J.H. van Linschoten his discours of voyages into ye East and West Indies, in foure bookes / [Translated by William Phillip].

Jan Huyghen van Linschoten

Date:: 1598

Credit: J.H. van Linschoten his discours of voyages into ye East and West Indies, in foure bookes / [Translated by William Phillip]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$A moſt true and certain extract & ſummarie ofall the Rents, Demaines, Tolles Taxes, Impoftes, Tributes, Tenthes, third-pennies ; and incommings of the King of Spaine throughoutall his kingdomes, lands, prouinees & Lord: ſhippes, as they are ¶Mected out of the originall Regifters of his ſeuerall Chambers of accomptes: together with a briefe and cleare deſcription of the gouernment, power and pedegree of the Kings of Porting all. To the Reader, Oraſmuch as this mine itinerario or nauigation, is onely a Treatiſe of the lands and coaſts of the Eaſt- Indies & Orientall Countries, all which are at this day vnder the Gouernment and command of the king of Spaine: fo do ] thinke it not imperti- nent, nor from the purpofe to ioyne here withall an Extract, and Summarie of all the Rents, Demay nes, and Reuenewes of the fame king in all his Kingdomes, Lands, Pro- uinces, and eas euen as J haue drawne them all out of the Otieigall Regilters of his Nnera Chambers of accounts, and tranſlated out of Spanifhinto the Lows Dutch tungne: wherein there are declared not onely the reuenewes of euerie pro- uince and iuriſdiction by themſeues, but alſo of all the Citties and countries of the wholchkingdome of Spaine in particular, with their proper names and by- names: fo that a mau may thereby both ſhape vnto himſelfe a repreſentation and memoriall of thoſe rents, as well in groſſe as in feuerall and alſo vnderſtand the number of Cities and countries throughout all Spaine, Hoping that it will be accepted in as courteous A note or inſtruction what forts of monies are-vfed in Spayne, wherewith they make their accountes, - _ \ ig It pou nuf unde. ax Hande, fo2 the beter ter entuing, that Spaine they ble fo reckt bp Marauedies as Wel in great ſums, pꝛoperlp a million of Parauedies. Under Which two names, and diuiſions the faide rentes, reuenewes, ⁊c. halbe (ef downe and declared, accoꝛding to the oꝛdinances and cu⸗ ſtomes bled in the Ringes Chambers of ac- countes thꝛaughout the whole Countrey of Spain: and pou muſt know that 34. Para- nedies are a Spanich Nypall ol filuer (being vj. v. Engliſh monep) and 11. Spaniſh Ki⸗ als are a Ducket, ( Vhich is flue ſhillings e vj. d. Englich money) and euerp Quento 07 million ol Marauedies is 2673. Duckets, 8. Rpals, and 26. Marauedlies, (which ts 735. Spanich manner, that is when the ſumme aynounteth aboue hundzeths ol Parauedies then they fet this marke N. beloze, begin 4 he 4. Booke f ning from the thoulantes vpwardes, fo that therebp pout map the better and moꝛe eafilp knobo them at the firſt fight, Which for pour moꝛzs eaſe and better intelligence, J haue {et done as hereafter followeth, and this J truſt tall fuffice fo2 inſtruction herein. 1 The 1, Chapter, The rents ,demaines and reuenews of the King in his kingdomes of Spaine, Na- piss, Sicilie, Aragon, &c. and in all his ordſhippes, except tlie kingdome & iuriſdi ction of the Crowne of Portine gall,which we will hereafter report by themfelues, Gane pearelp fared to pap vnto bing ninety the Quen- 2 tos. 93. Quentos. Foz the tenthes af the fea, fox marchandi⸗ ſes that come out of Biſcay and the Pꝛouin⸗ ces of Guipiſcoa, with the 4. billp totunes Foure hill ſent from thence by land into Caſtilia, after the rate of one in euer ten, and is paid in the cuſtome houſes of Victoria, Horduna, and Valmas Ceda, amounting vearelp fo2 the Aing vnto the ſumme of ſeuentie Nuentes, 70, Quentos. Che tenth of the ſea foz Wares that patle Ny 2 thꝛough$