Also this night past a sentenell was slayne in this towne, and thought Taccamon Donos men dyd it, yet no certentie.
And I delivered or paid to Mr. Wickham in plate of bars, paid per Mr. Nealson upon acco., his yearly wages or sallary, twentie taies.
Capt. Speck retorned my boy Tome hom, yet wrot me a pricking letter, to which I answered as apereth per coppie.
Sugen Donos father sent a present of peares, and envited hym selfe to our fro a day or tow hence. The China Capt. Andrea Dittis gave me a peece of Canton damask for the peece of Cochinchina silke I gave hym before. And the Japan feast of All Soles being com, the China Capt. afforsaid sent me a peece of Lankin damask for a present.
Mr. Nealson paid a smith for making 2 piculls neals for junck, 2 tais 5 mas.
Also ther was a pink culler, no. 85, and a primrose, no. 125, with 6 other remnantes broad cloth, measurd, as apereth per perticulers in the wast book; which broad cloth was retorned from Edo and Shrongo, and brought back per Mr. Wm. Eaton.
August 26.—I bought and paid for myselfe two javelen or speare heads, cost 8 mas and 8 condrins. And the China Capt., Andrea Dittis, bouth two tattames[102] and a halfe broad cloth, viz.:—
| ta. | ma. | con. | |
| 1¼ tat., cynamond culler, no. 125, at 12 ta. tatt., amontes | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1¼ tat., sad bleu, no. 98, at 12 ta. tatt. | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Migell jurebassos wife brought me a present of 3 hense, 20 egges, and pearse.
August 27.—This day at night all the streetes were hanged with lantarns, and the pagons vizeted all ther futtaquis[103] and places of buriall with lantarns and lampes, inviting their dead frendes to com and eate with them, and so remeaned till midnight; and then each one retorned to ther howses, having left rise, wine, and other viands at the graves for dead men to banquet of in their abcense, and in their howse made the lyke banquet, leving parte on an altor for their dead frendes and kindred. This feast lasteth 3 daies; but to morrow is the solomest fast day.