The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 20 of 55 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 293 pages of information about The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 20 of 55.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 20 of 55 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 293 pages of information about The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 20 of 55.

Alonso Martin Quirante

I sealed it in testimony of truth: 

Gaspar de Los Reyes, notary-public.

Quicksilver that was lost

No. 1.  It is silver.

10.  No. 2.  It weighed scarce one maes, or nine diezmos, of the fineness of eighteen or nineteen carats, alloyed with silver.  It is worth on this occasion four reals. [64]

11.  No. 3.  It weighs two and one-half diezmos.  Ten diezmos make one maes of the same gold of the above standard.  It is worth one and one-half reals.

6.  No. 4.  It weighs one and one-half diezmos of the same fineness as the first.  It is worth twenty-four maravedis.

3.  No. 6.  It weighs one maes and one diezmo of gold of twenty carats fine.  It is worth five and one-half reals.

12.  No. 7.  The gold weighs one maes two diezmos of eighteen or nineteen carats fine.  It is worth five and one-half reals.

3.  No. 8.  The gold weighs five and one-half diezmos of eighteen carats fine.  It is worth two reals and twenty-four maravedis.

2.  No. 9.

32.  No. 10.  The gold weighs six and one-half diezmos of sixteen carats fine.  It is worth three reals.

8.  No. 11.  The gold weighs two maes four diezmos of twenty-two carats fine.  It is worth thirteen reals twenty-four maravedis.

3.  No. 12.  It weighs two diezmos of sixteen carats fine.  It is worth one real.

3.  No. 13.  It weighs two large diezmos of eighteen carats fine.  It is worth one real.

2 1/2.  No. 14.  It weighs one large diezmo of eighteen or nineteen carats fine.  It is worth twenty-four maravedis.

6.  No. 15.  It weighs a scant one-half diezmo of eighteen carats fine.  It is worth six maravedis.

4.  No. 16.  It weighs a scant one-half diezmo of eighteen carats fine.  It is worth six maravedis.

3.  No. 17.

2 1/2.  No. 18.  It weighs one diezmo of eighteen carats fine.  It is worth one-half real.

2.  No. 19.  It weighs nine and one-half diezmos of sixteen carats fine.  It is worth three reals twenty-four maravedis.

1.  No. 21.  It weighs four diezmos of eighteen or nineteen carats fine.  It is worth two reals.

1/2.  No. 22.  It weighs three diezmos of fourteen carats fine.  It is worth one real.

2.  No. 24.  It weighs six and one-half diezmos of metal [but of a] very base alloy; to judge by its points, there is no standard with which to compare it.  All the rest is copper.

No. 26.  It is silver.  Pelayo Hernandez.  All of it is worth 5 pesos 6 tomins.

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