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the_o farazuola_n fanan_n xviii_o cardamome_fw-la in_o grain_n the_o farazuola_n fanan_n xx_o reubarbe_n grow_v abundant_o in_o the_o country_n of_o malabar_n and_o that_o which_o come_v from_o china_n by_o malacha_n be_v worth_a the_o farazuola_n fanan_n xl_o to_o l_o mirabolani_fw-la emblici_fw-la the_o farazuola_n fanan_n two_o mirabolani_fw-la belirici_fw-la the_o farazuola_n fanan_n one_o &_o a_o half_a mirabolani_fw-la citrini_fw-la &_o chebuli_fw-la which_o be_v all_o of_o one_o sort_n fa_fw-it ii_o mirabolani_fw-la indi_fw-it which_o be_v of_o the_o same_o citrine_n tree_n fa_o iii_o tutia_n the_o farazuola_n fanan_n thirty_o cububes_fw-la which_o grow_v in_o the_o island_n of_o java_n or_o giava_fw-la be_v there_o of_o smaule_fw-fr price_n and_o sell_v by_o measure_n withowt_n weight_n opium_n which_o be_v browght_fw-mi from_o the_o city_n of_o aden_n where_o it_o be_v make_v be_v worth_a in_o calicut_n the_o faraz._n fanan_n cclxxx_o to_o cccxx_o opium_n of_o a_o other_o sort_n which_o be_v make_v in_o cambaia_n be_v worth_a the_o farazuola_n fanan_n cc._n to_o ccl_o ¶_o of_o the_o weyghtes_n of_o portugal_n and_o india_n and_o how_o they_o agree_v the_o pound_n of_o the_o owld_a weight_n contain_v xiiii_o unce_n the_o pound_n of_o the_o new_a weight_n contain_v xvi_o unce_n viij_o cantares_fw-la of_o the_o owlde_v weyght_o make_v vii_o of_o the_o new_a and_o every_o new_a cantare_fw-la be_v of_o c.xxviii_o pound_n after_o xvi_o unce_n to_o the_o pound_n every_o owlde_v cantare_fw-la contain_v three_o quarter_n and_o a_o half_a of_o the_o new_a cantar_n and_o be_v of_o c.xxviii_o pound_n after_o xiiii_o unce_n the_o pound_n one_o farazuola_o be_v xxii_o pound_n of_o xiiii_o unce_n and_o vi_o unce_n more_o with_o two_o fifte_a part_n twenty_o farazuole_n be_v one_o bahar_n one_o bahar_n be_v four_o cantares_fw-la of_o the_o owld_a weight_n of_o portugal_n all_o the_o spice_n and_o drug_n and_o all_o such_o other_o thing_n as_o come_v from_o india_n be_v 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