Purchas his pilgrimes. part 2 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part.

CHAP. X.

Don DVART * 1.1 DE MENESES the Uice-roy, his tractate of the Por∣tugall Indies, containing the Lawes, Customes, Reuenues, Expenses, and other matters remarkable therein: heere abbreuiated.

§. I. [ 10]

A Register or Collection of the Vses, Lawes, and Customes of the Canarins, or Inhabitants of this Iland of Goa, and of the Townes thereunto belonging.

DOn Iohn by the Grace of God, King of Portugall and of the Algarues, of this side and beyond the Seas, Lord of Guinea, and of the Conquest, Nauigation, and Commerce or Trafficke of Aethiopia, Arabia, Persia, and India, &c. To all [ 20] those that shall see this our Bill of Rites and Customes, giuen to the Gouernors, Farmers and Inhabiters of the Townes and Ilands of our Citie of Goa, gree∣ting. We let you vnderstand, that by the good ordering, diligences, and exami∣nations, which were to bee done by Iustification, and Declaration of that which the said Far∣mers were bound to pay vnto vs, and did pay vnto the Kings and Lords of the Countrey before it was ours, of their inheritances, duties, rights, and other charges: and also the rights, vses and customes which they had, and we ought to command, should be kept vnto them, and wee found by the Declaration of the said diligences, that they are bound to pay vnto vs that which is contained in this our other Bill of Customes of the said payments of duties. And also wee finde that they ought to vse these vses, rights and customes, in manner and forme following. [ 30]

It was found, that euery Towne of the said Ilands haue certaine Gouernors; some more, some lesse, according to their custome, and as the Ilands and the Townes are in bignesse, and that the said name Gançares is as much to say, as Gouernor, Ruler, or Benefactor, & it was thus ordained. In old time there went foure men to make profit of an Iland, and of another vnprofitable waste place, the which they manured and fortified in such manner, and so well, that in processe of time it came to such increase, that it became very populous. And these Beginners, for their good go∣uernment, rule and trafficke, were called Gançares; and afterward there came Lords and Con∣querors vpon them, which did make them for to pay tribute, and custome for to let them dwell quietly in their Lands or Inheritances and Customes, but I could not know the beginning of this. [ 40]

In this Iland of Tisoare, where the Citie of Goa stands situated, there are two and thirtie Townes and Villages, as followeth. Neura the great, Gancin, the old Goa, Cogin, Hella, A. Io∣sin, Carambolin, Batin, Teleigaon, Bamolin, Curq••a, Calapor, Morabrin the great, Talaulin, Gali∣mola, Neura the lesse, Corlin, Sirdaon, Dugnari, Murura, Morabrin the lesse, Chumbel, Panne∣lin, Solecer, Mandur, Murcundin, Agaçarin, Horar, Gaudalin, Renoari, Banganin, Foleiros.

The Townes or Villages of Choram, and of Iuan, and of Diuar, are these that follow: Cho∣ran, Cararin, Iuan, the Pescadores, or Fishers of Dabarin, Malar, Nauelin, Goltin, Diua.

And euery one of the said Townes, is bound to pay vnto vs certaine rent, contained and declared in the said Register. Heretofore the said Gouernors of euery Towne or Village, with the Notarie of the same, doth diuide and ceasse vpon the Farmers or persons, that within the [ 50] bounds of euery Towne hath Lands or Inheritance, and this according to the condition where∣with it is giuen them for their vses and customes: and the said are bound to leuie, gather, and pay the said rent, whither it increase or decrease, and the losse or encrease shall remaine with them of the Towne, that the persons to whom it doth appertaine by their custome, may pay the losse, or take the increase, as here vnder it shall be declared, except the losse should chance to come by warre, for then they shall be quit of that which shall be by the meanes thereof lost.

The said increase or losse of euery yeare, shall bee diuided according to euery ones substance equally, so that euery one doe pay the rent of the Lands or Rice-grounds that he doth occupie.

Some Gardens and Palme-tree Groues, and Rice-grounds, are bound to pay euery yeare cer∣taine * 1.2 Tangas: and although they doe sustaine losses, therebe in the said Ilands other Palme-tree [ 60] Groues, and Rice-grounds, which doe not pay but a certaine custome; and besides, they are bound to a contribution of the losses when there be any. And there be other Lands or Inheri∣tances which the said Gouernours may giue gratis to any person or persons, whom they shall thinke good, w••••hout custome or Obligation, to pay any thing to the contribution of the losses.

If any Towne or Village be so decayed, that they cannot pay their custome and rent that ap∣pertaineth to vs, the Gouernors and Inhabiters of it, shall giue intelligence of it to the chiefe Master of the Ports, and to the Notarie of the Iland, and they shall goe to see the said losse, and finding it for good truth that it hath such a losse; the said chiefe Master of the Ports shall com∣mand the chiefe Gouernours of the eight principall Townes aboue rehearsed, and then there may come to this other Gouernours, which soeuer they shall thinke good, although the matters of the Iland must be done by order with them of the eight principall Townes, and altogether with the said chiefe Master of the Ports, and the Notarie, the Inhabitants of the decayed towne may engage or morgage their Towne vnto the Gouernours, because they are bound vnto it: and they may also make sale of it in the presence of the said Officers, and it shall be deliuered or sur∣rendred [ 10] to him that will giue most for it, and that which is wanting of the rent and custome which it is bound to pay, in that which is giuen for the Towne, shall bee diuided and leuied of the eight principall Townes, or of all the Iland, vpon those Lands which are bound to the contribution of the losses, in such sort, that we may haue full payment of the Custome of the said Towne, and that the said Hirer or Hirers shall be bound to increase better, and profit the Towne or Village: and with this condition it shall be let or set vnto them. And the said Hirers or Farmers of the said Towne, shall haue the voyces of Gouernours during the time of their Lease or Farme.

The Gouernours of the Towne decayed, doe not lose their Offices by that which is spoken. And at all times that they shall aske, or demand, the Towne paying the whole rent or custome, [ 20] it shall be deliuered vnto them, and the said Towne shall be no more of the Farmers, hauing en∣ded their time or lease.

The Gouernours by authoritie of their Offices, and because they were Beginners, and also because the said Offices or charge doth come to them by descent, they doe not lose them (to wit, the Gouernours euery one in the Towne in person for any error he doth commit: nor the Clerke of Common Councell, which also commeth to him by inheritance or descent: and this order was made by the Gouernours themselues, onely the one and the other shall haue for the errors and hurts that they doe commit, the penaltie that they doe deserue, in their goods and bodie. Notwithstanding, such an error they may doe, that they may dye for it: or it shall be conueni∣ent that they shall not serue in their Offices, and in such case it shall remaine to their Sonnes or [ 30] Heires; and if the case be not great, the chiefe Master of the Ports shall iudge it, accounselling himselfe with some of the Gouernours. And if the facts bee greater, the said chiefe Master of the Ports shall giue knowledge of it to our Captaine Generall, and Gouernour of India, or to the Captaine of our Citie of Goa, or to the ouer-seer of our goods, if the matter bee thereunto attaining, for to prouide in it what shall bee conuenient and right. And also the Gouernours of the said Towne haue the said Offices by inheritance or descent. And if they doe commit any error, they shall be punished as these other, and so their Offices shall remaine to their Sonnes, or to their Heires.

The Gouernors may giue such fields as within euery Towne are waste or vnprofitable, to such as shall aske or demand them, for to make them profitable in Gardens, or Palme-tree Groues, or [ 40] to other good vses, with condition that they shall pay a certaine rent, or custome, as shall seeme good vnto them, and this so giuen, shall bee for the space of fiue and twentie yeeres; for, from that time forward, they shall pay according to the order and costome, which is euery Field or Plaine, of twelue Paces in length (which is the space betweene Palme-tree and Palme-tree, reckoning one hundred Palme-trees to the field) some of them to pay fiue Tangas, worth foure Barganis euery Tanga. And after this rate, the greater or lesser field so giuen shall pay. And the said Gouernours may giue the waste Fields and Plaines, for to be profited in Palme-tree Groues, * 1.3 and Gardens, for lesse then fiue Tangas, and they shall passe their Warrant for this, according to their custome, notwithstanding they may not exceed aboue.

When they shall giue Fields or Plaines, to make Rice grounds, they shall be giuen in this man∣ner, to wit, fiue Cubits in length, and fiue in breadth, which is the space betweene one rew and [ 50] another, reckoning in this manner one hundred rewes to euery Field. And any Field or Plaine * 1.4 of them, being watered with Well water, they shall giue it for foure Barganis, euery yeeres rent; and if they be watered with running water, their rent shall be six Barganis euery yeere; and after the said Gardens bee so giuen vnto them by the Gouernours, they cannot bee taken a∣way from them, for they remaine to their Sonnes, Grand-children, and Heires, and this is the generall custome. Notwithstanding, if any other custome be vsed besides this in any Towne, or Village, it shall be fulfilled.

The Clerke of the Councell must be present at all the bargaines, and agreements (which a∣mongst * 1.5 themselues they call Nemes) that shall be made by the principall Gouernours of all the [ 60] Iland with the Officers of it, the chiefe Master of the Ports, a Portugal Notarie with him, or a Bramane, and without him or the Clerke of the Councell, no bargaines nor agreements can be made, because they doe write the Cases, for to notifie and declare the debts that might arise in time to come. And in the abouesaid manner, the Scriueners of the Townes must be with the Go∣uernours

of them, in all matters that shall passe in any one of the said Townes. And the Townes of all this Iland of Tisoare, and the other Townes of Diuar, and Choran, and Iunha, are guided by their writings.

The Gouernours euery one in his owne Towne, may giue Fields, or Plaines, freely or gratis, for to profit them: or if be profitable being voide, to the Officers of the said Townes, to wit, to the * 1.6 Priest of the * 1.7 Pagode, or Church of the Idoll, and to the Scriuener; and to the Porter, and to the Rent-gatherer, and to the Magnato (which is a washer of Cloth, or a Laundresse) and to the Shoomaker, and Carpenter, and to the Smith, and to the Faras (which is a seruant to the Pagode, or Church) and to the women of the world (which are common women or Curtesans) and to the Iester. And to those persons abouenamed, the Plaines, or Fields, and Gardens, are giuen gra∣tis, [ 10] for to serue continually in the said Townes: And after they be giuen vnto them, they may not be taken away, nor other persons be set in their place, because they are giuen vnto them for their Sonnes, Grand-children, and Heires. And euery Towne may haue no more Officers then abouenamed, to whom they may giue the said Lands gratis. Neither may they giue them any more Lands without Heires, and they being willing to leaue them, they shall bee giuen to other Officers of their Facultie, and the Heires of the same Officers are bound to serue in the said Offices also.

The Gouernour of any Towne, may not giue any Field, or Garden, to any one that is not of the Towne, gratis, but paying tribute: except they haue an order for it.

When the chiefe Master of the Ports shall send for the Gouernours of all the Iland, or of one [ 20] Towne, they are bound for to come, or to make an assemblie, for to choose in euery Towne any one whom they thinke meete, for to send to the said calling; and when they make the said as∣semblie (which among them is called Gangaria, or an assemblie of Gouernours) if any Gouernour be wanting of them, which are ordained in the said Towne, there can nothing be done, except they be all together, and if there be any Heire of that Gouernour that is wanting, it is sufficient for the said Assemblie or meeting to be made with him. And if other people doe not come, they shall incurre the penaltie that among themselues they haue ordained.

If any Gouernour or any other person is willing to sell any lands in any of the said Townes, they may not doe it without license of all the Gouernours of the said Towne, and also no per∣son may buy without the said license. And if any person shall make any sale, or buy any land without the license, it shall be in it selfe of no effect, and at any time when the Gouernour will, [ 30] it shall be voide for the benefit of the duties which they are bound to pay vnto vs, and because they also that doe buy, may bee contented and acquainted with the said rights, and may haue their Letters with a declaration of these duties which they are to pay.

When any Bill of sale shall be made of any Land or Inheritance, it shall not be sufficient to be signed by the Letter, but also it must bee signed by all the Heires, and although some of the Heires be vnder age, declaration shall be made, that some other person that did appertaine vnto him, did signe for him, and if any one of the Heires remaine that hath not signed, the said sale shall at any time be of no effect, taking the quantitie that it was sold for, and if the buyer shall be at any cost or charges vpon the said Land, he shall lose it. [ 40]

If any Gouernour shall goe or runne away because he will not, or is not able to pay vs the rent that he is bound to pay, the other Gouernours of the said Towne shall meete, and call a Court about this matter, and shall prefixe a time wherein he may come, and if within the said time he doth not come, they shall require the Heires of the said Gouernour so fled, to take the said Lands, and Gouernement, so as they be bound to pay vnto vs our right, and the debts that he doth owe: and if he will not accept it, it shall remaine to the said Gouernours, for the Obli∣gation that they haue to pay the said right or custome, and they may giue them to whom they shall thinke best, paying besides our right all the debts that he doth owe.

If a Gouernour or any other person shall runne away for debt, or any other matter, no man shall take away his Lands, and his Heires shall bee demanded, if they will remaine in the said [ 50] Lands, and be bound to pay his debts, and our right, and if there be no Heires, or being any, if they will not accept it, then the said Lands shall remaine to the said Gouernours, for want of an owner, and they shall pay for it the right and debts that they doe owe vnto vs, and they shall take the ouerplus of that which is remayning, and if any thing be wanting, they shall pay that which it amounteth vnto, and as touching the moueable goods, they shall remaine vnto vs, whensoeuer the Heires shall not accept of the Inheritance or Lands.

If any person, Gouernour, or other, doth chance to die, or goeth out of the Countrey, and hath no Heires, the Lands that they haue which are not bound to any tribute or custome, shall be ours, euen as the mouables, and if the Lands doe owe any debts or legacies, or if they doe not owe any thing, after we are paid ours, of the remainder shall be done according to right. [ 60]

The Rice-lands in euery Towne shall be let euery yeere by the voice of a Crier, to them that will giue most for them, according to their custome, because they are not proper of any one man, as the other lands are, and therefore they must be giuen to such men as will giue most for them, being Inhabitants or dwellers o•• the Townes, and if any Towne hath, of, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 by custome of old

time to giue the said lands, or let them to any person or persons out of the Towne, which shall giue more for them then the men of the said Towne, it shall be accomplished according to their custome.

The Gouernours of this Iland of Tisoare, and of the other Ilands of Diuar, and Choran, and Iunba, are bound to giue among the Inhabiters of the Towne certaine * 1.8 labourers, at their owne cost and charges euery yeere for to clense the wall, and the bottome of the trenches of this Citie, of the Weedes and Bushes that grow in them, or also for other needfull or hastie seruices, which sometimes doe chance as neede doth require.

If there chance to bee any demand or controuersie in any of the said Townes, touching any Lands or Tenements, they may not demand them by any witnesses, but onely by writings, or [ 10] bonds, or by the Townes Register, and if there be no writings, nor bonds, and the Register of the Towne should chance to be lost, there shall another bee taken of the demander of the said lands, that by it he shall declare that which shall seeme conuenient for to know the truth. And concerning such cases, and other of like importance, they shall sweare vpon a Pagode * 1.9 (which is an image of the Deuill) which swearing is called Vse or Custome.

If any person shall lend another money vpon a bond, and by negligence he did not demand it, or it was not paide vnto him within the time prefixed in the said bond, in such manner that when he goeth to demand the said money, the debtor doth denie it, in such a case there shall bee an oath taken of him that hath the bond or obligation, that hee tell truth of the case how it stan∣deth, and he shall sweare vpon the said Pagode (which is an image of the Deuill.) [ 20]

There may not be lent to any man aboue fiftie Tangas, without an obligation or bond, and for one person or persons to demand another or others, to the quantitie of fiftie Tangas, the de∣mander shall shew an obligation or witnesses, and aboue the summe of fiftie Tangas, one cannot demand of another without an obligation, onely the parties may come to an agreement, putting it in arbitration of two such sworne men as they shall like, the which shall sweare after they haue heard them, that which they shall find to be equitie and right.

They may giue money at interest in this manner, that for euery six Tangas, they may re∣ceiue euery moneth one Bargani, and no more, and if any person shall giue money at interest; and doth not demand the interest, and so much time doth passe without demanding it, that the interest doth amount to so much or more then the principall, although long time bee past, the [ 30] Debtor shall not be bound to pay to the Creditor but the principall with the double.

The persons that can bee witnesse are these, to wit, a youth vnder the age of sixteene yeares, nor a Drunkard, nor a Blinde man, nor a Dumbe man, nor a Moore, nor a Deafe man, nor a Russian, nor a Iourney-man, nor a Gardiner, nor a Gamster, nor the Daughter of a Whore, nor an infamous person by Record, nor a man that is in hatred with another, cannot beare witnesse against him. Notwithstanding, these may beare witnesse in matters of small importance.

If a man doe chance to dye without a Sonne, although he hath a Father, or other heires ascen∣dant, * 1.10 the Inheritance commeth to vs, except the said Father and Sonne deceased hath their In∣heritance commixt, or both in one Title or Custome: for then the Father doth inherit of the Sonne: and if any man hath foure Sonnes, or more or lesse, they may diuide the Inheritance in [ 40] his life time, except it be by his owne good will, and the Father contented with it, they shall diuide it brotherly as well in his life time, as after his death; and diuiding it in his life time, the Sonnes shall be bound to maintaine the Father with all things necessary, and any of these Bro∣thers dying without Heires descendant, the diuision of the brethren shall be viewed, either at the death, or in the life time of their Father, if it be written in the Towne-booke; and being written in the said Booke, then the inheritance of euery Brother so dying without an Heire de∣scendant commeth to vs, and if he dyeth before the said diuision was made or written, then the Inheritance commeth to the Brethren, if they haue no Father: and if the said Inheritance be not of forreine Lands, and bound to the rent of the Towne, then the Inheritance of a man so decea∣sed shall remaine vnto vs, as well as the mooueable without any contradiction. And if any of these Brethren become a Turke, a Moore, or a Iogue (which is like to the Gipsies in our King∣domes) [ 50] * 1.11 in such manner, that he doth alienate himselfe from the custome of his house, and if the goods be diuided among them, his moueable goods shall remaine vnto vs, and his Land also, ex∣cept it be forreine Lands, for then it shall be sold by Obligation to pay the custome due, and the remainder (the debts being first paid) shall remaine vnto vs, as here is contained.

