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The currant money that is in this city, and throughout all this kingdom is called Gansa or Ganza, which is made of Copper and leade: It is not the money of the king, but euery man may stamp it that wil, because it hath his iust partition or value: but they make many of them false, by putting ouermuch lead into them, and those will not passe, neither will any take them.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And how needfull is it to be aduertized, when they wil recouer their paiments, in what order they shal receiue their Ganza?
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Ganza, you may buy golde or siluer, Rubies and Muske, and other things.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Ganza they may buy and sel euery thing with great aduantage.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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This Ganza goeth by weight of Byze, and this name of Byza goeth for the accompt of the weight, and commonly a Byza of a Ganza is worth (after our accompt) halfe a ducat, litle more or lesse: and albeit that Gold and siluer is more or lesse in price, yet the Byza neuer changeth: euery Byza maketh a hundreth Ganza of weight, and so the number of the money is Byza.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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"Then let us kill Dogeetah, or at any rate tie him up, so that he can do no more mischief in his madness," Ganza suggested blandly, whereon I turned him out.
Allan and the Holy Flower Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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While La Ganza is uncomfortable with the way gadgets can encourage insular behaviour, she doesn't think they're damaging to young minds; it's just "there are other things to do with their time that are better for them."
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La Ganza believes her daughters are better off shielded from technology such as TV, computer games and mobile phones - though it's no easy task in a world that, she says, throws technological diversions in their faces wherever they go.
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Still, La Ganza understands that, as Lulu and Tyga grow older, they'll be exposed to the world in its full digital brutality.
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At restaurants, they take along colouring pencils and games, as La Ganza feels this is a more interactive way to beat boredom.
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