The Institutes of Akbar 25.3

25.3

One Rupee buys 1 t. 0 m. 2 s. of pure silver; hence for 950 Rs. the merchant gets 969 t. 9 m. 4 s. of silver. Out of this quantity, 5 t. 0 m. 4 s. burn away in casting ingots. The remainder yields 1006 rupees, and a surplus of silver worth, 27 dams. The several items are—first, 2 Rs. 22 d. 12 j., as wages for the workmen (viz., The Weighman 5 d. 7 j., the Cháshnigír 3 d. 4 j.; the Melter 6 d. 12½ j.; the Zarráb 2 Rs. 1 d. 0 j.; the Sikkachí 6 d. 12½ j.); secondly, 10 d. 15 j., on account of requisites (viz., 10 d. charcoal, and 15 j. water); thirdly, 50 Rs. 13 d. 0 j., payable to the Díwán; fourthly, 950 Rs., which the merchant gets in exchange for the silver he brought; and fifthly, 3 Rs. 21 d. 10½ j., being the profit of the merchant. If he refines the base silver at his own house, his profit will be much greater; but when he brings it to be coined, his profit cannot be so great.