We, being driven off from tyme to tyme per the tono, hired a bark of Sackay to carry up the present, for 80 tais plate bars, besides a bar plate for master and another to company.
A junk from Cochinchina entred late this night, her lading for Chinas of Cochinchina.
August 22.—There came in a small junk of China very late this night, laden with pursalon, or China vessells.
August 23.—I gave Robert Haley, the chirurgion, ten taies for som other matters he formerly had geven me.
I delivered two hundred tais to Mr. Osterwick to lay out in my abcense to Miaco. And I delivered up 3 memorialls, viz. 1 to Mr. Wm. Nealson; 1 to Mr. Jno. Osterwick; 1 to Ed. Sayer, for hym selfe and Mr. Wm. Eaton—all of what I would have donne in my abcense at Miaco, as appeareth by coppie.
So we laded all our goods abord the bark for Miaco. And coming to knowledge that the mutenose Japons which are com out of England had put up a petission against me to the justice, that I would not pay them their wagis, I made answer to yt of their villanos cariadge and falce slandering of me, I being ready to pay them their due owing to them, as Capt. Adames and Mansho the jurebasso are witnesses at bargen making, and as I set it downe in my book.
August 24.—The kinges brothers, Tonomon Samme, sent me word to pay the brabling marreners Japons which came out of England, according as I had agreed with them, and for the rest of our processe, to make it knowne to the king his brother at Miaco, who noe dowbt would take order to geve me content. He also sent me word he would send a bongew with me to assist me in my busenes on the way; but I retorned hym answer it was needles, the king his brother being above.
The China Capt. retornd from Goto, and is of the opinion that our junk, the Sea Adventure, is put into Tushma, and that it is she which lost her maine mast. God send us good news of her.
August 25.—I paid Mr. Nealson ten pozos and twenty taies in plate bars for the matters following, viz.:—