_muchos_), and 2 mallardes. And we receaved 49 coks of bras of fownder.
Capt. Speck wrot me a letter, desyring to have the master or purcer of
_Hozeander_ to make a bill lading of the ebony sent in _Hozeander_,
being 927 loggs (or sticks), containing, as he said, 929 _picos_. Soe
the purcer, Rowland Tomas, made hym 2 bills of the number of loggs, but
not of wight, to deliver it to the Duch present at Bantam.
_Febrary 20._--I wrot a letter to Capt. Speck to will hym send a note
under his ferme to pay fraight for the ebony, as shall be thought
fyting betwixt the 2 agents, English and Duch; as also to send the
price and wight of the 2 barrilles of polder, which Jacob Swager tould
me waid 200 _cat._ nett. And after, Capt. Speck sent word it cost him
16 _tais_ per _pico_, is 32 : 0 : 0.
The _Hozeander_ went out to Cochi, and shot offe 5 pec. ordinance; and
the Duch shot ofe 7 or 8 chambers at Holland howse. And I went abord
Derick de Frize, and had 3 pec. ordinance shot of at my going away, and
at retorne from _Hozeander_, 3 more. And Capt. Speck sent Jacob Swager
abord the _Hozeander_ as we went out, with a present of 3 barrilles
wyne, 4 greate fishes, and 6 hense. And I gave a peece of watcht[128]
damaske to Rowland Tomas, purcer of the _Hozeander_, in requitall of
a small rough diamond in a ryng of gould he gave me the other day,
esteemed worth som 4 or 5 _taies_. Also I gave the chirurgion, Mouris
Jones, a peece red damaske and a R. of 8 in money for his payns taken
in howse, and for a bag of synomond and a box of mace he gave me.
_Febrary 21._--I delivered to China Capt. a bag of rialles of eight,
containing 500 R. of 8 in it, is 400 _tais_; and receaved 300 _tais_
in plate of bars of hym. And I waterd and new packed up the amber
greese in 2 leaden pots, same as before, and the musk in an other,
marked as followeth:--
_catt. ta. m._
32 A. 5 4 2 }
B. 4 9 8 } is 9 _catt._ 14 _tay_ wt. amber gris.
C. 4 0 0 musk in 86 cods, cost 048 0 0
being marked with the Companis mark. And packed up all three in one
chist under same marke without number, and put abord the _Hozeander_.
And I receaved a letter from Jorge Durois with a baskit containing 120
tallo candells of 6 for a _mas_, with 4 pere silke stockings, viz. 2
peare at 9 _pezos_ or R. 8, 2 peare at 7 _tais_ plate bars, and 4 peare
cuffes and 1 band, cost 1 _tay_.
_Febrary 22._--Capt. Coppendall had a runlet of pery I gave hym. And I
delivered in three bills to Semidone, viz.:--
1 bill of 70 _tais_, due of ould.
1 bill of 50 _tais_, for merchandize sould.
1 bill of 20 _tais_, for a gun.
And he gave me a new bill of 250 _tais_, wherof 116 : 5 : 0 was owing
upon ould acco., and 133 : 5 : 0 goodes delivered at Miaco per Mr.
Eaton, is 250 : 0 : 0 now owing, to pay at a yeare.
And Andrea Dittis, China Capt., sould a boy called Mats to Capt.
Coppendall for 10 _taies_.
And the China Capt. had 4 _mas_ wight Paraman gould at 14 per one in
plate, upon acco.
And I gave Mr. Jno. Hunt, master of the _Hozeander_, 2 Japon buck skins
and a peare silk stockings for a present, in respect he gave me a case
bottell.
There was a great eclips of the moone this night, began about 9 a
clock. But the wether proved overcast that we could not observe no
star, which we thought to have donne, to find out the true longetude of
this place.
_Febrary 23._--The China Capt. sent 2 barrilles _morofack_, 2 jarrs
biskit, and 2 barrilles pickeld tunny for a present to Capt. Jourden
for Bantam. I gave Jno. de Lievana 2½ Rs. of 8 in Spanish money, and
Françisco Carnero one riall of 8; and passed my word to pay a _tay_ in
Japon plate to Tome Dono for Jno. de Lievanas housrowme.
_Febrary 24._--I delivered twenty and five _tais_ plate bars to Mr.
Osterwick, to pay twenty _tais_ to Yayemon Dono and Tayamon Dono,
the two carpenters, geven ten _tais_ a peece for a present for payns
extraordnary about shipp.
