SECT. 23. Of Turkey

The Current Monies of Conftantinople

CHA P. XXVI. Of Afia

Page 366

ibid.

367

SECT. I. The Monies, Weights, and Meafures of the English

Factories, and Places of Trade in Perfia, and

the Eaft-Indies

2. Of Arabia

3.

369

372

The Monies, Weights, and Measures of Arabia ibid.

Of the Empire of Perfia

373

4. Of the Empire of the Great-Mogul, or Indoftan 374

5. Of China

6. Of Japan

SECT. 1. Of Alexandria, Cairo, and all Egypt

2. Of Barca, Tripoli, Barbary, Tunis, &c.

3. Of Algier, or Argier

4. Of Oran

5. Of Una

6. Of Sallee

7. Of Fez and Morocco

376

377

ibid.

ibid.

379

380

381

ibid.

382

ibid.

ibid.

8. Of Gambia, Guiney, &c.

Of the English Exchanges

CHAP. I. Examples of the English Exchanges

385

ibid.

A Table fhewing what England lofes, or gains

per Cent. by Holland, at different Courfes

of Exchange

Of the Dutch Exchanges

Page 399

CHAP. IV. Examples of the Dutch Exchanges ibid.

An Example fhewing the Advantages to be

made by taking the Opportunity of the rising

or falling of the Exchange

An Example between Holland and Flanders 405

An Example of the Sale of Gold, &c. 406

Of the Exchanges between Hamburgh and

404

London
ibid.

V. Examples of the Exchanges between Ham-

burgh and London

Of the Portugal Exchanges

VI. Examples of the Portugal Exchanges

Of the Exchanges of Spain

410

414

ibid.

416

VII. Examples of the Spanish Exchanges

ibid.

Of the French Exchanges

419

VIII. Examples of the French Exchanges

ibid.

Of the Exchanges of Italy

421

IX. Examples of the Exchanges of Italy

Milan upon London

ibid.

London and Milan

422

Of the Agio of the Monies in Rome, and moft

other Places in Italy

CHAP. I.

ibid.

Of Simple Arbitrations, or of Orders and Commiffions 427

SECT. I. Simple Arbitrations of Orders and Commiffions given

and received by Draughts and Remittances in

London

430

2. Orders and Commiffions given and received by

Draughts and Remittances in Amsterdam ibid.

3. Orders and Commiffions given and received by

Draughts and Remittances in Spain

CHAP. II.

Of Compound Arbitrations

dizes, &c.

431

Explanation of the Tables for finding the Value of Merchan-

437

461

ADVERTISEMENT.

ADVERTISEMENT.

The Reader is defired to take notice, in the following Pages,

1. That the Buyer, who firft purchases the Bill of the Drawer, is fometimes called the Deliverer, fometimes the Taker, fometimes the Remitter, and at other Times the Negociator.

2. The Perfon the Bill is drawn upon to pay the fame, he it is that is called the Acceptant. 3. The Perfon the Bill is fent to, to get accepted, is called the Poffeffor.

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CHAP. I.

SECT. I.

Of Exchange in general.

XCHANGE, according to the Accounts handed down to us by the Ancients, has been in Ufe upwards of 2000 Years. For Money was firft made out of Gold, Silver, &c. in order to avoid the Difficulty and Hazard of carrying various Merchandizes in Barter, from one Country to another. And, in Process of Time, Mints for the coining of Monies were erected by several Nations, and at length, the Method of paying by Bills of Exchange was contrived, not only to avoid the Danger of fending Species from one Country to another, but to prevent the Inconvenience of carrying it. Therefore the feveral trading

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Kingdoms

Kingdoms and Nations of the World have, by a fovereign Power and Authority, established various Species of Money for the greater Convenience and Eafe of carrying on Traffic; and have ordained a certain Rate of Exchange for the Permutation of the various Coins of feveral Countries, without fending it abroad, by giving par pro pari, or Value for Value, allowing the Negociators a certain Confideration for accommodating the Merchants.

Of common Exchange.

COMMON OMMON Exchange was conftituted by feveral Kings, who having received Monies in England, would remit by Exchange the like Sum to be paid in another Kingdom; and in order to afcertain the Exchange, Tables were ordered to be fet up in the most general Ports of England, wherein were specified the Values of the foreign Coins of thofe Countries, with which the Subjects carried on Commerce, and the Allowances made for the remitting of Monies to fuch Countries.

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Of real Exchange.

EAL Exchange was no more than this, that upon Payment of Monies here in England, the fame should be repaid its just Value in Money in another Country, according to the Price agreed on between the Officer and Deliverer, allowing for the Exchange of Money and the Lofs of

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