Cbap.XII. o/Mondeur Tavermi£r, <ji 



Merchant enters into Pcrfia, whether it be at Erivan or Tamils ^ where the Money 

 is coyn'd, he is oblig'd to tell what Silver he carry's, to the end it may be melted 

 down and ftampM with the King's Stamp \ under a great Penalty, if difcover'd to 

 be a concealer. But if a Merchant's affairs will not permit him to (lay at Erivan, 

 or at Tauris , and that he think it better to carry his Money to the Mint of Ijpahan-, 

 'tis but taking a Note from the Mafter of the Mint either at Tauris or Erivan, to 

 atteft that he has declar'd the truth of what he carries, and it isexcufe enough. 



But they that can cunningly carry their Silver to Erivan , when the Seaibn is to 

 go to the Indies , make a great profit of the Real :, fof the Merchants that go to 

 the Indies will give them thirteen and a half, or fourteen Shayez. a piece, for as 

 many as they have. But there are few Merchants that carry their Silver to Ijpa- 

 han; in regard the Matters of the Mints upon the Frontiers will be lure to prefent 

 them with a good piece of Silver Plate , rather than let them carry away their 

 Bullion to Ijpahan , to have the benefit of Coynage themfelves. 



They that traffick into Cjuilan for Silks carry their Silver to Teflis , where the 

 Mafter of the Mint gives them 2 per Cent, profit for their Silver. The reaibn is, 

 becaule that which he gives them for it is a little fophifticated :, but it paffes currant 

 all over GuiUn. 



In the third place, you mull obfervc , That upon the pieces of Silver, as welt 

 for the King's Duty as the Coynage of the Money , there is requir'd 7 \ per Cent. 

 But upon the Copper Money, not above one half, or 1 per Cent, at moft. Whence 

 it comes to pafs , that when a Workman has need of Copper, rather than lofe time 

 in going to buy it , he will melt down his Cafbck/'s. 



There are four feveral pieces of Silver Coyn ^ Abafps , Mamcndfs , Shaefs , and 

 Bifli's : but as for the Bifti's , there are very few at prefent. 



The Copper pieces of Coyn are call'd Cafbcke , of which there are fingle and 

 double. 



T he fingle Cafbeks is worth five Deniers and a Half-pcny of our Money. 



The double Cafbcke is valu'd at eleven Deniers. 



Four fingle Cafoek/s , or two double ones, make a Bifli. 



Ten fingle CafbekPs, or five double ones , make one Shayet in value. 



Two Shayefs make a Mamoudi. 



Two Mamoudfs make an Abaffi. 



The Real or Crown of France is worth three Abaffi* s and one Shayet • and 

 counting a Real at fixty Sous an Abaffi is worth eighteen Sous, fix Deniers. Though 

 to fay truth , three Abaffi* s and one Shayet make three Half-pence more than the 

 Crown. 



Number t , and Number 2. Are two pieces , which upon one fide bear the 

 Names of the twelve Prophets of the Law of Mahomet , and in the middle this In- 

 scription , La Illah allah Mahomet refold Allah . All Vdi Allah : on the back-fide, 

 The Concjitcrour of the World , Abas 1 1, gives hs permijfion to coyn this Money in the 

 City of Cafhan. 



Num. 1 . Makes five Abaffi* s • and counting our Crown at thirteen Shayet 7 s , it 

 comes to four Livres, twelve Sous, fix Deniers. 



Num. 2. Makes two Abaffi' s and a half of our Money , or forty-fix Sous and one 

 Farthing. 



Num. 3. Is an Abaffi , which comes to eighteen Sous, fix Deniers. 



Num. 4. Is a Mamoudi , worth nine Sous and a Farthing. 



Num. 5. Is a Shayet , worth four Sous, feven Deniers, one Half-peny. 



Num. 6. A Bifii , worth one Sous, ten Deniers. 



Num. 7. The Copper Coyn, call'd Cafbeke, worth five Deniers, one Half-peny. 



Thefe Coyns,unlcfs it be thcCafbeke, bear no other Infcription, but only the Name 

 of the King reigning when they were coyn'd •, the Name of the City where they 

 were coyn'd :, with the Year of the Heoyra of Mahomet. 



Though all Payments are made in Abaffi 9 j , as well at Ormiu and other parts of 

 the Gulf belonging to the King of Pcrfia y as in the Hand of Bahren , where is the 

 great Fifhery and Market for Pearls •, yet there is no mention made but only of 

 Larins. 



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