Paid out to cabokes 3 bars Ichabo gould.
September 19.—We went to the Admerall yonger, Shongo Dono, and carid hym a present. And Capt. Adames gave hym 3 gilt Syam skins and a tigers skyn. He took our visitasion kyndly, and offerd us to do for our nation what he could. This man and his father are the trustiest frendes we have in these partes. And I thought good to note downe how this man entred into speeches about the ilandes Ladrones, taking them to be ruch in myne of gould and silver. My answer was, that I knew no such matter, but to the contrary esteemed that yf the[y] had byn such, that the Spaniard would have had them before now, they lying in the way from Agua Pulca to the Phillippinas. But my opinion was that yf the Emperour pretended to make a conquest of any, that the Phillippinas them selves were of more emportance, and the Spaniardes weake and ill beloved of the contrey people, and that herein his Matie needed not to dowbte the assistance both of the English and Duch, as occation should serve. At which speeches he seemed to make a pawse, and in the end said that they wanted such shipps as ours were. Unto which I answered, I marveled the Emperour did not make such, haveing both men (I meane workmen), tymber, and all thinges else necessary. Yt seemed to me that he tooke notis hereof.
Towardes night I receved a letter from Mr. Wickham, dated in Miaco the 27th ultimo, wherin he wrot that as yet he heard no newes nether of our small junck nor bark that should com with wood and skins from Firando; which maketh me to marvell very much.
Capt. Adames went to the Court againe for our dispach, but was put affe till to morow.
September 20.—Gonosque Dono retorned to Firando, and viseted me at my lodging, offring to carry my letter yf I would write; for the which I gave hym thanks, telling hym I hoped to follow after to morrow.
Capt. Adames went againe to the Court with our jurebasso to procure our dispach, but could not dispach till to morow.
Shonge Dono the Admerall made an end with Migmoy for our difference. So he gave twenty fyve bars Coban gould for ballance of all acco., which Mr. Eaton receaved.
Jno. Hawtery plaid the lewd fello againe, and stole 2 peeces chint bramport, with 2 handkerchefs Rumall cottony, and a peare table bookes, to geve to whores. Thus much we fownd and was retorned back. But we lack many other thinges, as of some chintes, amber beades, table bookes, bars of tynne, which out of dowbt he hath taken, but forsweareth it, as he did the other till we brought the partis before his face. And that which was much worse, he went and cut his haire after the pagon fation, thinking to turne pagon; which he could not do heare, allthough he would. Yet there wanted no good will in hym. And, besides, he is a comon druncard, yf he may com by drink, and when he is drunk is as a mad man, as ban (sic) a humor as any o the rest; for then he will fall out with all men, and kill and slay, etc.
September 21.—Migmoy came this mornyng and brought a present, nifon catange, and with hym came a servant of Shonge Dono the Admerall, to make frendship. So we drunk together and parted frendes, but I would wish no man to trust hym any more.
Capt. Adames and our jurebasso went againe to Court to procure our dispach, but could not.