At the time of the decease of such a man, whose inheritance appertaineth to vs in such man∣ner * 1.12 as is declared already, the Gouernours of the Towne shall bee bound, before they doe burie them, or burne them (according to their custome) they shall make it knowne to our Officers, for to goe thither to take notice of the goods, and to set them downe in an Inuentorie, and make sale of them by the voyce of a Cryer, the Gouernours of the Towne being present: and [ 60] they shall be giuen to the Gouernours of the Towne, or to any of their kinred that shall giue most for them, and not to any person out of the Towne, or to any of their kinred, notwithstan∣ding if the neerest Kinsman of the man deceased, or any other of his Kinsmen will haue the said Inheritance, with the customes belonging to it, which the Gouernours doe pay, it shall be giuen

him. And suppose it should happen that the Kinsmen of the deceased did not come at the sel∣ling of the said goods, and within fiue daies after they shall know of it, shall request the said In∣heritance to be giuen them for the quantitie it was sold for, it shall bee giuen vnto them for the said price. And the said fiue daies being past, they not requiring it, it shall not after bee deliue∣red vnto them; but they that most shall giue for it, shall possesse it; and the duties that doe arise of the said goods, shall be for vs, and it shall bee charged vpon our Factor, and there shall passe a Certificate in Farme vnto the Gouernours for their discharge, how it is charged vpon his ac∣count, and thence forward may they not bee constrained, or oppressed for it, and therefore the lawfull and due debts that the said deceased doth owe, shall of the said goods first be paid, and the rest that remaineth, shall be for vs, as aforesaid. [ 10]

The moueables of any one deceased hauing no heires ascendant, or descendant, (as is alreadie said) are without any difference to remaine to our vse, and they shall bee sold to them that will giue most for them, either be he Kinsman or not, of the Towne, or out of it, notwithstanding the debts shall first be paid, as already is specified.

The Inheritance is in this manner; from the Father it commeth to the Sonne, and to the Grand-child, &c. and to the Father and Grand-father: so that there bee heires ascendant and descendant, to whom the Inheritance doth appertaine, so that the said Inheritance come by the Male, and by the Female no person doth inherit, no not the Daughter, but the Brother shall possesse her goods in such manner, as is already specified.

If any Thiefe shall goe to steale any Money, or any other thing, and is taken with the said [ 20] stealth, in such case it shall be prouided according to our Ordinances and Lawes; and if the said thing so stollen hath an Owner, it shall bee giuen him, although by their vses and customes it belongeth vnto vs, and this, because so it is our pleasure, and wee thinke it good to shew them fauour, as we doe vnto them that well and faithfully doe vs seruice, as we hope they will doe.

If any treasure or goods be found or discouered, it belongeth and appertaineth to vs.

If any man be married with two Wiues, and haue foure Sonnes of the one and of the other, or more or lesse, although that they bee not in number equall, whensoeuer the said Sonnes shall diuide the said goods of the Father, they shall diuide it in the middest, and the one Sonne shall haue as much as the other foure, and the goods of the Father and of the Mother, shall not bee in∣herited in the Daughter, as is aboue rehearsed. [ 30]

The Officers placed by vs, and by our Gouernors and Captaines, and ouer-seers of our goods, shall not take any bribes, nor Lands, of, or at the hands of the Gouernours and Townes, neither may they vse any Merchandize within the compasse of their Office. And I command, that if at any time they or he shall be attainted with the same fault, that which shall be found he hath ta∣ken, or by his meanes any losse was sustained, hee shall repay it againe, and the said quantitie so paid, shall remaine vnto vs.

If the Gouernors shall lay, or exact any demands in the Townes for Cabaga, Pachorins, or * 1.13 whatsoeuer profits or commodities for themselues, or for to giue to the Captaines, or chiefe Master of the Ports, or to any other Officers, or persons whatsoeuer, euery Gouernour of a Towne so conuicted, shall pay the whole summe of that, which they haue leuied through all the [ 40] Townes; the one halfe for them that shall accuse them, and the other halfe for redemption of Captiues and the Scriueners, or Notaries of the Townes, shall be contributaries with them, if the said tribute, subsidie, or tyrannie was raised, or leuied with their consent.

He that shall conuay, or purloyne any Merchandize, of whatsoeuer sort it be, without pay∣ing to our Officers the duties belonging to vs as they are bound: they shall pay after the rate of eleuen for one, of that which he hath so conuayed and purloyned, being thereof conuicted.

At what time soeuer that the chiefe Master of the Ports, with the Clerkes or Clerke of his charge together, or euery one of himselfe, shall goe to the Iland about matters concerning out affaires, or any one whom they shall send to the said Iland, or to the Townes of the same, they shall giue them their meat according to their vse and custome. [ 50]

And also to our Factor, or Officer of that office when they shall goe thither, to prouide in a∣ny matters concerning our affaires, or the Towne of the Iland.

Whatsoeuer Foot-man shall goe with any message pertaining to our seruice, or to the reco∣uerie of our rents, they shall giue him euery day that he shall be there without dispatching, two measures of Rice for his meat, and one Leal for Betre, which is an hearb that they vse to eate. * 1.14

If any Gouernours of the Iland of Choran, or of the other Ilanders annexed to the same of Tisoare shall runne away to the Turkes out of the Land, because they would not pay the rent, as it is aforesaid alreadie, it hath beene done, the which from hence-forward wee hope they will not doe, they shall lose their mooueable goods, and they shall fall vnto vs, and their Lands and Offices shall bee giuen vnto them they doe appertaine to, and will giue most for them, being [ 60] bound to pay the rights and customes that the said Lands are bound to pay, and that which they shall giue ouer-plus for the said Lands and Gouernourship, their custome reserued, shall bee to our vse.

When they doe make any feast or assembly, wherein they are to take Betre, (which is an

Herbe) or Pachorins, the principall Gouernour of euery Towne shall take first the said Betre, Pa∣chorins, * 1.15 or Iewell, and after him the other Gouernours by degrees, according to their authorities and customes.

When any assembly or conuocation is to be made, and the names of the Gouernors to be na∣med in writing; first shall begin the name of the principall in honour, and consequently one af∣ter another in their degrees.

When in the end of any Councell that they make, there is any difference or doubt in setting downe that which they haue agreed vpon, it shall bee written by the Scriuener, or Notarie of the Towne; and hauing written it, he shall say with an high voyce, which is called Nemo, that which they haue agreed vpon, and if there be no bodie to gaine-say that which he hath said, and [ 10] declared with an high voyce, it shall remaine in full force and power.

When the Gouernours of the Iland do meete for any councell, agreement, or decree, the said decree shall be set downe by the Clerke of the Common Councell of all the Iland, and the voyce that shall be giuen at the end of the said decree, called Nemo (as aforesaid) shall bee spoken by the most principall Gouernour that will be accepted, the said Nemo shall be made by the Scriue∣ner or Notarie that writ it.

The Towne of Teleigaon hath the preheminence, for it must bee the first that beginneth to share their Rice, and the Gouernours of it must come euery yeare with a sheafe of Rice, to present it before the high Altar of the Church, and the Vicar with them must go to the Store∣house where our Factor is, and he shall haue bestowed foure Pardoas in Pachorins, and hee shall * 1.16 [ 20] cast them about the neckes of the Gouernours, ordained among them, that they may receiue ho∣nour, and from thence forward the other Townes may reape, or share their Rice as hereafter shall be declared.

In the time of Tillage, the first Rice-ground that shall be ploughed, and in the time of Har∣uest that first shall be reaped, must be the chiefe Gouernours field of euery Towne, and after him any one that will may reape his: and the same order shall be vsed in the couering, or thatch∣ing of their houses euery yeare, the which Gouernour of the Towne shall couer his house first with Palme-tree leaues, and after him all the other people of the same.

The Men or Women Dancers, that shall come to feast to a Towne, they shall goe first to feast at the house of the principall Gouernour; and when there be two in like honour, it stands in the [ 30] choyce of the Dancers, to goe to which of them they thinke best: and these Gouernours so in one degree of honour, shall rise together to the Betre, or to any other honour, when they are to * 1.17 receiue estate, with their armes a crosse, the right arme vnder the left, because that he that goeth on the right hand, doth take it for more honour, and because another Gouernour might say, that he which did take the present with the left hand had the preheminence, because it came ouer the right hand.

The Gouernours that are in Common; to wit, which is to take Betre, (which is an Herbe) or any other honour, haue no preheminence the one of the other; and they may sell the said honour of the Betre, or Pachorins, which are certaine Linnen cloaths) to any of the said Gouer∣nours of the said Towne, euery time that the said honour chanceth to bee giuen, and this for a [ 40] certaine price, and it must be diuided in the Towne: and when there is no obiection to the con∣trary, then the Scriuener of the Towne receiueth the said honour.

No man may carrie Tocha, Andor, or Sombreiro, without our liccense, or of our Gouernor, ex∣cept * 1.18 it come to him by Inheritance from his Fathers, and those to whom we or our said Gouer∣nor shall giue the said license for desert of his seruices, it shall bee giuen in two sorts; the one, that they may carrie the said Sombreiro and Andor with his Foot-men, and Tocha with the Oyle at their owne charge; and the other is, that hee doe receiue of vs the said Sombreiro with the said Foot-men, and the Oyle paid at our charges, and the said light also may bee giuen without the shadow, and the shadow without the said light or Tocha, euery thing by it selfe, or altoge∣ther in any of the manners aboue specified. Therefore also we notifie it, as well to our Captaine Generall, and Gouernour of these parts of India, which now is, or hereafter shall bee: and also [ 50] to the Captaines of this Citie, Iudges, Iustices, and Officers of the same, and to euery other person or persons, to whom this our Letter shall be shewen, and the knowledge of it doth ap∣pertaine: We command, that in all things they keepe and fulfill the same, and cause it to bee kept and fulfilled, as in it is contained, for our meaning is the same. Giuen in the Citie of Goa, the sixteenth of September, the King commanded it by Alfonso Mexia, Ouer-seer of the goods in these parts of India, and Anthonie de Campo did write it, in the yeare of 1526. Alfonso Mexia.

Don Philip by the Grace of God, King of Portugall, and of the Algarues, on this side and that side the Sea in Africa, Lord of Guinea, and of the Conquest, Nauigation and Traf∣ficke [ 60] of Aethiopia, Persia, and India, &c. Be it knowne to you, that I seeing how much the good gouernment, and preseruing of my Estates in those parts of India, doth import, and Iustice to be truly administred in them to my Subiects and Vassals, and desiring that in my time it may bee done with that integritie, libertie and breuitie that thereunto belongeth; I thought meete to

send or prouide after I had succeeded in the Crowne of those Kingdoms, Persons of conscience and learning, to the most of the Fortresses of those parts, that should administer it, to the which we gaue power and authoritie according to their gouernments or charges. And being now en∣formed that in the Citie of Goa, principall and head of the said Estates, the Kings my Prede∣cessors of glorious memory, did ordayne there should bee an house of Iustice, or place of hea∣ring, wherein some Officers by them chosen (as in a supreme Tribunall) should determine the * 1.19 Causes, giuing them for that purpose at sundry times diuers charges, the which for the varietie of matters ought to be reformed, and I being willing in dutie to continue with the same intent, and command to prouide in those Causes, which at this present were most necessarie for the good of the said House, commanded for that effect, learned men of my Counsell, and of experience [ 10] that they should determine what might be done in that case, as well in the ordering and gouer∣ning of the said House, as in the multiplying of the Ministers belonging to it, that matters of Iustice might with more ease and facilitie be prosecuted, and hauing heard their opinions, and necessary diligences being vsed, and hauing giuen mee relation of all things and account, I thought good to prouide for them in manner and forme following.

§. II.

A Copie of the order that the Vice-roy of the Estate of India shall hold in matters [ 20] of Iustice, as also of the other Magistrates, in the diuers places holden by the Portugals in India.

THe Vice-roy shall goe to the house of Iustice, the times that he thinketh good, and shal giue no voyce, nor assigne or pronounce any sentences, but he shall onely vse the of∣fices that the chiefe Iudge doth vse in the Court of Requests, and of the rest which in extraordinary matters is granted vnto him in all things whereunto his charge may bee applyed.

There shall be in the said House or Court ten Officers, to wit, one Chancellour, the which shall also serue for a Iudge of the Chancerie: one chiefe Iudge of facts and causes Criminall: [ 30] one chiefe Iudge of matters or causes Ciuill, the which notwithstanding shall serue for Iudges in matters of complaint, wherein any Iudge of our estate, goods, or reuenues hath not giuen sen∣tence, one Attorney for causes touching the Crowne goods, or reuenues: and one Prometor of * 1.20 Iustice, the which shall serue also for a Iudge of complaints, and wrongs in those cases wherein he is not Attorney: one chiefe Iudge for Wills and Testaments, the which shall serue also for a Iudge of Complaints, in such cases as he hath not giuen sentence.

Also there shall be in the said house three extraordinarie Iudges, the which shall serue in ab∣sence, and for any hindrance of the said Iudges of complaints aboue named, and for the other Offices. And this by commission of the Vice-roy, and in his absence of the Chancellor, or of the most ancient Iudge, which doth serue himselfe as Chancellor, when the Chancellor himselfe [ 40] is absent, and they shall helpe the Iudges that sit on the Bench to dispatch the causes then de∣pending, and not in any matter aforetime past, &c.

Euery day before they sit or dispatch any matters, there shall a Masse be said by a Chaplaine, which the Vice-roy shall choose for that purpose, and he shall be paid at the charges and expen∣ces of the said house, and the Masse being ended, they shall beginne to dispatch such matters as shall be brought vnto them, and they shall be foure houres at the least in dispatching matters, by an houre-glasse, which shall stand vpon the Table where the Vice-roy doth sit.

The Iudges, as well in cases Ciuill as Criminall, shall haue the same authoritie, and shall keepe the same order that is giuen vnto them, whereof the Iudges of the Court of Requests doe also vse, and of those sentences which by mine Ordinances I command account be giuen vnto mee [ 50] before they be put in execution, the said account shall be giuen to the Vice-roy, if hee haue not beene present at iudgment, or if he be not absent from the Citie of Goa: for if he be absent, the account shall be giuen vnto him that ruleth in his stead, and when there is any iudgement Cri∣minall of Importance, as is to put some person of qualitie to death, or other iudgement of im∣portance in Ciuill cases, execution shall not be made without giuing account to the Vice-roy thereof, although he be absent, or out of the Citie.

The Vice-roy and Iudges may in the house of Iustice supply the defects, and annihilating of the acts, when he shall thinke that the cause doth require it, for the performing of Iustice.

And the said Iudges, while they are in the said house executing their Offices with the Vice-roy, shall be set in plaine Chayres, and the Vice-roy shall presently command them to be coue∣red, [ 60] and not to sit bare-headed.

The said Iudges shall not enter into the said house with any weapons, neither shall they weare any garments of colour, but they shall be apparelled in long blacke garments, in such manner as it may represent the Authority they haue.

The Vice-roy shall haue a particular to command the Pensions to be payd to the said Iudges at their due times, in such manner as they may bee effectually payd euery quarter, without a∣ny delay to the contrarie, and their payment shall be giuen or payd vnto them in the said house, at the end of euery quarter.

The Bills of pardons, Bills of assurance, legitimations, and suppliances of ages, shall be gi∣uen to the Vice-roy being in the said house, and he with the said Iudges shall dispatch them, and they shall be such as he for that purpose shall choose, alwayes the Chancellor being one of them, if he be present, with the Iudge of the cause, and to the dispatches of the said Petitions, the said Iudges with the Vice-roy shall set their hands, and the Bills shall passe in my name, with the accustomed causes, and they shall be signed by the Vice-roy, and no Bill of pardon shall be ta∣ken without pardon of the party offended, and in the dispatches of the said causes they shall al∣wayes [ 10] haue a due regard and consideration.

And because of the easie granting of pardons, which the Vice-roy in those parts doth ordi∣narily grant, hath sprung that the faults are not punished, and the boldnesse to commit new hath encreased; Wee thought it meet and conuenient, that no pardons should bee granted in matters of Apostacy, Sodomie, false coyning, treacherous murder, falshood in the crime of any of the Heads, Laesae Maiestatis, wounding, or killing of any Iudge or Iustice, or of a Captaine of any Fortresse, the slaughter of a Maior, or Bayliffe, or any other Officer of Iustice, except any cause so vrgent doth concurre, that the granting of the said pardon of the said cases, doth concerne the preseruation of the estate of India: then the causes shall be communicated with the said Iudges, as is already declared, and when any of these cases so excepted shall happen, the [ 20] Vice-roy shall take the said cases particularly in memorie, and shall giue me account of them in his Letters, by the first Fleet after the pardon were granted, with the causes that moued them to pardon such a fault.

The said Vice-roy from hence forward shall not grant any Warrant, that the money of Or∣phans shall be giuen to any Gentleman, or Captaine of any Fortresse, nor to any other persons which are not Merchants, for the many inconuemences that thereof doe proceed.

