And at night the Spaniardes envited them selves to our fro,[99] whom I entertayned in the best sort I could. Also Semidono had envited hym selfe to our fro before, but after sent me word he could not com, being sick of the sullens, because I would not lend hym money, being well experienced of his payment before.
August 22.—Semidone being necessitous and in cheefe office in the kinges abcense, and now demanding but 20 taies, I have, with generall consent, lent hym 20 taies, to be repaid at a month, as apeareth per his bill. And I delivered 50 taies, I say fiftie taies, to Mr. Nealson, to lay out in charges of junck; the 20 taies to Semidone being paid per Mr. Nelson.
Semidone came to our fro, accompanyed with Gonosque Dono and divers other caveleros, whome (as I think) I entertayned to content.
And Capt. Adames came from Cochi in a greate rage against my jurebasso, Jno. Goresano, saying he was the occation the carpenters went not to work upon our junck. But this I know was an untruth, and the master carpenter and Zanzabers knavery. And Capt. Adames scrivano or purcer of our junk retorned from Miaco. And towardes night Capt. Adames fell into an extreame fever, with vomiting, and could not make water, soe he went to Zanzabars to take phisick. God send him his health.
August 23.—Our scrivano of the junck tells me that Ogosho Samme sues to the Dyrio[100] to have the name of Quambaco,[101] which, as it should seeme, is as the names of Ceaser or Augustus amongst the Emperours of Rome, which is held an honor to all suckceadors. But he denied it till he know Fidaia Same is dead.
August 24.—We bought 17 cacas, or square postes, at 1 mas per peece, and 30 rownd postes, 2 for a mas, to send to Cochi, to make skaffolds to repare our junck.
I wrot an other letter to Capt. Speck, in Spanish, touching the retornyng of my slave Tome, he not haveing yet answerd my former, and sent this per Capt. Adames. But his agew took him againe, soe he delivered it not this day.
And there came a greate man of Crates to see our English howse, whome I entertayned in good sort.
August 25.—I delivered one hundred rialles of eight to Mr. Nealson to employ in stuffs with Duch marenars, whoe, as it should seeme, have mett with som prize per way, otherwaies they could not afford to sell soe good cheape.