his secretary, to desire Safian to geve me a letter of favor to the
King of Cochinchina, for payment of such soms money as he bought goods
for of Mr. Peacock. I say, to pay the money to Capt. Adames and adviz
me how Mr. Peacock came to his end and what became of Water Carwarden.
And the 3rd letter was to our host, Tozayemon Dono, of Sackay, to buy
50 _picos_ _goco_ copper, to send me per first, with such money as he
made of our goodes.
Also Mr. Totton being very sick, I put hym in mynd to make all matters
stright, which he promised me to do.
I paid the China sumaker 18 _mas_ my selfe for 6 peare pantables,
slippers and pomps, at 3 _mas_ pec., for my selfe.
_December 29._--Mr. Jno. Totton, master of the _Adviz_, fynding hym
selfe weake, sent for me, and in the presence of Mr. Edmond Wilmot
tould me he ment to make his will and set matters in order, asking my
opinion to whome he were best to make over his estate, that it might
com to his son, his ould mother, and a sister he had, in respect he was
now in these forren partes of the world of Japon and they in England;
so that, yf he should put it into my handes or Mr. Wilmots, we were
mortall as well as hym selfe; so that he thought it best to make over
his estate to the Honorable Company, our employers, leaving us heare
for witnesses of what past; unto which his adviz I gave comendation,
so that he went on and took an inventory of his estate of goodes and
monies.
And I wrot 5 letters in Japon to severall men, viz. 1 to host at
Osakay, Cuimon Don; 1 to host at Miaco, Menguayemon Dono; 1 to Neyemon
Dono and his partner at Edo; 1 to Capt. Adames wife; 1 to Cacoyezamon
Dono, secretary to Oyen Dono.
_December 31._--I was geven to understand that Tome our _jurebasso_,
whome I ment to send for Bantam to have done hym good and have geven
hym 4½ years tyme he was to serve me--I say I was enformed he owed 15
_tais_ to the _caboquis_ for whoring, with other wild trickes he had
don, as pawnyng his fellows weapons and aparell. So I delivered hym up
his papers and turned hym away, he having beaten his owne father the
day before, who came to vizet hym.
_January 1, 1616-7._--Capt. Adames departed yisternight toward
Langasaque, to buy cables and seales for his junck, I meane our junck
in Shashma (falne to the Company), sould to hym for 750 _tais_ Japon
plate, but cost Company 1289 _tais_, Capt. Adames now being resolved to
make a voyage into Cochinchina in the said junck.
Mr. Row sent me a hat for a new yeares gift.
_January 2._--We deliver 2½ brod clothes to the 2 ships, to make men
aparell this cold wether, both the whole clothes being much staynd and
moughteaten in the begyning or fore end of the cloth for 4 or 5 yardes
in each cloth, viz. no. 338 murrey containing 33 yardes, cost sterling
£21 : 0 : 0, and no. 23½, a straw clr., 16 yardes, cost £14 whole, £7 :
0 : 0; which cloth and halfe was delivered to the _Thomas_ to Mr. Row
and his purcer Colson; no. 524, fawne culler, containing 33 yardes,
cost £13 : 15 : 0; which cloth was delivered to Mr. Edward Wilmot,
purcer to _Adviz_, to clothe the naked company.
Capt. Speck and the master of the great Holland ship came to me to
request us to cary them 3 men in our ship for Bantam, yf they came not
before their great shipp went from hence, which they were determened
to send away forthwith, the yeare being overpast. To which demand I
answered I would take councell and adviz them.
Also the King of Chicongo[235] sent an embassador to Firando, whoe
desired to see our shipps, which he did and had 8 peces ordinance shot
out of _Thomas_ at departing.
_January 3._--Yt was agreed upon generally to send Capt. Speck word
that we would passe his men in our shipps, yf they came in tyme; but
that I ment to send away our shipps within this 3 daies, tyme being
spent.
_January 4._--I gave a fello a _tay_ for nutmegges he gave me, he being
a marrener of the _Thomas_ company.
The _caboques_ took Tome prisoner for 15 _tais_ he owed them for
lechery, and, not haveing to pay, set his body to sale, or else might
take hym for slave, no one geveing the money for hym.
