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never of the required length when tailored.
Furs:
The furriers and their assessors said in reply to the questions on furs that forty sable, polecat and
mink furs would make one pelt. Eighteen lynx furs used to make one pelt and small pieces were left
over.
Forty fox furs were reported to be enough for a pelt for a medium-sized person. Whereupon the
existing pelts were examined and the sable pelts were found to have been made of twenty-eight
furs. The furriers were warned to use the correct number of furs from now on. But furriers objected
to this and said that all the furs that came to the city and bought by them alone before are now
purchased by anyone who fancies it and this creates a shortage of supply. This was duly entered on
the ledger.
Grays, haircloths and aprons:
It was reported that there was no previous rules on the grays since their widths were quite different.
Therefore, instead of establishing prices for these items, the rule of ten-eleven was suggested.
The haircloth weavers said that the previous municipal rule for this item was sixteen hundred
warps, a length of three arıns and a quarter and a width of an arın and a quarter. The inspection
revealed however that there were three hundred warps missing and the width was one girah less.
They were admonished and told to obey with this rule.
The gray apron cloth will have twenty two hanks, with eighty threads per hank. It will have an
indigo dye, a length of one arın and seven-eights, and a width of one arın and a quarter. The
inspection revealed six hanks less and the width was under the standard. The colour was noted to be
a lot darker than indigo, the explained it by saying that the grays coming from elsewhere were of
this colour and they had to comply with it in order to have uniform goods on the market.
The white, pink and yellow cloths which should have sixteen to seventeen hanks of warp had two
hanks less. This was explained by the arrival of these cloths from elsewhere. They added that the
yarns that reached the market were bought by the wholesale merchants before they arrived to the
spot and resold them at ten-twelve and higher rates. This was duly entered on the ledger. The public
bath owners also complained about the short sizes of bath towels made of these cloths and said that
the intimate places of the bathers were becoming visible.
Footwear:
Boot makers and their assessors were summoned to the Council together with the city fathers and
trustworthy consumers and an inquiry was made on the boot and footwear situation. It was learned
that there was no rules on these items. Therefore, it was decided in unanimity that the red goatskin
boots bought for twenty akças would be resold at thirty, provided that they reached below the
knees, the soles are fixed with three rows of nails and sewn with a strong thread. A sixteen akça
goatskin boot of the same features would ten be resold twenty four, the twelve akça ones would be
offered for twenty two akças. If they have double soles, this will command an additional price of
two akças. The goartskinlined short boots will sell for fourteen akças, and the better quality ones
will be permitted to be sold at sixteen. The persian goatskin shoes with ox leather soles, goatskinlined,
broad soled and cleat-tipped shoes will sell for twenty one akças, medium to large will be for
eighteen and medium ones will be for fifteen akças. If these shoes are made of ox leather; have
goatskin-linings and ox leather heels, large and medium sizes will sell for eighteen and fifteen
akças. The wholly ox- leather shoes will sell for thirty-two akçes the large sizes and the medium
ones will be for twenty-six- akças. Large size ox leather shoes of the above quality but with
goatskin lining will sell for twenty-seven akças and the medium ones will be for twenty-two. The
belly side of the leather will never be used for the boots and shoes and extra soles will have been
sewn on the lower sole. The janissary boots of buffalo skin and goatskin lining will sell for
seventeen akças in large sizes and fourteen for smaller ones. If they are made of black ox leather
and with three rows of nails, they will command a price of sixteen akças. The french ox leather
boots with goatskin lining will sell for fifteen and fourteen akças depending on size. The black
french ox leather boots with lining and nails will be at eleven and nine akças. The all ox leather
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