The Portuguese in the Sea of Oman

_ 177 _ complained that they should be given the rate which applied in all Moorish ships. The Captain and myself will find out the truth of the matter, but because we, and the goods belonging to the King’s Treasury, are in their hands, it is better [...] these four paris should be given them as artificers. This makes a total of twelve mãos nine paris. Of the six paris that [...] for the total of thirteen mãos [...] which is used every day will be 12 mãos 8 paris per day. f15 [...] nine slaves belonging to Portuguese men sailing in the ship, who also work. The Captain decided they should be given provisions as long as they and their masters were sailing in the said ship, and by the Captain’s order I the clerk added the six paris per day as outgoings for the said rice. Item: From when we left the port of Goa in the ship on 20 March to our arrival at the port of Ormuz it took sixty-seven days, which is two months and seventeen days. Every day thirteen and a half mãos of rice, Goa weight, were used, which makes a total of one thousand and thirty-nine and a half mãos, which make five hundred and one candins, nineteen and a half mãos of chambaçal rice. This was used because it was not possible to find room in the ship for any more. 9 candina 18 mãos.

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