'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.' [‎7] (318/1024)

Part II. account of the Money of A$t a:
three Deneers. This piece of Tin is only thick in the fides, the middle king as"
thin as Paper.
Fig. 3, and 4. is a piece that goes at the value of four Deneers. ,
Fig. 5, and 6. are their Shells, whereof they give fifty for the little piece of
Tin.
7 h Money of Gold and fin of the King of Aehen. With the Mney in
Gold Coin d hy the Kiv^ of Mcicciflsrj and the Celebes*. Arid the Silupr
and Copper Money of the King o/Camboya.
F ig- 1, and 2. is the Money in Gold coin’d by the King x>f Ahtn, in the Wand
of Sumatra. In goodnefs it is better than our Louis ^ an Ounce being well
worth fifty Franks. This piece weighs 16 Grains, and would be worth foteen
Sous and eight Deneers of our Money.
Fig. 3, and 4. is the fmall Money made by the fame King, ? being of Tin anci
weighs eight Grains. The Tin being good, I value it at 16 Sous a podnd ’ and
then 7 5 of thefe pieces is worth one Sous of ours.
Fig. 5, and 6 . is the Money in Gold of the King of Macajfar^ or die Celebes.
This piece weighs twelve Grains, and the, Hollanders take it for a Florin of out
Money.} which comes to 23 Sous and eight Deneers.
Fig. 7, and 8. is the Silver Money of the King of Camboya^ being good
Silver, and weighs thirty two Grains. The piece cbmes to £4 Sous of our
Money *, nbrdoes the King coin it at any higher rate* He Ms a great quan
tity of Gold in his Country, but he never coins it into Money 5 for he trades
with it by weight, as he does with his Silver, according to the cuffom of
China.
Fig. 9. and 10. is the Copper Money of the King of Camboya. The King of
Java, the King of Bantam, and the Kings of the Molucca Iflands coin no other
Money, but pieces of Copper after the fame form and manner. .\As for their
SilverMoney, they letit pafsas it comes out of other Countries, without mel
ting it down. In Bantam, in all Java, in Batavia, and the Molucca's there is
little other Money ftirring,but Sf anijh Reals, Rixdollars of Germany, and Crowns
of France } the greateft part being Half-Reals, Quarters and eighth Parts; ; But in
Fatavta they ufe befides for fmall Money, Shillings, double Sous and Sous, as ini
Holland*
' ~ Ho 1 ‘T jv
The Money in Gold, Silver and Copper, of the King of Siam,
1, and 2. is the Mdney in Gold, coin’d by the King of Siam ; and weigh;
18 Grains more than our Half-Piftol. The Gold is of the fame Goodnefs
rh ma yke worth 7 Livres and one Sous of our Money. When the Merchants
at trade in that Country, bring thence either Gold or Silver, ’tis for want 0:
er Commodities, as Silk, Musk, Sandal, Wood, Gum, Lake, Elephants teeth
F ° r ^ carr ^ n § ont Gold or Silver, they reap but two in the
th an ^ a . P ece about the bignefs of a large Harie-Nut, flatted or
and ° Ur i ^ es ’ like a ^ em ^ c ^ rc | e ) three fides whereof are open like a Horfe-lhoe :
tW ° a ^ es . are ce rtam of their own Letters. There is no Money in the
and * ° ltran § e ty co ^ n ’d as this. It weighs three Drams and a half, and 25 Grains
a a c!! 3S ^ j as our ^^ ver at three Livres and 1 o ? Sous the Ounce. It amounts t<
i 2 - bousand4 Deneers of our Money.
two ?‘ ^ the Copper Money of the King of Siam } and they giv
undred of thefe pieces for one piece of Silver. For their fmall Money