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Madeira
Septr. 1768
which the Portugese do not make the least advantage of.
The Coin current here is intirely Spanish, for the Balance of trade with Lisbon being in disfavour of this Island all the Portugese money naturaly goes there, to prevent which Spanish money is allowd to pass: it is of three denominations, Pistereens, Bitts, & ½ bitts; the first worth about 1 shilling, the 2nd 6 pence, the third 3 pence; they have also portugese money of Copper, but so scarce that I did not in my stay there see a single peice.
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