A °- THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1584. 



barres limited. Note that every quintal is 4 roues, and 

 every roue 32 rotilos, which is 128 rotilos the quintall, 

 the which answereth to Aleppo 95 rotilos, and to London 

 472 li. per quintal. 



The measures of Malacca are as the measures of Goa. 

 In Malacca they abate tare according to their distinc- 

 tion and agreement, for that there is no just tare 

 limited. 



For the money of Malacca, the least money currant is 

 of tinne stamped with the armes of Portugall, and 12 

 of these make a Chazza. 



The Chazza is also of tinne with the said armes, and 

 2 of these make a challaine. 



The Challaine is of tinne with the said armes, and 40 

 of these make a tanga of Goa good money, but not 

 stamped in Malacca. 



There is also a sort of silver money which they call 

 Patachines, and is worth 6 tangas of good money, which 

 is 360 reyes, and is stamped with two letters, S. T. 

 which is S. Thomas on the one side, and the armes of 

 Portugall on the other side. 



There is also a kind of mony called cruzados stamped 

 with the armes of Portugall, & is worth 6 tangas good 

 mony, the larines are every 9 of them worth 2 cruzados, 

 which is 12 tangas good money, and these larines be of 

 those which are stamped in Balsara and Ormuz. 



The roials of 8 they call Pardaos de Reales, and are 

 worth 7 tangas of good money. 



The custome of Malacca is 10 in the 100 as wel in- 

 ward as outward, and those which pay the custome 

 inwards, if in case they send the same goods for any 

 other place within terme of a yeere and a day, pay no 

 custome for the same. 



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