June 30.—Mr. Nealson paid 10 taies plate bars to Jno. Pheby, and I delivered hym my letters for Mr. Eaton, with the others for Caseror and Oshenosque Dono. And Capt. Adames wrot to Cogsque Dono and Goto Zazabra Dono, to renew our passe yf need require, as also to dispach Mr. Eaton away, yf knaves stay hym.
Jno. Jooson arived heare from Miaco, and Unagense Dono and Sugien Dono the lyke. And I sent our jurebasso to bid them welcom hom, as the lyke to Jno. Yoosen. And sowne after Sugien Dono came to vizet me with a present of 10 fannes, and repeated the story of the wars, and how all the nobillety of Japon were joyned together at Miaco to viset the Emperour Ogosho Samme, which was a marvelous thing to see the hudge number of them.
July 1.—I went and viseted Bongo Dono, he being ready to goe for Miaco; and carid hym 2 barills morofack[84], a basket of biskit, 50 roles drid bonita,[85] and 5 cords of drid cuttel fish. He took it in good parte, with offer of many faire words.
I also envited Capt. Speck, John Yoosen, and the rest of the Duch to dyner to morrow. And wrot a letter to Figien Samme, the King of Firando, to Miaco, in complimentall sort, as also advising how our junk had lost her voyag to Syam and was retorned to Firando from the Liqueas. Also, I advised hym how ye King of Ava, of the race of Pegew, had made wars 7 yeares, and in the space gotten 8 other kingdoms, which in tymes past belonged to the empier of Pegu; and wantes now only to conquer Siam, Lanfu, and Camboia, to make hym selfe a greater prince then ever any of his ansesters was, and thought very easy to obtayne it, in respect of his valientnesse and mighty power.
July 2.—I receved 2 letters from Capt. Garrocho and Jorge Durois, of the 8th and 10th currant, new stile, werin they wrot me as apeareth per their letters; but much falce news per Capt. Garrochos letter, yf my ame be not amis.
And Capt. Speck, with Jno. Yoosen, Sr. Matias, Jacob Swager, cam to dyner to day; and Jno. Yoosen told us a great history of Ogosho Sammas good luck in preveling against Fidaia Samme, and that he verely thinkes he is dead in the fortrese burned to ashes.
Mr. Wickham deliverd me an accompt of Syam voyage, resting to ballance 132 ta. 3 m. 3 co., but delivered up no money, as he spesyfied in his answer, because I owe hym for amber greese, for 1 cat. 9 ta. 8 m. wight, at 100 tais catty, 161 ta. 2 m. 5 co.
July 3.—Capt. Speck and the rest sent to thank me for their good entertaynment, viz., nifon catange.[86]
July 4.—Jno. Yoosen sent me a drid salmon and divers peeces salmon in pickell for a present.
July 5.—Jno. Jossen came to vizet me to-day, with 5 men wayting on hym.