November 14.—We bought two calves this day, cost 1 ta. 5 ma. 0 c. both.
November 15.—We departed from Cattado Mary this mornyng, other barks going out, and soe, allthough it were calme, rowed it up, and with much ado the next mornyng got to Languay, wind being so contrary, having made, night and day, 14 leagues. We gave our host at Cattado Mary 3 ta. 5 m. 0 co. for his howse, and a peece of backar baroche[267] to his children to make them 2 coates.
November 16.—We put into Languay, where we staid all this day and night following by means of contrary wyndes.
November 17.—We departed from Languay, and about nowne came to Firando, haveing made 13 leagues; but gave a bar plate to our host.
At our arivall the Hollander shipps shot affe 14 or 15 pec. of ordinance, and our ship the Adviz 7 peeces. And sowne after the Duch generall sent me 2 bottells Spanish wyne, and Albartus came to vizet me with many complementos. And most of the gentellmen of Firando ether sent or came to vizet me.
November 18.—I wrot a letter to Capt. Adames and an other to his host, Croby Dono, advising howe we had sould all our silke, wood, and skins, as also all our broad cloth, of which I willed hym to adviz his said host, because he should send downe no more money trusting on the salle of silk.
Also I wrot 2 letters to Tozeyemon Dono and Cuemon Dono, desyring them to dispach Capt. Adames away, otherwais the money will not com in tyme to send in the shipp nor junk. Also I wrot Capt. Adams in a ticket put into my letter that the China Capt. hath spoaken to som frendes to buy his junk, but non will geve above 1000 taies for her with pasport and all other matters.
The King of Firando sent to envite me and the rest of thenglish merchants to dyner to morrow.
November 19.—I gave Mr. Eaton, Mr. Sayer, Mr. Nealson, and Mr. Osterwick, each of them a keremon of them themperour gave me, with 2 others same to Capt. China and his brother. Also I gave a langenack to Mr. Totton, a pike to Mr. Wedmore, and a banketing box to Mr. Coleson; with a gerdell and a peare tabis and stringes to women of Mr. Eaton, Mr. Nealson, and Sayer, Mr. Osterwick, Capt. Chinas wife, and Susanna; and a coate and peare tabis and stringes to China Capt. doughter; and like to Wm. Eaton; withot her matters to dyvers other servantes and frendes; and to Matinga, 3 coates, 2 peare tabis and stringes, 2 gerdelles, etc.
We went to dyner to the king, where we were well feasted, he esteeming our nation far before the Hollanders, as he tould us.