The Portuguese in the Sea of Oman

_ 291 _ as upkeep and another twenty as salary, coming to forty xerafins, which are worth twelve thousand reals. ………………………………………………………………….12,000 reals Item: To the two choirboys, two xerafins a month for their upkeep, coming to an annual sum of forty-eight xerafins, which are worth fourteen thousand four hundred reals. ………………………………………………………..…………14,400 reals Item: For eight surplices, which are given each year to the vicar, incumbents, treasurer and choirboys, at two pardaus each more or less, amounting to sixteen xerafins, which are worth four thousand eight hundred reals. ……………………………………………………………………..4,800 reals Item: To the player of the church organs, thirty xerafins a year, aprt from his salary and upkeep, which will be given by voucher fromnm the vicar to the person who plays them. This is worth nine thousand reals. …………………………………………………………………..9,000 reals Item: To the Holy House of Mercy of this city, fifty xerafins a month, which its superintendent shares among

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