_January 5._--The ship carpenters made complaint because the howse
carpenters wrought abord our shipps, and got the kyng to warne the
howse carpenters not to doe soe no more, although he had formerly geven
me leave. So I sent our _jurebasso_ to the secretary, Oyen Dono, to get
the kings formor promis performed.
_January 6._--Capt. Speck sent me word the greate shipp calld the
_Black Lyon_ ment to put to sea to night to goe for Bantam, and that yf
I would write a word or 2 he would deliver it. So I wrot a letter to
Capt. Jourden, how our 2 shipps were ready, and ment to send away the
_Thomas_ to morrow, but to stay the _Adviz_ 10 or 12 daies, in respeck
the master, Mr. Totton, was sick and not able at present to put to sea.
We laded 6 chists plate abord the _Thomas_, being in all 8000 _tais_,
all fyne melted China plate.
_January 7._--To day Taccamon Dono sent to me to end the matter betwixt
the Japon Miguell and his consort about wood of Syam they cleamed
in our junck, and desird me for his sake to geve them 2 _picos_,
otherwais, yf law proceaded, it would cost them their lives. So I
condecended.
_January 8._--The King of Firando sent a writing unto me to have me
set my hand unto it, that I sent goods up to Miaco to pay 1000 _tais_
lent me by Tozayemon Dono. Unto which I answered I sent no goods up,
but delivered and sould them heare to his man he sent downe to doe it
of purpose, and shewd them my letter receved from Tozayemon Dono to
same effect. Yet this would not serve, but he sent his man severall
tymes to have me ferme[236] unto it, which still I refused, referring
hym to take a recept from Tozayemon Donos man that bought the goods (or
rather receved them) for his master. In fyne, this _Tono_ of Firando
either doth it to bring me into danger of sending up goods (a thing
contrary to the Emperours edict), or else he would begyn a new custom,
to have me geve hym notis of what goods I sell or to whome, which by my
prevelegese I am not bound unto, but only to bring our shiping to his
port of Firando, but to sell to whome I will without geveing notis to
hym. In fine, I had much ado about it, with Bending of many messingers,
as also employing the Capt. China to perswade me unto it. Yet I denid
to doe it, with reason.
Also the _Tono_ sent his _bongew_ to recon with us about tymber they
brought for reparyng our 2 shipps, as knees and beames, but all was
ended before those tymbers came; yet would they have us take them, and
set the knees at 20 _tais_ the peece, and the beames at 100 _tais_
peece, they in consience not being worth above the 10th parte they
prize them at.
_January 9._--The king sent still to have me set my hand to a writing
concernyng sending up goods to Miaco, but I denid it, and went to
Oyen Dono to tell hym my reasons, and to enforme the kyng thereof,
which he promised me to doe, saving I had greate reason in doing that
which I did; yet after I had much ado about the said matter, per other
messengers sent, but still denid fermyng, allthough they thretned to
bring the matter in question before the Emperour.
The China Capt. envited the king and the nobles to dyner, and feasted
them both day and night with a China play; and after, they bid them
selves his gestes againe to morrow, to have the _caboques_, or women
plaiers of Japon.
_January 10._--I got Capt. Adames and Mr. Rowe to goe to Mr. Totton, to
perswade hym to stay here till next monson, in respect of his sicknes,
to the entent we might send away both shipps together; unto which he
answerd that we might make them ready, and, yf he fownd he were not
abell to goe, then he was content to goe (_sic_), or, if we pleased to
let hym have the shipp to stay but 8 or 10 daies more, he made no dowbt
but he should be well able to goe in her.
_January 12._--I went with Mr. Rowe to the king to take his leave and
offer hym our servis, eather at Bantam or in England. He seemed to take
it in good part, and made us colation, and soe let us departe. And at
night he sent 2 armors of Japon for a present to Mr. Rowe.
_January 13._--We went out with the _Thomas_ for Chochie. But the king
sent word to desire us to shoot afe no ordinance till we came out as
far as Cochi. The reason was, his brothers wife was brought to bead,
and therefore wold not have her disturbed.
We had 11 boates with 2 _bongews_ to toe out our shipp, and at ther and
our retorne ashore they shot afe 7 peeces ordinance.
_January 15._--I went abord the _Thomas_, and carid my letters, viz.:--
1 to Mr. Humphrey Slany, with 2 beakers.
1 to my brother, Jno. Cocks, in Staffordshire.
1 to Peter Turner and Diego Farnandos, with 2 beakers.
