_n part_n and_o the_o 100_o yard_n of_o london_n have_v be_v observe_v to_o produce_v here_o about_o 141_o ells._n and_o thus_o much_o shall_v serve_v to_o have_v say_v of_o these_o city_n which_o i_o have_v entitle_v under_o the_o name_n of_o pâ—land_n and_o eastland_n though_o in_o themselves_o acknowledge_v several_a distinct_a prince_n have_v take_v that_o liberty_n to_o myself_o in_o my_o first_o method_n rather_o narrow_o to_o observe_v the_o maritime_a shore_n and_o the_o principal_a city_n seat_v thereupon_o though_o acknowledge_v divers_a sovereign_n than_o precise_o to_o follow_v the_o limit_n and_o bound_n of_o prince_n dominion_n according_a to_o the_o largeness_n and_o extent_n of_o their_o command_n and_o power_n chap._n ccxxxi_o of_o the_o weight_n and_o measure_n of_o eastland_n to_o that_o of_o london_n now_o forasmuch_o as_o there_o may_v be_v many_o other_o eminent_a city_n of_o trade_n which_o in_o particular_a i_o have_v willing_o omit_v to_o handle_v therefore_o according_a to_o my_o observe_a order_n i_o will_v contract_v they_o here_o and_o show_v how_o the_o weight_n and_o measure_n of_o london_n do_v agree_v and_o be_v find_v to_o accord_v together_o poland_n the_o agreement_n of_o 100_o l._n london_n to_o divers_a of_o poland_n and_o first_o i_o find_v it_o observe_v that_o the_o 100_o l._n of_o averdupois_n in_o london_n do_v make_v in_o these_o town_n follow_v viz._n in_o  _fw-fr l._n straelsont_a as_o i_o say_v 88_o stetin_n 92_o revel_v 116_o dantzick_n 116_o conixburgh_n 120_o rhiga_n 116_o thoren_n and_o narva_n 116_o cracovia_n 120_o elbin_n 120_o wild_a 116_o poland_n agreement_n of_o the_o 100_o yard_n london_n to_o divers_a of_o poland_n and_o thus_o much_o shall_v serve_v for_o the_o weight_n in_o general_a of_o eastland_n and_o for_o the_o measure_n take_v here_o the_o same_o observation_n make_v upon_o 100_o yard_n of_o london_n which_o produce_v in_o  _fw-fr ells._n embden_n 163_o hamburgh_n 162½_n bremen_n 163_o lubeck_n 160_o munster_n 86½_n ossenbridge_n 84_o wismar_n 156½_n conixburg_n 166½_n riga_n and_o kevel_a 166½_n rostick_n 158_o gripswald_n 163_o donim_n 163_o stettin_n 141_o dantzick_n 163_o ocermond_n 141_o melluine_n 161_o narva_n 166_o arsâ—…_n chap._n ccxxxii_o of_o corn-measure_n of_o eastland_n reduce_v to_o that_o of_o other_o country_n eastland_n corn-measure_n in_o eastland_n this_o country_n be_v above_o all_o other_o commodity_n abound_v in_o corn_n which_o hence_o be_v transport_v into_o all_o part_n of_o europe_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o see_v what_o observation_n have_v be_v make_v upon_o the_o measure_n thereof_o here_o in_o use_n and_o concurrent_a with_o other_o place_n schepel_v 60_o in_o dantzick_n make_v a_o last_o and_o 4_o make_v a_o mud_n which_o be_v the_o skip-pond_n of_o 340_o l._n as_o you_o find_v it_o there_o note_a werpes_n 61_o make_v a_o last_o in_o emden_n or_o 15½_n barrel_n of_o 4_o werpes_n schepel_v 90_o make_v a_o last_o in_o hamburg_n schepel_v 96_o make_v a_o last_o in_o lubeck_n schepel_v 96_o make_v at_o fameren_fw-mi a_o last_o schepel_v 96_o make_v a_o last_o in_o hileger-haven_n in_o denmark_n barrel_n 42_o make_v a_o last_o in_o copenhagen_n barrel_n 36_o make_v a_o last_o in_o ebeltorffe_n donie_n quarter_n 10½_n make_v a_o last_o in_o london_n but_o in_o lade_n of_o ship_n quarter_n five_o be_v account_v for_o one_o tun_n lade_v country_n with_o the_o agreement_n thereof_o with_o other_o country_n now_o let_v we_o see_v how_o these_o respond_v together_o and_o how_o these_o agree_v with_o the_o 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