'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.' [‎13] (330/1024)

Part 11 . An account of the Money of Asia,
high a rate, to the end the Merchants, who come from all the Coalts~offo ^7
thither with their Wares, may not tranfport it out of the Countrey. This piece
is called St. Thornot. Formerly when the P had the Trade
djfar, Sumatra, China znd Mofamhir/ae, which they ft] 11 preferve j and’is the
place whither the Indians bring the Gold of the ylbaffms and Saba, it was a won-
derfiil thing to fee the quantity of Gold which the Portttguez. Coin’d and the fe
veral pieces of workmanlhip which they fram’d in Gold, and fent into Forreien
Countreys, even to the Wesi-Indies, by the way of the Fhilippne Iflands. But now
they have no other places but only Mofambic/ne to furnilh them with Gold they
keep up thofe Pieces called St. Thomafs’s at a very high rate, left they ihould be
carried out of the Countrey, as I faid before. They have alfo Silver Pieces
which they call Pardos ,which go for the value of 27 Sous of our Money: As alfo
a great quantity of ftnall Copper and Fin-Money, not much unlike that of the
Kings aireiuy mentioned, which they thread upon firings in particular numbers.
The Gold and Silver Money of Mulcovy.
| Have obferved in my Relations, that in all parts of our where they
1 Com Money, there are great Sums tranfported all over slfia, where they go
currantly. But for the Money of Mufcovy there is great lofs in tranfporting it
any where elfe j becaufe the Prince enhances it to fo high a value. The pieces as
well of Gold as Silver are very good Metal 5 for the Gold in worth is fomewhat
higher than our Lewis.
1 an d 2. This piece of Gold weighs 14 Grains; and to take the Gold at
4s Grams the ounce, would amount to 20 Sous, one Deneer, and one half-peny of
our Money. But going in Mufcovy for 24 Sous, there would be nineteen and afl
xialrloisto traniport it any where elfe.
Fig. 3 and 4. is a piece of Silver that weighs eight Grains ; and to take an
. nee ol Silver at three Livres ten Sous, it comes to a Sous of our Money. But
m the Country you have but fifty of thefe pieces, or at moft fometimes fifty two
lor one ot our Crowns, or a Real of Spain, or an High-German Rixdollar.
%• 5 and 6. Is a piece of Silver alfo which only goes in But I can-
not tell in what Province it is Coin’d, in regard there are no Arms upon it, and
mat the molt knowing perfons, to whom I Ihewed them, could not tell me what
tne Characters meant; which makes me think it is very ancient. The piece weighs
2; Grams, which comes to threeof our Sous, one Deneer, and one half-peny
this is all that I could colled of moft certainty, concerning the Money and
Goins 0 f the Eaft during the long courfe of my Travels. Nor do I believe that
any perlon has undertaken, before me, to write upon the fame Subieft. If any one
w my Readers defires to fee the real Pieces themfelves, as well in Gold and Sil-
f ’ nVf 1 ^ Copper, Shells and Almonds, he may, without queftion, obtain the
avour from Monfieur, the firft Prefident, to whofe Study I devoted them all, to-
tioni^'t' certa !! 1 Me f a! . s > of which that Supreme Senator, moft skilful in An-
, ii*s great ftore, being Hill curious in fearching after what is fare.
The end of the Coins.
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