September 5.—We went to Ando Tushma Dono with a present as the other, wanting a small looking glass and som sortes gally pots, with 2 maps of London and 88 (sic). This man was not within, yet we left the present behind, and tould his man I would come and vizet hym when I knew he was at home.
A ruch merchant came to vizet me, and brought me a fat hoog for a present. Codgskin Dono sent me peares, grapes, and wallnuts for a present.
September 6.—We dyned at Jno. Yoosen the Hollanders, where we had good entertaynment. And, in regard of the kyndnesse he allwaies hath shewed to Mr. Eaton and Mr. Wickham, to goe to the Court to speak for them in the abcense of Mr. Adames, it was thought good to geve a present to his wife and doughter, as followeth, viz. 1 whole pec. chint bramport, containing 3 pec. of R. corg.; 1 peec black silk grogren.
September 7.—I went and vizeted Wotto Dono and Tushma Dono, and thanked them for the paynes taken in our affares, offering them to procure for them out of England anything they pleased to geve me notis of. They took my visitation kyndly, and said they would get our priveleges renewed and goshons or passes sealed this day, yf it were possibly.
And from thence we went rowndabout the kyngs castell or fortresse, which I do hould to be much more in compas then the citty of Coventry. It will contain in it above 200,000 souldiers in tyme of wars.
We dyned at the Kynge of Firandos brother, where we were well entertayned.
And towardes night the secretary of Oyen Dono came and vizeted me at my lodging, and brought me a present of hense; and amongst other speeches he began to talke of the padres, and that it were good we had no conversation with them. Whereupon I tooke occation to answer hym that he needed not to dowbt of us, for that they were enemies to us and to the state of England, and would destroy us all yf they could. But that it were good he advized the Emperour to take heed of them, lest they did not goe about to serve hym as they had donne the Kinges of England, in going about to kill and poizon them or to blow them up with gunpowder, and sturing up the subjectes to rebell against their naturall prince, for which they were all banished out of England.
September 8.—We dyned, or rather supped, at a merchantes howse called Neyem Dono, where he provided caboques, or women plears, who danced and songe; and when we retorned home, he sent eavery one one of them. I had a bar of Coban gould of Mr. Eaton, containing 6 tais 4 mas, which I gave them.
September 9.—Jacob the Hollanders wife brought me a present of muches and other stuff, nifon catange, she being ready to depart towardes her howse.