1 to Mr. Jno. Hunt.
1 to Sophone Cozucke.
1 to Mr. Christofer Lanman, with 1 beaker, per coppie.
1 to Mr. Fra. Sadler and Mr. Ric. Atkinson, with 2 beakers, copie.
1 to Sir Tho. Hewet and Sir Wm. with _makery_ ware, per copie.
1 to my brother, Walter Cocks.
1 to Mr. Francis and George Dorington, with 4 beakers.
1 to Mr. Barnard Couper, per coppie.
1 to Mr. Jno. Gourney, per coppie.
1 to Generall Keeling, per coppie.
1 to Mr. Wm. Sewall of Coventry, per coppie, 2 beakers.
1 to Mr. Tho. Chase, per coppie.
1 to Mr. Georg. Balle, per coppie.
1 to Capt. Raphe Coppindall, per coppie.
1 to Mr. James Foster, master of _Clove_, with chaine and whistell:
copie.
1 to Capt. Samwell Castleton, per coppie.
1 to Mr. Tho. Willson, Esquir, with _makary_ ware: coppie.
1 to Mr. Wm. Greenwell, deputy, with _makary_ ware: copie.
1 to Capt. Jno. Saris, with 2 beakers: coppie.
1 to Sir Tho. Smith, knight, as per coppie.
1 to generall Company, as per coppie.
1 to Capt. Jno. Jourden, as per coppie.
1 to Mr. Robt. Offley and Mr. Raphe Freman.
1 to Mr. Ed. James and Mr. Lawrance Green.
But, the wether being fowle, we went not abord, but taried till
to-morrow.
All the letters afforsaid were dated the 1th day of January, but not
fermed till now.
_January 16._--We went abord and delivered all the letters as
afforsaid, with the bookes made up in a box, I meane bookes of accompt,
journall, and legear, and the keys of 6 chists money sealed up and in
paper and sent Capt. Jorden, as also 4 other letters, viz.:--
1 to the generall Company, per coppie.
1 to Mr. Thomas Willson, Esquir, sent per Mr. Raphe Willson.
1 to Capt. Jno. Jourden, per Wm. Sweetland.
1 to Capt. Jno. Jourden, per Lengow, a China, to lend 500 _pezos_.
Mr. Raphe Willson gave me an English book called Essaies.
_January 17._--Towardes night the _Thomas_ waid ancor and put to sea.
God send her a prosperous voyage.
_January 19._--The boteswayne and an other offecer in Giquans junck
came to vizet me, Ed. Sayer telling me they stood to hym in all
extremeties, otherwais all had gon to wrack. So we gave 2 single peces
chint bramport to the boteswayne and 1 to the other.
_January 21._--I paid as followeth my selfe, viz.:--
_ta. ma. co._
To the gouldsmith, for working buckells, my gerdell
and hangers 2 1 2
To Co. Jno. for 2 _kitesolls_ for me 0 5 0
And I paid the fatt China telier 3 2 2
And to the China haberdasher 0 4 0
We agreed with Gorezano to keepe the shopp with all sortes merchandiz,
and geve up acco. weekly of what is sould, and to looke to the chang of
all our monies; he to fynd hym selfe victuelles and to have 2 _tais_
per month.
_January 22._--I paid 7½ _mas_ to Matinga for cotton coates for Bicho,
Jeffery, Dick, Otto, and Fuca, at 1½ _mas_ per peece, and I gave Bicho,
Jeffrey and Dick each of them a _keremon_ of silk, redy made.
_January 23._--I bought 3 gerdelles, cost a _mas_ and halfe per peece,
for Bicho, Jeffrey and Dick, and gave them them.
_January 24._--I paid Jno. _jurebasso_ laid out for me, viz.:--
_ta. m. co._
Pro silver work for the _cattan_ sent Sr. Tho. Smith 0 6 0
Pro workmanshipp 0 4 0
Pro a handell for _cattan_ 0 2 0
Pro cordes for the handell 0 4 0
Pro 2 bras buttons on the side handell called _menuque_ 0 1 3
Pro a hilt for the _cattan_ 0 1 5
Pro workmanshipp handell 0 1 0
Pro making cleane Sr. Tho. Smiths _cattans_ 0 1 0
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Som totall 2 0 8
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_January 25._--In respect of Japon feast, we ment to send out the
_Advize_ to morrow; which coming to knowledg of the marreners, they
came all in a troupe, the carpenter being ringleader, to ask 2 months
wagis, saying they would not way ancor till they had it; and that
mutenose fello told Mr. Totton to his face that when he came to sea
he wold trym seales backward, and yet he hath receved, as per pursers
book, above two therds of his wagis due to hym, contrary to order.
