Merchandizing │ Mercātūra
[1]
Wares | Mercēs,
(having been) brought from other places | aliunde allātae,
are either exchanged | vel commūtantur
in an exchange, | in domō commerciōrum,
or exposed to sale [i.e. put out / displayed] | vel expōnuntur vēnum
in warehouses, | in tabernīs mercimōniōrum,
and they are sold | & venduntur
for money, | prō pecūniā (monētā),
having been either measured | vel mēnsūrātae
with an eln, | ulnā,
or weighed | vel ponderātae
in a pair of balances. | lībrā.
[2]
Shop-keepers, | Tabernāriī,
pedlars, | circumforāneī,
and brokers, | & scrūtāriī,
would also be called | etiam volunt dīcī
merchants. | mercātōrēs.
[3]
The seller | Venditor
braggeth of a thing | ostentat
that is to be sold, | rem prōmercalem,
and setteth the rate [price] of it. | & indicat pretium.
[4]
The buyer cheapneth | Emptor licētur,
and offereth the price. | & pretium offert.
If any one | Sī quis
bid against him, | contrālicētur,
the thing is delivered to him | eī rēs addīcitur
that promiseth the most. | quī pollicētur plūrimum.
