Book V. 



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

 on. 



The Meftempti and the Memalei^ are they that value the Rent of all Lands 

 in Demefn, which is one of the principal charges of the Defter- Kroon. They 

 alio take cognilànce of all the King's Farms, Quit-Rents, Provilions and Ex- 

 pences of Receivers and Collectors. There is alio a Meftempti to value Lega- 

 cies. 



The Naz.er controuls the Meftempti and the Mcmalek^ } and his hand is required 

 to all Papers of difpatch. 



The Deroga or Provoft of the Defrcr-Kroon is to profecute and punifh all that 

 are guilty of falle Receipts, or of Exaction. 



Into this Office are deliver'd all the Grants and AfTignations of the wages of 

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

 thole places upon which this Money is affign'd. 



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

 rhe Officers apply themfelves for their Money : for Ihould they terrify the 

 Countrey-man., he would run quite away, and pay nothing. The greateft cheat in 

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

 Officers wages, they will give them divers Bills to receive little parcels at lèverai 

 places diftant from one another, till the Sum be made up ; 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 Thabsilders 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 whe n 

 they have got a good number together, they go and receive them altogether at 

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

 /0<wz, feveral perfons are very much oppreft. For he that has but 30 Tomans a 

 year, lhall be fore'd to give a good mare out of it to have the reft in ready Mo- 

 ney ; which has been often the ruine of the Per fan Army, through the abufes 

 and defalcations put upon the poor Souldiers. During the Reign of Sha- Abbas 

 the 1 j and toward the beginning of the Reign of Sba-Sefi his Son, the Exche- 

 quer was better regulated ; but when the Perfians 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 Per fa, 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- Abaftl alone brings him one year 

 with another, when leaft, befides accidents, neer upon 20000 Tomans. 



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