Acria

Sources from old books:

1638. The merchants mappe of commerce wherein by Lewes Roberts.

Of Acria commonly S. •…ohn de Acria, and the Trade thereof.

Acria being seated in the bottome of the mediterranean, and now strugling with its owne ruines, hath yet by reason of its small but commodious harbour some trade maintained by the French, but principally by Venetians; who in small vessels coast these parts, and pick up some of the Asian commodities out of these Villages and Townes bordering upon the Sea coasts, as both in this place, Tripoly, Sidon, &c. the agreements of their weights and measures observed by Venetians, I will insert.

The cantar of Acria commonly called by them the cantar Tambaran makes sotile in Venice 900 li. which produceth in England 603 li.

Rotolo 1 makes sotle pounds in Venetia 9 li.

Braces 100 of cloth of gold and silke is in Acria 108 pic. Braces 100 of cloth woollen of Venetia is in Acria 115 Picos.

Their coines is generally the same with all the Dominions of the grand signior, which I shall declare coming to treate of Constantinople the Metropolis of that Empire, and of Aleppo the principall City of trade in this Countrie, therefore shall not need here to insist further thereupon.