The Vice-roy of India in the prouiding of publike Offices of Iustice in those parts, shall haue a great care to prouide in my seruants or any other persons, bene meritos, and apt for the said Offices, preferring alwayes my seruants, when they haue equall deserts with the other, and he shall passe no Warrant for any Captaine of a Forcresse, that he may prouide the said Offices [ 30] that are voyde, for the great inconueniences that thereof doth arise, and because it is prouided in mine Ordinances, how the Offices of the said charges must be prouided by the Iustices, and Commissioners of those Countries, in whose place being absent, the Learned men that I haue sent for Iudges of the Fortresses to those parts doe remayne.

The said Vice-roy in the Warrants of Iustice, or of goods that he passeth, shall not com∣mand in an Edict, that they may not passe by the Chancerie, for the many inconueniences that thereof doth arise, and being passed in any other forme, they shall be of no force, and the per∣sons to whom they shall be directed, shall not keepe nor conceale them, except the Warrants be of secresie, or of matters of importance, the which passing by the Chancerie would take no [ 40] effect; and if any Warrant that the Vice-roy doth grant, doe come with restraint or seizure whatsoeuer, the said restraint or seizure shall be dispatched ordinarily in the house of Iustice, or Hall aboue named, by the Iudges to whom it doth appertaine.

All the Warrants or Letters that the Vice-roy maketh, shall be written or subscribed by the Secretarie of the estate of India, to whom it pertayneth, and not to any other person except he supply the place of a Secretarie, because there is none prouided by me for that effect.

The Vice-roy shall command an * 1.21 account to bee taken of the Captaines, and of the other Officers which shall deserue in them, as soone as their time is expired, the which shall be done by the Iudges of the Hall or Court aboue named, which he shall choose for that purpose, or by any other trusty persons notwithstanding the accounts, or regidencias of Or〈…〉〈…〉, Malaqua, and Mosambique shall be taken by the Iudges themselues, because of the importance of them, and [ 50] the acts or examinations of the said accounts or regidencias shall be dispatched in the said House or Court of Relation, and the sentences which vpon them shall be giuen, with the copie of the said acts and examinations, the Vice-roy shall cause them to bee to the Realme the same yeere * 1.22 that they are taken, and they shall be deliuered to the Iudge of India, and of the Myne, that he may deliuer vnto me relation of them, and I may command them to be set in that place that I shall thinke to be most meet.

The condemnations of money that shall be made in the House or Court of Relation, shall be applied for the expences of the said House, and the Iudges of the said House or Court may not apply them to any other vse, of the which forfeitures, or condemnations there shall bee a Re∣ceiuer, and a Scriuener of the receit, and expences of them, and the said expences shall be made [ 60] by order of the Vice-roy, for the which there shall be a Booke assigned and kept, by one of the said Iudges, to whom the Vice-roy shall commit it in keeping.

And because I may haue knowledge of all causes as well Criminall as Ciuill, which shall be

dispatched in the said House or Court of Relation in euery yeere, the Vice-roy shall command a Roll or Register of all the said cases that so shall bee dispatched to bee made, and also of those which remayned to be dispatched, the which Register he shall send vnto vs euery yeere.

The Vice-roy shall nominate euery three yeeres, one Iudge of great confidence and trust, that may take the Examinations in the Citie of Goa, of the Scriueners, Aduocates, Rulers, Bay∣liffes, Tellers, Inquisitors, and of all the other Ministers of Iustice, and of the Reuenues, ex∣cepting the Iustices of the House or Court of Relation, and also besides the Examinations that the chiefe Iustice of Criminall causes, and the other Officers of Iustice in the said Citie are bound to make euery yeere according to their Offices or Authoritie, and the said Iudge shall pro∣ceed against the faulty according to Iustice, and finally, he shall dispatch them in the said Court [ 10] of relation, with the Iudges that the Vice-roy shall nominate vnto him.

And the Vice-roy not being present in the House or Court of relation, or being absent from the Citie of Goa, the Chancellor shall serue in his place, according to the order of our Decree.

The Chancellor shall peruse or ouer-see all the Bills & Sentences, that are giuen by the Iudges * 1.23 of the said Court or House of relation, and in the passing and ingrossing of them, he shall keepe the same order that the Chancellor of the Court of Requests doth keepe, by authoritie of my Ordinances and Warrants.

He shall take notice of the suspicions that are to the Iudges of the said House or Court of relation of India, and to the other Officers of the said House, the which he shall dispatch in the said House or Court of relation.

He shall take notice of the cases and errours of the Notaries and Scriueners, and other Offi∣cers, * 1.24 [ 20] whereof the Iudge of Chancerie pertayning to the Court of Requests may take Notice, and he shall passe Bills of assurance vpon the said cases being of such qualitie that it may bee done, and no other Iudge shall passe them, and he also shall take notice of the appeales of errours com∣mitted by these Officers of the estate of India, and of the wrongs past before the Tellers of the costs, vsing in all that is aboue named that authoritie, that is giuen to the Iudge of the Chan∣cerie belonging to the Court of requests.

And for so much as in the said parts there is no other Chancellor but he of the house or Court of relation, it is my will and pleasure, that all those matters that in whatsoeuer manner be dispatcht by the Vice-roy, by Letters, Bills, or Warrants, which by authoritie of my Ordinances should passe by the chiefe Chancellor, doe passe by him, and in the passing and engrossing of the said [ 30] matters, he shall vse the authoritie of the chiefe Chancellor, and the Debts that are due in the engrossing of the Warrants, which the Vice-roy shall passe, he shall determine vpon them with three of the said Iudges, which the Vice-roy shall nominate vnto him.

And hee shall also take notice of the suspicio••s layd to the Ouerseers of our Reuenues, or Exchequor, and to the Officers thereof, and hee shall dispatch them according to the authoritie of the chiefe Chancellor.

And touching the valuation of the Garrisons, and other Offices of what ought to bee payd in the Chancerie, the said Chancellor shall vse the same order contayned in the Orders of the estate of India, whereof hitherto hath beene vsed, the which he shall vse onely in this behalfe. [ 40]

The Chancellor shall keepe the Courts that the Iudge of the Chancerie is bound to doe, in the dayes ordayned for that purpose, and the Sentences that the said Chancellor doth giue, shall passe by the Chancerie, or by the ancientest Iudge of the Appeales.

And when the Chancellor chanceth to bee absent, or busie about other affaires, in such sort that thereby he cannot be present, the Seales shall remayne with the ancientest Iudge of Ap∣peales in that Office, he which shall take notice of all such matters as the said Chancellor might take notice of.

And in all the rest that in this Register is not declared, the said Chancellor shall vse the same order that is giuen to the high Chancellor, or to the Chancellor of the Court of Requests, by our Ordinances and Decrees, and this shall be vsed in such cases as they well may be applyed vnto. [ 50]

There appertayneth to the Iudges of the Appeales, to take notice of the Appeales of the * 1.25 Sentences definitiue, that the chiefe Iudge of the Ciuill cases, and the chiefe Commissioner of the deceased shall pronounce in such Ciuill cases as are not contayned in their Prerogatine or Authoritie.

There appertayneth also vnto them, the deciding of the Appeales of Ciuill cases that doth passe before the Iudge of the Citie of Goa, and before the ordinarie Iudges, and before the Iudges of Orphants, and whatsoeuer Iudges of the said Citie, and also of the Iudges of the Fortresses, or Garrisons of India, and of the Towneships thereof, and of those Captaines that haue no Iudges, the which doth not appertayne to any other Iudgement by authoritie of my Ordi∣nances or Decrees. [ 60]

All the cases which by authoritie of the same Decree doth appertaine vnto them, they shall dispatch them by a pretence, and in the dispatching of them, they shall keepe the order that I haue giuen by mine Ordinances and Decrees to the Iudges of the Complaints, and Appeales of the Court of Requests, and they shall as well in the dispatching of the Sentences definitiues, as

of the Interlocutorie, Bills of complaint, Petitions, and Examinations of Witnesses, and they shall haue the same authoritie that the Iudges of Appeales of the said House or Court of Re∣quests haue.

And the Iudges of Appeales shall take notice of the Petitions of the iniurie that is done in cases Criminall, and Ciuill, of all the Iudges that are resident in the Citie of Goa, and fiue leagues round about the same, in those cases wherein appeale or complaint may be made by Peti∣tion, and shall dispatch them according to the forme of our Ordinances and Decrees.

And notwithstanding, that according to the Decree in the Appeales, the account surmounting the summe of ten thousand Reys, three voyces agreeing are needfull to confirme or reuoke; * 1.26 it is my will and pleasure, and command that two voyces agreeing shall suffice to confirme or disanull the summe of twentie thousand Reys, and in the Appeales of greater summes, the * 1.27 [ 10] forme of the said Decree shall be kept in all points.

And in all the rest which in this Processe in not declared, the said Iudges of Appeales shall vse the same order giuen to the Iudges of Appeales of the Court of Requests, by my Ordinances and Decrees, and this in those cases wherein they may be applied according to Iustice.

To the chiefe Iudge of Criminall cases appertayneth to take notice by Ausaon noua of all the * 1.28 Crimes or Facts that shall be committed in the Citie of Goa, or fiue leagues round about it, the Vice-roy, or the Court of Relation being in the said Citie, and those cases that shall be written in processe in his Court, he shall dispatch them in the Court of Relation.

Hee shall take notice also of all the Bills of complaint, or Bills of testimonie, or witnesses: and of all Criminall cases remitted, to wit, in the cases wherein it may be remitted, which doe [ 20] come from whatsoeuer part of the State of India, the which hee shall dispatch in the Court of Hearing, or of Relation, if the Iudgement of them doth not appertaine to other Iudges espe∣cially, according to my Ordinances and Decrees.

Hee shall also take notice by Petition of all Criminall Appeales, that the Parties shall bring before the Iudges, and the Iudge of the Citie of Goa, and of fiue leagues round about the same, the which he shall command to be answered by himselfe alone, and he shall dispatch the said Ap∣peales in the Court of Relation, and the parties being willing to appeale directly to the Court of Relation by Petition, they may doe it, and the Iudges of Appeales shall giue a dispatch in the said Petitions, according to the forme of the Ordinance in that case prouided.

And likewise hee shall take notice by Ausaon noua, and shall dispatch by himselfe alone, all * 1.29 [ 30] those cases that the Corregidor of the Criminall cases of the Court may take notice, and dispatch by himselfe alone, and of the determination that in the said cases may be appealed by Petition to the Court of Relation, in such manner as they doe appeale from the Corregidor of the Court according to the Ordinance in that case prouided.

Hee shall giue Warrants or Letters of assurance in all those cases, wherein the Corregidor of the Court may passe them by the authoritie of his Office, and in passing of them he shall keepe the forme of the Ordinance in that case prouided, &c.

Hee shall haue a particular care, that as soone as any Facts be dispatched of any man condem∣ned to die, that receiueth wages or a stipend of the King, or is banished, to cause his name to be set in the Register, or Check-roll, vpon these Titles within ten dayes, whereunto he shall ioyne [ 40] a Certificat to the Fact of his condemnation.

Hee shall keepe euery weeke two Court dayes, to wit, vpon Tuesday and Friday in the afternoone.

Hee may also pleade by Petition the Criminall cases that doe passe before the Iudges of the Citie of Goa, and fiue leagues round about the same, and hee shall receiue the complaints in all those cases wherein the Corregidor of the Court may receiue them, and he shall vse in all such cases the rule or authoritie of the said Corregidor of the Court, in all manner of matters where∣vnto this may be applied.

And hee shall take notice of the Appeales of Criminall cases that shall come from any part [ 50] of the Estate of India, and shall dispatch them in the Court of Relation, the Iudgement of them not appertayning particularly to any other Iudges, according to the Ordinan∣ces and Decrees, and in the dispatching of the said Appeales, hee shall keepe that order, which I haue giuen to the Iudges of Criminall cases of the Court of Requests by mine Ordinances and Decrees.

There shall serue with him two Scriueners or Clerkes, of the foure belonging to the chiefe Iudge, according to the Warrant that I past, in the diuision that I commanded to be made of the Office of the chiefe Iudge.

To the chiefe Iudge of Ciuill cases belongeth by Ausaon noua the notice of the cases Ciuill of * 1.30 the Citie of Goa, and round about the same fiue leagues, the Court of Relation being in the said [ 60] Citie, the which shall be written in Processe in his owne Court, and he shall dispatch them by himselfe alone, giuing leaue to appeale in those matters that belong not to his Authoritie, ac∣cording to the forme of the Decree prouided in those cases.

Also there appertayneth to him to passe the Certificats, and Letters of Iustifications.

And the said Auditor shall haue authoritie by himselfe alone to iudge in matters amounting to the summe of fifteene thousand Reys, which is nine pounds seuen shillings sixe pence ster∣ling, in landed Goods; and in mouable Goods, to the summe of twentie thousand Reys, which is twelue pounds ten shillings sterling.

And of the interlocutory Sentences that the said Iudge shall giue, the parties may appeale by Petition in those cases, which by the Ordinance the Corregidores in Ciuill cases of the Court may appeale.

And he shall keepe two Courts euery weeke, to wit, vpon Monday, and vpon Thursday in the afternoones.

And in all the rest which in this Processe is not declared, the said chiefe Iudge of Ciuill cases [ 10] shall vse the order, that the Corregidores in Ciuill cases of the Court doe vse, by my Ordinances and Decrees, and this in such cases as they may be applied vnto.

There shall serue with him two Scriueners, or Clerke of the foure that serued in the chiefe Iudges office, according to the Warrant that I past in the diuision that I commanded to be made in the said Office.

To the Iudge of the Crowne Office, and of the Exchequor appertayneth to take notice of * 1.31 all matters pertayning to the Crowne, or to the Exchequor by Ausaon noua, and by Petition of Appeale in the Citie of Goa, and fiue leagues round about the same, the Court of Relation be∣ing there, and out of Goa he shall take notice from all parts of India by Appeales, or by Bill of Complaint, or by Bills of Testimonie of all the said cases, although it be betweene partie and partie. And also he shall take notice of all the other cases, whereof the Iudge of matters tou∣ching [ 20] the Crowne and the Exchequor of the Court of Request, may take notice by vertue of my Ordinances, and he shall dispatch the same cases in the Court of Relation, according to the order that I haue giuen by my Ordinances and Decrees to the Iudge, of cases touching the Crowne and Reuenues of the Court of Requests. * 1.32

And in the interlocutory Sentences that he shall giue by himselfe alone, in whatsoeuer cases, there may bee an Appeale by Petition in the Court of Relation, in such cases as by vertue of the Ordinances may be appealed of by Petition.

He shall goe at all times being necessarie to the Accounts, where hee shall proceed according to the rule that I haue giuen in cases belonging to the Exchequor of the Estate of India, [ 30]

The said Iudge of the Crowne and Exchequor shall also serue for Iudge of the Kings Reue∣nues, and he shall vse in all such matters that order that I haue giuen to the Iudge of the Reue∣nues, which is resident in the Court of Requests, and also in all other matters which otherwise I shall command hereafter.

There shall be two Scriueners or Clerkes, the which shall write by their turnes, all those ca∣ses that shall passe before the said Iudge of the Crowne Office, Exchequor, and Reuenues.

The Attorney of matters touching the Crowne and Exchequor, ought to bee very diligent and know particularly of all the cases pertayning to the Crowne and Exchequor, for to require * 1.33 in them all things belonging or appertayning to the true performing of Iustice, for the which he shall be present at all the Courts that the Iudge of the Crowne Office, and of the Exchequor [ 40] doth keepe, and also at all other Courts that shall appertayne to my Exchequor, and in all the rest hee shall accomplish the Ordinance that I haue giuen to my Attorney in matters of the Crowne and Exchequor, in mine Ordinances and Decrees.

Also in those cases wherein he is to be a Preferrer, either in the behalfe of Iustice, or of the Reuenues, he shall also vse the same order which by mine Ordinance I haue giuen to the Prefer∣rer, or Informer of the Court of Requests, and to the Attorney of the Reuenues.

There appertayneth to the chiefe Commissioner of the deceased of the Estate of India, to take * 1.34 notice by Ausaon noua, in the Citie of Goa, and fiue leagues round about the same, within the limit of which fiue leagues shall contayne the Territories of Bardes and Salcete, although some of them be without the said fiue leagues, the which shall dispatch such matters as shall be pro∣cessed [ 50] in his Court by himselfe alone, giuing in them Appeales, in such cases, as are not contay∣ned within his authoritie, and he shall vse that authoritie which by my Ordinances and Decrees I haue giuen to the Commissioners of the Orphans, and of the Citie of Lisbone, and to the Commissioners of the Borders or limits of the said Kingdome, in such matters as they may be applyed vnto, and also in all such matters as in this Ordinance are not especially prouided for.

The said chiefe Commissioner shall haue authoritie to the quantity of twentie thousand Reys in mooueable goods, and in Lands or Tenements fifteene thousand Reys without application, or appeale. And he shall appeale in cases appertayning to the Orphans, and Captiues in those * 1.35 Sentences that he shall giue, and are not contayned within the compasse of his Authoritie, al∣though that the parties doe not appeale in the said Sentences, according to the Decree in such a [ 60] case appertaying.

And because I vnderstand by Information that the Commissioners of the Orphans, and of the men deceased, which doe serue in other parts of India, doe giue euery one assurance only of two hundred thousand Reys, according to the Decree and Ordinance that hitherto they did vse, and * 1.36

some of the said Commissioners doe receiue great quantitie of money of the men so dying, the which when the parties will recouer they cannot doe it, by reason of the goods which the said Commissioners haue not, nor by the assurance which was of a very small quantitie. And I being willing to prouide in this matter. It is my wil & pleasure that the Commissioners of the Fortresse of Sofola, Mosambique, Ormus, Malaca, and Macao and in Bengala before they come to, or enter in their Offices, that euery one of them doe giue assurance of fiue thousand Cruzadoes, and the * 1.37 other Commissioners of the said Fortresses or Townes, shall giue euery one assurance of two thousand Cruzadoes.

