Translation
ACCOUNT of goods belonging to Josua and Mordakay Emriques
Account left by Mr. Josua and Mordakay Emriques,[1] the first of the month of January 1656.[2]
100 Pairs of earrings that cost me a 20 lb. [ sack of sugar ] per pair.
3 Dozen small scissors that cost me an 8 lb. sack of sugar per pair of scissors. 2 Dozen large scissors that cost me an 11 lb. sack of sugar per pair.
17 Bundles of pearls from Venesia of 10 strands each bundle that cost me a 100 lb. sack of sugar for each bundle. That comes to 10 lbs. per strand.
100 Thimbles that cost me a 150 lb. sack of sugar a hundred. That comes to be a one and one-half lb. sack of sugar per thimble.
- Dozen and a half of jackknives that cost me a 3 lb. sack of sugar per knife. The total is an 864 lb. sack of sugar.[3]
- Dozen spinning tops that cost me 25 a dozen. That comes to a 2 lb. sack of sugar per spinning top.
4 Thousand and a half of needles at an 80 lb. sack of sugar per thousand. That comes to be a 8 lb. sack per hundred.
4 gross of rattles that are 48 dozen that cost me a 200 lb. sack of sugar per gross. That comes to a 17 lb. sack of sugar per dozen.
Pairs of earrings[4] | 2000 |
Small scissors | 288 |
Large scissors | 264 |
Pearls | 1700 |
Thimbles | 150 |
Knives | 846 |
Spinning tops | 600 |
Needles | 360 |
Rattles | 800 |
7008 | |
3 per pound | |
2102/4 | |
1051-4 |