_ 269 _ Of Coir: The bahar of coir, whether thick or thin, has 200 mãos, and 20 as a pícotá. For every 10 mãos there is a pícotá of one mão, which comes to 220 mãos with its pícotá. It is identical with rice in every way. Of Sesame Seeds: Sesame seeds are weighed by the mão. They are sold by the bahar as well as the mão. There is a pícotá of one mão on every 10 mãos. They are the same as rice with regard to weigtht. Fol. 15v Of Mungo Fruit: The mungo fruit is in everything like rice and in weight like the other aforementioned merchandize. There is no difference from those that are sold by mãos. Of Basra Pitch: The weight of Basra and Baghdad pitch is the same as that of rice. It is weighed in bahars. The bahar has 200 mãos and a pícotá of 20, coming to 220 with its pícotá. These weights were verified in Ormuz by Francisco Salgado, Gasper Dias, Jorge Gonçalves, Manuel Fialho, by order of Pero Vaz, vedor da fazenda. Of Biscuits: Biscuits come to 5 faraçolas. They weigh (sci) 1 3/5 quintals, which at this rate the faraçolas weighs 25 3/5 arratels.
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