_ 176 _ Item: On 10 March of the year 420 [sic] the ship left the bar, and from this day forward the said Captain and factor began to ration the King’s rice for the seamen, viz. 700 candils, which were entered by me as received, and are to be delivered to Ormuz. Every day fifteen mãos of rice are used in all, until the day of departure. 1 mão per day makes 12 candins 15 mãos. Item: On 25 of this month we were given standing orders by the factor that the ration we are to give the seamen and artificers each day, i.e. to give each person one pari. Ten paris make one mão, which comes to twelve mãos and eight paris per day 12 mãos 8 paris per day. f14v Item: On 27 March, the first day after leaving the port of Goa, thirteen and a half mãos of rice were used each day, giving one pari to each seaman in the ship, ten paris making one mão, in accordance with the standing order given us in the factory. There are one hundred and seventeen seamen in the ship. More was given to the two pilots and two tendels(A), twelve paris, one being given them as artificers and as seamen, and the Captain ordered that they should be given three more paris each because they (A) This is the custom.
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