The Portuguese in the Sea of Oman

_ 161 _ in the ship “Sta Maria do Monte”, and what was given to each of them for the voyage, also the pilot, the Saranges(A) and artificers. Item: To Mu’allim Shah, pilot, were given twenty pardaos 20 pardaos. Item: To Nasser, chief Tendel(B), were given seventeen pardaos 17 pardaos. Item: To Jabir, the other Tendel, were given twenty pardaos 20 pardaos. Item: To Ibrahim [Faquy], chief of the helmsmen, were given seven pardaos three tangas 7 pardaos 3 tangas Item: To Rabia, were given six pardaos two tangas 6 pardaos 2 tangas. Item: To Mubarak, were given seven pardaos two tangas 7 pardaos 2 tangas. Item: To Mas’ud, were given six pardaos two tangas 6 pardaos 2 tangas. Item: To Salim, were given six pardaos two tangas 6 pardaos 2 tangas. Item: To Salim Husain, were given six pardaos two tangas 6 pardaos 2 tangas. Item: To Mu’allim Suleiman, were given five pardaos 5 pardaos. (A) This appears to mean ‘fore watch-man’. (B) Tendel = pilot.

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