ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1584. 



on the one side a crosse, and on the other side a crowne, 

 which is woorth one halfe a tanga of good money, and 

 another of the same stampe lesse then that which they 

 call Imitivo de buona moneda, which is worth 18 basa- 

 ruches 3 fourth parts a piece. 



Note that if a man bargaine in marchandize, it behoo- 

 veth to demaund tangas of good money : for by 

 nominating tangas onely, is understood to be base 

 money of 60 basaruches, which wanteth of the good 

 money ut supra. 



The custome of Goa is 8 in the 100 inward, and as 

 much outward, and the goods are esteemed justly rather 

 to the marchants advantage then the kings. The custome 

 they pay in this order. Comming with a ship from 

 Ormuz to Goa without horses, they pay 8 in the 100 

 whether they sell part or all, but if they would carie of 

 the sayd marchandise to any other place, they pay 

 none other custome, except others buy it and carie it 

 foorth of the countrey, and then they pay it 8 in the 100. 

 And if one having paied the custome should sell to 

 another with composition to passe it forth as for his 

 proper accounts to save the custome, this may not be, 

 because the seller is put to his oth, whether he send the 

 goods for his owne account, or for the account of any 

 others that have bought the same, and being found to 

 the contrary, they pay custome as abovesaid. And in 

 this order the marchants pay of all the goods which come 

 from any part of the Indies. But if they come from 

 Ormuz to Goa with horses, they are not subject to pay 

 any custome inward, notwithstanding if they send all 

 or any part thereof for any other place, or returne it to 

 Ormuz, they pay the custome outward, although they 

 could not sell. 



They use also in Goa amongst the common sort to 

 bargaine for coales, wood, lime & such like, at so many 

 braganines, accounting 24 basaruches for one braganine, 

 albeit there is no such mony stamped. The custome of 

 the Portugals is, that any Moore or Gentile, of what 



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