There shall be in the Court of the chiefe Commissioner, a Chest with three Keyes, of the which the said chiefe Commissioner shall haue one, and the most ancient Scriuener or Clarke of [ 10] his Court another, and the Treasurer of the said Court shall haue the other, in the which all the money of the men deceased which in the said parts is to be had, shall be deposited, and it shall be set downe, or entred into a Booke, with the number or summe thereof, according to the order of the Decree to that Case appertayning, the which Booke shall also be layd in the same Chest, the which shall not be opened, but when any Money is to be put therein, and it shall bee entred in the said Booke, all the three Officers being present, aswell at the receit as at the expences of the said money, and the said money which in the said Chest shall be deposited, and all the rest which doth appertaine to the said Orphans or men deceased, the said chiefe Commissioner shall not consent to the taking out of the Chest, neither that it be lent to any person, but only it shall bee sent vnto this Realme, by Letters of exchange as the custome is, or hee shall command it * 1.38 [ 20] to be deliuered in India, to the parties to whom by right it doth belong or appertaine.

And because I am enformed that some persons dying, to whom there is no certaine knowne, the Vice-Royes doe giue the goods of the said men deceased to some persons, whereof there doth arise many inconueniences, and I being willing to prouide in the said case, doe thinke it meete, and doe command that from hence-forward the said Vice-Royes shall not giue the said goods to any person with assurance or without, and that they shall command them to be kept in good safeguard, according to the order of mine owne goods, sending them to the Kingdome di∣rected to the Treasurer of the Receit of the Captiues, according to the order giuen in this Case, that from his hand it may bee giuen to whom it doth appertaine, or to remayne in the House of Receit, hauing no Heires according to the Decree. [ 30]

The said chiefe Commissioner shall haue a particular care to know when the shippes of this Realme shall come to the Citie of Goa, and also of the other ships, that come to the said Citie from other parts of the Estate of India, and if there dyed in them any persons, and the order that was kept and obserued in the making of the Inuentory of their goods, causing it all to be set in good safeguard according to his authoritie, and the dutie of his Office.

And likewise in the same manner, he shall haue a particular care to send euery yeare by Let∣ter of Exchange in the said ships of this Kingdome, all the money of the said deceased men, that is in his Office directed to the Officers to whom it appertayneth to bee deliuered by vertue of my Decrees, that in this Citie it may be giuen, and deliuered to the persons to whom of right it doth appertaine. [ 40]

And also he shall haue a speciall care to make a discharge of the generall Register of India, of the wages that the said men so deceased did receiue, because that also there may bee a note set in their Toll, or Register, how they are dead, and of the day wherein they dyed, that they may receiue no more wages for them of my goods from that day, and to doe this, hee shall peruse the said Register some dayes, that he shall thinke conuenient for to doe the said diligences, because they doe import very much to my seruice••, and for this cause I command the Scriueners or Clerkes of the said generall Check-roll of India, to bee very diligent, and to make all these Dis∣charges, and to set Notes in the Check-rolls of the said men deceased, as by the order of the said Register it is commanded them.

The said chiefe Commissioner shall take no notice of the Appeales that doe come from the [ 50] Iudges of the Orphans of the Citie of Goa, and of the other Fortresses of the Estate of India, and from the other Commissioners, but they shall goe directly to the Court of Relation, to the Iudges of Appeales, where they shall be dispatched according to the order of the said Iudges of Appeales. Neither shall he take notice of the Appeales, which by Bils, or Letters of Testimo∣niall shall come from the Fortresses of India, but they shall goe directly to the Iudges of Ap∣peales, to whom the Iudgement doth appertaine, as in their Title is declared.

Of the Interlocutorie Sentences, whereof by my Ordinances may bee appealed by Petition, or by a Bill of Complaint, the parties may according to the forme of my Ordinances and De∣crees appeale to the Court of Relation, and the Appeales that doe passe before the Iudges of the Orphans of the Citie of Goa, and fiue leagues round about the same, shall goe directly to the [ 60] Court of Relation, according to the Commandement that I commanded in the new reformation of Iustice, and the said Commissioner shall euery three yeares giue and yeeld an account for the importance that belongeth to the knowing how they doe serue and proceed in their Offices, and charges according to Equitie and Iustice.

And because it is conuenient that there be a man that haue care of the Deeds, Petitions, & of the other writings, that do remain in the said house where the said Court is kept, and also of the Ta∣bles, * 1.39 and order of the said house; I think it meet, and do command that from hence-forward a man of trust, and confidence be Keeper of the said house, such as the Vice-Roy shal think meet for that purpose, the which also shal be Distributor of all Deeds, aswel Criminal as Ciuil, that shall come to the said house of Relation, according to that order which by mine Ordinances and Decrees I haue giuen to the Distributor of the Court of Requests, and he shall vse that order which I haue giuen to the Porter of the said house, and the said Keeper shall also serue for Receiuer of money for condemnations, for the expences of the said house, for the which Receit he shall giue account euery yeare, the which account shall be taken of him by one particular Iudge, whom the Vice-Roy [ 10] shall nominate for that purpose, and the Vice-Roy shall nominate the person that shall serue in this Office, that I may confirme the same, and command a Patent to be made to the said person during his life.

And it is my wil and pleasure, and I do command that all that which is contayned in this De∣cree, be fully and wholy executed, as in it is contayned, and that no other be vsed, whatsoeuer Lawes, Decrees, Warrants, Patents, Vses, and Customes to the contrarie notwithstanding, the which shall be written in a Booke, the which shall bee alwayes vpon the Table in the said house of Relation, and the same shall be put in a Chest, which shall bee in the said house in very good keeping:

The Iudge of the Citie of Goa, shall take notice in the said Citie, and within the libertie [ 20] * 1.40 thereof, by Ausaon noua, of Cases Ciuill and Criminall, which especially doth not appertaine to any other Iudgement, and he shall grant an Appeale in those Cases, that are not contayned with∣in his authoritie directly to the house or Court of Relation.

And he shall take no notice of the Appeales and Complaints that doe passe before the ordi∣nary Iudges of the said Citie, and the bounds thereof, forasmuch as I haue prouided that the said Appeales should goe directly to the house or Court of Relation.

The said Iudge shall haue authoritie in Landed goods, to the summe of eight thousand Reys, and in moueable goods, to the summe of twelue thousand Reys. * 1.41

And in all the rest, which in this prouision is not declared, hee shall vse the authoritie that the Iustices of Criminall and Ciuill Cases of the Citie of Lisbon, doe vse according to the Decree [ 30] and Law of the Reformation of Iustice.

And he shall only vse this order, and not that which is giuen to the Licentiate, George Mon∣teyro, nor of any other.

The Iudge of the Orphans of the Citie of Goa, shall be a learned man, and hee shall vse in all * 1.42 matters that order and rule, which by my Ordinances is giuen in the Title of the Iudges of the Orphans, and hee shall beare a white Rodde, as the Iudges of the Orphans of the * 1.43 King∣dome doe beare.

And of the Sentences that the said Iudge doth giue, which are not contayned within his au∣thoritie, there shall be an Appeale to the Iudges of the Court of Relation, and of the complaints which doe passe before the said Iudge of the Orphans, the parties may appeale to the Court of [ 40] Relation, according to the order of the new Law made for the reformation of Iustice.

And the said Iudge of the Orphans of the Citie of Goa, shall haue authoritie to iudge in mat∣ters touching moueable goods to the summe of tenne thousand Reys, and in landed goods sixe thousand Reys.

The said Iudges shall take notice in the places of their Iurisdiction by Ausaon noua, of all the Causes, Ciuill and Criminall, and the Ciuill Causes which are processed in their Court or Office, they shall iudge definitiuely by themselues alone, giuing Appeales in those Cases which are not contayned in their authoritie to the Court of Relation, and the Bils of complaint, or Bils of te∣stimonie that shall passe before them, of the Interlocutorie Sentences, whereof by authoritie of my Ordinances may bee appealed, shall bee past in the Court of Relation, and not before any [ 50] chiefe Iudge as hitherto it hath beene vsed.

And the said Iudges shall processe the Criminall Cases, till they doe conclude them by them∣selues alone, and when they are concluded, they shall giue knowledge to the Captaines, for to appoint a day or houre certaine, wherein they may meete in the Chamber-house of the Citie, that they may giue a dispatch in them, and in those places where there is no such Chamber, the Iudges shall meete the Captaines in the Fortresses, or Castles, and the said Captaine being agreed with the Iudge, the Sentence shall be written by the Iudge, whereunto both shall set their hands, in the which shall be vsed due execution, if it be contayned within his authoritie, and being of sundry opinions, the sentence shall not passe, and they shal take a third man vnto them, the which shall be the Ouer-seer of the Kings goods, and if hee be not in place, then the Factor of the said [ 60] Fortresse. And if it chance that the Ouer-seer of the goods, nor the Factor for some hinderance cannot be present, then shall serue in their place, the eldest ordinary Iudge that doth serue that yeare, and according to that which two persons shall agree vpon, the Sentence shall be written, whereat all three shall set their hands, that due execution shall bee vsed according to the Order aboue rehearsed.

And the Criminall Cases that are not contayned within the compasse of the authoritie of the said ordinary Iudges, they shall dispatch them by themselues alone, giuing an Appeale, according to the tenour of my Ordinances to the Court of Relation, where the chiefe Iudge of Criminall Cases shall dispatch them according to Iustice.

And the said Iudges shall take notice of the Appeales that doe passe before the ordinary Iud∣ges, of Cities and Fortresses where they are Iudges, and shall dispatch them by themselues alone, whereof they shall giue an Appeale to the Court of Relation, in such Cases as doe not contayne within their authoritie.

And the said Iudges shall take knowledge of the Appeales of the ordinary Iudges, as the Iu∣stices of the Borders may doe, and they may also plead such Cases, as the said Iustices by the au∣thoritie of their Offices may plead, and in all the rest, they shall vse the Orders that the Iustices [ 10] of the Borders doe vse, in Cases wherein they may be applyed.

Also they may passe Letters of Protection, in such cases, as the Iustices of the Borders may passe them, and the Captaines of the Fortresses may not passe or grant them, neither may they intermeddle in the same by no manner of meanes, and the said Iudges shall not grant any Letter of Protection in cases of death, nor in other cases which are reserued for the chiefe Iudge of Cri∣minall cases, which vseth the authoritie of the Corrigidor of the Court, except the Iudges of Ma∣sambique, Ormus, Malaca, Moluco, and Macao, for these may passe Schedules, or Bils of Secu∣ritie, a Protection in all cases, and in those wherein the Corrigidor of the Court doth passe, or grant them in the Court of Relation according to his authoritie, the said Iudges shall passe them [ 20] with the opinion of the Captayne, and the Ouer-seer of the Kings goods together, and if there be no Ouer-seer of the goods, they shall dispatch them with the Factor, and if it chanceth so that neither the Ouer-seer nor the Factor can be there, by some let or hinderance, then the most ancient ordinary Iudge that doth serue that yeare, shall be in their stead, and it shall be sufficient that two of them doe agree in the granting or denying the said Letters of Protection, and the Bils of Controuersie, of those persons to whom they doe passe or grant the said Letters of Pro∣tection shall passe before the said Iudges, the which thus to bee done, I thinke it meete and con∣uenient, hauing a respect to the distance, that is, from these parts, to the Citie of Goa, where the Court of Relation is, and the great vexation that the parties would receiue in going to de∣mand Iustice to places so distant and farre. [ 30]

The said Iudges shall haue authoritie in Criminall cases, to the quantitie of fortie thousand * 1.44 Reys in moueable goods, and in Landed goods to the quantitie of thirtie thousand Reys, and the Iudges of the Fortresses of Mosambique, Ormus, Malaca, Moluco, and Macao, shall haue authoritie in the said Cases to the quantitie of eightie thousand Reys in moueable goods, and Landed goods, seuentie thousand Reys, and of those cases which shall surmount the said summe, they shall appeale to the Court of Relation, because they are not contayned within their authoritie.

And the said Iudges with the Captaines shall haue that authoritie in Criminall cases, which the Captaynes of my Townes or Castles, on the other side the Sea haue, as is declared in the or∣der of the twentieth Booke tituled 27. aswell ouer the Portugals, as ouer the men of that [ 40] Countrey, and the Sentences that they shall giue in those cases which are contayned within their authoritie, according to this Decree, and the said Ordinance shall bee executed effectually according to Iustice.

And if any case contayned in the said Ordinance do happen or chance, so that by the autho∣rity of the same, the said Iudges haue commission to prosecute it vnto death, they shall not exe∣cute those Sentences, which in any of the said cases they do pronounce, if the parties so condem∣ned be Esquires, or Gentlemen•• of my houshold, or of greater qualitie: for before they doe exe∣cute the said Sentences, they shall make it knowne to the Vice-Roy, that with his opinion exe∣cution may be giuen to the said Sentences.

And the said Iudges shall not apprehend any person for any complaints of whatsoeuer quali∣tie they be of, without Information of Witnesses, according to the new Law of Reformation of [ 50] Iustice, the which Law they shall in this and in all other matters accomplish according to the tenure thereof.

They shall keepe the Court dayes that the Iustices of the Borders are bound to keepe, and this in the publike accustomed places, where the Iustices are wont to keepe them, and they shall not keepe them in their houses.

And the said Iudges shall examine all such matters, as the Iustices of the Borders are bound to examine, by the authoritie of my Ordinances, Lawes, and Decrees of these Kingdomes vnder the penalties in them declared, in such cases as they may be applyed vnto.

They may also prouide the places for the Officers belonging to the Iustices which are void, [ 60] according to the order of the Decree, vntill the Vice-Royes doe prouide them, and the Captaynes may in no wise prouide them, the which Seruices or Places shall bee prouided to my Seruants, or to other well deseruing persons, and their deserts beeing equall, my Seruants shall be preferred.

And the said Iudges shall bee bound to command euery one of the Scriueners, or Clerkes of their Court to make a Booke wherein they may write all the cases as well Ciuill as Criminall, and other Bils of Appeale or Complaint, and all other Matters whereof the said Iudges doth take notice, and euery one of them setting downe that which is committed to his charge only, as well of those things which they shall write in processe for the obseruing of Iustice, as of these Matters that are betweene partie and partie.

And euery one of the said Iudges shall haue a Booke noted and signed by them, wherein they may cause all the forfeitures of money that are applyed to the expences of Iustice, or to any o∣ther place according to the order of the Decree in that case prouided.

And the said Iudges may set penalties, and condemne in them to the quantitie of two thou∣sand [ 10] Reys, for the charges of the said Iustice, without any Appeale or Complaint of the said Sentence. The which expences shall bee made by the commandement of the said Iudges, and not of the Captaines, and in the Accounts or Residencies that the Iudges doe giue, there shall an Account bee taken of them of the said money, and of the expences of the said Forfeitures, that notice may be had, if they haue commanded the said Forfeitures to be deliuered to those places or parties whereunto they were applyed, and the expences which by their commande∣ment were made, if they were well and lawfully commanded.

And the said Iudges may not bee imprisoned nor arrested during the time of their charges, for any Matter whatsoeuer, Criminall or Ciuill, except it bee by the commandement of the Vice-Roy, or the Court of Relation. [ 20]

And because it importeth much to the keeping of good Iustice, and the Admini∣stration thereof, that the said Iudges haue the Authoritie, that belongeth to the char∣ges whereof wee haue giuen them Commission, and because that they beeing subiect to the Captaynes, did arise many inconueniences, and they were oppressed in such manner, that they could not performe their Duties with that Integritie, and libertie that belongeth to the Seruice of God, and mine; And I beeing willing to prouide in this Case, doe thinke it meete, and doe command that the said Captaynes may haue no Iurisdiction, nor any Superioritie ouer the said Iudges, and that they doe not intermeddle with any thing pertayning to their Offices or charges, any thing to the contrarie notwithstanding.

And if the said Iudges doe commit any crimes or excesses, so that it seemes to the Cap∣taynes [ 30] that they ought to aduertize the Vice-Roy thereof, they shall doe it by their Letters, the which the Vice-Roy shall command to be perused in the Court of Relation, that they may proceed against them according to Iustice.

And the said Iudges shall take such Fees for their Assignements as the Iustices of the Borders may take, by the Authoritie of their Offices, and according to my Ordinances.

And when the said Iudges shall bee absent, or hindered, so that by themselues they can∣not serue, they may nominate a person to serue in their place, and if hee chance to dye, after hee hath nominated, the person so nominated shall serue vntill the Vice-Roy doe pro∣uide another, and if hee dyeth without nominating any person to serue in his place, the Factour of the Kings Reuenues shall serue the place, the which persons shall serue the [ 40] same place, all the time that the Vice-Roy doth not nominate or prouide, as it is alrea∣die declared, and the Vice-Roy shall prouide a man of Learning and Qualitie, in whom the said charge may well bee employed, the which persons in all things shall vse the Order of this Decree.

