Note 2 — Chapter XLI
Henry Yule translation
I find the same expression applied to the misḳál or dínár in a MS. letter written by Giovanni dell’Affaitado, Venetian Agent at Lisbon in 1503, communicated to me by Signor Berchet. The King of Melinda was to pay to Portugal a tribute of 1500 pesi d’oro, “che un peso val un ducato e un quarto.”