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Tael, or Learn, equal to 6s. 8 d. Sterling.
Copper Money r     part of the Tael, or fomewhat more
than t of a Farthing.
Caxa, Cache, or Pitis, TO or -1of a Penny Sterl. 3oo0oo
of thefe are nearly equal to 56 5Dytch Pounds.
Caxa larger, N    of a Piafire, or Piece of Eight.
COINS of apa#n.
The _aponefe T1rike Coupants, both of Gold and Silver,
and Copper Pieces with Holes in the middle, like thofe of
China; 6oo of thefe make the Tael. Their other Monies,
or quail Monies, are Ingots, which they cut like the Chinefe
of dif1erent Weights, chiefly three; the largefl, of the weight
of fix Reals, viz. 48 Taels, the Tael equivalent to 75
Dutch Styvers. The fecond equal to fix Taels and an half;
and the third to I of a Real, or I Tael t.
Befide thefe, they have a fmall Silver Money, in form of
round Beans, of no determinate weight, ufually weigh'd by
Maifes the common Payment being by io Maifes, which
make one Tael.
Coupant of Gold, weighing I Ounce l.   s.  d. Steri.
6 Drachms; its Figure a long Oval,_
the longe{} Diameter about 4 In-,       :6
ches, and the fhortefl half an Inch. 3
Other Coupants of Gold, near of the
former, amounting to about      S     4:2
Coupant of Silver, current at  -    o: 4    6
Copper Money,   -        E of a Farthing.
COINS of Siam.
In the Dominions of Siam are firuck Gold Pieces five or
fix Grains heavier than the Half Piflole of Spain;, but thefe
are rather Pieces of Curiofity, than of Ufe in Commerce,
Their Silver Coin is the Tical, or Baat; the Diminutions
whereof are the Mayon, or Seling, Foang, and Soampayc.
Thefe Pieces are all ifrangely fcruck: in form they refemble
Nuts, a little flatted at the Extremities ; and are fome of
them cloven like Horfe-ihoes: On two of the Sides are fome
Siamefe Letters.
Their Copper Money, called Bia, is round and thick: be-
neath this is the Cauris.                s.  d. Sterl.
Gold Species of Siam,     -           7
Tical, or Baat,       -               X 2 5
Mayon,, or Seling, 4 of the Tical,  -       ': 7 and-s
Foang, 1 the Mayon,     -        -    0   3
Sompayc, 2- the Foang,   -        -   a   t2aand~f
Copper Coin, or Farthing of Siam,     o:0
COINS of the Coafts and Iflands of the Indies.
The Principal, and thofe mofi generally current, are Pa-
gods, Roupies, Larins, Fanos, or Fanons, and Coupans, each
whereof are firuck both of Gold and Silver.
Befide thefe general Coins, are particular ones, viz. at
Goa, S. Thomas's of Gold.- Along the Perfian Gulf, about
Mecca, and throughout Arabia, the Lari). -Along the
Coafts of Malabar, and at Goa, the Paradao Xeraphin of
Silver.-At Bantam, the Fardos; at AMalabar, theTare ; at
Siam the Tical, with its Diminutions the Mayon, Foang,
Sompayc, and Demi-Foang: all of Silver.-At Surate, Agra,
and the ref1 of Indoflan, the Pecha, or Pena, and DQUdous,
all of Copper.-The Bafarucos and Chedas, of lin.
1. s.   d. Sterl.
Pagod, Gold, denominated from its Im- o  5 0
preffion, an Indian Idol,  -    S
Pagod, Silver, its Value very different;)
the fmalleff 8 Tangas, and the Tan4.  a  6:
ga go Bafarucos; equal to      I
Roupia, Gold,     -         -       I : I : 6
Roupia, Silver, its Finenefs and Value various: There are
three Kinds current, viz. the Roupias Siceas, the Rou-
pias of Surat, and Roupias of Maderas.  s.  d. Sterl.
Roupias Siceas, worth at Bengal    -    2: I I
of Surat       -         -       2 :
-      of Madras       -                a: 2
Note, This is to be underflood of the new Roupias; for
as to the old-ones, of each Kind, their Value is lefs P
thofe of NMaderas, v. g. are but equal to I S. I I d. Sterl.
thofe of Surat, 2 s. and the Siceas 2 s. 4d.
Larin, in form of a round Wire, or Cylinder, s.  d. Sterl.
e   equal to the Barrel of a Pen; bent in two (
and a little flatted at each end, to receive  o : Ir
the Imprefflon offome Arabic, or Perfi-1k
an Characters.     -        _
Fanos, or Fanon, Gold, is of diffrent Fine-
nefs, Weight, and Value; the largeft worth  0: 9
The fmalleft      -          -              e
Fanos, Silver,       -I-                o   x
Coupant, fee COINS of Yapan.
S. Thomas, equal to                     9:0
Pardao Xeraphin                  -        :
Fardos                 -         -8
Tare,              -w om                    0


Tical, fee COINS of Siam.
Pecha, or Peffa,     -          -
Doudou, *  of Fanos, or fomewhat lefs
Bafaruco       -           of a Earl
Cheda is of two Kinds, the one Odog
current at '      -
The other round       -        -


Mogul COINS.