The great Holland shipp, called the _Ankewsen_, went out to sea this
day, and the junk in compa. with her.
And I went with Capt. Coppendall to Hollandes howse to offer Capt.
Speck to carry his letters to Bantam, as their shipp did ours, shee
being ready to put to sea to morrow; but fownd Capt. Speck was gon out
with shipp.
Jacob Swager brought Capt. Coppendall a bottell of wyne and a cheese
for a present.
Divers Shashmas came to see the English howse, whome I used kindly.
They said the King of Shashma ment to goe to the Emperour the next
moneth.
Capt. Speck sent word to desire us to carry 6 Japon marreners along in
our shipp for Bantam that were left behind out of their junck.
_Febrary 25._--I sealed up my packet letters for England, viz.:--
1 to the Wor. Company }
1 to Ser Thomas Smith } all enclozed to Worll. Compa.,
1 to Mr. Edward James } with 1 from Mr. Eaton.
1 to Capt. Jno. Saris }
1 to my brother Walter }
And in that packet the letters[129] which went per junck per way of
Syam the last yeare both to my Lo. Treasurer, the Worll. Compa., Mr.
Wilson, Capt. Saris, and others; as also the ballance of the books.
More, I wrot letters for Bantam as followeth, viz.:--
2 to Capt. Jourden, with journall ballance and 4 books petty charges,
all in a box left open, delivered to Capt. Coppendall; with a packet
containing 2 pere silk stockinges, 2 bandes, and 1 per cuffes.
1 to Mr. Ric. Westby, with a Japon standish.
1 to Jno. Beamont, with a Japon standish and a peare clamps.
1 to Piter Turner, with a jar biskit.
1 to Francis Sewall, with a jar biskit.
1 to Harnando Ximenes, with a pere silk stockings.
All which matters I delivered to Capt. Coppendall, and went with hym
abord shipp to Cochi and carid as followeth:
To Mr. Jno. Hunt, master, a bag bisket containing 55 _cattes_, and a
box marma[lade].
To Mr. Dorington and Mr. Carpenter his mate, 1 bag biskit containing
50 _cat._
To shipps company, 3 barrilles wyne and 4 hoggs.
The China Capt. acoompanid us abord. We had 1 pec. ordinance at entry,
6 pec. for healths, and 5 at going away. Capt. Speck brought a letter
to deliver to Duch president at Bantam.
_Febrary 26._--I wrot a letter to Pattania to Mr. Adam Denton, and
Bent it per small Duch yaught, with a jar biskit and a letter to Mr.
Gurney, Syam.
A slave of the Admeralls did run away and gott secretly abord our
shipp; of the which I advised Capt. Coppendall. So, when they had waid
ancor and were under seale, they came to an ancor againe and sent hym
back per shipps boate. Soe, after midnight, wind vering northerly,
they set seale. God send them a good voyage.
The chirurgion of the _Hozeander_ used speeches that Mr. Nealson had
not geven hym satisfaction for paines he had taken with hym in his
sicknes, and to that effect got Capt. Coppendall to write me a letter,
and sent a note per Mr. Wickham of _dares_ and _tomares_.[130] Soe, at
the same instant, Mr. Nealson sent all the chirurgions _dares_ back to
hym, with a note of what he had geven hym. The chirurgion is a prating
fello, and I think sett on per others.
_Hozeander_ put to sea at midnight.
_Febrary 27._--I had conference with the carpenters to build a new
gadonge per water side, which, according to the note they put in, will
cost for tymber and other stuffe, besides workmanshipp, 681 _tais_.
And Oyen Dono and Soyemon Dono sent in plate of bars upon the kinges
acco. 519 : 2 : 3½, and upon acco. of China Capt., Andrea Dittis, 28 :
3 : 0.
_Febrary 28._--The Duch or Holland _pataga_[131] went out in the after
nowne toward Pattania.
The China Capt. feasted all the neighbours, in respect building his
new howse.
I had conference againe with carpenters about building the gadong,
which, as they noted before, the very
_ta. ma. co._
Tymber and other stuffe would cost 681 0 0
And 2530 carpenters dais work at 1½ _mas_ day 379 5 0
And 2750 laborers daies work at 5 _cond._ day 137 5 0
And 0200 plasterrars days work at 040 0 0
----------
Som totall amontes unto 1238 0 0
----------
Soe, per advice and counsell of all, it is thought fit to let the
gedong building rest till the next yeare, and only repare that on the
other side.
_Febrary 29._--I wrot a letter to Mr. Eaton that news is com that wars
is lyke to ensue betwixt the Empror and his sonne Calsa Samme, being
backt per his father in law Massamone Dono, because the Emprour will
not geve his sonne the fortresse and teretory of Osakay, yf it were
gotten, as he promised he wold doe. I advised hym, yf wars were lyke
to ensue, that he should com away and bring money, and put the rest
into money yf it were possible.
Bongo Samme, _alius_ Nobesane, sent me a present of 10 hense and 2
_barsos_ wyne.
_Marche 1._--Delivered Mr. Nealson 50 _tais_ plate bars, paid unto
Capt. China and neighbors for parte of 90 _tais_ to make ston walles.
I delivered also two hundred and fyftie _taies_ plate bars to Andrea
Dittis, China Capt., wherof 200 _tais_ I adventure, viz. 100 _tais_ to
Liqueas, to buy amber greese, and the other 100 _tais_ into China, at
his discretion for my best advantage, and the other 50 _tais_ I lend
hym, to pay at his retorne from Langasaque.
I delivered the ten _tais_ plate bars to Capt. China which Capt.
Coppendall paid for the boy he sould hym, called Matts. And there was
two _tais_ small plate paid for a boy called Mon, to serve the Company
15 yeares, fynding him diet and aparell, the money paid his mother,
whoe gave a writing in Japons to that effect.
Mr. Osterwick paid Skydoyen Dono upon acco. for these goodes
following, viz.:--
_ta. m. co._
1 great mast for shipp 080 0 0
2 yardes for shipp 010 0 0
106 bark lading stones for junck 010 6 0
--------
Som totall amontes unto 100 6 0
--------
The which is paid as followeth:--
In plate of bars of that of Capt. China 060 0 0
Pro 131 _cattis_ peper, at 6 _tais pico_ 007 8 6
Pro 003 pec. chader bradry 003 0 0
--------
70 8 6
And now paid in ready money 29 7 4
--------
100 6 0
--------
Tonomon Samme, the kinges brother, sent to borrow 50 or 60 _tais_ plate
for a frend, and I sent answer I had no money; yet he sent againe and
would have no na; but I was still of one minde.
_Marche 2._--We had 15 trees of a _bose_[132] to sett in our ochard,
viz., sypris, spruse, orange, lemon, chistnut, and other sortes flowres.
_Marche 3._--The China Capt., Andrea Dittis, went to Langasaque, and
I wrot a letter to his brother, Capt. Whaw, and sent hym a Holland
cheese, a bottell of sallet oyle, and a bag of wallnuts.
I delivered Oyen Dono the King of Fyrandos bill of 680 _tais_ for
gould, and he gave me a bill of his owne hand for 350 _tais_ plate
bars, due per King of Firando upon ould acco., beside the 3000 _tais_
last sould for. This bill of 350 _tais_ I delivered to Mr. Osterwick.
And I wrot a letter to Mr. Eaton, to buy 10 or 15 _cakis_ and rest
in _shishero_ tables,[133] for the halfe our howst oweth of that was
burned in Osekay.
Mr. Eaton advised me that Sade Dono was dead, and that Osakay was on
fyre when he wrot the letter, and above 500 howses burned and the fyre
not quenched.
_Marche 4._--This day 5 carpenters to make orchard walle on the back
side of gedonge, and 2 laborers. And we planted the trees geven per
the _bose_ of Dushensh, being 17 trees, for doing whereof we had 5 of
the _boses_ men, whome we paid 6d. or 1 _mas_ per peece, with 14 other
laborers at 5 _condrins_ per peece, to carry and plant the same trees.
A _bose_ came to vizet me with a present of fans.
_Marche 6._--We sent a present to the bose that gave us the trees,
viz.: 1 barill wyne of 50 _gantes_, 10 _cattis_ pepper, with 2 small
bars plate.
_Marche 7._--The _bose_ sent 3 trees or plantes more, and came to thank
me for the present sent.
A Portingall called Gonsolva came to the English howse with
complementall wordes. I esteemed he came to spie or learne out whether
our shipp and the Duch yaught staid for to take the Amacon shipp.
_Marche 9._--I lent my book of St. Augustyn Citty of God to Mr.
Wickham, and the Turkish History and a book of forme of debitor and
creditor to Mr. Nealson.
I gave a fyne chint I bought of Water Carwarden to woman, Mr. Wickhams
gerle.
_Marche 10._--Mr. Nealson went to the bathes at Ishew, fynding hymselfe
ill at ease. And Mr. Wickham went for Miaco, to take acco. of Mr.
Eaton, and he to retorne for Firando, as apereth per coppies. And I
wrot a letter to Jor. Durois to buy som frute trees and send me, yf he
conveniently can; and sent this letter per Nico. Martyn.
Also we sent presents to Tonomon Samme, Nobese, Oyen Dono, Sugian Dono,
and his father Soyamon Dono, Gonosco Dono, Unagense Dono, with the
two sea _bongews_, is all 10 persons, each of them 2 _barsos_ wyne, 4
fishes, and a quantety of pepper.
_Marche 11._--Mr. Wickham departed not till this mornyng towardes
Miaco, and left woman his gerle behind hym, which he sayeth he bought
of yow[134] and that yow advised hym, in a letter of the 20th ultimo,
how her mother did think to bring yow in trouble for seling her. Which
is the occation I write yow now she is at Firando.
We had 21 _cakis_, or square postes, of Yasimon Dono at 1 mas pec., and
30 bundelles straw of Synemon Dono, cost 1⅓ _mas_.
And I sent a verneson pastie to Mr. Eaton and an other the China Capten.
_Marche 12._--The night past Andrea Dittis retorned from Langasaque,
and brought me a letter from Capt. Whaw, his brother, whoe sent me a
jarr of oranges, with a littell fysh-pond (or jarr) with live fish in
it, and bought 15 pigions for me, cost 1 _tay_ 5 _condrins_.
Also the master workman plasterrer came along with hym to repare our
new bought gadong.
And upon hope of trade into China I lent Capt. Whaw, the China Capt. at
Langasaque, 500 _taies_, I say five hundred _tais_ in plate of bars.
And I wrot a letter to Mr. Wickham, and sent hym the halfe of sealing
wax which Jorge Durois sent me, and advised hym my mynd it had byn
better he had carid his gerle woman along with hym.
And we made prise for tymber with Skidayon Dono, and paid hym 50 _tais_
plate bars in hand, as followeth:--
_ta. m. co._
0450 _cakis_ of 2 _tatta._ long, at 1 _mas_ peec. 045 0 0
0550 _nukis_ of 2 _tatta._ _isonuque_, 3 per a _mas_ 018 3 1
0040 _ficamons_ of 1½ _tatta._, of 1½ _mas_ pec. 006 0 0
1000 ordinary bordes of 1 _tatta._, of 6 per a _mas_ 016 6 4
0070 other boardes of 1½ _tatta._, at 1 _mas_ pec. 007 0 0
0035 _isonuque_ of 2 _tatta._, at 2 _mas_ pec. 007 0 0
0040 _nandange_ of 1½ _tatta._, of 4½ per _mas_ 000 9 0
0150 _marraque_ of 2 _tatta._, at 3 per a _mas_ 005 0 0
0003 _monfashta_ of 1½ _tatta._, cost all 3 001 0 0
0015 _tambu_ of 2 _tatta._, at cost all 15 003 0 0
0002 _ficaye fashta_ of 2 _tatta._, cost both 000 5 0
0020 _cakina ita_ of 4 _tatta._, at 9 _mas_ pec. 018 0 0
--------------
128 3 5
--------------
The tymber to be all delivered in Firando the next moone.
And ther wer 2 presentes geven to Joco Conde Dono and Ushanusque Dono,
each 2 _barsos_ wyne and 4 fishes, with a littell pepper.
And the China Capt. envited hym selfe to our _fro_.
And I forgot to note downe that this day a man was cut in peeces,
whoe had layne in prison 3 yeares, for runing away with his wife and
2 daughters to Faccatay, they being slaves to the king of this place
(of Firando), he writing to the king of Faccata to retorne them, which
he did. It is said that the begyning proceaded for that the king of
this place would have had the use of his eldest daughter. They being
Christians rather choose to run away, which cost the father his lyfe,
and yet the daughter, etc. And yt is said the wife, hearing her husband
is executed, is secretly fled, or, as som think, hath made her selfe
away. Word was sent to me to the English howse that, yf such a woman
were com to me, I should retorne her back.
