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annual Rent, which the Governors of Provinces exaft with a fevere extorti- 



The Mcflcwptt and the Mcmakk. are they that value the Rent of all Lands 

 inDemefn, which is one of the principal charges of the Dtjter-Kroon. They 

 alfo take cogniiance of all the King's Farms, Quit-Rents, Proviiions and Ex- 

 pences of Receivers and Collectors. There is alfo a Mcjhmpti to value Lcg 2 - 



cics. 



The Naur controuls the Meftempti and the Memalek., and Jjis hand is requir'd 



to all Papers of difpatch. ' % 



The Deroga or Provoft of the Dcfier-Kroon is to profecute and punilh all that 

 are guilty of falfe Receipts, or of ExacYion. 



Into this Office are defiver'd all the Grants and Aflignations of the wages of 

 the King's Officers. Every man comes and receives his own,, or fends for it to 

 thofe places upon which this Money is aflign'd. 



In every Village or Borough there is a Rett* or chief of the place, to whom 

 the Officers apply themfelves for their Money: for fhould they terrify the 

 Countrey-mati, he would run quite away, and pay nothing. The greateft cheat i n 

 this Chamber of Accounts, is, that in regard the Officers keep the Roll of the 

 Officers wages, thev will give them divers Bills to receive little parcel* at feveral 

 places diftant from one another, till the Sum be made up 5 to which trouble rather 

 than the Kings fervant will be put,he will give a good gratuity to the Officer to pay 

 him all together. But becaufe the Officers are not able to fatisfy all that come ? there 

 are certain Thahsilders or hoarders up of Rent, who buy for ready Money as cheap 

 as they can, fuch Bills as private men come to receive at the Chamber ; and when 

 they have got a good number together, they go and receive them cltos>erherat 

 the Chamber, and make great advantage. By this mifgovernment of the D fitr- 

 Kroon, feveral perfons are very much oppreft. For he that has but $oToMansi 

 year, (hall be fore'd to give a good (hare out of it to have the reft in rendv Mo- 

 ney i which has been often the ruine of the Perfian Army, through the abuies 

 and defalcations put upon the poor Souldiers. During the Reign of Sba-Afau 

 the i } and toward the beginning of the Reign of Sba-Sefi his Son, the Exche- 

 quer was better regulated ? but when the Perfiam came to be at Peace with their 

 Neighbours, the King and his Lords have minded nothing lefs than the payment 

 of the Souldiery. 



The greateft part of the Lands in Perjia belong to the King, and are only farm'd 

 by private perfons. The reft of the Lands are meafur'd, and every Land pays fo 

 much a meafure. The King alfo has a vaft income by the Merchandizes that 

 pay Cuftom and Toll. The Port of Bander- Abafii alone brings him one year 

 with another, when Ieaft, befides accidents, neer upon 20000 Tomans, 



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