THE MONEY OF BUSSORAH a.d. 



1584. 



among the marchants, and make paiment at the terme of 

 40 dayes in Sayes. 



The custome in Babylon, as wel inward as outward, 

 is in this maner : Small wares at 6 per ioo, Coral and 

 amber at 5 and a halfe per 100, Venice cloth, English 

 cloth, Kersies, Mockairs, Chamblets, Silks, Velvets, 

 Damasks, Sattins & such like at 5 per 100 : & they 

 rate the goods without reason as they lust themselves. 

 The Toafo, Boabo, and other exactions 6 medines per 

 bale, all which they pay presently in ready mony, accord- 

 ing to the custome and use of the emperor. 



To the Ermin of the mint ye ordinarie use is to give 

 30 Saies in curtesie, otherwise he would by authoritie 

 of his office come aboord, & for despight make such 

 search in the barke, that he would turne all things topsie 

 turvie. 



BALSARA: [ii. i. 272 ] 



The weight, measure, and money in the citie of 



Balsara. 



AMana of Balsara answereth 5 roues 2 ounces & a 

 halfe of Aleppo weight, & 19 manas and one 4 part 

 of Balsara, answereth the quintall of Aleppo, which is 

 494 roues, 8 ounces English, and 20 manas is the quintall 

 of Balsara, which is 104 Alepine, and of London 514 

 li. 8. ounces, and so much is the sayd quintall, but the 

 marchants bargaine at so much the mana or wolsene 

 (which is all one) and they abate the tare in every mana, 

 as the sort of spice is, and the order taken therefore in 

 that place. 



The measure of Balsara is called a pike, which is just 

 as the measure of Babylon, to say, 100 pikes of Balsara 

 make of Aleppo 121 pikes, ut supra in the rate of 

 Babylon. 



The currant mony of Balsara is as foloweth. There 

 is a sort of flusses of copper called Estivi, whereof 12 

 make a mamedine, which is the value of one medine 

 Aleppine, the said mamedine is of silver, having the 



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