Libras [Commodities] Reals reals vellon vellon per Total, libra 4,672,746 of pepper 7 32,709,222 50,000 of nutmeg 39 1,950,000 60,000 of mace 70 4,200,000 360,000 of cloves 50 18,000,000 375,840 of cinnamon 58 21,198,720 3,000 of candied nutmeg 60 180,000 2,398 of candied cloves 70 167,860 883,142 of sugar 3.94 [72] [3,424,000] 40,490 of camphor 16 649,840 6,582 of benzoin 22 134,936 10,500 of borax 15 157,500 12,146 of gum-lac 12 145,752 3,000 of gum myrrh 12 36,000 3,514 of gamboge 16 56,224 20,049 of indigo, superior 30 601,470 ---------- [Total,] eighty-three millions, six hundred and eleven thousand, five hundred and twenty-four reals vellon. 83,611,524 I have taken into consideration the objections which may be brought forward by persons who are little acquainted with trade, and these are reduced, substantially, to the following: That the consumption of these commodities in the dominions of his Majesty cannot be regulated by the above calculation. They speak glibly; but, in order not to lose time with these persons, I answer them, that one is compelled to encounter ignorance, but the only concern of great souls is to serve faithfully their kings and nations, and endure the calumnies which are uttered against honest men--imitating the stars, which, no matter how much the dogs bark, do not cease to shine down upon them and to follow their own courses. Accordingly, let us proceed to truths which are plain: