And towardes night 2 Hollander mariners which had comited som falt were laid out for having byn abcent 2 or 3 daies from shipp; and 1 of them came to the English howse, desiring me on his knees to get his pardon. Soe I wrot a word to the capt., and sent our chirurgion along with hym. And they were no sooner gon but others brought the other Duchman, and he desird the lyke favor of me; but, whiles I was writing the letter, he gave them that kept hym the slip and soe escaped for the tyme.
The King of Crates gave me a present of 2 langanacks[110] and a cattan, and desird to see the experience of a fyry arrow shot out of a slurbo[111] and a burnyng pike; which is referd till his retorne from a province of his which he is now bownd to vizet.
October 4.—The King of Crates departed from Firando this mornyng, and the great Holland ship shot afe 3 peeces of ordinance as he passed by them.
And I receaved a letter from Ed. Sayer, dated in Langasaque, le 30th of Septembr, how he had delivered the present to Gonrock Dono with the letters, and that he willed hym to stay 2 daies, and he would use his endevor for us in what he could. And I wrot 2 letters to Jorge Durois and Capt. Garocho.
And upon councell of frendes, haveing remeander of things bought for inviting the 2 kinges, I invited to dyner to morow 9 cavaleros, viz., Gonosco Dono, Unagense Dono, Matasabra Dono, Oyen Dono, Toresamon Dono, Soyemon Dono, Shosque Dono, Otonagen Dono, Sifian Dono. I had thought to have envited Ushenusque Dono, our bongew, and the kinges secretary, but they were out of towne.
October 5.—The China Capt., Andrea Dittis, retorned to Firando from Goto, and brought me back a gould ring, delivered hym the 17th September last, to have byn sent for a present to an euenuke in China, valued as it cost 5 l. str.; but, upon better consideration, not haveing two ringes, and 2 principall men emploied about the affares, they thought it best to buy 4 cattans or Japan sables, and to send 2 to eache one. Also the China Capt. gave me a musk cod for a present, and was sent from a China unknown unto me. And he doth assure me on his life that our pretence to gett trade into China cannot chuse but com to good effect; which God grant.
The cavaleros envited to dyner came, being 8 in number, as apeareth on the other side. And as they were at it, Bongo Sammes adopted sonne (which is the kinges youngest brother) came by, and they called hym in, and after departed all content.
Gonosquo Dono brought a present of 10 bundells Japan paper.
October 6.—We bought our next neighbors chowne, or howse place, to the northwardes, to pay 40 tais for it, and she to carry away the howse, but geve it out we pay but 25 taies for it, she being far in debt and therfore the money seazed upon. The other 15 taies she hath secretly, to mentayn her and her children. Also Mr. Nealson paid the scrivano of the junk 60 taies 4 mas plate bars, for to pay carpenters and mareners; and sent 150 bags lyme to Cochi. And I delivered 40 R. 8 to China Capt. to buy, or rather garnish, 4 cattans, to send into China. Allso I delivered hym 4 mas wight Priaman gould for same purpose.
And I delivered one hundred taies plate bars to Mr. Nealson. Also Mr. Nealson paid sixteen taies plate to China Capt., viz., 12 taies in bars for blads, and 4 taies in small plate of workmanshipp.