I wrot a letter to Mr. Wickham of our arivall heare, and how Jno. Cook and Jno. Hawtery had staved me 5 bottells wyne, 2 potts conserve, a barill of Zant oyle, and let falle my bag biskit into a river.
August 22.—About 10 a clock we departed from Shrongo, and paid our host for the howse a bar of Coban gould, vallued at 5 tais 4 mas, and to the servantes 200 gins.
So we went to bed this night at Camber,[173] is 7 leagues from Shrongo, and spent per way 600 gins; and we paid to howse 2000 gins, and to servantes in 2 howses 400 gins.
August 23.—We dyned at Barra,[174] and paid 400 gins, and went to bed at Mishma,[175] 2500 gins, and to servantes 200 gins; and might have gon ferther but could get no horses, per reason all were taken up before for the Emperour.
August 24.—And we went to Haconey[176] on the top of the montayne, where the great pond with the devill is, as they report, and spent in the howse 300 gins; and, after, went Odawar,[177] where we la all night; but might have gon ferther, but could not for want of horses.
August 25.—The wether proving extreme fowle, we were constraind to stay at this place called Odowar.
I thought good to note downe how, in the tyme of Ticus Samme, there was a strong castill in this place, kept by one Wigen a Dono (whoe marid the doughter of Ogosho Samme, the deceased Emperour). This stood out against all the forcesse of Ticus Samme, having 100,000 men with hym in the castell, which Ticus seeing he could not bring hym under, sent Ogosho to parly with hym and bring hym to reason, or else to cut his owne belly. So, upon the persawsion of Ogosho, he rendered up his castell, upon condition that he and all the rest might live peaceably without punishment. Yet Ticus Samme, having hym in his power, made Wigen a Dono to cut his belly, contrary to promis.
August 26.—We haveing remeaned at Odowar 2 daies, departed from it this morning, and paid to the howse
| a bar Coban | 6ta. 4m. 0co. |
| And to the servantes in the howse | 0300 gins. |
| And for passing passage, 2 places | 0520 gins. |
| And at Oyesa[178] for wyne and meate and to servantes | 1200 gins. |
| And at Fugisau[179] for dyner | 1000 gins. |
At this place two of Capt. Adames tenantes of Febys met us, and brought a present of 10 loves white bread and a dish of boyled beefe, with 2 bottelles wyne.