THE MONEY OF GOA a.d. 



1584. 



Note y l in Ormuz they abate tare of all sorts of com- 

 modities, by an order observed of custome. 



The fraight from Ormuz to Chaul, Goa, and Cochin, 

 is as foloweth : Mokaires larines 6 per table of 60 pikes. 

 Aquariosa 8 larines by ordinarie chist, raisins 10 by chist, 

 which is a quintall of roues 128. Ruvia of Chalangi 

 larines 10 per quintall, glasses larines 8 per chist, of 

 4 foote and a halfe, glasses in great chists 14 & 15 

 larines by chist. Small wares larines 12 by chist of five 

 foot. Tamari for Maschat sadines 2 and a half, and 

 3 by the fardle. Tamarie for Diu and Chaul 4 sadines, 

 and 4 and a halfe by bale. Other drugs and things 

 which come from Persia pay according to the greatnesse 

 of the bales. 



The fraight mentioned, they pay as appeareth, when 

 they ship the sayd goods in ships where horses goe : 

 otherwise not having horses, they pay somewhat lesse, 

 because of the custom which they are to pay. 



The use of the India ships is, that the patrones thereof 

 are not at any charge neither with any passenger, nor yet 

 with any mariner in the ship, but that every one at the 

 beginning of the voyage doe furnish to maintaine his 

 owne table (if he will eate) and for drinke they have 

 a great Jarre of water, which is garded with great 

 custodie. 



GOA. 



The weight, measure, and mony currant in Goa. 



THe quintall of Goa is 5 manas, and 8 larines, & the 

 mana is 24 rotilos, so that the quintall of Goa is 

 128 rot. and every rot. is 16 ounces, which is of Venice 

 weight 1 li. and a halfe, so that the quintall of Goa is 192 

 li. sotile Venice, which is 26 rotiloes 8 ounces Aleppine, 

 and of London weight 132 li. English, as the weight of 

 Ormuz. 



All the marchandize, spices and drugs, are sold by this 

 quintal, except some drugs, as lignum de China, Galanga, 

 & others, whereof they bargaine at so much per candill, 

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