We rec. six hundred and seventy bars lead out of the Adviz; and Gonrok sent word to have all our lead for themperour, of which I desired a bill of [hym].

Word was brought towardes night that Capt. Adames junk was on the backsyde of the iland of Firando, and sent for boates to toe hym in. Soe I sent out our foy fone; as also the tono sent out divers other barkes. But it was past midnight before she came in, the tide being against them. He came to vizet me, I not being well, and tould me the King of Cochinchina knew nothing of the murdering of Mr. Peacock, but that he was cast away per casualty.

August 12.—We rec. 215 bars, I say two hundred and fyfteene bars lead ashore out of th’ Adviz, which is the whole complement of lead, being 2065 bars in all. So now all goodes are rec. out of th’ Adviz.

August 13.—Gonrok Donos man with ij of Tonomon Sammes men came and looked on our lead, and took one bar for sample to shew Gonrok Dono, containing 43 ll Eng. was 33 cattis Japon, the price at 6 tais picull; all staid for themperour. As alsoe they tak all the Hollanders have, Syam lead and other; but that is not soe good.

There was rec. ashore out of Capt. Adams junk, viz. 2 chistes merchandizs, 1 bale galles, retorned unsould from Cochinchina; 2 chistes aguila, 2 hampers silk, bought at Cochinchina.

The chirurgion of the Adviz now com, called Benjamyn Parsons, being (as I take it) drunken, met the Duch fiscall in the streete, and, like a bestly knave as he was, gerded out ... telling hym it was for the Hollanders. Wherupon he cam to thenglish howse and complained; but at that tyme I was ill at ease, and did not speake with hym; otherwaies he had been punished according to his desertes. But after, the said fiscall beged his pardon. This chirurgion is a drunken quarelsom fello.

August 14.—The servant of Gonrok dono with 2 of the kinges servantes came to thenglish howse to have set my hand to a China letter, how I had 500 pico lead, at 6 tais per pico, for themperor, and not under. And in the meane tyme, as we were debating the matter (I denying to set my ferme to any such writinges I knew not), came the China Capt., and tould me they had set downe 5000 piculls for 500. In fine, I denid seting hand to any writing, although they aledged that Capt. Speck had, for 600 pico, Syam lead, now com in their junck.

Also the kinges brother sent to have me send to Langasaque about my plito with Casanseque, the scrivano; which I denyed, desiring justice here.

August 15.—I carid a present to Tonomon Samme, viz.:—