In the Dominions of the great Mogua
moudes, and Pechas; the firil both of (
fecond of Silver alone, and the third of


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There are others ttruck by the rrinces tributary to hl
and the Powers bordering on him, fcarce current beyond ti


refpedive Territories: particularly a fmall Silver doin
by the K. of Matoucha, whofe Territories lie to the
of Bgra,. of the Value of the Pecha of Mogul, but I
heavy again.-The Raja of Tarta-jajamoula, to the
of Patzna, likewife firikes fome little Pieces, both of
and Copper, of fmall Value.-The Raja of Ogden, wl
mands between Brampour, Seronge, and Amadabatb,
Silver Coin, equal to 6 Pence Sterling; and another 4
per, equal to an Halfpenny Sterling.- The King of
and Pera, a sin Money called Cheda.-The- King
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chem, little inlght Giold Pieces, wortm Abut: I - tumre oteri
-and gin Pieces, 8o of which are equal to the £nglh PeM
ny, current in the Ifles of Sumatra.-The Gold Coin of thg
King of Maca/far and Celebes, is taken by the .Dutch fX;
Florin.-The King of Camboya firikes only Pieces, of Sihwj
and Copper: his Gold, wherein he abounds, is negotiated b,
weight.-The Kings of 7ava and Bantam, in the fangs
Ifland, and thofe of the Molticca Iflands, flrike only Cop
Coins: they allow foreign Silver Species to be current j
their Territories, but coin none.
Roupia, fee COINS of the Coafts, &c. of India. 5  d. Sten
Mamouds, or Mammed, its value isnotfix'd:)
In the Kingdom of Mazarate, the great o : IE
Mamoud is equal to                  )
The fmall half the great one            o:
Pecha, fee COINS of the fIles, &c. of India.
Silver Piece of Matoucha,               a :o  a
Silver Piece of the K. of Ogden,  -     o: 6
Copper Piece of the fame                0 :o L
Cheda, fee COINS of the 1/les, &c. of India.
Gold Piece of the King of Achem,  -      I:3
Yin Piece of the fame     -             a: :  a
Gold Piece of the King of Maca/Jar, taken  I : IOX
by the -Dutch for a Guilder,  -         *
To the Number of current Coins which have diflin
Names to fpecify m 'en, may be added many more, both i
Europe and paa; only denominated and known from the
Value: Such are thofe called fimply Pieces; with the Add
tion of their Price: as in Spain, the- Piece of eight Reals.i
England the Piece of zI Shillings, or Guinea; in France tb
Piece of 4 Francs, Piece of xo Sols, or Shillings ; Piece of 4 Solh
Piece of z Sols; of 6 Blanks; of 30, I 56, 4, Gc. Denie
or Pence. See PIEcE.
Shells current in Afia.
Thefe ferve in many Places for Money ; and are brougi
from the Maldives, and called in the Indies Cauris: Oath
Coafis of Africa they change their Name, and are. Cle
Bouges.
In America they take a third Name, viz. Porcelains. IF
deed thefe lafi don't come from the Maldives; there bow
Shells found in the Wefi-Indies much like thofe of the a:
In the Kingdom of Congo is another Kild of s3he.ll, call
Zimbi; tho fame will have them the fame with the Caur
Cauris, Coris, or Bouges, are white Shells, current part
cularly in the State of the Great Mogul; dug out of thl
Ground by the Maldivians: 65 are ufually reckon'd equivi
lent to the Pecha, a fmnall Copper Coin, worth about an A}
penny Sterling i which brings each Cauris to  of a Pew
Sterling.
Purcelaineo are nearly on the fame Footing with the Cau
ris. See CAURIS.
Zimbi, current particularly in the Kingdoms of Ango
and Congo. Two thoufand Zimbis make what the Negro'
call a Macoute; which is no real Money, whereof the  i
none in this Part of Africa, but a manner of reckoning
Thus, two Flemijh Knives they efteem a Macoute; a As
per Bafon, two Pound weight, and I 2 Inches Diameter, ith
Macoutes; a Fufil ten, Fc.
Fruits current for COINS.
There are three Kinds of Fruits ufed for Coins; two 1'
America, particularly among the Mexicans; which are. A
Cacao and Maife: The other in the Eafi-Indies, viz. AJ
monds; brought thither from Lar, and growing in the De
farts of Arabia.
Cacao, 15 of there are efleem'd equivalent to a ,
Real, or 7 Pence Sterling.


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