_January 26._--We thought to have sent out the ship _Advize_ to Cochi
this mornyng, because the greate feast or new yeare of Japon begineth
to morrow, which contyneweth 15 daies (as the lyke order is in China),
but, wind being contrary, could not.
And I sent these presentes following for new years gifts:
2 barills singe wyne, of 50 _gants_ barell, with 2 greate fishes, to
king.
2 barll. singe wyne, of 25 _gants_ barell, and 2 fishes to Bongo Same.
The like to Oyen Dono. The lyke to Taccamon Dono. The lyke to Semi
Dono. The lyke to Gonosque Dono. The lyke to Andrea Dittis, China Capt.
The tyme of Japon feast beginyng to morrow, we adventurd to cary out
the _Advize_, but could get no ferther then the Tabilo, and there came
to an ancor.
And I thought good to note downe that Mr. Nealson fell a quarreling
abord with me, being in his potts, as ordenary he is, telling he
scorned to write or coppie out accompts under any man, and upon terms
fell out with Mr. Wickham, whoe tould me that the said Wm. Nealson
had written a scandalous letter to Sr. Tho. Smith, taxing me of
insuffitientie in accompt keeping, extoling hym selfe that he did all,
which is a notorious sclander, he doing nothing but write per coppie as
I apointed hym.
_January 27._--Oyen Dono came to vizet me and brought me 2 gilded pay
pins.
We sent out these presents following, viz. 2 barells _singe_, 2 fishes,
to Sangero Same. The lyke to Xaxma gentellman. The lyke to Goto
_bongew_. The lyke to Unagense Dono. The like to Sugean Dono. The lyke
to Soyemon Dono. The lyke to Tozayemon Dono.
_January 28._--I sent these presentes following, viz.:--
2 barilles wyne and 2 fishes to Sugian Donos father, of Umbra. The
like to Yasimon Dono.
1½ _tatta._ black cloth to a China of Langasaque emploid about trade.
1¼ _tatta._ dito to the kinges chamberlen.
1¼ _tatt._ black cloth to Sifian Dono, sea _bongew_.
1¼ ditto to other sea _bongew_.
1¼ _tatta._ dto. to Fesque Dono, our _bongew_.
2 barill wyne, 4 fishes, to Yasimon Dono.
1 barill wyne, 2 fyshes, to the userer.
2 barll. wyne, 4 fyshes, to Skidayen Donos wife.
And there was presentes brought to me, viz.:--
The baker, a small _barso_ wyne and 12 loves bread.
Toraga, a small _barso_ wyne and a banket egges and other thinges.
The skullion, a small _barso_ wyne, 2 fyshes.
Skeete, a small _barso_ wyne, 2 fyshes and orenges.
Jeffery, 2 bottells wyne and orenges.
Jenkyn, the lyke.
I gave Mon a _keremon_ of silke, a pere _tabis_, and a gerdell.
_January 29._--The king sent me a buck, skyn and all.
This day a bark was cast away coming from Ishew, with 23, and as others
say 29, people in it, men and women, all drownd. The men came to doe
homadg to the king this feast.
_January 30._--I sent Mr. Wickham to take leave of the king, for that
he was going to Bantam, as also to thank hym for the veneson he sent
me; but the kyng was sick and could not be spoake withall.
And I delivered my letters for to goe in the _Advise_ to Mr. Ric.
Wickham, viz.:--
1 to Worll. Company, copie of former in _Thomas_.
2 to Sir Tho. Smith, ditto.
1 to Generall Keeling, ditto.
1 to Capt. Jno. Jourden, ditto.
1 to Richard Row, dated this day.
1 to Harnando Ximenes, ditto, with 2 from Toraja.
Mr. Wickham had my salt silver and gilt salt seller, containing 13⅛ R.
8., put into cargezon goodes.
_January 31._--Mr. Wickham left his gerle woman with Matt[inga] and
gave her 2 bars plate, containing 8 _ta._, upon acco. her diet.
