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fciffars, and knocks them againft a flone till 

 the pieces drop off. 



Kas, which the Chinefe call Lai, is the only 

 current coin which is (truck in China, and is 

 equal both in fize and value to our one-fixth 

 ocre filver coin. This coin is made of yellow 

 brafs, and round ; hath a quadrangular hole 

 in the middle ; the edge is plain, but its fides 

 are marked with Chinefe characters, 



Datchin is their larger weight, with which- 

 they weigh by pekul and katty. 



Lay-tang is a lefs weight, with which they 

 weigh little things. 



A Pekul, or Uaam as the Chinefe call it, 

 is iookatti, or 1391b. 21-^- half ounces, L.L. 

 6 As, vi&ual- weight ; but is generally reckoned 

 equal to 142 Swedifh grocers pounds. 



A katty, or Chinefe Kann, which is lib. 

 12 1J, of half ounce, and »£ As, contain? 

 16 tel. 



A tel l , which the Chinefe call Lea, has' 

 ten mes, about 14 dollars of copper coin. 



s The fmallefl. Swedijb weight. 



1 The Engtijh wine it tale, the Portuguese tael. It con- 

 Sains ico Frtncb. fouE, or z\ half ounces, and \z A', $ive- 



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