We sould our silk this day for 312 tais per pico, it being reported the Emperours silk was now set at sale, yt being deare. Also we sould the ordenary taffeties. And we sent for our broad cloth from Fushami to this place of Miaco, to make sale of it, our host of Sackay and others offering to buy it.
Albartus host, in his abcense, came to vizet me with a present.
We agreed to carry a present to morrow to Gonrock Dono, in respect he is the Emperours servant and may be confermed still at Langasaque, for ought we know.
November 4.—I went to Gonrock Dono with a present as followeth, viz.:—
- 1 tatty blak cloth.
- 1 Russia hide.
- 1 pece sleze land.
- 1 pece diaper napkins.
- 1 great his gallepot.
- 1 great flat gallepot.
- 1 littell loe galet.
- 1 green ton.
- 1 gren porenger.
- 1 Duch jugg.
He was not at home; so I left the present and retorned.
I wrot a letter to our host at Bingana Tome to provide iron for me as followeth, viz. 100 picos best flatt iron; 100 picos small square iron; 400 picos ordenary short iron.
November 5.—I went to Gonrock Dono, accompanyd with Capt. Adames. He gave us frendly entertainment after the order of Japon; and amongst other matters asked us the price of our lead which the Emperour was to have, telling me it was all one to hym what price we set, yet withall advized me that yf we put a hier price then the Hollenders, that it would be ill taken. I answered that our lead was better then the Hollanders, and besids had cost us much money in bringing it up, and that our prevelegis were such that, yf the Emperour bought any thing, he was to pay the worth, and that at present it was worth 7½ tais pico in this place; yet was I contented to let the Emperour have it for 7 tais, and, yf they pleased, would make the price allwais so hereafter, whether it were dearer or better cheape. He tould me he would adviz the Emperours offecers thereof. And for the steele, he said the Hollanders sel it to the Emperour at 2 mas per catty. So I condecended to sel ours at same rate the Hollanders doe theirs.
Capt. Adames ould host of this place, which in tymes past would have geven hym a higo,[222] came to vizet me and brought me a littell Japon box tronk lyke makary[223] work for a present, and our makary man brought me a littell scritorio of same work. I had rather be without these presentes, for, as the ould saying is, the[y] bring a sprat and look for a herring.
November 6.—Gonrock Dono sent for Gorezano our jurebasso, and tould hym that this day he would write to the Emperours court about our lead and steele, but could not give money for the lead above 5 tais per pico, because the Hollanders let the Emperour have at same rate; soe I sent hym back to let me have so much money as he thought fyt upon the reconyng, and to com to accompt hereafter, and to will hym to lend me 2 or 3000 tais for 2 or 3 months. He sent me word he would looke over his accompt, and what money he could spare he would lend me.