The Hollandes shipp called the Flushing went out to Cochy this day, and I sent our foy fone to helpe to toe her out. She shot affe 9 peeces ordinance at going out; and 7 peces (or chambers) were shott affe at Hollandes howse, 5 peces out of the Son, with 5 out of our shipp Adviz, and 3 out of our junk.
We were constrayned, in respect of the necessety of tyme, to agree to lend the mareners of our junk 150 tais Japon plate till their retorne, with condition that yf they went quietly on the voyag, and so retorned to Japon with the good report of Mr. Eaton, the capt., and Andrea, the Japon botswain (or counter master, as they call hym), that then they ware to pay back but the 150 tais; yf not, then to pay 300 tais. As also there was 7 of them had 5 tais a man paid them, is 35 tais.
A letter to Capt. Whaw, with the 2 Japon keremons, 30 amars or bundelles rottans; and that the 1,000 tas. was ready to lend to procure trade into China; as also I had rec. the foy fone or boate he sent me in present, etc.
December 19.—I rec. 2 letters from Capt. Adames, on dated in Osakay, 30th ultimo, and thother in Ximina Seak, 14th present, how he bringeth 1,200 tais from Tozayemon Dono, and 500 tais from Grubstreet, and can get no more.
Also I rec. a letter from Omperas father, with a littell barso wyne called bringe, and 200 orenges.
December 20.—A cavelero came to vizet me, and brought me 2 barsos wyne and fishes for a present. Matingas father was his servant in tyme past.
The night past, the Hollanders tooke 4 theeves of their owne people, 2 soldiers and 2 caffros, whoe had made a falce key and stolne goodes out of the howse. Som thought to have fled, but were taken, the King of Firando haveing geven charge that no boate should passe out of the iland.
December 21.—I receved a letter from Capt. Adames from Langway, 12 leagues from Firando, how he la there windbound. And the Hollanders shot affe 7 peces ordinance out of the Son about midnight, and 9 chambers out of howse, in honor of their New Years Day to morrow.
December 22.—The Hollandes generall sent his nois of trompets[273] to geve me a salve this mornyng before day, unto whome I gave a bar plate containing 3ta. 0m. 6co.
About nowne, Capt. Adames arived at Firando, and came overland from Languay, the sea being greate and the wynd skant.