T Sterling. The Silver current, are the Spanis Dollars, and Coin of the Grand Seignor's, called a Meidin; the Spanish Dollar paffes fometimes for 30 Meidin, and a Meidin is three Afpers; and the Dollar paffes current for divers Prices, between 80 and go Afpers a-piece. In thefe Places Accounts are kept divers Ways. The Natives reckon by Afpers and Meidins; the Chriftians reckon by Afpers, and Dollars of 80 Afpers; and fome reckon by Dollars of Pargo, reckoning 3 Venetian Ducats to one Pargo Dollar. The Italian are commonly reckoned 10 per Cent. worse than the Venetian Ducats. Their Measures for Woollen and Linen Cloth are found to be of two Sorts; the firft is the Pico of Barbary, for Linen and Woollen Cloth, &c. being about 257 Inches long; and the other is the Turkey Pico ufed in the Sale of Wrought Silks, Gold Cloth, and other Stuffs; and by Obfervation 100 Yards of London has made 165 of these Picos. The Weights in Ufe in Cairo, Alexandria, and generally throughout all Egypt for Trade, are found to be of four Sorts, viz. Ib 1. The Quinta of Zara, which212 makes in London 2. The Quinta Forfori,which makes 3. The Quinta Zaidin 4. The Quinta Mina 212 Avoird. 93 134 167 The three first Quintas are reckoned by Rottellos, the Mina Quinta in Alexandria is reckoned at 20 Ounces, but in Cairo at 16 Ounces. SECT. SECT. II. Of BARCA, TRIPOLY, BARBARY, TUNIS, &c. IN N these Places they keep their Accounts in Dollars and Afpers, 80 Afpers to a Dollar. Their Gold Coins are the Sultany, the Venetian Checkeen, and the Spanish Pistole; and these are often changing in Value according to the People's Neceffities, or the Plenty or Scarcity of the fame: The Checkeen and Sultany fometimes pafs for 19 Spanish, and the Pistoles at 33 Rials; the first about 9s. Sterling, and the last about 16s. Sterling. Their common Weight is a Cantar, or 100 lb, and makes in London about 114 1b Avoirdupois : They reckon 8 Tamins to an Ounce, and 16 Ounces to a Pound. Their Measure for Corn is the Saw, the Weab, and the Coffice; they reckon 12 Saws to a Weab, and 18 Weab to a Coffice; the Coffice contains about 10 Bushels English, or a little more than 5 Sacks of Leghorn. Their Measure for Wine and Oil is the Meetar; the Oil Meetar is twice as big as the Wine Meetar, and contains about 5 English Gallons. The Measure for Cloth and Stuffs is a Pico, and is in Length about 26 English Inches: The Silk Pico is fhorter than the Cloth Pico, and the Linen Pico is about shorter than the Silk Pico. ΤΟ SECT. IN SECT. III. Of ALGIER, or ARGIER. N this Place the current Gold Coin is the Sultany and Checkeen, valued at about 9 Doubles, and the Spanish Piftole, valued at between 15 and 16 Doubles: In Silver, the Dollar or Piaftre, at about 4 Doubles; a Double is valued at 2 Rials, or 20 Afpers, and the Dollar at 80 Afpers. Their Weight is a Quinta, containing 100 Rott or b, which makes about 120 b Avoirdupois in London; or 112 lb Avoirdupois make about 94 Rotellos. Their Quintar is of divers Sorts, viz. For Iron, Lead, Yarn, and Wool,? Wool,? 150 Rott. Honey, 166 Rott. For Raifins, Butter, Figs, Honey, Dates, Oil, Soap . For Almonds, Cheefe, Cottons 110 Rott. For Flax 100 Rott. Their Long Measure is of two Sorts, viz. the Turkish and Morifco Picos; the latter being the Measure of the Country, and is in Length but of 344 the Turkish Pico. The Turkey Pico is divided into 16 Parts, and every 8th Part is called a Robo; and with giving a Thumb in the Yard, according to the Custom in England, one Yard hath been found to make 1 Turkey Picos, by which all Silks, Stuffs, and Woollen Goods are fold in this Place. Their Measure for Grain is the Tarri, which when heaped up, as they cuftomarily do in meafuring, holds about 5 English Gallons. SECT. THE SECT. IV. Of ORAN. HE Coins mentioned before in Barbary, and the Coins of the oppofite Shores of Spain, are what paffes current here. They have four Quintals in their Weights, viz. A Quintal of 5 Roves, of 20 lb to a Rove, 100 lb. Do for Spices, of 4 Roves, of 25 lb to a Rove, 100 lb. Ditto for Corn, of 6 Rott or lb. Ditto for Cotton Wool, containing 15 Rott. 100 lb in London make in the first 99 Rotellos, in the fecond 133 Rotellos, in the third for Corn 48 Rotellos, and in the last 58 Rott. I The Measures of Oran are found to be principally two, viz. the Pico Morisco, and the Bara of Spain, used here in Silk, Cloth, and fuch like Goods. I SECT. V. N this Port the Coins are the fame as those on the Coast of Barbary; but in their Weights they differ, having three Sorts of Quintals, viz. One is compofed of the 1b or Rotello, one for Wool, another for Spices, and a third is for Corn; and 100 lb Avoirdupois make 63 Rotellos Wool Weight, 72 Rotellos for Spices, and 92 Rotellos in their Corn Weight. They measure their Linen, Woollen, Silks, and all Commodities of the like Kind, by the Morifco Pico, which is about 26 Inches long. SECT. T SECT. VI. Of SALLEE. HE Coins of this Place are as follow, viz. a Gold Ducat, worth about 9s. Sterling; a Blankhil, 48 whereof goes to the Ducat; and 20 Copper Fluces are accounted one Blankhil; the Blankhil being a Silver Piece of Money, worth fomething more than 2 d. Sterling. The Gold and Silver Coins of all Nations pafs current here. Their Weights and Measures are mostly the fame as the Spanish. Their Corn Measure is an Almude, which holds about 5 English Bufhels. T SECT. VII. Of FEz and MOROCCO. HE Monies current here are the Xeriffs and Ducats, worth about 9s. Sterling, which in counting they divide into 8 Parts. In Fez their Quintal is 100 Rotellos, 64 whereof make about 100 lb Avoirdupois. In Morocco their Quintal is the fame as thofe of Spain: The Measures of both thefe Places for Silk, Cloth, &c. is the Cavedo, 12 whereof is reckoned to a Cane, and 100 Yards of London make about 181 or 182 Canes. IN SECT. VIII. Of GAMBIA, GUINEY, &c. N those Countries they have no Coins among them, they dealing with the Europeans, and among |