'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [‎51] (86/1024)

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Merchant enters into Perj 7 a y whether it be at Erivan or Tauru^ where the Money ‘
is coyn’d, he is oblig’d to tell what Silver he carry’s, to the end it may be melted
down and ftamp’d with the King’s Stamp - 7 under a great Penalty, if difcover’d to
be a concealer. But if a Merchant’s affairs will not permit him toftay at£riW/,
or at Taurn; and that he think it better to carry his Money to the Mint of Jfpahan ;
’tis but taking a Note from the Matter of the Mint either at Tauris or Erivan, to
attett that he has declar’d the truth of what he carries, and it is excufe enough.
But they that can cunningly carry their Silver toErivm, when the Seafon is to
go to the Indies, make a great profit of th^Real*, for the Merchants that go tOx. m
the Indies will give them thirteen and a half, or fourteen Skayez. a piece, for as
many as they have. But there are few Merchants that carry their Silver to
ban‘, in regard the Matters of the Mints upon the Frontiers will be fure to prefent
them with a good piece of Silver Plate, rather than let them carry away their
Bullion to IJpahan, to have the benefit of Coynage themfelves.
They that traffick into GuiUn for Silks carry their Silver to Tefiis, where the
Matter of the Mint gives them 2 per Cm. profit for their Silver. The reafon is,
becaufe that which he gives them for it is a little fophifticated , but it pafies currant
all over GniUn.
In the third place, you mutt obferve, That upon the pieces of Silver, as well
for the King’s Duty as the Coynage of the Money, there is requir’d 7 £ per Cent.
But upon the Copper Money, norabove one half, or 1 per Cent, at moft. Whence
it comes tb pafs, that when a Workman has need of Copper, rather than lofe time
in going to buy it, he will melt down his
There arc four feveral pieces of Silver Coyn*, Aba JPs, Mamondi’s. Shad's, and
Bifids : but as for the Bijits, there are very few at prefent. ,
The Copper pieces of Coyn are call’d Casbeke, of which there are ttngle and
double. ■ >
The fingle CasbekJ is worth five Deniers and a Half-peny of our Money,
' The double Casbeke is valu’d at eleven Deniers.
Four fingle Casbeke’s, or two double ones, make a Bifti.
Ten fingle Casbeke^, or five double ones, make one value.
Two Shayee's make a Mamoudi.
Two Alatnoudds make an Jlbaffi. - •’
The Real or Crown of France is worth three Abaffds and one Shayet \ and
Counting a Real at fixty Sous, an Abajfi is worth eighteen Sous, fix Deniers. Though
to fay truth, three Jbaffi's and one Shayet make three Halfpence more than the
Crown.
, Number 1, and Number 2. Are two pieces, which upon one fide bear the
Names of the twelve Prophets of the Law of Mahomet, and in the middle this In-
feription, La Llah allah Mahomet refoul Allah, Ali Vali Allah : on the back-fide.
The Conquer our of the World, Abas 11 . gives us permijfion to coyn this Money in the
-City of Cafhan. ; ; r /
Nam. 1. Makes five Abajfi*s-, and counting our Crown at thirteen Shayefs, it
comes to four Livres, twelve Sous, fix Deniers. ^ *
Num. 2. Makes two and a half of our Money, or forty-fix^ Sous and one
farthing.
Num. t,. hznAbajfi, which comes to eighteen Sous, fix Deniers.
Num. 4. Is a Mamoudi, worth nine Sous and a Farthing.
Num.q. Is a Shayet, worth four Sous, feven Deniers, one Half-peny.
Num. 6. A Bifti, worth one Sous, ten Deniers.
Num. 7. The Copper Goyn, call’d Casbekf, .worth five Deniers, one Half-peny.'
Thefc Coy ns, urilefs it be the Casbeke, bear no other Infcription, but only the Name
pf the King reigning when they were coyn’d*, the Name of the City where they
were coyn’d with the Year of the Hegyra of Mahomet.
Though all Payments are made in Abajfi’s, as well at and other parts of
the Gulf belonging to the King of Ferfia, as in the IflandMf Bahren, where is the
great Fifhery and Market for Pearls; yet there is no mention made but only of
Larins* -2 ' £ ' ’ "f ' X
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