_ 259 _ of 10 carats and the finest that comes here is worth 3 azars, 2 candils and does not exceed that price. It goes down to 31 or 30 ½ candils, which is its lowest price. Of Silver: Silver is weighed in Ormuz meticals, like gold, and does not have a pícotá. The silver in larins, which is the finest there is in India(A) is worth 3 candils, 3 faluzes. The mark workds out at 9 pardaus, 9 candils, of 20 candils to the pardau. It goes down 20 dinars, which are 2 faluzes. This is its price. Fol. 10 Of Pepper: The bahar of pepper has 20 faraçolas, plus 2 more as a pícotá. So, each bahar has 22 faraçolas with its pícotá. This weight is greater than that for drugs, as regards the faraçolas and bahar, but is the same as the máo. The bahar has 4 quintals, 1 arroba, 1 arratel, 4 ounces. The faraçola has 27 arratels, 3 ounces, 3 meticals. The mão has 2 arratels, 11 ¾ ounces all with a pícotá . Pepper is mostly weighed using a twig basket, which is more advantageous for the seller than the buyer. word carante, we came across it used in a document quoted by the distinguished and active member of our Academy, Mr. M.B. Lopes Fernandes, on page 83 of his Mem. Das Moedas (Report on Coins). “49 ancient doubloons weigh one mark and are an alloy of 22 carantes”. (A) It would appear that the words: “the metical is worth”, are missing.
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