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4o6 The Present State os PERSIA.
Letter V. To conclude then; to the Endowments of Mind, they have an
iJjajXs^"'' Happinels of Body , through the extraordinary Fineness of Air,
nest'os Body. *bicb by a sukablenessof Food nourishes a well-mix'd Temper both
of Soul and Body; for as they have the start in the first, so they sur-
pass all their Neighbours in the latter, being not only Ingenuous
and Free, but Fair, Tall, and Comely, with a Stock of Health not
easily to be impaired, unless violent Debauchery root up the Stabi-
lity they enjoy by Nature.
Commutative Thus ha^ng run through their Distributive Justtce, their Religion,
juilice. and Morality, their several Rites, Usagcs, and Ceremonies; it re-
mains then, as we have declared their Wealth and Merchandize, so
'we should ihut up all with their Commutative or Trading Justice,
which Itecps an Arithmetical Proportion ; as buying, selling, letting,
and hiring. The Valuation of every thing is made cither by Num-
ber, Weight, or Measure: Number is the same, and common to all
People, Tongues, and Nations ; but Weight and Measure are not so,
there being a great Variety of thele, and every Country has a Sta-
tutable Account of Weight and Measure after their own sorm.
All things in Fersia are put into Balance, but Silk woven and
Cloath ; wherefore they weigh all Liquids, as well as Wood, Straw,
and Metals; and measure by the Cobit, or Cubit, what comes from
the Loom, even their molt fine Carpets.
Which brings us to examine their Weights, Measures, and Coins,
or Current Money.
/.
A MamAShaw is —— 12—Five Eighths.
A MaundTaberez-----06—and a half.
Charack-----01—and a quarter.
MiscoSe.
Their lowest Weight is a MiscoSe; nearest our Ounce: whereof,
6} Can Ounce.
96Cmake<a Pound'
6oos Ja Maund Tab.
1200 J Ca Maund Shaw, or the King's Maund.
The King's Cobit consifls of Inches,------■--------36
The Carpet Cobit is little more than half the} g _
King's, it being but---------------------------- j" •
Or nighest sour Thirds of our Yard.
. The Money which passes is a Golden Venetian, equivalent to our
Angel.
And a Turkish Abrahmee, os inserior Value.
The one esteemed at 2.9 Shahees, and is called Sbekre.
The other but at 27 and is called Miseree.
Letter V. To conclude then; to the Endowments of Mind, they have an
iJjajXs^"'' Happinels of Body , through the extraordinary Fineness of Air,
nest'os Body. *bicb by a sukablenessof Food nourishes a well-mix'd Temper both
of Soul and Body; for as they have the start in the first, so they sur-
pass all their Neighbours in the latter, being not only Ingenuous
and Free, but Fair, Tall, and Comely, with a Stock of Health not
easily to be impaired, unless violent Debauchery root up the Stabi-
lity they enjoy by Nature.
Commutative Thus ha^ng run through their Distributive Justtce, their Religion,
juilice. and Morality, their several Rites, Usagcs, and Ceremonies; it re-
mains then, as we have declared their Wealth and Merchandize, so
'we should ihut up all with their Commutative or Trading Justice,
which Itecps an Arithmetical Proportion ; as buying, selling, letting,
and hiring. The Valuation of every thing is made cither by Num-
ber, Weight, or Measure: Number is the same, and common to all
People, Tongues, and Nations ; but Weight and Measure are not so,
there being a great Variety of thele, and every Country has a Sta-
tutable Account of Weight and Measure after their own sorm.
All things in Fersia are put into Balance, but Silk woven and
Cloath ; wherefore they weigh all Liquids, as well as Wood, Straw,
and Metals; and measure by the Cobit, or Cubit, what comes from
the Loom, even their molt fine Carpets.
Which brings us to examine their Weights, Measures, and Coins,
or Current Money.
/.
A MamAShaw is —— 12—Five Eighths.
A MaundTaberez-----06—and a half.
Charack-----01—and a quarter.
MiscoSe.
Their lowest Weight is a MiscoSe; nearest our Ounce: whereof,
6} Can Ounce.
96Cmake<a Pound'
6oos Ja Maund Tab.
1200 J Ca Maund Shaw, or the King's Maund.
The King's Cobit consifls of Inches,------■--------36
The Carpet Cobit is little more than half the} g _
King's, it being but---------------------------- j" •
Or nighest sour Thirds of our Yard.
. The Money which passes is a Golden Venetian, equivalent to our
Angel.
And a Turkish Abrahmee, os inserior Value.
The one esteemed at 2.9 Shahees, and is called Sbekre.
The other but at 27 and is called Miseree.