The Portuguese in the Sea of Oman

_ 256 _ Hippopotamus Teeth: The bahar of hippopotamus teeth is in every respect like that of gum mastic. Of Socotrá Aloes from Diu: The bahar of Socotrá aloes from Diu has 20 faraçolas, with a picotá of 2 mãos. This is because it is weighed without a tare. The faraçola has 11 mãos and 20 3/4 quíazes. The bahar has 3 ½ quintals, 49 arratels and 1½ ounces. The faraçola has 24 arratels and 13 ½ ounces, with its picotá. That of Socotrá is inferior. Fol. 7v Of Customary: The bahar of CUSTOMARY has 20 faraçolas, plus a picotá of 4 more. So, it has 24 faraçolas. Pucho is THE Malayan name. The Parsees call it hecuste and the Gujaratis call it upolot. The faraçola has 12 mãos and 22 2/3 quiazes. The bahar has 4 quintals, 30 arratels and 1½ meticals. The faraçola has 27 arratels and 1½ ounces. Of Coral For Carving: The bahar of coral for carving is bought and sold by faraçolas as for cloves and drugs. It has ½ a mão of picotá. The faraçola has 10 mãos, 19 quiazes. The faraçola has 23 ½ arratels, 17 ¾ meticals with its picotá. The mão has 2 arratels, 16 ounces and 12 meticals, all with picotá. Of Rhubarb: Rhubarb is sold by mãos of tare. Each mão has 28 Ormuz meticaaPowdered musk is weighed in Ormuz meticals and has no pícotá. at all. Our mark has 60 meticals.

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