And it is my will and pleasure that touching the Suspitions that shall bee layd to the said Iud∣ges in such Cases as by reason of their Offices they may take notice of, they shall keepe this Order following, to wit, when any Suspition shall bee intended against them by any partie of what Degree or Qualitie soeuer he be, the Iudge not yeelding himselfe guiltie of the Suspition, the Acts thereof shall be committed to the ancientest ordinary Iudge that serued the yeare be∣fore, the which Iudge shall determine of the same, according to Iustice, and the said Iudge shall [ 50] proceed alwayes in the cause wherein the said Suspition was layd against him, vntill it be finally determined, taking to himselfe for an Adiunct, one of the Iustices of that present yeare, which doe serue in the said Fortresse or Garrison where hee is Iudge, not beeing suspected, but if hee bee, hee shall take another Iustice, and beeing both suspected, hee shall take the ancientest Alderman, and the same beeing so, hee shall take the second, and if hee bee suspected, hee shall take the third, to the which no suspition can bee layd, and the Acts that they two shall make, It is my will and pleasure that they bee in force and power, as if the suspi∣tion had not beene layd vnto the said Iudge, and beeing iudged that hee is not suspectiue, hee alone shall proceed in the Case, as hee should haue done it, if the suspition had not beene in∣tended against him. And being iudged to bee suspectiue, in such a Case hee shall proceed no [ 60] further, and there shall be a Iudge set in his place, that may take notice of the said Case accor∣ding to the forme of my Ordinances.

And it is also my will and pleasure, that when a suspition is thus laid to the said Iudges, in whatsoeuer cases, as well Criminall as Ciuill; and the partie that doth lay the said suspition, is

not contented with his owne deposition, but is willing to giue other proofe; hee shall deposite foure Cruzados before any hearing be giuen to the proofe, the which he shall forfeit to the poore * 1.45 Prisoners of the Iayle of that Garrison where he serueth, if it be iudged that the said Iudge is not guiltie of the said suspition.

The said Iudges shall haue 200000. Reys ordinarie euery yeare paid, in the Factorships of the * 1.46 Garrisons where they doe serue by the Factors thereof, at euery quarter of the yeare, the which the Factors shall pay them of the first Money they receiue, in such sort, that they alwaies bee well paid, and this with a Certificate of the Scriuener or Clerke of his charge, how he hath ser∣ued the time of the quarter, and with the said Certificate, and the Acquittance of euery one of the Iudges, the Money for the said quarteredges, shall be receiued in account of the said Fa∣ctors [ 10] that shall pay it them, and the Copy of this Chapter shall be registred in the Office of the said Factors, by the Clerke of the said Office, the which Ordinarie the learned Iudges shall one∣ly receiue.

And the said Iudges shall receiue allowance of victuals for two men that doth accompany them, and doth serue with them in matters of Iustice, the which shall bee paid vnto them at their quarters, at the charges of my reuenues, as hitherto it hath beene done by a Certificate of the said Clerkes of the Factorshippes, wherein they shall declare how the said Iudges haue the said men, and how they doe serue with them in the manner aboue rehearsed. There follow like Rules for the Iudge of Macao, and the Kingdome of China, which for breui∣tie I haue omitted. [ 20]

Here followed a Collection of the Warrants made in the Uiceroyes name to the Captaines of all the se∣uerall Forts and Places of command in all the Portugall Indies, whereby they had commission to execute their charges, and to receiue their Wages, Priuiledges and Rights, in manner there by seuerall Warrants for each particular, to each Captaine expressed: but it is a pretie large Uolume, and here for the length omitted, there being no lesse then three and twentie seuerall Warrants to George Meneses, Captaine of Mosambique and Sofala, touching his charge, power, and priuiledges; and likewise for the rest.

§. III.

The Receipt of the Reuenues of the State of India: as also the [ 30] Expenses publike therein.

THis Citie of Goa yeeldeth to his Maiesties reuenues 235102. Pardoas, foure Tangas, thirteene Reys, which make 70530853. Reys, which makes in English Money fortie foure thousand and eightie one pounds, fifteene shillings seuen pence halfe peny far∣thing, two tenth parts of a penie: in this manner,

To wit, 30000000. of Reys, for 100000. Xerafins of the rent of the Custome-house, one yeare with another, which is eighteene thousand seuen hundred and fiftie pounds sterling.

3000000. Reys for 10000. Xerafins, of the rent of the prouisions and Anfiaon, which is ap∣plyed [ 40] * 1.47 to the expenses of the Hospitall, and is one thousand eight hundrend seuentie fiue pounds sterling.

1950000. Reys for 6500. Xerafins, of the rent of the * 1.48 Betre, which is one thousand two hun∣dred and eighteene pounds fifteene shillings sterling.

1920000. Reys for 6400. Xerafins, for the rent of the Spices, which is one thousand and two hundred pounds sterling.

900000. Reys, for 3000. Xerafins, of the rent of the Norasquas, which is fiue hundred sixtie * 1.49 two pounds ten shillings sterling.

1920000. Reys, for 6400. Xerafins, for the rent of the Pagades de Salcete, and Bandes, which * 1.50 is one thousand and two hundred pounds sterling. [ 50]

675000. Reys, for 2250. Xerafins, for the rent of the cloathes made of Cotton-wooll, which is foure hundred twentie one pounds seuenteene shillings sixe pence sterling.

204000. Reys, for 680. Xerafins, for the rent of the * 1.51 Catualia, which is one hundred twen∣tie seuen pounds ten shillings sterling.

153000. Reys, for 510. Xerafins, for the rent of the Oyle Mils, which is ninetie fiue pounds twelue shillings sixe pence sterling.

1860000. Reys, for 6200. Xerafins, for the rent of the Chancery, which is one thousand one hundred sixtie two pounds ten shillings sterling.

1500000. Reys, for 5000. Xerafins, for the Shops that sell Silke and Chamblet, which is nine∣tie [ 60] three pounds ten shillings sterling.

2319289. Reys, for 7730. Xerafins, foure Tangas, fortie nine Reys, for the duties of this Iland, which is one thousand foure hundred fortie nine pounds, eleuen shillings, one penie, and two twentieth parts of a penie sterling.

304500. Reys, for 1015. Xerafins, for the rent of the Silke, which is one hundred and nine∣tie pounds sixe shillings three pence sterling.

20225064. Reys, for 67416. foure Tangas, foure and twentie Reys, for the duties of Salcete Xerafins, and Bardes, which is twelue thousand sixe hundred fortie one pounds, fiue shillings, nine pence halfe penie, and two twentie parts of a penie sterling.

Here is no mention made of the Customes of Horses: for after that Biznaga was lost there come few from Ormus, and the most part of them goe to Chaul, where declaration is made of what they may yeeld, and those that doe come to Goa, now Biznaga is lost, may import 10000. Pardaos of Gold, for 36000000. Reys sterling, twentie two thousand two hundred and fiftie pounds. [ 10]

Sofala Fortresse hath no rent for his Maiestie, but some Iuory which is ransomed there, which now is verie little; and when it is ransomed, it is spent in the said Fortresse, hauing ransomed in times past much Gold and Iuorie in it, whereof the said Fortresse was prouided, and also the Fortresse of Mosambique: This Fortresse is separated, and is a gouernance by it selfe.

Mosambique Fortresse hath no rent for his Maiestie, and some ransome of Iuorie from Dio, is also spent in the said Fortresse, without any comming thereof to India for the Kings reuenue, as before it did, it was sustained with the prouision that went to it from India; the which now is not done, because these yeares past, it is separated from the gouernment of India.

Ormus Fortresse yeeldeth to the King euery yeare 170000. Pardaos de Tangas, which is 51000000. of Reys, at 300. Reys the Pardao, and is thirtie one thousand eight hundred se∣uentie [ 20] fiue pounds sterling, counting one yeare with another, which is the rent of the Custome-house that was giuen to his Maiestie, with some other duties that are paid to him, as in this Ti∣tle is declared, &c.

Dio Fortresse yeeldeth to his Maiesties reuenues 100000. Pardaos of Gold, which 36000000. of Reys, at 360. Reys the Pardao, & is twentie two thousand fiue hundred pounds sterling, with∣all the rents of Bazar, and the great Custome-house, and of Gogola, and the Store-house of Damaon, which also entreth in this summe.

Damaon Fortresse, with the Countries annexed to it, doe yeeld to the King my Master eue∣ry yeare, 42933. Pardaos of Gold, which is 15455880. Reys, and is nine thousand sixe hundred ninetie nine pounds eighteene shillings sixe pence sterling.

Baçaim Fortiesse, with the Lands annexed to it, yeeldeth to his Maiestie euery yeare [ 30] 115334. Pardaos of Gold, euery Pardao containing foure Larins, of ninetie Reys per Larin, being so currant in the Countrey, which makes 41520240. Reys, which is twentie fiue thou∣sand nine hundred and fiftie pounds three shillings sterling.

The Pragana of Manora and Aceri, yeeldeth to the King euery yeare 3898. Pardaos of * 1.52 Gold, 69. Reys, which makes 1403349. Reys, which is eight hundred seuentie seuen pounds one sh••lling ten pence farthing, and two twentie parts of a penie sterling.

Chaul Fortresse yeeldeth to his Maiestie 30629. Pardaos, one Tanga, which is 9188760. Reys, and is fiue thousand seuen hundred fortie two pounds nineteen shillings six pence sterling euery yeare. To wit, 7000. Pardaos of tribute, and 16000. Pardaos custome of Horses, one yeare [ 40] with another going to the said Fortresse, and 7629. Pardaos, and one Tanga for rents, and this besides other rent of the Catunias and Neale of Cambaya; and of some goods from Ormus, the which because it is a new thing, is is not yet knowne what it may be worth. * 1.53

Onor in the contract of peace, which the Vice-roy Don Luiz de Taide, made with the Queen of Garsopa, whose the said Fortresse was, she bound her selfe to giue to this Estate euery yeare, fiue hundred Candil of Pepper, containing three hundred and three quarters weight euery Can∣dill, which is 187500. pounds waight, at the rate of fiue and twentie Pardaos of Gold, and foure Tangas the Candill, which is 9240. Reys, and makes in all 4620000. Reys, which is, two thousand eight hundred eightie seuen pounds ten shillings sterling euery yeare, the which hereto∣fore was not paid, because of the warre that hath beene with this Estate and them. [ 50]

This Fortresse yeeldeth also twentie Fardaos of Rice, of some Lands and Vargeas, which went away or did rebell with the said duties. * 1.54

The Chatins of Barcelor doe pay to his Maiestie for tribute, fiue hundred Fardaos of Rice eue∣ry yeare, the which his Maiesties Factor doth recouer, and are worth 120000. Reys, which is seuentie fiue pounds sterling.

The Custome-house of Mangalor Fortresse, yeeldeth one yeare with others, foure hundred Pagodes, and also one hundred sixtie two Fardaos of Rice, which the King of Banguell doth pay, and are recouered of Vargeas, or Earable grounds, which were and are saued, all the which is worth 218880. Reyes, which is one hundred thirtie sixe pounds sixteene shillings sterling.

Cananor Fortresse yeeldeth nothing to his Maiestie: they gather in it a little Ginger for the [ 60] ships of the Realme, although now it is very little, because of the warres of Malauar; not∣withstanding, it is gathered for such persons, as doe send to haue it gathered.

The Custome-house of the Citie Cochin which now is erected, may yeeld to his Maiestie one yeare with another 50000. Pardaos Xerafins, which maketh 15000000. of Reys, which is nine thousand three hundred seuentie fiue pounds sterling.

The rent of the Fortresse Manar, is worth 133460. Fanoes, which are 4003800. Reys, the * 1.55 which his Maiestie hath in the said Iland, and in other Ports neighbouring there-about, and of tribute which the King of Iasanapatan, and other Lords do pay, which is 2502 l. 7 s. 6 d. sterling.

Seylan the Madune, doth pay euery yeare for tribute to his Maiestie, 300. Bares of Cyna∣mon, containing 300. weight the Bare, which is 90000. weight, at the rate of ten Pardaos the Bare, which is 900000. Reys, and it is 562 l. 10 s. sterling.

Malaca Fortresse yeeldeth to his Maiestie euery yeare, 60000. Pardaos of Gold, which is 21600000. Reys, and 13500 l. sterling: and this is vnderstood one yeare with another.

Maluco, it was shewen by the esteeme or valuation of the rent, that this Fortresse did pay * 1.56 for the thirds of all the Cloues that is brought to India; and for tribute, that it was 10000. Ol∣las, [ 10] and 500. Fardos of Sagun, which is worth 300000. Reys, which is 187 l. 10 s. sterling.

The inclosing of all the Rent of the Estate of India.

THE rent of the State of India, amounteth to 271861762. Reys, as by the receipts ap∣peareth, which is 169913 l. 12 s. 10 d. q. 1/20. of a peny, whereof is abated 24000000. of Reys, which is 15000 l. sterling, that may bee short in this account, of all the Fortresses of the State, being among Heathen people, and for whatsoeuer occasion there be, there are breaches and losses for want of resorting to the Custome-houses, and thereby the said rents are not ful∣ly recouered. [ 20]

And there remaines cleere all charges borne, 247861762. Reys, which makes in Pardaos Xe∣rafins, which is the Money that is currant in this Citie of Goa, after the rate of 300. Reys, per Xerafin 826205. Pardaos, foure Tangas, twentie two Reys, which is 154913 l. 12 s. 00 d. q 1/20. part of a penie sterling.

And besides the rent that the State doth yeeld to the King my Master, there is another rent arising of one in the hundred, and of Imposition, of prouisions of the Fortresses, which are to∣wards the North: the which applyed for the fortification of the Fortresses where it is gathe∣red, which may amount one yeare with another, to 80260. Pardaos, which 24078000. Reys, which is 15048 l. 15 s. sterling.

To wit, 18000. Pardaos for one presentment in the Custome-house of Ormus, which is 5400000. Reys, and makes 3375 l. sterling. [ 30]

Item, 9700. Pardaos, which is 2910000. Reys, arising of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in the hundred of the Custome-house of Dio, which is 1818 l. 15 s. sterling.

Item, 13000. Pardaos of one in the hundred, and Imposition of the prouision of the For∣tresse of Damaon, which is 3900000. Reys, and makes 2437 l. 10 s. sterling.

Item, 1000. Pardaos, of one in the hundred, and the Imposition of the prouision of the Fortresse of Baçaim, with 3000000. and makes 187 l. 10 s. sterling.

Item, 16560. Pardaos, of one in the hundred, and of the Imposition of the prouisions of the Fortresse of Chaul, which is 4968000. Reys, and makes 3105 l.

With the 13000. Pardaos, of the one in the hundred of the Custome-house of this Citie of [ 40] Goa; which is 3900000. Reys, as it did appeare by the accounts of the Officers, and other infor∣mations thereunto belonging, which is 2437 l. 10 s. sterling.

A Copie of all the ordinarie expences that are made in the Citie of Goa, at his Maiesties charges.

THE Vice-roy of India, hath for his Ordinarie by Warrants from his Maiestie, 7339550. * 1.57 Reys, for 18348. Cruzados, 350. Reys, which is 4587 l. 4 s. 4 d. ob. at the rate of 400. Reys, per Cruzado; to wit, 8000. Cruzados, which 2000 l. of his Ordinary in ready Mony, and the 10348. Cruzados, 350. Reys, that the 600. Kintals of Pepper free, and without waste, be∣ing sold for ready Money, are worth after the rate of 40. Cruzados euery Kintall, as they do giue [ 50] for it in the Realme; and they doe amount to 12000. Cruzados, whereof there is abated 660450. * 1.58 Reys, which the said 600. Kintals of Pepper are worth, which must bee bought for his owne Money, and being abated after the rate of 1000. Reys, ¾. of a Rey the Kintall, which is the price that is set downe in the Factorship of Cochin, their remaines cleere 10348. Cruzados, 350. Reys for the said Pepper, the which do make with the said Ordinary in readie Money 18348. Cruza∣dos, 350. Reys, which doe amount to the said 7339550. Reys, otherwise hee shall haue that which by his Warrants is granted vnto him, &c.

There is also giuen to the said Vice-roy 12000. Cruzados euery yeare, towards the Table of * 1.59 Gentlemen, and Pensions of old Souldiers which haue serued, which is worth 4800000. Reys, as the Earle Don Lewis, Don Francisco Mascarennas, and the other Vice-royes and Gouernours [ 60] heretofore haue had, &c.

The Secretary of India that goeth with the Vice-roy, hath by Warrant from his Maiestie 400000. Reys Ordinarie, which is 250 l. sterling, by warrant from his Maiestie: also hee hath

300000. Reys for the dispatch of the Chests, which is 187 l. 10 s. sterling, and 30000. Reys * 1.60 for his lodgings, which is 18 l. 15 s. and is in all 456 l. 5 s. sterling a yeare.

The Ensigne Generall of the Kings Standard, which also goeth with the said Vice-roy, hath ordinary 40000. Reys, which is 25 l. sterling.

The Captain of the Guard of the said Vice-roy, hath 84000. Reys ordinary, which is 52 l. 10 s.

And also 144000. Reys for his lodging, which is 9 l. which is in all 61 l. 10 s. sterling.

The chiefe Physician which goeth with the said Vice-roy, hath 44800. Reys ordinary, which is 28 l. sterling.

The Apothecarie that goeth with the said Vice-roy, and doth serue in his Army by Sea and by Land, and is bound to make and prouide the Armies and Fortresses of things necessary for Phi∣sicke, [ 10] hath 24000. Reys, which is 15 l. sterling.

The Barber that goeth with the said Vice-roy, and serueth in the Army by Sea, and by Land, hath ordinary 19800. Reys, which is 12 l. 7 s. 6 d.

Two Chaplains that doe serue the said Vice-roy, haue each 24000. Reys, which is 30 l. be∣tweene them.

The Sergeant of the Court which goeth with the said Vice-roy, and serueth before him, hath 30000. Reys, which is 18 l. 15 s. sterling.

