And I wrot a letter and sent a present to the bongew of Goto for puting pilot abord and sending me word therof. So the present was, viz.:—
- 1 pec. of white baftas of nyne Rs. corg.
- 1 pec. blak bafta died, at 9 Rs. corg.
- 1 pec. duttis of 10 Rs. per corg.
- 1 pec. blue byram of 10 Rs. per corg.
- 1 pec. red zelas of 12 Rs. per corg.
And the master of the bark which brought downe Mr. Eaton came from Langasaque and brought me a present of pearse, and offerd to bring his bark hither, yf I had need to fraight her. And about mid night Capt. Adams went out in a bark abord the Hozeander with many other barks to tow her in, we fearing a tuffon. And Capt. Copendall brought 2 bras vessells of quicksilver ashore out of the Hozeander.
September 4.—About 9 a clock the Hoziander came to an ancor in the harbor of Firando, being towed in with boates, and shot ofe ii peces ordinance; and the Duch answered them with two peeces out of the howse, and 5 out of the greate ship. And Capt. Speck with other merchant came abord her, he being ready to departe for Miaco: and he presently did, and had 3 peces ordinance for a farewell, and we the lyke when we retorned ashore. And they shot 3 peces more after out of the Duch howse.
And I made Tushma, my boy, a new kerimon of damask of Canton, with a cloake or gaberdyn of stript taffete. And Mr. Nealson paid 3 taies to Toma, the boy, and 3 taies to Jno. Moure the boy, upon reconyng of ther wages at 1 tay per peece per month. And I delivered 50 taies, I say 50 taies, plate bars to Mr. Nealson; and he paid 10 taies lyke plate to pilottes that brought our ship the Hozeander from Goto to Firando. And we receaved ashore this day out of the Hoziander 4 chistes guns or fowling peces, also two fardelles stile, containing 166 gads,[105] with 4 fardles cloth Choromandell.
September 5.—We set carpenters a work to make chistes to carry up our goods, and laborers to make mat sackes to put our peper in.
Also the China Capt., Andrea Dittis, retorned from Langasaque and brought me a present of a blew peece of damask from his brother Capt. Whaw, and gave me an other hym selfe with an embrawdred velvet cushin. And Jorge Durois sent me 2 hampers containing 5 peces wroght black velvet, 9 peces black taffeties, and 24 peces sattens, wroght and plane, as also three pere silk stockings, and 1 peare thrid as per adviz. And Ushenusque Dono, our ould bongew, sent me a present of frute, and came hym selfe and viseted me, offring his service to goe up in our bark as before, if need weare.
Also we had newse the king of this place was within 13 leagues and would be heare to morrow. Yet I was secretly enformed by a frend that he is in towne, secretly com in, and ment to retorne out to his barks to morrow, and so to enter at pleasure. Soe we gave order to our ship to sute offe her ordenance as he past by, being determend to goe out to meete hym. It is said that the King of Shashma is lykwais retorned to his contrey per the Emperours permition; soe it is thought som exploit is in hand.
Also the China Capt. tells me that Damian Marin and Jno. de Lievana are taken prisoners and carid abord the greate shipp, and is in despite of the service they did to the English.
Capt. Speck departed towardes Miaco, and had 2 vollers small shot out of the Jaccatra and 5 peces ordinance out of their greate ship, and charged againe and gave 3.