Conixburg

Sources from old books

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

Of Coninxburgh, and the trade thereof.

Coninxburgh, vulgarly Queensburgh, and in Italian Mont Royall, is the Metropolis of this Dutchie, seated upon an In-let of the Baltique sea, and washed with the pleasant river of Piegol, it is found to have an Academie for Sciences, and well stored with Merchants from all the Northerne parts of the world; and here the Merchants of Prusen keepe their Factors for the venting of their in-land commodities: upon this shore is also found in some quantitie that excellent Amber, which the inhabitants call Bernstein, which in English may bee translated the Burning stone, of which some writers make three sorts, the first comming from certaine Gummie trees, the second made by art of gold and silver, and other ingredients, and the third this sort comming naturally from the bottome of these seas, which for 6 months are frozen up, and deny the sea-man and merchant the use of navigation.

The Monies and Accounts here in use are mentioned before: and the common weight used amongst Merchants is the stone, containing 40 pound, and 10 stone makes a Ship pound, of 400 pound, and the 100 pound Haberdupois of London, doth yeeld here about 120 pound, or 121 pound: besides which, they have also the Ship-pound of Dansicke in use for some commodities of 350 pound, but this weight is to be avoyded by the stranger, as being ever accounted too favourable to the Citizens.

The common measure of length is the Ell here for all Commodities measurable: the 100 yards of London hath made here by observation 166 〈◊〉 in circa. And thus much shall suffice to have sayd of this Citie; from whence proceeding, I come next to Rhiga and Revel two eminent Cities also in this tract.