The Interpreter of the State, hath 50000. Reys in this manner 36000. which he had before, and 14000. which were granted him by the Earle Don Lewis, in the duties belonging to the Cu∣stome-house for an Arabian Horse, which is 31 l. 5 s. sterling. [ 20]

Also, he hath by another Warrant of the said Earle euery yeare 17280. Reys, for a Clerke that serueth him, which is 10 l. 16 s. and is in all 42 l. 1 s. sterling.

The said Vice-roy hath for to serue and accompany him in his Guard, 60. men Portugals, to the which are payed euery moneth 1200. Reys a man, which is 15 s. sterling: to wit, 60. Reys for wages, like a man of Armes, and 600. Reys for their prouision, which in all do amount vnto 864000. Reys, which is 45 l. euery moneth among them all, and makes 540 l. ster. euery yeare.

The said Vice-roy hath ten Trumpetters for to serue with him, of the which euery one is to haue for his prouision and wages 21600. Reys per Annum, to 1200. for his wages, and 600. for his prouision euery moneth, which is 13 l. 10 s. sterling; and is in all 135 l. sterling.

The said Vice-roy hath foure Musicians; to wit, one Master Portugues, and three Seruants of [ 30] his, which haue euery moneth as followeth; the Master 500. Reys wages, or whatsoeuer else, * 1.61 and 600. Reys for his prouision and his Seruants, 600. Reys euery moneth, which is in all 34800. Reys, and makes 21 l. 15 s. sterling.

There is moreouer giuen for allowance of the said men of Armes for his Guard, Trumpetters and Musicians 756820. Reys euery yeare, after the rate of 28. Reys a day to euery one, wherein is reckoned the Captaine of the Guard, at 84. Reys by the day; and the Sergeant and the Ap∣pointer at 56. Reys by the day, which is in all 473 l. 3 d. sterling, besides the Captaine Sergeant and Appointer, which amounteth to 70560. Reys, which is 44 l. 2 s. sterling.

There is also giuen euery yeare for the apparelling of the said men of the Guard, Trumpetters and Musicians, 240000. Reys, which is 150 l. sterling. [ 40]

The chiefe Ensigne-maker which now is in this State, hath by a Warrant from his Maiestie 320000. Reys ordinary euery yeare, which is 200 l. sterling.

There is giuen by Warrant from his Maiestie, to Augustin de Soto Maior, that was sent to these parts for chiefe Master of the Mynes 360000. Reys ordinarie euery yeare, which is 225 l. sterling.

There serueth in this Court at this present, by a Warrant of the Vice-roy, a Harbenger of the Court, which hath euery yeare ordinary 30000. Reys, which is 18 l. 15 s. sterling.

And hee serueth also for a Receiuer of the house of Lodgings of the said Vice-roy, for the which he hath 20000 Reys ordinary euery yeare, which is 12 l. 10 s. and in all is 31 l. 5 s. ster.

The ordinary of the Vice-roy and Officers, before rehearsed, amounteth to 16083450. Reys, [ 50] which is 10052 l. 3 s. 1 d. ob. sterling.

Officers belonging to Iustice.

THe Chancellor of India hath 300000. Reys ordinary, and 100000. that were granted him by a Warrant from his Maiestie, and 18000. Reys for his lodging, which amounteth in all to 418000. Reys, which is 261 l. 5 s. sterling.

The chiefe Iudge of Criminall Causes, hath 300000. Reys ordinary, and 100000. Reys gran∣ted him by his Maiesties Letter, and 30000 Reys for his lodging, which in all amounteth to 430000. Reys, which is 268 l. 15 s. sterling. [ 60]

The chiefe Iudge of Ciuill Causes hath 300000. Reys ordinary, and 100000. Reys that were granted him by his Maiesties warrant, and 18000. Reys for his lodging, which amounteth in all to 418000. Reys, which is 261 l. 5 s. sterling.

The Iudge of the Crowne matters, and of matters touching the Kings reuenues, hath 300000.

Reys ordinarie, and 100000. reys, that were granted him, by his Maiesties warrant, and 18000. reys for his Lodging, which is in all 418000. reys, and is 261l. 5s. ster.

The chiefe Iudge of Wills and Testaments of India; hath ordinarie euery yeere of his Maie∣sties Reuenues 150000. reys, and 100000. reys that were granted him by his Maiesties war∣rant, and also 18000. reys for his Lodgings, and the other 150000. reys that want for the 300000. reys, he is to haue them of the Goods of them that are deceased, and if it doth not a∣mount to so much, it shall be accomplished at his Maiesties charge, shewing how he is not satis∣fied, and it amounteth in all to 261li. 5s. ster.

The Kings Atturney hath 300000. reys ordinarie, and 100000. augmented by his Maiesties warrant, and 18000. for his Lodgings, which is 261l. 5s. ster.

There serueth at this present in the Court of Releases three Iudges, to wit, the Bachelor, [ 10] Andres Fernandes; the Doctor, Luiz de Gois de la çerda; and the Bachelor, Simon Pereira; to the which is giuen euery yeere 1104000. reys, after the rate of 3••8000. reys to euery one, which is 690l. sterling in all, 100000. reys augmented by his Maiesties warrant, entring in this account.

The Iudge of the Citie of Goa hath 100000. reys ordinarie, which is 62l. 10s. ster.

The Bayliffe of this Citie hath 20000. reys ordinarie, which is 12l. 10s. ster.

The Serjeant hath 20000. reys ordinarie, which is 12l. 10s. ster.

The Clerke or Notarie of the Chancerie hath 30000. reys ordinarie, which is 18l. 15s. ster.

The Kings Sollicitor hath 30000. reys ordinarie, which is 18l. 15s. ster.

The Iayler hath 19200. reys ordinarie, which is 12l. ster. [ 20]

The Porter of the Chancerie hath 10800. reys for his wages and prouision, which he recei∣ueth, as a man of Armes, and is 6l. 15s. ster.

The Porter and Keeper of the Court of Relation, and Distributer of the Bills of Appeales, hath 100000. reys ordinarie, which is 62l. ster.

The Bayliffe of the Suburbs without the Citie, hath 20000. reys, which is 12l. 10s. ster.

The wages of the Officers aboue written, amounteth 3824000. reyes, which is 2390l. ster.

Officers belonging to the Citie of Goa; her Fortresses and Pases, or Ports.

THe Captayne of this Citie hath 600000. reys ordinarie euery yeere, and also 86400. reys [ 30] for his Lodgings, and also 622260. reys, in satisfaction of the Bares, which before they had * 1.62 by Warrants of the Vice-royes and Gouernours of this Estate: and moreouer, there is giuen him 150000. reys for the Chitos, which they gaue to the Mares, strangers, which summe amounteth all to 1458660. reys by the yeere, which amounteth to 911l. 13s. 3d. sterling euery yeere.

The chiefe Baylife of this citie hath 100000. reys ordinarie euery yeer, which makes 62l. 10s.

The Master of the Ports of the Iland of Goa, hath 100000. reys ordinarie, which makes * 1.63 62l. 10s. sterling.

The Captayne of the Castle of Pangin, hath 50000. reys ordinarie, which is 31l. 5s. ster.

The Captayne of the Castle of Maroa, hath 40000. reys ordinarie, which is 25l. ster.

The Captayne of the Castle of the Paso sequo, hath 40000. reys ordinarie, which [ 40] is 25l. sterling.

The Captayne of the Castle of Benestarin, hath 60000. reys ordinarie, which is 37l. 10s. ster.

The Portugal Notarie of the Iland of this Citie, hath 18000. reys ordinarie, which is 11l. 5s. sterling.

The Constable of this Citie, and of the Powder house of the same, hath 30200. reys ordina∣rie, which is 18l. 17s. 6d. ster.

In the said Powder house there be three Constables which haue their wages paid them, which doth amount to 43200. reys, at the rate of 14400. reys to euery one, by a warrant of the Earle Don Francisco Mascarennas, which is to euery one 9l. sterling, and is in all 27l. ster. [ 50]

The Armourer which is bound to keepe shop in this Citie, and to goe in the Armie with the Vice-roy when he goeth abroad, hath his wages and prouision as a man of Armes, or a Gunner, which is 14400. reys, and it is 9l. ster.

The foure Castles of Pangin, Maroa, Paso sequo, and Benestarin, hath euery one a Constable, which shall continue, and watch in the said Castles, and they haue their wages and prouision, as the Gunners haue, and 400. reys more by the moneth to euery one after this rate, euery one hath 1600. reys euery moneth, which is 19200. reys to euery one a yeere, and is 48l. sterling in all, after the rate of 12l. sterling euery one. * 1.64

There bee in this Iland of Goa ten Tandares and Clerkes, for to keepe the passage thereof, to whom is paid the wages and prouision of a man at Armes, seruing the said Offices, and also their [ 60] dwellings, to wit, such as are allowed to haue them, the which are these that follow.

The Keeper of the pace of Pangin, and the Clerke thereof. The Keeper of the pace of Re∣bandar, and the Clerke thereof. The Keeper of the pace of Dangin, and the Clerke thereof.

The Keeper of the pace of Benestarin; and the Clerke thereof. The Keeper of the Pace

of Carambolism, and the Clerke thereof. The Keeper of the Pace of Gaçarim, and the Clerke of the same pace.

The which doth amount to 120000. reys, making account to euery one at the rate of 12000. reys by the yeere, which is in all 15l. sterling. Note that the Clerkes are contained within the said wages.

All the expences that is made with the Officers of the Citie of Goa; her Fortresses and Pa∣ces, or Ports, as are aboue set downe, amounteth to 2151260. reys, which is 1345l. 3s. 5d. sterling.

The expences laid out with the Officers * 1.65 aboue named, belonging to the Kings Rents and Reuenues, is 2530200. reys, which is in all 1581l. 7s. 6d. sterling. [ 10]

All the expences made with the Officers belonging to the Riuer aboue-rehearsed, 1436960. reys, which makes 898l. 2s. ster.

All the expences disbursed on the Officers of Accounts aboue-rehearsed, amounteth to 2581720. reys, which is 1594l. 10s. 6d. ster.

All the expences disbursed in the custome House, commeth to 970240. reys, which is 606l. 8s. sterling.

All the wages and dwellings, which are paid to the men in ordinarie to the Vice-roy, and other Officers of this Estate, with the Kinsmen of the Captayne, Commissioner of the holy b 1.66 Mercy, and one Alderman, which are Gentlemen, and in the prouision of the Secretaries and Clerkes, amount to 4127880. reys, at the rate of 60000. reys euery Gentleman, and 12000. [ 20] reys to the other Souldiers, and the prouision for the Secretaries Clerkes, at thirteene Tangas euery moneth, and to the Sobralda of the Pace of the Castle of Naroa, is giuen 7200. reys by the yeere, which enters into the said account, and is in all 2579l. 18s. 6d. ster.

Seruants allowed for the seruice of the Vice-roy of India his house, and for the other Officers of this State, amount in all to 95l. 3s. 6d. ster.

Seruants allowed to the Ouer-seer of his Maiesties goods, arise to 54540 reys, which makes 34l. 1s. 9d. sterling euery yeere.

Seruants allowed for the chiefe Commissioner of the accounts, amounteth to 54540. reys, which makes 34l. 1s. 9d. sterling euery yeere.

Seruants allowed to the Captayne of this Citie of Goa, amount to 12960. reys euery yeere, [ 30] which makes 8l. 2s. sterling, the which expences altogether amounteth to 68160. reys, which is 42l. 12s. sterling euery yeere.

Other seruants allowed to the chiefe Port, to the Factor of Goa, to the Treasurer, &c. particularly mentioned in the Booke, here for breuitie omitted, amount to 918l. and 5s. in Goa. in Bardes to the Officers 623l. 18s. 9d. in Salcette to 2016l. 16s. ster.

The Generals that are allowed in this State of India, and are paid at his Maiesties charges, which is, of the Captaynes of his Ships, Barkes, and other Officers that serue in these parts.

The Captayne of the Indian Sea hath 1200000. reys ordinarie, which makes 750l. sterling a yeere. [ 40]

The chiefe Captaine of the Sea of Malaca; when there is any prouided by the Vice-roy of this State, hath 200000. reys ordinarie, without any hindrance of the Decree, which is 125l. sterling a yeere.

The Captaines of the Caruels, and high board Ships of this burden, hath 84000. reys a yeere, which is 7000. a moneth 52l. 10s.

The Captaynes of the Galleys Royall, of twentie and fiue, and twentie Oares of a side, haue 120000. which is 75l. sterling.

The Captaynes of the Galliottes of Chase, which are from twentie, twentie two Oares vp∣ward of a side, haue 84000. reys a yeere, which is 52l. 10s. sterling.

The Captaynes of the Malauare Galliotes, bearing twentie Oares or more of a side, and [ 50] standing Decks, that beareth aforehead a Falcon or a demy Sacre, and of the other like of this burden, haue 60000. reys a yeere, which is 5000. reys a moneth, and amounts to 31l. 10s. ster.

The Captaynes of the Foysts, and Catures of his Maiestie, haue 1000. reys ordinarie euery moneth, besides his wages, and prouision, which he hath as a man of armes, which may amount in all to 24000. reys euery yeere, which makes 15l. sterling.

The Factors of the Armies which the Vice-roy commandeth to goe out in such Armies, as is necessarie to haue a Factor prouided by the said Vice-roy, hath 50000. reys ordinarie, which is 31l. 5s. sterling.

The Clerke of the said Armies, hath 30000. reys ordinarie, which is 18l. 15s. sterling a yeere.

The Masters of the Gallions of the said burden, of 100. Tun vpward, and of his Maiesties [ 60] Ships, haue 40320. reys ordinarie a yeere, which is 3360. reys a moneth, and makes 25l. 4s. sterling.

The Masters of the Caruels and Ships of this burthen, haue 34320. reys a yeere, which is 2860. reys a moneth, and makes in all 21l. 9s. 6d. ster.

The Commitres of the Galleys Royall, haue 42460. reys a yeere, which is 26l. 10s. 6d. ster.

The Commitres of the Galliotas de Aspelaçaon, and of the other Mala••are Galliotas of standing * 1.67 decks of twentie Oares of a side or vpward, and beareth a Falcon, or demy Sacre afore, haue 34380. reys euery yeere, which is 2865. reys euery moneth, and it amounts to 21l. 9s. 9d. sterling.

The Pilots of the Caruels and great Ships of the same burthen, haue 34380. reys euery yeere, which is 21••. 9s. 9d. ster.

The Clerkes of the Voyages, that goe with charge of the Factorship, of his Maiesties goods, * 1.68 as are those of Banda, Malucc••, and others of this qualitie, haue 50000. reys ordinarie euery yeere, because they serue also for Clerkes of the said Factorship, which is 31l. 5s. ster. [ 10]

The Clerkes or Pursers of the Galleons and Ships of his Maiestie, haue 18000. reys ordinarie euery one, which is 11l. 5s. ster.

The Clerkes or Pursers of the Caruels, when they are prouided of the same, haue 15000. reys ordinarie euery yeere, which is 9l. 7s. 6d. ster.

The Stewards of the Galleons, Ships and Caruels, haue 12000, reys ordinarie euery yeere, wherein is contayned the prouision that they haue.

The Boatsones of the Galleons and Ships of his Maiesties, and vnder Comitters of the Gal∣leys Royall, haue 20568, reys ordinarie euery yeere, which is 1714. reys euery moneth, which is in all 12l. 17s. 1d. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. part of a peny.

The Constables of the Galleons, Galleys, Ships, Caruels, small Ships and Galliots, haue the [ 20] wages of a Gunner, and their prouision, and 400. reys euery moneth besides, which is 19200. reys a yeere, which comes to 12l. ster.

The said Captaynes and Factors of the Armies, Pursers, Stewards and Constables, haue the said ordinaries, at such times as they doe serue at Sea, and by the warrants that they haue of their prouiding, with a Certificate of the time that they haue serued, the said Ordinaries are al∣lowed them, else not.

The chiefe Captaynes of the other Armies, which doe goe to the Straight and to the North coast, haue for their ordinarie, that which the Vice-roy doth set downe for them.

There is no summe set downe of these Offices, because they haue them not but when they are needfull, and it is a thing vncertaine. [ 30]

The Galleon of the Traffick and Voyage of Ceilaon, hath the Officers and Men as followeth.

THe Captayne of the said Voyage, hath by Warrant of his Maiestie 400000. reys, which is 250l. sterling euery yeere.

The Purser of the said Voyage, hath 50000. reys ordinarie, which is 31l. 5s. ster.

The Master hath 40300. reys, which is 25l. 3s. 9d. sterling euery yeere.

The Pilot hath 40300. reys, which is 25l. 3s. 9d. sterling euery yeere.

The Boatsone hath 20568. reys, which is 12l. 7s. 1d. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. part of a peny sterling euery yeere. [ 40]

The Steward hath 12000. reys ordinarie, which is 7l. 10s. sterling euery yeere.

The said Galleon hath foure Portugal Mariners, which haue their wages and prouision, at the rate of 12000. reys euery yeere apiece, which is 48000 reys euery yeere, and amounts to 30l. sterling in all yeerly.

One Constable which hath wages and prouision, as a Gunner, which is 14400. reys, and he hath besides 400. reys euery moneth, which is 19200. reys a yeere, which amounts to 12l. ster.

The Gunners, which haue for wages and prouision 14400. reys, which amounts to 18l. ster∣ling in all, and makes 28800. reys a yeere.

The said Galleon carrieth twentie Souldiers, for the safeguard and defence of it, which haue 1000. reys euery moneth a man, which is in all 120000. reys, which makes 75l. sterling in all [ 50] for the six moneths.

