November 29.—I wrot two letters to Langasaque, one to Mr. Wickham and an other to Capt. Whaw, and sent them per China Capt. And wrot Mr. Wickham to bring 3 or 4000 tais refined plate from China Capt. for so much delivered hym heare to chang.
November 30.—I rec. a letter from Mr. Wickham of report popish miracles, how a mans arme was drid up for offring to burne a fryres cope or vestment, his arme standing stiff out, he not being able to pul it back nor bend it. Thus doe these popish pristes envent lies to deceave the pore symple people.
The fryre that was taken at mas was called Padre Appolenarius, and was taken in Arima; but the Christians rose up in armes against the Emperours offecers, and tooke hym per force. So what will com of it is uncerten. Yt was this mans cope or vestment which he left behind hym which wrought this miracle, as the papists report; but yow may beleeve it yf yow please.
The Hollanders came all to dyner, except the generall and Mr. Barkhoult, they being sick of a fever, as the others report.
The master of the Galleas and the secretary sent me a barica of Spanish wyne.
December 1.—I envited all the Chinas to dyner, which came to the ceremonies of China Capt. child, in respect of the overplus left of enviting the Hollanders. Soe it cost not much, they being above 20 persons.
Capt. Speck came hym selfe to desyre me to let hym have one peece of canvas (or poledavis) for a sample to trye to make other by.
December 2.—The China Capt. departed towardes Langasaque with all the other Chinas with hym which came to vizet hym for the berth of his child.
Jno. Derckson Lamb, the Hollandes generall, came to vizet me at English howse, exskewsing hym selfe he came not to dyner the other day, in respect he was sick and newly let blood, soe that his chirurgion councelled hym not to goe; otherwais no other occation should have staid hym. So I made hym colation in the best sort I could.