September 14.—Capt. Adames and our jurebasso went to the Court to get our dispach, but could not be ended to day but referred till to morrow. The Councell tould them that the Emperour would not write any letter to the King of Cochinchina, nor meddell in other mens matters.
This night past, about 2 a clock, hapned an earthquake; but of no greate contynewance. Som say they felt it 3 severall tymes; but I felt it but once.
We have much ado with Nico. Machievell, allius Migmoy, about clearing accompts with hym; but as yet not donne. Mr. Eaton paid Singero, the expres, 1½ tais to spend per the way.
September 15.—Capt. Adames went this day againe to the Court for to procure our dispach, but could not be ended, but refered till to morrow and then he to com with Codgskyn Dono, and so an end to be made.
September 16.—We could not com to accompt with Nico. Machiavell, allis Migmoy; so we are forced to go to law with hym.
Capt. Adames went againe to the Cort to have had our dispach, but by meanes of the fowle wether the Councell went not to the Court, so that he retorned back without doing of anything. Capt. Adames envited the merchantes to supper to morrow that envited us the other day.
September 17.—I receved two bars Coban gould with ten ichibos, of 4 to a coban,[182] all gould, of Mr. Eaton, to be acco. for as I should have occation to use them in gestes or otherwais.
We envited them to supper which envited us the other day, and had the cabickes as they had. I gave 4 bars, called ichibos, to one of them.
September 18.—Capt. Adames went againe to the Cort to procure our dispatch, and fownd all the Councell busyed about matters of justice of lyfe and death; and, amongst the rest, one man was brought in question about Fidaia Samme, as being in the castell with him to the last hower. This man was racked and tormented very much, to make hym confes where his master was, or whether he were alive or dead; but I canot heare whether he confessed any thing or no. Also the Admeralls sonne (our great frend), called Shonga Dono, came to towne, having byn sent out by the Emperour before about busynesses. He had much talk with Capt. Adames about sea matters, and other greate men in company with them. And, amongst other matters, they tould Capt. Adames that they understood theire were certen ilands to the northward, very ruch in mynes of gould and silver, which the Emperour ment to conquer, and asked hym whether (upon good termes) he would be pilot. He made answer, he was not now at his owne dispose, being servant to the English nation, and therefore could not serve two masters. They asked hym whether he had heard tell of any ilands called les Ladrones, or of the theeves. He answered yis, but that his opinion was that they were of no moment, in respect the Spaniards had not taken them, they lying in his way as they passed from New Spanie to the Phillippinas. They also spoake of an other iland, called by the Spaniards Hermosa (or Rico en oro y plata). He answered he had heard of such a place in conferrence with Spaniardes.
In fine, the Councell tould Capt. Adames all our dispach was ready, only they wanted Codgkins Donos hand, he being sick. So he was referred to com to morrow and bring Codgskin Donos letter.