The said Galleon carrieth fortie Mariners with the * 1.69 Sarangue, to whom is paid their a 1.70 Muxa∣ras, at the rate of one Pardao of gold to euery one a moneth, and two Medidas or measures of Rice euery day, and fiftie reys a moneth for fish to euery one, which amounts to 114727. reys, and the Rice is reckoned at six Xerafins, and the fish at fiftie reys, all this for fiue moneths while the Galleon stayeth in the Voyage, and is 71l. 14s. 1d. 1/20. part of a peny sterling.

To the which 20. Souldiers and Officers is giuen their prouision of Bisquet, Rice, Conduto, and * 1.71 Butter, according to the order of the House, for all the time of the said Voyage, which amoun∣teth to 93067. reys, the Bisquet is taken at 400. reys the Maon, and the Rice at seuen Xerafins, which is 58l. 3s. 4d. 1/20. part of a peny sterling. [ 60]

All the expences of the Galleon of traffick to Ceilaon, amounteth to 986962. reys, accounting to the Captayne and Pursers their ordinaries for the Voyage, and the Officers and Souldiers, for halfe a yeere, and their allowance as is before rehearsed, which is 616l. 17s. q. 1/30. part of a pe∣ny sterling.

All the prouision * 1.72 for the Gallion of the Voyage of Maluco, amounteth to 3292998. Reys going and comming, which commeth to 2058l. 2s. 5d. ob. 1/••0. part of a peny sterling.

All the expences of the Gallion of Traffique for Mosambique, amounteth to 1022834. Reys, which is 639 l. 5 s. 5 d. 2/••0. parts of a peny sterling.

The Gallies which at this present are in this Estate, and the Officers that serue in them, the Galley Royall hath (not accounting the prouision for the Galley slaues) 339048. Reys, which a∣mount to 211 l. 18 s. 1 s. 4/••0. part of a peny sterling.

The Captayne Galley that is at Malauar, hath 315048. Reys (not accounting the prouision of the Galley slaues) which amounteth to 196 l. 18 s. 1 d. ⅕. part of a peny sterling.

Another Galley that goeth in company with the Captayn Galley to Malauar, hath 315048. [ 10] Reys, which amounteth to 196 l. 18 s. 1 d. ⅕. part of a peny, not counting the prouision of the Galley slaues in it.

Another Galley that was sent of succour to Seylaon, amounts to 315048 Reys, which is 196l. 18 s. 1 d. ⅕. of a peny sterling, not accounting the prouision of the Galley slaues in it, and all the other Gallies that are in this estate, beeing in his Maiesties seruice, haue the same Officers, with whom the said expence is made.

Ordinaries or Pensions that are giuen in this Citie of Goa, at his Maiesties charge, are as fol∣low: First, with all the Clergie, the Archbishop of this Estate Don Freyre Vincent, hauing ordi∣nary euery one a yeare 6000. Cruzados, in this manner, 1000. of Dowrie, 4000. ordinarie, and the 1000. that his Maiestie granted vnto him euery yeare, for the space of fiue yeares, which do [ 20] amount to 2400000. Reys, which is 1500 l. sterling.

The expences that the Clergie of the said Church, or Sea doth make yearely, amounteth to 4696200. Reys, which doth make, 2935 l. 2 s. 6 d. sterling.

Parishes within the Citie of Goa.

THe Parish of our Ladie of the Light of this Citie of Goa, hath euery yeare 147680. Reys, which is 92 l 6 s. sterling.

The Parish of our Ladie of the Rosarie, of the said Citie, hath also 147680. Reys, as is giuen to our Ladie of the Light, and in the same manner distributed, as is before rehearsed, which a∣mounts [ 30] in all to 92 l. 65. sterling.

Saint Peters Parish hath euery yeare 46320. Reys, which is 28l. 19 s. sterling, to wit, to the Vicar 30000. Reys euery yeare, which is 18 l. 15 s. sterling.

The Parish of Saint Lucie hath 46320. Reys, bestowed in the manner aboue rehearsed, which is 28 l. 19 s. sterling.

Saint Thomas Parish hath also 46320. Reys, bestowed in the order aboue rehearsed, which is 28 l. 19 s. sterling.

Parishes that are in this Iland of Goa.

THe Parish of our Ladie of Helpe, hath euery yeare 46320. Reys, which is 28 l. 19 s. ster. [ 40]

The Parish of our Ladie of Conception, which is Paingin hath other 46320. Reys, which is 28 l. 19 s. sterling.

The Parish of Saint Michael, which is in the Towne of Taleigaon, hath 46320. Reys, which is 28 l. 19 s. sterling.

The Parish of the holy Crosse, which is on the Towne of Calapar, hath 46320. Reys, which is 28 l. 19 s. sterling.

The Parish of Saint Barbara, which is in the Towne of Morabin, hath 46320. Reys, which is 28 l. 19 s. sterling.

Saint Mary Magdalens Parish, which is in the Towne of Sirdion, hath 46320. Reys, which [ 50] * 1.73 is 28 l. 19 s. sterling.

Saint Annes Parish, which is in the Towne of Talawlin, hath 46320. Reys, which is 28l. 19 s. sterling.

The Parish of our Lady Gaadalupe, which is in the Towne of Bati, hath 46320. Reys, which is 28 l. 19 s. sterling.

Saint Lawrence his Parish, which is the passage of Gacaim, hath 46320. Reys, which is 28 l. 19 s. sterling.

The Parish of Saint Iohn Euangelist, which is in the Towne of Neura the great, hath 46320. Reys, which is 28 l. 19 s. sterling.

Saint Matthewes Parish which is in the Towne of Aiosin, hath 46320. Reys, which is 18 l [ 60] 19 s. sterling.

The Parish of Saint Iohn Baptist, which is in the Towne of Carambolim, hath 46320. Reys, which is 18 l. 19 s. sterling.

The Parish of Saint Iames, which is in the Towne of Orar, in the passage of Saint Iames, * 1.74 hath 46320. Reys, which is 28 l. 19 s. sterling.

The Parish of Saint Blas, which is in the dry passage hath 46320. Reys, which is 28 l. 19 s. sterling.

Saint Ioseph his Parish, which is in the passage of Daugin, hath 46320. Reys, which is 28 l. 19 s. sterling.

The Parish of Saint Stephen, which is in the Iland of Iuan, hath 46320. Reys, which is 28 l. 19 s. sterling.

The Holy Ghost Parish, which is in the passage of Naroa, hath 46320. Reys, which is 28 l. 19 s. sterling.

The Parish of our Lady of Pitie, which is in the Iland of Diuar, hath 46320. Reys, which is 28 l. 19 s. sterling. [ 10]

Saint Bartholomew Parish, which is in the Iland of Choran, hath 46320. Reys, which is 28 l. 19 s. sterling.

The Parish of the Wounds, which is by the Kings Riuer, hath euery yeare 30000. Reys for * 1.75 the Vicar, expences of the Vestrie, and because they are bound to say Masse euery Sunday and Holy-day, because of the Officers, that doe serue in the said Riuer, and to administer the Sacra∣ments to his Maiesties Bragas, entring in the said account, 12000. Reys which it had before, when it was but a Chappell for the Masses, that of dutie it was bound to say gratis, which is 18 l. 11 s. sterling.

All the expences, that is made with the Churches and Parishes of this Citie and Iland of Goa, amounteth to 1390720. Reys, which makes 869 l. 4 s. sterling euery yeare.

Parishes which at this present are in the Territories of Bardes. The Parish of the three * 1.76 [ 20] Wisemen of the East, which is in the Fortresse of the said Territories of Saint Thomas. The Parish of Saint Anthonie, Trinitie Parish, the Parish of our Ladie of Remedies, the Parish of Saint Sauiour, and the Parish of our Ladie of Hope. With the Churches there is spent euery yeare, 974720. Reys, which is 609 l. 4 s. sterling.

The Parishes which at this present are in the Territories of Salcete. Our Ladie of the Snow, a Parish which is in the Fortresse of Rachol. Saint Michaels Parish, which is in the Towne of Orlin. The Parish of the Holy Ghost, which is in the Towne Margaon. The holy Crosse Parish, which is in the Towne of Vernan. Saint Andrewes Parish, which is in the Towne of Murmu∣gao. Saint Philip and Iames Parish, which is in the Towne of Cortalim. Saint Sauiours Parish, [ 30] which is in the Towne of Lotolim. Saint Iohn Baptists Parish, which is in the Towne of Colua. Saint Thomas Parish, which is in the Towne of Velsaon. The Parish which now is a making in the Fortresse of Cuculim. All the which Churches, the Iesuits doe minister, and to them their * 1.77 Vicars, and Ministers of the same, is giuen 476880. Reys, which amounts to 298 l. 1 s. ster∣ling euery yeare.

It pleased his Maiestie by his Warrant, to endue the Colledge, which the Iesuites did erect in the Territories of Salcete, with that which should seeme sufficient for the Expences of the said Colledge, and the Ministers thereof, of the Rents that were of the Pagodes, * 1.78 of the said Ter∣ritories of Bardes and Salcete, for the benefit of the which, there was ordayned for the said Ex∣pences, 400000. Reys, for 1000. Cruzados, which 250 l. sterling euery yeare, which at that [ 40] time seemed to be sufficient; there was also giuen certayne Rice grounds, which were of the said * 1.79 Pagodes, in the which there was made Masa of the Rents of three yeares, the which grounds are dismembred from the Lands and Rents of the said Pagodes, because they were giuen to the Iesuites for the said Colledge.

There is also giuen the building of the said Churches of Salcete, 100000. Reys a yeare, at the rate of 10000. Reys euery one, which amounts to 62 l. 10 s. sterling amongst them all.

There is also giuen to the Catecumenos, * 1.80 of the Territories of Salcete, 180000. Reys, for 500. Pardaos of Gold, which amounteth to 112 l. 10 s. sterling, which is deliuered to the Iesuits.

There is also giuen for the Catecumenos of this Citie of Goa, 180000. Reys, which 112 l. 10 s. sterling, and it is deliuered to him that the Archbishop doth appoint for that purpose.

There is giuen to euery one of these Churches, by the information of the Iesuites, one Inter∣pretor [ 50] for the necessitie that they haue of one, for to declare to the Neophytes, or newly conuer∣ted, the Doctrine, and that which is conuenient, for the remedie of their soules, and other things necessary, to the which is giuen one Pardao of Gold euery moneth to euery one, which amounts to 43200. Reys, euery yeare which makes 27 l. sterling in all.

There was giuen for the expences of the Hospitall of the Christians of this Countrey, which the Iesuites did administer vnto in this Citie of Goa; euery yeare by Warrant from his Maiestie 300. Pardaos, which make 90000. Reys, and is 56 l. 5 s. sterling, at his Maiesties owne char∣ges, and because in this Citie there was an Hospitall for the said poore, of the which the holy Mercie hath the care and administration, the said Iesuits did passe the said Hospitall to the Ter∣ritories of Salcete, because there was more need of the same there, for the many sicke and poore [ 60] Christians, that are there without any remedie.

There is giuen to the Iesuits of this Citie of Goa, euerie yeare 2000. Cruzados, 100. Candils of Rice, fiue Pipes of Wine for Masses, and one quarter of Oyle of the Realme of Portugall,

which in all amounteth to 1145000. Reys, which are assigned for them in certayne Townes of the Territories of Basaim, and in the Iland of Choram, of the libertie of this Citie of Goa, which were giuen to them, and disioyned, or separated from his Maiesties goods, because it was his pleasure, as appeared by the Warrants that he passed to the said Iesuites, which is 715 l. 12 s. 6 d. sterling.

Also there is giuen them 600000. for their Presents, and Sauagates which come to the Vice-Royes of this Estate, which amounts to 375 l. sterling, but the King commanded that they * 1.81 should not haue the said 600000. Reys, but the Sauagates, as they had them by Warrant.

There is giuen to the Company of Iesuits, that are resident in the Citie of Couchin, by War∣rant from his Maiestie 1500. Pardaos of Gold, for the helpe of their maintenance, the which are [ 10] assigned them in this manner, 1377. Pardaos of Gold, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. which is 309 l. 18 s. sterling, of the Rents of the Iland of Diuar, libertie of this Citie of Goa; and the 122. Pardaos, ⅔. which is 27 l. 10 s. sterling, in the duties of the Territories of Bacaim, which in all ariseth to 540000. Reys, which amounteth to 337 l. 10 s. sterling.

There is giuen to the Monastery of Saint Francis, of this Citie of Goa; euery yeare, at the comming of the ships from Portugall, 32. Pipes 〈◊〉〈◊〉. of Wine, whereof the 5. are Muskadine for * 1.82 Masses, and 42. Cantaros of Oyle of Portugall, for the prouision of the said Monasterie, and o∣thers of the said Order, Ceylaon excepted, which may amount at the price which now it is worth, to 981600. Reys, and it was receiued in account of the Factor Belchior Rois Dandrade, fol. 45. of the recouery of his account which is 613 l. 10 s. sterling. [ 20]

There is also giuen to the Friers of the said Couent euery yeare, 10. Candis of Wheate, 12. Candis of Rice, 40. Fardos of Giresall Rice, 2. Candis of Oyle of Coco-nuts. 2. Candis of * 1.83 Waxe, 10. Corias of Cotunias, 3. Fardos of Sugar, one Candill of Butter, 4. Maons of Al∣monds, and 6. Boxes of Marmelade, which things may all amount to 229800. Reys, which is 143 l. 12 s. 6 d. sterling.

To the Couent and Monastery of Saint Dominicke, of this Citie of Goa, is giuen euery yeare * 1.84 800000. Reys for the sustenance, and Expences of the Friers of the said Order, by a Letter that his Maiestie did write to the Vice-Roy Don Anthonie de Neyra, Anno 1567. if he did thinke it meet, and finding nothing to the contrary, which is 500 l. sterling.

There is giuen also to the said Monastery of the said Citie, 7. Pipes of Wine, one of Muskadine, [ 30] * 1.85 the other as they are to be found, and one quarter of Oyle of Portugall, which amounteth in all to 145500. Reys, accounting the Pipe of Muskadine at 80. Pardaos, and the other at 60. Pardaos, and the Oyle at 5. Xerafins the Cantaro, the which Expences amounteth to 90 l. 18 s. 9 d. sterling, and it was receiued in account of Belchior Rois Dandrade, Factor of Goa, by War∣rants of the Vice-Royes of this Estate, and this is besides the 800000. Reys for their prouision.

There is giuen to the Friers of Saint Augustine, which are in the Church of our Ladie of Grace, euery yeare 129000. Reys for their prouision, which were granted to them by a War∣rant * 1.86 of his Maiestie, when they came from Portugall; which summe doth amount to 80 l. 12 s. 6 d. sterling.

There is in this Citie a Father of the Christians, which hath 60000. Reys ordinary, which is [ 40] 37 l. 10 s. sterling, for to haue care to looke vnto them, and know how they liue, and to make them separate themselues from the conuersation of the Gentils, and to deale with or for them in all matters touching the good of their soules and liues, and to visit them in their Townes and Parishes, and to take their parts in all their differences, and to direct and fauour them, in such sort that they may perceiue, that they haue a Defender in their aduersities and needs.

The Father of the Christians hath also a Sollicitor, which doth sollicit their Cases, and hath 50. Pardaos ordinary, which amounts to 15000. Reys, and it is 9 l. 7 s. 6 d. sterling euery yeere.

There is giuen to the Kings Hospitall of this City, at this present euery yeare 3000000. of * 1.87 Reys, which is 10000. Xerafins, because the rent of the prouision, Anfion, Bagne, and Sope are farmed for so much, the which is seperated for the said Hospitall, that it may haue all the Rent [ 50] it yeeldeth, for the prouision of the sicke men, payment of Apothecary, Physician, Chirurgian, and the other Officers, and Seruants of the said House, and for the Clothes that euery yeare are bought for the comming of the ships from Portugall, for the releeuing of the sicke men, that come in them, and also for Wine, Oyle, and Vinegar of Portugall, all the which is deliuered to the Purueyor, and Brethren of the holy Mercie, of the same City, as administers of the said Hospi∣tall; and the expences doe runne in his Maiesties Treasury, and if it chance that the said Money doth not suffice for all the yeare, the said Purueyor, and Brethren shall request the Vice-Roy, or the ouer-seer of his Maiesties goods to command to giue them so much, as necessitie shall require, shewing the causes, whereby the said Money was not sufficient, in the which quantity entreth the wages of the Clarke, Ouer-seer, he that tends the sicke men, the Cater, and Porter of the said [ 60] Hospitall, the which summe amounteth to 1875 l. sterling euery yeare.

There is also paid to the Mercy House of the said Citie euery yeare 400000. Reys of wages, that the said House hath of Almes, that are left vnto it because his Maiesty doth command it so by his Parents, for the necessities and charitable workes of the said House, the which is abated

out of the generall Check-roll vpon their Titles, and is 250 l. sterling.

There is also giuen to the said Mercy House 16 5600. Reys euery yeare, which is 552. Par∣daos de Tangas for the reliefe, which the said house doth giue to the poore Widdowes, Orphans, and incurable people, at the rate of 11. Pardaos of Tangas, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉. euery weeke of the yeare, which amounts to 103. l. 10 s. sterling.

All the expences of the Churches of Salcete, and all the other that are here nominated from the beginning of this Title, amounteth to 11447020. Reys, which is 7154 l. 7s. 9 d. sterling.

Officers belonging to the holy * 1.88 Inquisition. * 1.89

THe Inquisitor of the Table, hath 400000. Reys, ordinary which amounts to 250 l. ster∣ling [ 10] euery yeare.

The other Inquisitor which is a Fryar of Saint Dominicke, hath also 250 l. sterling, as the other.

