_ 437 _ by caravan, and sometimes it comes by gelva to Quseir. The pepper is brought from Surat in the naus of Khwaja Sofar. Every year six or seven come to the Strait of Broach as far as Daman and Bassein in the naus of Moorish merchants. It is brought from Thans to Chaul by Indian Moors, and also from Danda to Dabhol by Deccani Moors. Pepper is brought from Sangameshwar, from Safardon, from Mazagan and from Karapaton to Banda by Balaghati Moors of Ankola and Bhatkal, and no nau ever fails to arrive. Pepper also comes to the Strait by paraus from the rivers Cannanore and Basrur, and from the rivers of Chalyam. These ships bring large quantities of pepper, and on arrival at Jeddah the pepper is sold, and afterwards the paraus also. Then they return to India in the naus in port there, which have safe-conducts. Pepper from Surat, taken to Banda, is called guari in Cairo, and it is worth one cruzado more per quintal than the product of Malabar, because the gains are larger. From the same coast comes a great quantity of ginger, and it is worth three or four cruzados per quintal more than Cannanore ginger, especially that from Dabhol, because it is thicker and smoother. Surat and some of the merchants
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