The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation Volume Ix Part 19

The custome of Cochin as wel inward as outward for all strangers is eight in the hundred, but those that haue bene married foure yeere in the countrey pay but foure in the hundred, per aduiso.

MALACCA.

The weight, measure, and money of Malacca.

For the marchandise bought and sold in the citie they reckon at so much the barre, which barre is of diuers sorts, great and small, according to the ancient custome of the said citie, and diuersitie of the goods. But for the cloues they bargaine at so much the barre, which barre is 3 quintals, 2 roues and 10 rotilos. As I haue abouesaid, all kind of drugs haue their sorts of barres limited. Note that euery quintal is 4 roues, and euery roue 32 rotilos, which is 128 rotilos the quintall, the which answereth to Aleppo 95 rotilos, and to London 472 li. per quintal.

The measures of Malacca are as the measures of Goa. In Malacca they abate tare according to their distinction and agreement, for that there is no iust tare limited.

For the money of Malacca, the least money currant is of tinne stamped with the armes of Portugall, and 12 of these make a Chazza.

The Chazza is also of tinne with the said armes, and 2. of these make a challaine.

The Challaine is of tinne with the said armes, and 40 of these make a tanga of Goa good money, but not stamped in Malacca.

There is also a sort of siluer money which they call Patachines, and is worth 6 tangas of good money, which is 360 reyes, and is stamped with two letters, S. T. which is S. Thomas on the one side, and the armes of Portugall on the other side.

There is also a kind of mony called Cruzados stamped with the atmes of Portugall, and is worth 6 tangas good mony, the larines are euery 9 of them worth 2 cruzados, which is 12 tangas good mony, and these larines be of those which are stamped in Balsara and Ormuz.

The roials of 8 they call Pardaos de Reales, and are worth 7 tangas of good money.

The custome of Malacca is 10 in the 100 as wel inward as outward, and those which pay the custome inwards, if in case they send the same goods for any other place within terme of a yeere and a day, pay no custome for the same.

A note of charges from Aleppo to Goa, as foloweth.

For camels from Aleppo to Birrha. Medines 60 per somme.[A]

For mules from Aleppo to Birrha, med. 45. per somme.

For custome at Birrha, med. 10. per somme.

For Auania of the Cady at Birrha, med. 200.

For 4 dishes raisins, and 20 pounds sope, med. 35.

For a present to the Ermine the summe of med. 400.

For a barke of 30 or 35 sommes. Duc. 60 is med. 2400. per barke.

For meat for the men the summe of med. 200.

For custome at Racca the summe of med. 5. per somme.

For 3 platters of raisins, and 15 pounds of sope, med. 25.

For custome to king Aborissei, Duc. 20 is med. 800 For custome at Dea the summe of med. 230. per barke For 4 dishes raisins, and 20 pounds of sope, med. 35.

For custom at Bosara, the summe of med. 10. per barke.

For 2 dishes raisins, and 10 pound of sope, med. 17.

For custome in Anna, in 10 per summe, med. 10. per somme.

For 4 dishes of raisins and 20 pound of sope, med. 35.

For custome in Adite, medines 10 per barke, med. 10. per barke.

For 2 dishes raisins, and 10 pound of sope, med. 17.

For custome at Gweke, med. 10. per barke.

For 2 dishes raisins, and 20 pound of sope, med. 17.

For custome at Ist, med. 10. per somme.

For 4 platters raisins, and 20 pound of sope, med. 35.

Charges of presents at Felugia, med. 30.

For camels from Felugia to Babylon, med. 30. per somme.

For custome in Babylon, as in the booke appeareth.

For a barke from Babylon to Balsara, med. 900.

For custome of small wares, at Corno med. 20. per somme.

For custome of clothes at Corno, the summe of med. per somme.

For 3 dishes raisins, and 20 pound of sope, med. 26.

For fraight from Balsara to Ormus, according to the greatnesse, as in this booke appeareth.

For custome in Ormus, as is abouesaid in this booke.

For fraight from Ormus to Goa, as is in this booke shewed.

For custome in Goa, as is abouesaid.

[A: Or, by the Camels burden.]

A declaration of the places from whence the goods subscribed doe come.

Cloues, from Maluco, Tarenate, Amboina, by way of Iaua.

Nutmegs, from Banda.

Maces from Banda, Iaua, and Malacca.

Pepper Gawrie, from Cochin.

Pepper common from Malabar.

Sinnamon, from Seilan.

Tinne, from Malacca.

Sandals wilde, from Cochin.

Sandales domestick, from Malacca.

Verzini, from S. Thomas, and from China.

Spicknard from Zindi, and Lahor.

Quicksiluer, from China.

Galls, from Cambaia, Bengala, Istria and Syria.

Ginger Dabulin, from Dabul.

Ginger Belledin, from the Countrie within Cambaia.

Gmger Sorattin, from Sorat within Cambaia.

Ginger Morda.s.si, from Mordas within Cambaia.

Ginger Meckin, from Mecca.

Mirabolans of all sorts, from Cambaia.

White sucket, from Zindia, Cambaia, and China.

Corcunia, from diuers places of India.

Corall of Leuant, from Malabar.

Chomin, from Balsara.

Requitria, from Arabia Felix.

Garble of Nutmegs from Banda.

Sal Armoniacke, from Zindi and Cambaia.

Zedoari, from diuers places of India.

Cubeb, from China.

Amomum, from China.

Camphora, from Brimeo neere to China.

Myrrha, from Arabia Felix.

Costo dulce, from Zinde, and Cambaia.

Borazo, from Cambaia, and Lahor.