I went abord with Mr. Wickham to take my leave. And as we past the Duch
howse they shott of 3 chambers. And Mr. Leanord, the Cape merchant,
came after in a boate with a present, _nifon cantange_, to byd hym
farewell, as Capt. Adames did the lyke with 2 barell wyne and hense.
So at departure we had 7 peces ordinance. But I had som wordes with
some Japons which said our men owed them money; but I caused them to be
turned ashore without payment, as being bawds and knaves. But the tyde
being contrary and night coming on, the shipp did not departe.
_February 1._--I sent China Capt. wife a perfumed gilded fan.
The ship _Adviz_ put to sea this mornyng with a fresh gale, wynd at N.
Easterly; and shot afe 3 pec. ordinance at departure. God send her a
prosperous voyage, Amen.
There came a Scotsman from Langasaque to have sought passage in our
shipp to goe to his cuntrey. He was lefte behinde out of the greate
shipp in Xaxma.
Albartus the Duchman came from Miaco to Firando, and brought his woman
and child with hym, he not being permitted to stay any longer above.
He brought me a letter from Maguafen Dono, our host of Miaco, with 2
others from Mr. Wickham and Mr. Eaton, with 2 candelsticks and a duble
salt of copper or brasse gilt, one candlestick being furnished with a
lampe, a snuffe or place for candell, and a peare of extinguishers.
_Febrary 2._--The Scottsman which came out of Spanish shipp is called
Henry Shankes, and is a guner per his profession and out of money and
aparell. Soe, upon his humble petition and by generall consent, we took
hym into the English howse and geve hym meate and drink till we can
otherwais provide to send hym for his cuntrey.
Unagense Dono sent me a present as followeth, viz. 2 _barsos_ wyne, 2
greate _muches_, 2 wild ducks, and a quantety Japon potta rootes.
_Febrary 4._--We reconed with Capt. Adames for his sallary since he
entred into the Wor. Companies servis, viz.:--
_ta. m. co._
Pro 3 yeares and one month, begyning the 24th
November, 1613, and ending the 24th December,
1616, at 100_l._ str. per anno., amontes unto 1233 3 3
More per 36 Rs. 8 lent Jno. Ferrers at Syam,
for which I answer hym, is Japon plate 0028 8 0
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Som totall owing unto him 1262 1 3
And he is paid as followeth, viz.:
Per 15 bars Coban gould, paid per Mr. Eaton at
Edo at 65 _mas_ Coban, is 0097 5 0
Per money owing me, 2 for one from Syam 0160 0 0
Per a junck belonging to Giquan, sould to Capt.
Adames for the som of 0700 0 0
Per 3 barilles _morofack_, as it cost 0003 0 0
Per chint bramport 1 pec. 4_ta._ 0_m._ 0_co._} 0006 0 0
And rumall chint bram. 1 pec. 2 0 0 }
Per 34 fysh skins, 10 R. 8, pd. Mr. Hunt 0008 0 0
Per 1 bare plate, containing 2_ta._ 5_m._ 0_co._, with
103 _gantes_ rise, delivered to his friend per his
order, the rise pd. to Jno. Pheby, 1_ta._ 5_m._ 8_co._,
is all 0004 1 3
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0978 6 3
So restes due to ballance his accº. 0283 5 0
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1262 1 3
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_Febrary 5._--I gave one of my best _keremons_, which themperour gave
me, to the China Capt., he asking it to send into China about busynes.
And the Chinas came to the English howse with a hobby horse, or rather
a tiger play, with actes of activety, many of them coming together. So
it was thought fyt to send them somthing.
_Febrary 6._--There was a bar plate, containing 4 _tais_ 2 _condrins_,
geven to the Chinas tiger players, in respect they were Chinas and sent
to the English howse.
_Febrary 7._--The King of Firando went for the bath at Ishew, and as he
past per Holland howse they shot afe 5 chambers.
The China Capt. invited all the English to supper this night, where we
were well feasted.
_Febrary 8._--Yewkyn Dono of Shashma sent me a present of 20 birdes,
viz. wood pigions, larkes, thrushes, and gren plovers, with 2 _barsos_
wyne.
Capt. Adames had news his junck was arived at Sotto,[237] 15 leagues
hence.
Mr. Totton fell into an extreme payne of puntos (or stiches), soe that
we thought he would presently have dyed.
