November 24.—Gorezano made frenship with Tozayemon Dono, and would have gladly gotten to be jurebasso againe; but I would not.
November 25.—I gave the cheefe caboque I single pec. chint bramport, and her maid 5 mas in plate, and so sent them away.
And we departed from Osakay towardes Firando in the after nowne. We put over bar of Osakay at night, and divers frendes came after us with banketes for a farewell.
We got this night to a place called Taccasanga, 20 leagues from Osakay.
November 26.—So we [made] 25 leagues this day, and came to an ancor about midnight, it being calme, and so stopped the tide.
This day passed a foyfone[227] by us with 20 ores on a side, wherin went a bongew of the King of Biengos,[228] and came and spoke with us, seeing we were strangers, and sent me a dozen of larks for a present. So in requitall I sent hym a small barso of wyne and a salt cod, which he took in good parte, sending me word, yf we put into any port of his masters province, we should be welcom and have any favour shewed us we stood in need of.
November 27.—We waid ancor an hower before day and rowed it up, haveing somtyme wynd and somtyme calme. And so towardes night arived at Bingana Tomo,[229] haveing met a bark of Firando per the way, whoe tould us our 2 shipps and junk were all ready and attended our coming, wishing us to make hast. We made this day 15 leagues.
At my coming to Bingana Tomo, I thought to have fownd 600 picos iron ready bought and waid out, as I writ our hostis; but fownd nothing donne per meanes iron was so deare, as the worst sort at 17½ tais per pico, and second at 21 mas pico, and non of best sort to be had. So I had thought to have sent back an expres to Osakay to Mr. Wickham to have bought som theare, but upon better consideration left it ofe, and thought it better to carry money then iron at so deare a rate. But in consideration our hostis said she had bought 100 picos, worst sort, at 17 mas 2 condrins, I took that and meane to send it to Syam, the king of that place haveing writ for iron; also a smith of this place haveing greate store of flat iron a span broad, made of purpose for the Emperour, but durst not sell without consent of themperours dico or bongew, which he would send unto to know the lowest price.
November 28.—I delivered two hundred and fyftie tais plate bars unto Mr. Eaton, to pay for iron at Bingana Tomo, viz.:—
| ta. | m. | co. | |
| 168 fardells corse iron, at 65 cattis fardell, amontes to 109 picos, 20 cat. | 185 | 6 | 4 |
| 016 fardells best iron amontes all unto nett 012 picos, 75 cat. | 025 | 2 | 0 |
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| The corse iron at 17 mas pico, and best at 20 mas cat. | 210 | 8 | 0 |
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