_Marche 13._--The mans wife, whose husband was executed yisterday and
shee fled, was fownd dead this mornyng, she haveing hanged her selfe
upon a tree.
_Marche 14._--I gave Andrea Dittis, the China Capt., 2 letters
testimoniall (or of favor) in the names of Capt. Gotad and Roquan, to
goe into China, yf in case they met with English shiping.
There was 378½ _cattis_ sea weed bought this day, at 7½ _mas_ per
_pico_.
And Joco Conde Dono sent me a present of 3 hanches salt veneson, with
certen shelfish called _woby_.
Matinga had 5 bales rise of 6 _gantes_ per _mas_, for which I answered.
_Marche 15._--Genta Samme, the kinges yongest brother, the adopted
sonne of Bongo Samme, sent to buy 3 or 4 peeces stuffes, he being bownd
to lye at the Emperours Court; which, in respect ther was never nothing
geven unto hym before and he going to lye at Cort, was geven hym for a
present.
And Bongo Sama envited Mr. Osterwick and my selfe to dyner to morrow,
as he hath donne the lyke to the Hollanders.
There went divers pilgrams to Tencha dire with an _ammabush_[135] for
their gide, the pilgrams haveinge letters written on the backs of their
_keremons_ (or coates).
_Marche 16._--We went to dynner to Bongo Sammes, Mr. Osterwick and my
selfe, where we met Capt. Speck with an other Duchman and a _boz_. We
had very good cheare. And Genta Samme, the kinges yongest brother,
came in at later end, and thanked me for the present geven hym the day
before, and tould me he was going up to the Court (after his brother)
to the Emperour, unto whome I desired hym to offer my service and
that I made acco. to vizet them before it were longe, God sending our
shipping to arive in saffetie.
_Marche 18._--We bought two fig trees, an orenge tree, and a peche
tree, cost all 1 _tay_, and 2 other oring trees; and had an oring tree,
a quince tree, and a peare tree geven.
_Marche 20._--Capt. Speck sent me 2 Portingale figg trees.
_Marche 21._--We receved 1000 tiles of all sortes to tile the new
porche, with 2 head tiles.
_Marche 22._--I sent a letter to Mr. Nealson, per Jacob Swager, for
the bathes of Ishew, he goeing to buy cattell of Bungo Samme, the king
having geven them an iland to feed them on.
_Marche 23._--The China Capt. came back from Langasaque and brought me
2 China stooles for a present, and a baskit of greate orranges.
And I receved a letter from Jorge Durois, with 3 quince trees, 5 figg
slipps, an orange tree, and a peare tree, with som garden seeds. His
letter was dated in Langasaque, le 25th of March, new stile. Also I
receved an other letter from Capt. Garrocho, with certen rowles of
ruske.
The great shipp of Amacan put to sea on Sonday last.
_Marche 24._--Niquan, the China Capt. kynsman, departed towardes
China 7 daies past from Langasaque; from whence he sent me a peece of
rofesate red velvet for a present, and desired me to lend his wife 20
_taies_ in his abcense to buy her provition, for which he would be
accomptable at his retorne, and Andrea Dittis his shewrty for repament.
_Marche 25._--We had greate canes of the China Capt. to make an arbor
or shed for a vyne; and 6 rayles or _nuquis_ at 12 _condrins_. And a
_bose_, frend to Capt. China, sent me 3 or 4 trees, 1 of peches and the
rest of flowres.
_Marche 26._--Ushenusque Dono gave me a greate vine tree, which I
planted in our new orchard on the west side our gadong.
And a cavelero of Tabilo sent the China Capt. an oring tree, a pear
tree, and 2 peche trees, with other flowers, which he gave all to me
to plant in our new orchard.
News came to Firando that the King of Shashma would passe this way som
3 or 4 daies hence.
_Marche 28._--All the kayes of our howse dores, being 6, were stolne,
and one of them sould in truck of rise, which coming to my knowledg,
I laid hould on hym which bought it to bring forth the partie which
sould it, and kept hym prisoner in our English howse all night, but
could get nothing of hym. Soe, upon the word of the China Capt. with 2
other neighbours, I let hym goe free upon his promis to looke out for
the partie which sould it. And soe we sett up a bill in writing, that I
would geve a bar of plate to hym which brought the kayes.
We had but 3 oryng trees from Sugien Dono, the[y] bing so great the
bark could bring no more.
