Elbin

Sources from old books:

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

Of Elbin, and the trade thereof.

Elbin is but a small, yet a faire City, and of late daies compassed with walls, growne great and large by the trade and residence of the English merchants, which since, upon some grievance and discontentment are hence removed: in this City lies the grosse of the trade of Prussen, especially for all the gruffe goods of that Dukedome; it once appertained to the Tentonique knights, but now to the Kings of Poland, and who for the present, the citizens acknowledge for their Protector, and otherwise it yeelds him but little obedience, being of it selfe a free City: from this City towards the North-east, is a channell that runneth up to Coninxburghe, the seat of the Dukes of Prusland, by which all commodities are transported and conveyed from the one to the other.

The coines currant, and the manner of their accompts here kept, I have touched before, and the weight in use in this place, is the pound 40 whereof makes the stone, and 10 stone of 40^l^' makes the shippond, which is 400^l^', which is 350^l^' of their great weight, and the 100^l^' of London hath beene found to make here 120^l^'.

The Last of Wheate is here accompted for 5200^l^'

The measure of length in this place in use, is the Ell, and the 100 yards of London is found to make here 163 ells. There are also in this Tract found for eminent cities of trade, Coninxburghe, Stettin, Starlsont, Reuel, Rhiga, of which a word or two, and first of Coninxburgh.