_Febrary 10._--Capt. Adames junck came in this day about nowne, and the
Hollanders shot affe 3 chambers as she passed by. I went abord with a
present in a banketing box of a henne, a duck rosted, with sweetmeates,
_nifon cantange_, and 2 bottelles _moroeffack_, a _barso_ of _singe_,
and 3 loves bread, to welcom Yasimon Dono, which Capt. Adames and he
took in kynd part. Our _foyfoney_ went to Shashma with the rest to toe
her hither; but all the rest of the boates are com, only no news of
her, which som take she is cast away, but I rather think it lasines.
Gorezano, our _jurebasso_ that was, seeing I ment to put hym away, sent
many to entreate for hym, which, seeing he could not preveale, went
to Semi Dono to complaine, saying I gave it out that the king ment to
banish hym out of Firando. Whereupon Semi Done sent 2 men to know yf I
had geven out any such speeches; which I retorned hym answer I did not,
only I tould Gorezano that, yf he receaved any favor from the kyng, it
was for my sake (as being my _jurebasso_), and not for his owne. Also
I sent hym word I offred to take all the tymbers and knees which were
brought in my abcense (allthough they came out of tyme when the shipps
were provided) at a reasonable rate as they were worth, which the
_bongews_ denyed. And I went my selfe to Oyen Dono and tould hym the
lyke, as also what passed tuching Goresano. Unto which he made answer
that the kyng knew nothing of these matters, which, yf he did, the
_bongews_ would have no thank for their labors, and for Goresano, all
men knew his bad tong and that I had saved his life.
_Febrary 11._--Our _foyfone_ retorned to Firando this day in the after
nowne, it haveing byn 19 daies since she departed from the junck, which
(as they say) was by meanes of a leake she fell in per meanes of the
extreme fowle wether.
_Febrary 12._--I sent Gorezano word to avoid out of our howse, for that
I would have Mr. Totton to lodg theare, to the entent to make cleane
the _fro_ against the Kyng of Xaxma com, it being geven out he will com
ashore at Firando and vizet our English howse, etc. And sowne after
Goresano came to me, telling me he was ready to departe out of our
howse, yet seemed, to be angrey; and amongst other wordes (in presence
of Mr. Osterwick) tould me that he could speake somthing of Mr. Eaton,
but that he was loath to geve discontent. But I willed hym to say on.
And was, that at Miaco one night Mr. Eaton, haveing drunk hard, tould
hym that he would stay no longer in Japon, because the Emperour had
taken our previleges from us; and that yf thenglish went out of Japon
they would take all the junckes and shipping, that non should com into
this place. I asked him whie he did not speake of this matter before
Mr. Eaton went to Syam. He answerd he was then loath to meddell in such
matters. But I replied that I esteemd he lyed in this matter, as well
as in others, telling hym that Mr. Eaton could not determen of any
going out of the cuntrey, I being his comander and over all the rest of
the English nation. He replied it was true. In fine, he is an envious
knave; so I bad hym doe his worst, assuring hym the least Englishmans
word in Japon would be belived before his. He tould me he feared not
the King of Firando, for that he could not use justice against hym, he
being servant to Chubio Dono.
_Febrary 13._--I borrowed one thousand five hundred _tais_ of Unquan
the China and others, to pay the China Capt. This to be paid with 20
per cento intrest per my bill.
_Febrary 14._--Sinze, our barkman, brought me a present of a _barso_
wyne and 2 fyshes, desyring me to chang his name, according to order of
Japon, which is held a greate honer amongst them. So the China Capt.
sayid it was good to call hym Sinemon Dono.
_Febrary 17._--I delivered tow bills unto the China Capt., viz. one
of 2000 _tais_ plate fyne, payable to Capt. Whaw at a yeare from 6th
January last, with 20 per cento intrest; the other of 1000 _tais_ same
plate, payable to Gauquan, a China [at] Langasaque, same intrest and
same tyme.
_Febrary 18._--Capt. Adames tould me that the King of Firando had sent
hym a sharp letter, because he did repare his junck and took no tymber
of hym, saying he would not let hym have carpenters henceforward. Unto
which he retorned answer that he had the Emperours passe to doe what he
did, so that yt were good he took heed how he proceaded herein. Yt is
thought Semidone settes on the symple _tono_.