_ 262 _ will take it. If it is slightly less, no matter how little, the owner of the indigo will give him an extra amount of indigo equal to what is needed to make up the 40 mãos, for each of the bales that the merchant buys from him. Otherwise, he will make a discount from the money that he has to pay him. If the bale is more than 40 mãos, the purchaser is not obliged to return it to the seller. This means that the owner of the indigo will not receive money for the surplus, because that is the condition for selling indigo. That is already understood. Some bales there have 60 mãos, which is a bale and a half. These also, like the others, have their price, and it does not matter that they are bigger or smaller, because they weigh 60 mãos when full. Two of these come to three of the standard size. Because it is such a regular procedure, they all take any that are offered to them. Fol. 11v Of Sugar: The bahar of sugar has 20 faraçolas, it has no pícotá. The faraçola has 11 mãos. The bahar has 3 ½ quintals, 1 arroba, 14 arratels, 3 ½ ounces. The faraçola has 12 mãos, 41/2 quiazes less and one meticals and 243/4 arrtels. The mão has 2 arratels, 11/2 ounces, all this without a picotã. Weighed without the twig basket, the bahar has 18 faraçolas, two mãos.
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