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An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

PART III
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Therefore the Adigars Officers will go about the Towns to examine the measures by a Statute-Measure; and where they find great ones they cut them in pieces, and hang them up in the Streets to terrifie others, and sometimes will amerce a Fine upon them that have them.
[Of their Coin.] Of Money they have but three sorts that passeth for Coin in the King's Dominions.

The one was Coined by Portugals, the King's Arms on one side, and the Image of a Frier on the other, and by the Chingulayes called Tangom massa.

The value of one is nine pence English, Poddi Tangom, or the small Tangom is half as much.

There is another sort, which all People by the King's Permission may and do make.

The shape is like a fish-hook, they stamp what mark or impression on it they please.


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