_Marche 29._--About nowne the King of Shashma passed by Firando and
came to an ancor a league from Firando; whither I went to vizet hym,
being accompanid with Mr. Osterwick, and carid a present of 2 barilles
wyne, 2 bundells fysh, and 2 damaskt fowling peeces.
And at our coming to the roade where he staid at an anchor, we fownd
Tonomon Samme, the kinges brother, with Bongo Samme his uncle, ready
to present the King of Shashma with a present, as also Capt. Speck was
ready to doe the lyke for the Hollanders, having 3 other merchants to
accompany hym. But Tonomon Samme willed us both to stay till they had
byn first with hym, and sent me word I should com next after; yet the
Duch pressed forward by meanes of Zanzabars brother in law, and stept
into the bark before me. But at his retorne I tould hym, that all might
heare me, that he knew well my place and ranke was to have gon before
hym, and caused our _jurebasso_ to signefie as much to the King of
Shashma, and that the King of England had vassales much greater then
the prince (or county) which governed the Hollanders, and that their
state or government was under the comand of the King of England, he
haveing garrisons of English souldiers in their cheefest fortres or
places of strength they had. In fine, the King of Shashma took notis
of my speeches, and sowne after sent a great lord unto me to thank me
both for this present as also for the other the yeare past, and withall
sent me 10 bars of silver waying 43 _tais_, and the lyk som, as I
understand, was sent from hym to the Duch, after they had byn with us.
But I forgot to note dowing (_sic_) the present geven by the Duch,
viz.:--
1 greate gilded looking glasse.
1 or 2 _tattamis_ stamet cloth } very good cullers.
1 or 2 _tattamis_ stamet kersies }
I know not well whether the cloth as I sayd was 2 _tattamis_ in a peece
or 1 _tattamy_. They presented allso divers peeces of China stuffs, but
I think they were for his followers, for they put up a petission to the
king (as I think) to have trade into his cuntrey, but, as I understand,
were put offe till his retorne. As also I deliverd hym the Emperours
letter, procured formerly, to have trad into all his dominions; but he
gave me no answer, but sent me word by hym which brought the present
that, at his retorne from the Emperours Court, he would com and vizet
our English howse and geve me answer to content.
A frend of the China Capt. sent me 2 orange trees and a peach tree from
Tabola, I sending a bark and men to fetch them.
Pedro the porter entertayned at a _tay_ per month.
_Marche 30._--I sent Goresano, our _jurebasso_, to a cavelero which
accompanid the lord of Shashma yisterday, when he came to the English
howse with the present, to thank hym for his paynes, and that I did not
expect any present at all, yet, it being sent from so greate a prince
as the King of Shashma was, I could not refuse the receaving therof.
He retorned me answer that it was not for the vallu of the mony that
the king sent it, but only as a token of good will, according to the
Japon custom, and that I might be ashewred, yf we had a mynd to trade
into Shashma, that we should be welcom and find that greate man ready
to further us in what he might for the good entertaynment he had at our
English howse yisterday.
And there was a barr more of Oban gould of fifty-five _taies_ lent to
Andrea Dittis, the China Capt., to send to his brother Whaw, to geve to
the sonne of Twan Dono.
Our neighbours envited them selves to dyner to morow, it being our
Easterday, I meane the 10 of the two wardes and princepall men.
_Marche 31._--Easterday. Our neighbours came to dyner, 24 persons.
There was reportes geven out the Emperour is dead, and that Frushma,
or Tushma Tay, a great lord or prince in the north, is slayne per the
Emperours people, coming from Edo to Mico; but I esteeme this ordenary
Japon newes, which prove lyes. Also they report the King of Shashma
taketh this voyag to reveng Frushma Tais death.
_Aprill 1._--I receved a letter from Mr. Wickham, dated in Osakay the
22th ultimo, wherin he adviseth me the tymber and neales is provided,
and that the tymber will be put abord a bark of Fingo to morow, fraight
10 _taies_. Also he reportes of news, but so variable that it was not
worth writing of. And I wrot an other letter to Jorge Durois to buy
2 or 3 jarrs conserve, all that was left being geven to the King of
Shashma, and Tonomon Samme, Sangero Samme, and Soyemon Dono sending
after to me to have had som for the said king. This letter I sent per
Antonio, the kinges caffro.
_Aprill 3._--The King of Shashma went out of harbour at Fyrando this
mornyng. And Sugian Dono sent me a fyne tree of flowers to plant in
our garden.