For euery 10. yeres the raine doth consume the gold from these houses.  And by this meanes they make golde dearer in Pegu then it would bee, if they consumed not so much in this vanitie.  Also it is a thing to bee noted in the buying of iewels in Pegu, that he that hath no knowledge shall haue as good iewels, and as good cheap, as he that hath bene practized there a long time, which is a good order, and it is in this wise.  There are in Pegu foure men of good reputation, which are called Tareghe, or brokers of Iewels.  These foure men haue all the Iewels or Rubies in their handes, and the Marchant that wil buy commeth to one of these Tareghe and telleth him, that he hath so much money to imploy in Rubies. [Sidenote:  Rubies exceeding cheape in Pegu.] For through the hands of these foure men passe all the Rubies:  for they haue such quantitie, that they knowe not what to doe with them, but sell them at most vile and base prices.  When the Marchant hath broken his mind to one of these brokers or Tareghe, they cary him home to one of their Shops, although he hath no knowledge in Iewels:  and when the Iewellers perceiue that hee will employ a good round summe, they will make a bargaine, and if not, they let him alone.  The vse generally of this Citie is this:  that when any Marchant hath bought any great quantitie of Rubies, and hath agreed for them, hee carieth them home to his house, let them be of what value they will, he shall haue space to looke on them and peruse them two or three dayes:  and if he hath no knowledge in them, he shall alwayes haue many Marchants in that Citie that haue very good knowledge in Iewels; with whom he may alwayes conferre and take counsell, and may shew them vnto whom he will; and if he finde that hee hath not employed his money well, hee may returne his Iewels backe to them whom hee had them of, without any losse at all.  Which thing is such a shame to the Tareghe to haue his Iewels returned, that he had rather beare a blow on the face then that it should be thought that he solde them so deere to haue them returned. [Sidenote:  An honest care of heathen people.] For these men haue alwayes great care that they afford good peniworths, especially to those that haue no knowledge.  This they doe, because they woulde not loose their credite:  and when those Marchants that haue knowledge in Iewels buy any, if they buy them deere, it is their own faults and not the brokers:  yet it is good to haue knowledge in Iewels, by reason that it may somewhat ease the price. [Sidenote:  Bargaines made with the nipping of fingers vnder a cloth.] There is also a very good order which they haue in buying of Iewels, which is this; There are many Marchants that stand by at the making of the bargaine, and because they shall not vnderstand howe the Iewels be solde, the Broker and the Marchants haue their hands vnder a cloth, and by touching of fingers and nipping the ioynts they know what is done, what is bidden, and what is asked.  So that the standers by knowe not what is demaunded