The Notarie of the Inquisition hath 500000. Reys, which is 31 l. 5 s. sterling euery yeare.

The Sergeant of the Prison-house of the Inquisition hath 100000. Reys, which is 62 l. 10 s. sterling.

One Keeper that doth helpe him in the said Prison, hath 30000. Reys, which is 18 l. 15 s. sterling.

The Penitentiarie Sergeant of the Inquisition, and Ouer-seer of the Prisoners, which doth giue them meate, hath 60000. Reys, which is 37 l. 10 s. sterling. [ 20]

The Sollicitor of the Inquisition hath 30000. Reys, which is 18 l. 15 s. sterling.

The Treasuror of the Inquisition hath 150000. Reys, which were allowed him by the Vice-Roy, Don Antonio de Neyra; and is 93 l. 15 s. sterling.

The Clarke of the said Treasurer hath 20000. Reys, which is 12 l. 10 s. sterling. * 1.90

The Iudge, accuser hath 50000. Reys, which is 31 l. 5 s. sterling.

The Attourney accuser hath 50000. Reys, which is 31 l. 5 s. sterling.

All the expences that the Inquisition doth make with her Officers, is 1340000. Reys, which amounteth to 837 l. 10 s. sterling euery yeare.

Expences made with the Fortresses of Sofala, Mosambique, and Sena. [ 30]

THe Captayne of the said Fortresse hath 418000 Reys ordinary, which is 261 l. 5 s. ster∣ling euery yeare.

The chiefe Bayliffe and Factor, hath 120000. Reys ordinary, which is 75 l. sterling euery yeare, and 18000. Reys for his prouision, which is 11 l. 5 s. sterling.

The Clarke of the said Office hath 82000. Reys, which is 51 l. 5 s. sterling euery yeare.

The Bayliffe and Keeper of the said Fortresse hath 29000. Reys, which also serueth for Ser∣geant, and hath a man allowed for that purpose, whose expence is declared hereafter, his ordina∣ry is 18 l. 2 s. 6 d. sterling. [ 40]

The Constable of the said Fortresse hath 38000. Reys, which is 23 l. 15 s. sterling eue∣ry yeare.

The Factor hath eight men, which haue for their wages and prouision 96000. Reys, which is 60 l. sterling a yeare.

The Clarke of the said Fortresse hath his mans wages and prouision as a man of Armes, that is 12000. Reys, which is 7 l. 10 sterling.

The Bayliffe and Keeper of the said Fortresse, which serueth for a Sergeant of the same, hath 10800. Reys for his mans wages and prouision at the rate of 900. Reys amoneth, which is 6 l. 15 s. sterling euery yeare.

There is allowed one Gunner for the said Fortresse, which hath 29000, Reys, which is 18 l. [ 50] 2 s. 6. d. sterling a yeare.

There is allowed to the said Fortresse six Inhabitants, which haue for wages and prouision 12000. Reys euery one, and amounteth to 72000. Reys euery yeare, which is 45 l. sterling in all.

There is spent in the said Fortresse, in Presents that are giuen to the Lords of the Countrey 120000. Reys, which expences shall be made by the aduice of the said Captayne, which is 75 l. sterling euery yeare, and being necessary there is more spent, according to the Captaynes direction.

To the which Officers and persons ordayned for the said Fortresse, besides the ordinary wages * 1.91 that they haue, there is allowed to euery one of them halfe a Fardo of Millet euery moneth, which makes 161208. Reys euery yeare, at 400. Reys to euery one a moneth, and the men are [ 60] 34. which 92 l. sterling.

There is spent in the repaying, and couering of the said Fortresse, and about the Chur∣ches, and in other things of the like qualitie 60000. Reys, which is 37 l. 10 s. sterling eue∣ry yeare.

The Vicar of the said Fortresse hath 34000. reys ordinary, which is 21 l. 5 s. sterling euery yeare. * 1.92

There is giuen also to the said Vicar, 20000. Reys, for the Exempts of the Vestry, Wine, Oyle, Waxe, Flowre to make Wafers of, which is that, that was accustomed to bee giuen, which amounts to 12 l. 10 s. sterling euery yeare.

There is also giuen to the said Vicar for the Masses, which he sayth for the Prince Don Henry, 2400. Reys euery yeare, which is 1 l. 10 s. sterling.

There is ordayned one Chaplain to serue with the said Vicar, which hath 27400. Reys, which is 17 l. 12 s. 6 d. sterling euery yeare.

The expences of Sofala comes to 1351800. Reys, which is 844l. 17s 6d. sterling. [ 10]

All the expences made with the Fortresse of Mosambique, the Church and the Friars, amounts to 2619661. reys, which makes 1637l. 5s. 9d. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 part of a peny.

All the expences of the Fortresse of Sena, amounteth to 611600. reys, which is 382l. 5s. ster∣ling euery yeere.

Ordinarie expences that are made in the Fortresse of Ormus.

THe Captayne of the said Fortresse of Ormus, hath 600000. reys ordinarie, which is 375l. sterling euery yeere. He hath also 1000. Cruzados for a reward of old stipends, which is 250l. sterling. He hath also 700. Xerafins, in the customes of his goods, by warrants of the Vice-Royes, [ 20] with 210000. reys, which is 131l. 5s. which is in all 1210000. reys, that is 756l. 5s. sterling: and he hath also the duties of ten Horses, free euery yeere.

These and all other expences * 1.93 of the Fortresse, Hospital and Ecclesiastikes of Ormus, amounts to 20323213. reys, which is 12702l. 1d. ob. q. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. part of a peny sterling euery yeere.

All the expences of the Fortresse of Dio, amount to 13818520. reys, which is 8636l. 11s. 6d. sterling.

All the expences that are made with the Citie of Damaon, and her Territories, with the works that are in hand, amounts to 17251868 reys, which is 10782l. 8s. 4d. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. parts of a peny sterling euery yeere. Whereof the Iesuites, be they many or few, haue 236l. 5s. reuenue, the Domini∣cans 54l. 15s. 7d. the Franciscans 18l. 15s. * 1.94 [ 30]

All the expences of Bazaim, amount to 9084960. reys, which is 5678l. 2s. sterling euery yeere: of which the Iesuites and Franciscans for themselues and the Christians of that Countrey, receiue 682l. 4s. ster.

All the expences of Aseri, to 2795600. reys, which makes 1747l. 5s. ster.

The expences of Manora, come to 47597••••. reys, or 1099l. 16s. 4d. ob. q. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. peny ster.

The expences of Chaul, are 5993240. reys, that is, 3745l. 15s. 6d. ster.

The expences of Onor, are 1411000. reys, 882l. 5s. ster.

Barcelor the Fortresse and Church expend 1119l. 17s. 6d. ster.

Mangalor 832l. 17s. 6d. Cananor 965l. 11s. 3d. ster.

Cochin hath a Bishop with 500l. reuenue, with many Church Officers, Priests, Friars, the Hospitall [ 40] which with the Secular expences added, amount to 6953204. reys, which is 4345l. 15s. ob. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. pen. ster.

Cranganor the Secular and Ecclesiastikes receiue 782l. 1s. 6d. ob. 1/10. peny ster.

Coulan receiueth annually in expences 570l. 17s. ob. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. peny sterling: whereof the Iesuites receiue 125l. ster.

Manai expences Ecclesiasticall and Secular, are 4597l. 5s. ster.

Ceylan expendeth in Church and lay Offices 7402l. 14s. 7d.

Malaca hath a Bishop 500. reuen. the Iesuites receiue 112l. 10s. besides spent on the Iesuites in Iapan 218l. 15s. yeerly. 40l. to the Iesuites in Amboina. 90l. to the Iesuites in Maluco, and for their passage to Iapan 112l. 10s. the Dominicans, the Church Officers and the Vestrie, and all the Se∣cular expences in Malacca, are 12248l. 9s. 6d. [ 50]

The expences of Maluco amount to 2200l. 14s. 6d, Of Amboyno 1535l. 4s. 6d.

The Bishop appointed for China, hath 500l. reuen. The Iesuites 67l. 10s. These with the Iudge and other Officers, receiue annually 733l. 6s.

Idalxa, I••ecamana, and Maomet Caon, and the Portugal stipendaries, in annuall rewards giuen by the Kings bountie, Cocket free for the Moguls ship (which custome comes to 7500l.) in all 10671l. 19s. ob. q. 3/20. peny ster.

All the ordinarie annuall expences of the state of India, are 214718878. reys, which is 134199l. 5s. 11d. ob. ⅕. peny ster.

Other Warrants, Interrogatories to be ministred vpon Oathes to all Officers, Contracts of peace with Neighbour Princes, &c. contayned in that Booke are here omitted. [ 60]

And now I might easily haue obtayned this Vice-royes Warrant to the Captaine of the Forts of Mosambique and Sofala, running after their manner, It is my Will and Pleasure, that &c. for my entertainment: but it is my will and pleasure rather (as like will to like) to take a Preacher and Priest along with me, that though we agree not otherwise in Doctrine, yet as Trauellers we wil

restraine our zeale, and without feare of Inquisition, march like good Fellowes together: yea, with Iesuites after, without feare of Treason. Onely first I will present vnto you a Letter of a Spanish Embassador, relating the Antiquities of Persepolis, and some things by him obserued in Persia.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Of this name Meneses or Me∣nezes, Frier Iohn Santos recko∣neth foure Vice-royes: two of which were Duartes or Edwards. One An. 1521. This was Earle of T••rouca, and sent into India, An. 1584. and ruled there more then foure yeares. Note also, that Don Iohn de Ca∣str••, whose Rut∣ter of the Red Sea ye haue in the seuenth Booke, was Vice-roy of India, An. 1545. famous for arts and Armes, which I menti∣on that the Reader may obserue our care in forreine Authors to chuse the best.
• * 1.2

  Which are 75. Reys euery one, and two pence farthing English.
• * 1.3

  Bargani is two pence halfe peny farthing, and a sixteenth part of a penie.
• * 1.4

  Which is ele∣uen penc•• far∣thing English.
• * 1.5

  Which is a kind of Priest of their Idols.
• * 1.6

  Which is cal∣led Bramane.
• * 1.7

  Which is their Temple.
• * 1.8

  Called Bi∣garins.
• * 1.9

  See my Pilg. l. 5. c. 9. §. 2.
• * 1.10

  Of men decea∣sed, and how they inherit one after ano∣ther.
• * 1.11

  Which is 2 Gyptian.
• * 1.12

  How the goods of men decea∣sed, must bee sold in the Towne to the Gouernours, and they shall pay the debts, being due and lawfull.
• * 1.13

  Or a Cassock: Pachorins a kind of Linnen cloath.
• * 1.14

  A piece of Mo∣ney of three farthings. Betre, an herbe that they vse to eate.
• * 1.15

  Which is a piece of linnen cloath.
• * 1.16

  Which is a piece of Mony worth 300. Reys. Pachorins a piece of Lin∣nen cloath.
• * 1.17

  Which is an herbe they vse to eate.
• * 1.18

  Toucha, a kind of Torch or Lampe carried before them. Andor is a Chaire.
• * 1.19

  As Westminster Hall.
• * 1.20

  Or a Preferrer of Bills and Supplications.
• * 1.21

  Which is cal∣led regidencia.
• * 1.22

  Viz. of Portugal
• * 1.23

  A note or copy of the autho∣ritie that the Chancellor of the House or Court of Re∣lation of India hath.
• * 1.24

  For the is a Chancerie be∣longing to the Court of Re∣quests.
• * 1.25

  A note or copy of the autho∣ritie that be∣longeth to the Iudges of the Appeales.
• * 1.26

  Which is, 6 l. 5 s. sterling.
• * 1.27

  Which is, 12 l. 10 s. sterling.
• * 1.28

  A note of the authoritie be∣longing to the chiefe Iudge of Criminall cases. Or, in matters of late time. Which is as Westminster Hal.
• * 1.29

  Or in matters of late time.
• * 1.30

  A note of the authoritie be∣longing to the chiefe Iudge of Ciuill cases.
• * 1.31

  A note of the authoritie be∣longing to the Iudge of the Crown Office, and of the Ex∣chequor. Or in matters of late time.
• * 1.32

  Note that the•• is a Iudge of Crowne and Exchequor matters in the Court of Re∣quests.
• * 1.33

  A note of the authoritie be∣longing to the Attorney of cases touching the Crowne, and Exche∣quor.
• * 1.34

  A note of the authoritie be∣longing to the chiefe Com∣missioner of the Deceased. Or, in matters of late time.
• * 1.35

  Which is, 12 l. 10 s. sterling. Which is, 9 l. 7 s. 6 d. sterl.
• * 1.36

  Which is, 125 l. sterling.
• * 1.37

  Which is 1250. pound sterling. Which is 500. pound sterling.
• * 1.38

  Viz. of Portugal
• * 1.39

  A no••e of the Keeper, Recei∣uer, and Di∣stributers charges be∣longing to the Court of Re∣lation.
• * 1.40

  A note of the authoritie be∣longing to the Iudge of the Citie of Goa. Or in matters of late time.
• * 1.41

  Which is fiue pound sterling Which is seuen pound ten shil∣lings sterling.
• * 1.42

  A note of the authoritie be∣longing to the Iudge of the Orphans in the Citie of Goa.
• * 1.43

  To wit of Portugall. Which is sixe pound fiue shillings ster∣ling. Which is three pound fifteene shillings ster∣ling. The Copie of the rule or au∣thoritie of the Learned Iud∣ges of Mazam∣bique, Ormus, Dyo, Malaqua, Da••aon, Bazam and Chaul. Or in matter of later time.
• * 1.44

  Which is twen∣tie fiue pound sterling. Which is six∣teene pound fifteene shil∣lings sterling. Which is fiftie pound sterling. Which is forty three pound fifteene shil∣lings sterling.
• * 1.45

  Which is one pound sterling
• * 1.46

  Which is 125. pounds sterling
• * 1.47

  Anfiaon is an Herbe that maketh drunk.
• * 1.48

  Which is a kind of Herbe they vse to eat.
• * 1.49

  Certain Ilands so called.
• * 1.50

  Which are cer∣taine Lands belonging to Salcete and Bardes.
• * 1.51

  Or Cattell.
• * 1.52

  Pragana is a Towno.
• * 1.53

  Which are a kind of Panta∣dos.
• * 1.54

  Or Horse loads. Vargeas are plaine Earable grounds by the Water side. Chatins are Merchants. Pagodes, a piece of that Mony among them, with an Image of the Deuill vpon it.
• * 1.55

  Which are 30. Reys euery one
• * 1.56

  A piece of Mo∣ny so called. Fardo, a horse load. Maluco is now possessed by the Spanish and Dutch.
• * 1.57

  Euery Cruza∣do is 5 ••. sterl. Which is 100 l. weight euery Kintall.
• * 1.58

  Viz. of Portugul Which is 13 ••. 9 d. nine sixti∣eth parts of a peny sterling.
• * 1.59

  Which is 3000 pounds sterl.
• * 1.60

  To wit, of Mer∣chanzie.
• * 1.61

  Or Kettle or Dumb-players.
• * 1.62

  Viz. of mer∣chandise. which are gift•• or presents.
• * 1.63

  Note that those places are certayne passages where men pay a cer∣tayne tribute or toll, also it is a drie Port, Or drie Pace or Port.
• * 1.64

  Ports of Pas∣sages. Note that he maketh here mention but of six, and in the summe is allowed for ten.
• * 1.65

  The particu∣lar Officers, Clerkes, Fa∣ctors, Recei∣uers, &c. are for breuitie omitted, as al∣so in those that follow.
• b 1.66

  Note that the holy monie is a kind of bro∣therhood which serueth to buy such as are slaine, hanged, or drowned, and not knowne, or haue no friends. It is also an Hospi∣tall for the poore. Or gentlemen of the round.
• * 1.67

  Which are swift Galleys.
• * 1.68

  Pursers.
• * 1.69

  Sarangue is a Ruler.
• a 1.70

  Orwages.
• * 1.71

  All manner of Pulse, as Pea••e Beanes, also Bacon, or any other meate.
• * 1.72

  The parti∣culars are o∣mitted, and may be pro∣portioned by the former, as also tho••e which follow.
• * 1.73

  Which is a paire of Beads, fayned that our Ladie brought from Heauen,
• * 1.74

  Passo sequ••.
• * 1.75

  That is of the fiue wounds of Christ. Which are Bond-men or Slaues.
• * 1.76

  The three Kings of Cullen
• * 1.77

  Iesuits Pari∣shes 298 l. a yeare. Their Colledges at Goa and Cordi∣ni richly en∣dowed.
• * 1.78

  Or Idoll Temples.
• * 1.79

  Which is an authorized sale.
• * 1.80

  Or such as are catechized and iustructed in the grounds of Christian Religion, so to prepare them (being of Eth∣nike Paren∣tage) to holy Christian Bap∣tisme.
• * 1.81

  Sauagates are Gifts.
• * 1.82

  Monasteries of Franciscans. A kind of Mea∣sure so called.
• * 1.83

  Or Course Rice.
• * 1.84

  Of Dominicans.
• * 1.85

  Which is nine Cantares.
• * 1.86

  Of Austen Fryars.
• * 1.87

  Anfion is a kind of herbe that makes drunke. Bague a kind of Merchandixe.
• * 1.88

  Or chiefe In∣quisitor.
• * 1.89

  As they terme it.
• * 1.90

  Or Fiscale. Or Attourncy Generall.
• * 1.91

  Which is halfe a horse-loade.
• * 1.92

  Expences that are made with the Church of the said For∣tresse.
• * 1.93

  The parti∣culars are mentioned, but here for breuitie omit∣ted.
• * 1.94

  Iesuites and Friars.