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China (China) (search for this): narrative 453
fe a rotilo of Goa, & 9 ounces of Venice sotile: with this they weigh amber, corall, muske, ambracan, civet, and other fine wares. There is also another sort of weight called Mangiallino, which is 5 graines of Venice weight and therewith they weigh diamants and other jewels. Note that in Goa they use not to abate any tare of any goods, except of sacks or wraps, & therfore it requireth great advisement in buying of the goods, especially in the muske of Tartaria which commeth by way of China in bladders, and so weigh it without any tare rebating. The measure of Goa is called a tode, which encreaseth upon the measure of Babylon & Balsara after the rate of 17 & one eight part by the 100, so that bringing 100 pikes of any measurable ware from thence to Goa, it is found 17 pikes 7 eight parts, and bringing 100 codes from Ormuz to Goa, there is found but 93 codes and one fourth part. There is also the vare in Goa, which is just as the vare of Ormuz , and therewith they measu
Portugal (Portugal) (search for this): narrative 453
so in Goa amongst the common sort to bargaine for coales, wood, lime & such like, at so many braganines, accounting 24 basaruches for one braganine, albeit there is no such mony stamped. The custome of the Portugals is, that any Moore or Gentile, of what condition or state soever he be, may not depart from Goa to go within the land, without licence of certaine deputies deputed for that office, who (if they be Moores or Gentiles） doe set a seale upon the arme, having thereon the armes of Portugal , to be knowen of the porters of the citie, whether they have the said licence or no. COCHIN. The weight, measure, and money, currant in Cochin. ALL the marchandise which they sell or buy within the sayd citie, they bargaine for it at so many serafines per quintal, which is 128. rotilos of just weight with ye quintall & rotilo of Goa and Ormuz : advertising that there are divers sorts of bars according to the sorts of commodities, and in traffiquing, they
Moore (United Kingdom) (search for this): narrative 453
if they come from Ormuz to Goa with horses, they are not subject to pay any custome inward, nothwithstanding if they send all or any part thereof for any other place, or returne it to Ormuz , they pay the custome outward, although they could not sell. They use also in Goa amongst the common sort to bargaine for coales, wood, lime & such like, at so many braganines, accounting 24 basaruches for one braganine, albeit there is no such mony stamped. The custome of the Portugals is, that any Moore or Gentile, of what condition or state soever he be, may not depart from Goa to go within the land, without licence of certaine deputies deputed for that office, who (if they be Moores or Gentiles） doe set a seale upon the arme, having thereon the armes of Portugal , to be knowen of the porters of the citie, whether they have the said licence or no. COCHIN. The weight, measure, and money, currant in Cochin. ALL the marchandise which they sell or buy withi
Mana (search for this): narrative 453
of Babylon, Balsara, and the Indies, with the customes, &c. written from Aleppo in Syria , An. 1584. by M. Will. Barret. BABYLON: The weight, measure, and money currant there, and the customes of merchandize. A MANA of Babylon is of Aleppo 1 roue 5 ounces and a halfe: and 68 manas and three seventh parts, make a quintall of Aleppo, which is 494 li. 8. ounces of London and 100 manas is a quintall of Babylon, which maketh in Aleppo 146 roues, and of London 7wise he would by authoritie of his office come aboord, & for despight make such search in the barke, that he would turne all things topsie turvie. BALSARA: The weight, measure, and money in the citie of Balsara. A MANA of Balsara answereth 5 roues 2 ounces & a halfe of Aleppo weight, & 19 manas and one 4 part of Balsara, answereth the quintall of Aleppo, which is 494 roues, 8 ounces English, and 20 manas is the quintall of Balsara, which is 104 Alepine, and
Arabia (search for this): narrative 453
, they are at no charges of victuals with them, but it is requisite that the same be declared in the charter partie, with the condition that they lade not aboord one rotilo more then the fraight, under paines that finding more in Ormuz , it is forfeit, and besides that to pay the fraight of that which they have laden. And in this accord it behoveth to deale warilie, and in the presence of the Ermin or some other honest man (whereof there are but few) for they are the worst people in all Arabia . And this diligence must be put in execution, to the end the barks may not be overladen, because they are to passe many sands betwixt Balsara and Ormuz . ORMUZ : The weight, measure, and money currant in the kingdom of Ormuz : SPICES and drugs they weigh by the bar, and of every sort of goods the weight is different. To say, of some drugs 3 quintals, and 3 erubi or roues, and other some 4 quintals 25 rotiloes, and yet both is called a barre, which barre
Ormus (Iran) (search for this): narrative 453
and Ormuz . ORMUZ : The weight, measure, and money currant in the kingdom of Ormuz : SPICES and drugs they weigh by the bar, and of every sort of goods the weight isrotiloes and a halfe. Touching the money of Ormuz , they bargaine in marchandize at so many lecheres from Balsara or Babylon, there is found in Ormuz 125 codes and two third parts. The other m Note that al such ships as lade horses in Ormuz for Goa or any other place of India, lading 10e from all custome, because they were laden in Ormuz to pay custome in Goa. Moreover, if the horses Venetians pay nothing thereof. Note yt in Ormuz they abate tare of all sorts of commodities, bondon weight 132 li. English, as the weight of Ormuz . All the marchandize, spices and drugs, are s any part of the Indies. But if they come from Ormuz to Goa with horses, they are not subject to pa thereof for any other place, or returne it to Ormuz , they pay the custome outward, although they c[23 more...]
