_ 266 _ weighed in bahars. The bahar is the same exactly as that of flax or rice without any difference. Of Liquorice: The bahar of liquorice is identical to that of rice and of flax. Of Breads: Small coloured beads are bought and sold by number and by agreement for each one and according to what the strings are like, which are small. The string is work (sic). Other black beads and red ones from Melinde are sold by the bahar. The bahar has 20 faraçolas, plus 4 as a Pícotá. Of Galician Flax: Rishahr or Basra flax for spinning, which is Galician, is sold and weighed by mãos. For every 10 mãos there is a pícotá. Fol. 14 Of Alcaneve Flax: Alcaneve flax is sold by the mão. Buying it in the bazaars, there is a pícotá for 10 mãos. When bought in the retail shops no pícotá is given, because the retailers net this, plus one quiaz. This is because the mão that is weighed in the bazaars has 25 quiazes and that weighed in the retail shops has 24 quiazes. The mão has just 4 arratels, because it has 24 quiazes. Each quiz has 2 ounces, 51/2 eights. The bahar has 7 quintals, 20 arratels, 15 ounces, 2 eighths.
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