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Citation Information
NOTICES OF THE LAND ROUTE TO CATHAY, ETC. 299
and measures to those of Venice, etc. ; as to the weights and measures of Caffa; and as to those of Tabriz (Torissi di Persia). The duties at Tabriz are called Carunoca.
CHAPTER VI.
On the expenses which usually attend the transport of merchandize from Ajazzo of Erminia to Torissi, by land.
In the first place from AlAZZO as far as COLIDARA,1 i.e., as far as the King of Armenia's territory extends, you pay altogether 41 taccolini and 34 deniers (at the rate of 10 deniers to the taccolino) on every load, whether of camels or of other beasts. Now taking the taccolino to be about an asper, the amount will be about 41 aspers of Tauris per load. And 6 aspers of Tauris are equal to one Tauris bezant.
At GANDON, where you enter upon the lands of Bonsaet,
| i.e. of the lord of the Tartars? on every load. | . 20 aspers. | |
| At the same place, for watching, ditto . | 3 | „ |
| At CASENA . . . . | 7 | ,, |
| At the CARAVANSERAI of the ADMIRALS | 3 | „ |
| At GADUE . . . . | 3 | „ |
| At the CARAVANSERAI of CASA JACOMI . | 3 | „ |
| At the entrance to SALVASTRO' from Aiazzo . . | 1 | „ |
| Inside the city . . . | 7 | „ |
| Leaving the city on the road to Tauris . | 1 | „ |
| At DUDRIAGA,5 | 3 | „ |
' Respecting Aiazzo see note, p. 278 supra. Colidara should perhaps be Gobidar, the name of an Armenian fortress and barony in Taurus, which is mentioned in Journ. As., ser. v, vol. xviii, 314.
2 Bonsaet is Abu Said Bahadar Khan, the last effective sovereign of the Mongol dynasty in Persia, who died 1335. He is called Busaid by some Arabic writers, and on some Mongol coins. The Pope in addressing him calls him Bo yssethan, i.e. Busaid Khan .(D' Ohsson, iv, 716 ; Mosheim, 144).
8 Gavazera del Ammiraglio, I suppose Sarwccnsarai-ul-Amir. The same word is used at each place rendered caravanserai.
d Sebaste, now Siwas.
5 The proper reading is probably Duvriaga, viz., Divrik or Tecppucr/, a place still existing between Sivas and Erzingan.
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