Syria (Syria) (search for this): narrative 453
The money and measures of Babylon, Balsara, and the Indies, with the customes, &c. written from Aleppo in Syria , An. 1584. by M. Will. Barret. BABYLON: The weight, measure, and money currant there, and the customes of merchandize. A MANA of Babylon is of Aleppo 1 roue 5 ounces and a halfe: and 68 manas and three seventh parts, make a quintall of Aleppo, which is 494 li. 8. ounces of London and 100 manas is a quintall of Babylon, which maketh in Aleppo 146 roues, and of London 722 li. and so much is the sayd quintall: but the marchants accord is by so much the mana, and in the sayd place they bate the tare in all sorts of commodities, according to the order of Aleppo touching the tare. The measure of Babylon is greater then that of Aleppo 21 in ye 100. For bringing 100 pikes of any measurable ware from Aleppo thither, there is found but 82 pikes in Babylon, so that the 100 pikes of Babylon is of Aleppo 121 pikes, very litle lesse. The curran
Venice (Italy) (search for this): narrative 453
make a duckat currant, and 47 medines passe in value as the duckat of gold of Venice , and the dollars of the best sort are worth 33 medines. The roials of plate arhis maner: Small wares at 6 per 100, Coral and amber at 5 and a halfe per 100, Venice cloth, English cloth, Kersies, Mockairs, Chamblets, Silks, Velvets, Damasks, S that the quintall of Goa is 128 rot. and every rot. is 16 ounces, which is of Venice weight 1 li. and a halfe, so that the quintall of Goa is 192 li. sotile VeniceVenice , which is 26 rotiloes 8 ounces Aleppine, and of London weight 132 li. English, as the weight of Ormuz . All the marchandize, spices and drugs, are sold by this quhey call Marco , which is eight ounces or halfe a rotilo of Goa, & 9 ounces of Venice sotile: with this they weigh amber, corall, muske, ambracan, civet, and other There is also another sort of weight called Mangiallino, which is 5 graines of Venice weight and therewith they weigh diamants and other jewels. Note that in Goa
Marco (Italy) (search for this): narrative 453
the weight of Ormuz . All the marchandize, spices and drugs, are sold by this quintal, except some drugs, as lignum de China, Galanga, & others, whereof they bargaine at so much per candill, advertising that there be two sorts of candill, one of 16 manas, the other of 20 manas, that of 16 manas commeth to be just 3 quintals, and that of 20 manas, 3 quintals, 3 roues. Note that 4 roues make a quintall, and the roue is 32 rotiloes, as in Ormuz . There is also another weight which they call Marco , which is eight ounces or halfe a rotilo of Goa, & 9 ounces of Venice sotile: with this they weigh amber, corall, muske, ambracan, civet, and other fine wares. There is also another sort of weight called Mangiallino, which is 5 graines of Venice weight and therewith they weigh diamants and other jewels. Note that in Goa they use not to abate any tare of any goods, except of sacks or wraps, & therfore it requireth great advisement in buying of the goods, especially in the muske of Tar
Goa (Goa, India) (search for this): narrative 453
ses upon purpose to pay the king his custome in Goa, and in the voyage any of them should die in ththe taile of the dead horse to the custome in Goa, then the marchandize is free from all custome,f custome. The fraight from Ormuz to Chaul, Goa, and Cochin, is as foloweth : Mokaires larines co , which is eight ounces or halfe a rotilo of Goa, & 9 ounces of Venice sotile: with this they wit without any tare rebating. The measure of Goa is called a tode, which encreaseth upon the mea100 pikes of any measurable ware from thence to Goa, it is found 17 pikes 7 eight parts, and bringing 100 codes from Ormuz to Goa, there is found but 93 codes and one fourth part. There is alsthat are of small value. For the mony of Goa, there is a kind of mony made of lead and tin mstampe of Ormuz , whereof there are but fewe in Goa, but being there, they are woorth five larines hin are all the same sorts which are currant in Goa, but the duckat of gold in value is 10 tangas o[19 more...]
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