This night ended the feast of the dead.
August 19.—We came to dyner to Fame Mach,[165] and paid 3 ta. 5 m. 8 co., and to the servantes of the howse 200 gins. And we la all night at Mitsque.[166]
Here we had news how Calsa Same was to passe this way to morrow to goe to a church neare Miaco, called Coye; som say to cut his bellie, others say to be shaved a prist and to remeane theare the rest of his daies. All his owne men are taken from hym, and he sent with a gard of themperour his brothers men. His wife he hath sent to Massa Moneda Dono, her father. All [he] hath for his alowance in the pagon church [is] i. mangoca[167] per anno. He lodgeth this night at an uncles howse som 4 leagues hence, called Cacken Gowa.[168]
August 20.—We dyned at Cackingaua, the towne where the castell is where Calsa Samme la all night. We met hym and others on the way in 3 or 4 troups, but could not well understand in which of them he went, because he kept hym selfe close in a neremon.[169] It is said there goe divers other with him to that church (or pagod), where it is thought they shall all cut their bellies, som of them being men of 40 or 50 mangocas per anno, which is 8 or 10 tymes more then the King of Firando hath. Also their is speeches that the Emperour is making ready forcese to goe against Massamone Dono.
We came to supper to Nishew Sacka;[170] so we made but 6 leagues this day, and there overtook our goods sent before. So we were forced to stay theare all night for want of horsese, all being taken up for the Emperourse service to carry alonge these noble men.
| We paid for our dyner at Cakingaua | 1500 gins. |
| With more to the servantes | 0100 gins. |
| And for supper at Nisi Zaka | 1500 gins. |
| And to the servantes | 0100 gins. |
August 21.—We dyned at Fugi Eda,[171] and gave to howse 1000 gins, and to servantes 100 gins.
And so we came to Shrongo[172] to bed to Stibios, where we understood that the ould Emperour had left order with Shongo Samme (now Emperour) not to kill his brother Calsa Samme, but to confine hym into the pagod aforsaid for 10 yeares, and in the end, fynding hym conformable, to use his discretion.