Pa r t II. An account of the Money of Asia. 



Fig. 12. The Shells. Fig. 13. A Silver-Mamoudi, which is the Money of 

 Guzerat. Fig. 14. Haifa Mamoudi. Fig. iy. The Almond. 



I have mark'd two forts of Roupies, the one fquare, the other round. The 

 fquare one is as they coin'd it anciently ; the round ones are as they make 

 them at this day. 



The Money of a King and two RajaV, all three Tributaries to 



the Great Mogul. 



M Aton-cha is a Tributary to the Great Mogul ; yet he has power to coin Mo- 

 ney. When you are at Agra, the Territories of this King lye to the North j 

 and before you can come at them,you muft pafs over very high and cragged Moun- 

 tains. Tis a good Countrv, where are all things necelîàry for the fupport of humane 

 life, except Rice, which is a great inconvenience to the Inhabitants, who being all 

 Idolaters, are depriv'd thereby of their chiefeit delicacies, in regard they feed upon 

 nothing Co heartily as upon Rice. They have excellent Corn, and Grapes, but they 

 make no Wine, though they make fome Aqua Vit a. They want neither Oxen nor 

 Cows j but their Horfes are little, weak, and ill-fhap'd. All the Trade which 

 thefe people have with their Neighbours, is in Copper, whereof they have 

 two extraordinary Mines, from whence they furnifh the greateft part of the 

 Mogul's Territories ; out of which they have Salt in Exchange, not having 

 anv of their own. This Salt cofts them dear, in regard it is four months tra- 

 vel to the place where they fetch it, that is to fày, from the Territories of 

 Matn-cha to the Indian Coaft towards Bacaim. They travel upon Oxen, and 

 the fame Oxen carry their Copper. There muft be alifb fome Mines of Lapis- 

 JLazuli and Garnets in that Country, in regard they bring feveral from thence. 



Fig. 1, and 2. is the Money of M aton-cha. 



■ Fig. i. is the Silver-Money, which weighs not above one dram and 19 grains, 

 and is of the fame goodnels as the Roupy. The half-Roupy goes for 1 y Sous, 

 and this for 16 Sous/which is fix and a half per Cent. more. But certain it is,that the 

 more Northward you travel that way, Gold and Silver is more fcarce. Fig. 2. 

 Thefe pieces of Copper go for the value of a Pecha of the Great Mogul; they 

 are heavier by half, but the Copper is not fo good as that of Pegu or Japan. 



Fig. 3, and 4. is the Money of the Raja of Parta fajoumola. 



The Raja of Parta fajoumola, is one of the great Raja's on the other fide of the 

 Ganges. His Territories are directly North of Patna, nigh to the great Mogul's, 

 to whom he is Tributary, and bordering upon the King of Bay/tarn. He is bound 

 every year to fend an Embaflador with twenty Elephants to the Gover- 

 nour of Patna, who fends them to the Great Mogul. The greateft part of 

 his revenue conflits in Elephants, Musk, and Rhubarb. He lavs alfo a great 

 Impofition upon. Salt, as '--well that which is fpent by his own Subjects, as 

 upon that which is carried abroad. This is all Sea-coaft Salt, which comes 

 from the Territories of the Great Mogul, and is brought from the Sea-coaft 

 to Ganges, and fo over Ganges is carried as far as the fiftieth and five and 

 fiftieth Degree. They lade above 1 y 0000 Oxen; and for every burthen they 

 pay a Roupy at the Salt-Pits, and no more afterwards through the whole King- 

 dom. Had this Raja of Parta Salt of his own, he would never be Tributary 

 to the Great Mogul. 



Fig. f 3 and 6. is the Money of the Raja of Ogen. 



The Raja of Ogen is alfo a Tributary to the Great Mogul ; his Country lies 

 between Brampour, Seronge, and Amadabat $ and it is one of the beft Soils in 



*B 2 Fig. 5. 



