THE TRADE WITH ALGIERS ad. 



1584. 

 the Turkes made at Constantinople is at Alger worth 

 an 150. Aspers, and at Constantinople it is but 66, 

 Aspers. 



The pistolet and roials of plate are most currant 

 there. 



The said pistolet goeth for 130. Aspers there : & 

 the piece of 4. roials goeth for 40. Aspers, but often- 

 times is sold for more, as men need them to cary up 

 into Turkie. 



Their Asianos and Doublaes are pieces of course 

 gold, worth here but 40.S. the ounce, so the same is 

 currant in no place of Turkie out of the kingdom of 

 Alger, neither the Aspers, for that they be lesse then 

 others be, for they coine them in Alger. 



The custome to the king is inward 10. per centum. The custome. 

 to the Turke, to be paid of the commoditie it selfe, 

 or as it shall be rated. 



There is another custome to the Ermine, of one & 

 an halfe per centum, which is to the Justice of the 

 Christians : the goods for this custome are rated as 

 they are for the kings custome. 



Having paid custome inwards, you pay none out- 

 wards for any commoditie that you doe lade, more 

 then a reward to the gate keepers. 



The waight there is called a Cantare for fine wares, as The waights, 

 mettals refined, and spices &:c. which is here i2o.li. subtil. 



Mettall not refined, as lead, iron, and such grosse 

 wares, are sold by a great Cantare, which is halfe as 

 big againe : so it is iSo.li. subtil of ours here. 



The measure of corne is by a measure called a The measure. 

 Curtia, which is about 4. bushels of our measure, and 

 corne is plentiful there and good cheape, except when 

 there hapneth a very dry yeere. 



The surest lodging for a Christian there is in a The surest 

 Jewes house : for if he have any hurt, the Jew and lodging for a 

 his goods shall make it good, so the Jew taketh great 

 care of the Christian and his goods that lieth in his 

 house, for feare of punishment. 



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