ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1584. 



to pay the king his custome : for many times by the 

 king of Portugall his commandement, there is favour 

 shewed to the king of Cochin his brother in armes, so 

 that his horses that come in the same ship, are not to 

 answere custome. As for example : If there were 4 

 horses laden in one ship, all which were to pay custome 

 to the king, and one other of the king of Cochins 

 which were not to pay any custome, the same causeth 

 all the marchandize of that ship to be subject to pay 

 custome, per advise. But if they lade ten horses upon 

 purpose to pay the king his custome in Goa, and in 

 the voyage any of them should die in that case, if they 

 bring the taile of the dead horse to the custome in 

 Goa, then the marchandize is free from all custome, 

 because they were laden in Ormuz to pay custome in 

 Goa. Moreover, if the horses should die before the 

 midst of the voyage, they pay no custome at all, 

 and if they die in the mids of the voyage, then 

 they pay halfe custome, but if any horse die after 

 the mid voiage, they pay custome no lesse then if 

 they arrive safe. Notwithstanding, the merchandize 

 (whether the said horses die before or in the mid 

 voyage or after the mid voiage) are free from all 

 custome. 



The custome of Ormuz is eleven in the 100, to say, 

 10 for the king, and 1 for the arming of the foists: but 

 for small wares as glasses, and looking glasses of all sorts, 

 and such like, made for apparell, pay no custome. But 

 cloth of Wooll, Karsies, Mockaires, Chamlets, and all 

 [II. i. 274.] sortes of Silke, Saffron, and such like, pay custome, being 

 esteemed reasonably. 



There is also another custome, which they call caida, 

 which is, that one bringing his goods into Ormuz, with 

 purpose to send ye same further into India, the same are 

 bound to pay 3 by the 100, but none other are bound 

 to pay this custome, except the Armenians, Moores, and 

 Jewes : for the Portugals and Venetians pay nothing 

 thereof. 



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