THE MONEY OF BUSSORAH a.d. 



1584. 

 and this commeth to passe when the customers esteeme 

 the goods too high. For in such • a case they may be 

 driven to take so much commoditie as the custome 

 amounteth to, and not to pay them in money, for such 

 is the order from the Grand Signior. 



Having paid the custome, it behoveth to have a 

 quittance or cocket sealed and firmed with the cus- 

 tomers hand, in confirmation of the dispatch and clear- 

 ing, and before departure thence, to cause the sayd 

 customer to cause search to be made, to the end that 

 at the voiages returne there be no cavillation made, as 

 it oftentimes happeneth. 



Note that 100 meticals of Balsara weigh 17 ounces 

 and a halfe sottile Venetian, and of Aleppo drams 150, 

 ut supra. 



The fraight of the barkes from Ormuz to Balsara, I 

 would say from Balsara to Ormuz, they pay according 

 to the greatnesse thereof. To say, for cariage of 10 

 cares 180 larines, those of 15 cares 270 larines, those 

 of 20 cares 360 larines, those of 30 cares 540 larines. 

 Note that a cara is 4 quintals of Balsara. They pay 

 also to the pilot of the barke for his owne cariage one 

 care, and to all the rest of the mariners amongst them 

 3 cares fraight, which is in the whole 4 cares, and 

 paying the abovesayd prises and fraights, they are at no 

 charges of victuals with them, but it is requisite that 

 the same be declared in the charter partie, with the 

 condition that they lade not aboord one rotilo more 

 then the fraight, under paines that finding more in 

 Ormuz, it is forfeit, and besides that to pay the fraight 

 of that which they have laden. 



And in this accord it behoveth to deale warilie, and 

 in the presence of the Ermin or some other honest 

 man (whereof there are but few) for they are the worst 

 people in all Arabia. And this diligence must be put 

 in execution, to the end the barks may not be over- 

 laden, because they are to passe many sands betwixt 

 Balsara and Ormuz. 



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