And Jno. Dono lent us his howse over way to put our junkes provition in, till she be rigde. And I sent a letter per China Capt. to Jorge Durois, how I had receaved the 2 peare silk stockinges, and kept the case bottells for hym till he came. Also I gave order to the China Capt. to look out for 3 China carpenters, to goe in our ship for Bantam, as also to buy 150 grate bambooes for us, yf ther be any, and to enquire whether the Portingals have an Englishman prisoner abord their shipp or no. We brought all the tymbers and other matters ymploid about the junk from Cochi to Firando, having hired Tome or Jno. Donos howse to put them into.
October 16.—The King of Crates retorned to Firando and sent to desire to see a fyre arrow shot out of a slurbo, which was donne before hym and the king of Firando to their greate content twise. He desird to have the slurbo to take a sample by to make an other, with a receapt how to make the compound for the fyre work. And about midnight departed towards Crates; which saved the geveing a present of 2 damaskt fowling peeces, yf he had staid till morninge.
Tansho Samme, the kinges kinsman, bought two pec. Cambaia cloth.
October 17.—Before nowne Capt. Speck retorned from Miaco, and had 3 peces shot out of Duch howse and 6 out of greate shipp for a welcom. I went to the Duch howse to vizet hym, and he tould me, yf he had wanted but 2 howers tyme at his arival at Miaco, that the Emperor had byn gon before he had com; and that he with his owne mouth tould hym that the Portingall junck they had taken was good prize, both men and goods, and all other they took hereafter to be the lyke, both of them and Spaniardes, yf they had not his passe, but, having it, not to meddell with them. He also delivered me 3 letters from Capt. Copendall, Mr. Wickham and Mr. Eaton, dated in Miaco the 28 and 29th September, and one from Mr. Eaton of 2th October, with 2 others from our host at Osekay and Tome jurebasso. And Jorge Durois arived heare and tells me that the capt. more of the Amacan shipp sayth that, yf Gonrok Dono will, he is content to sett Damian and Jno. at liberty, for per his permision he took them prisoners, and at his demand he will set them free. But I answerd hym that I had his letter to shew the contrary. Once the end will try all. I think there be legerdymeane. Jorge sent me a present of a bottell Portingall wyne, 12 greate peares, and 2 boxes craknells and littell tarts.
October 18.—Symon jurebasso brought me a letter from Mr. Eaton, dated the 8th October, wherin he writes he hath opened all the packes cloth Cambaia, and findes most of the baftes, viz. ¾ of them, spotted and rotten, so that no man will looke on them. He offerd them all together to our host for 6 mas per peece, but he would not buy them, answering he thought they would never be sould for anything. Also he saieth their wantes 10 pec. chaddr pintado of them were put into the cargezon.
October 19.—Semidone sent me a letter how he met the King of Crates, whoe willed hym to write to me to send hym these parcelles following, and he would send money per they which brought them. Soe I delivered them to Semidonos man.
| ta. | ma. | co. | ||
| 20 | pec. white baftas, of 20 R. corg, at 1½ tay | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | pec. tapis Suras, of R. per corg, for 1 tay pe. | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 05 | pec. alleias, of 30 Rs. per corg, for 2 tay pe. | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Som totall amontes unto | 60 | 0 | 0 |
Skidian Dodo sent a beefe for a present; and Jorge Durois mad account for these thinges following:—
| ta. | ma. | co. | |||||
| 4 | jarrs conserves, at 5 tais per jar, is | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2 | milstones to grind malt or wheate | 01 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 70 | tallow candells, cost | 01 | 0 | 0 | |||
| ta. | ma. | co. | |||||
| This is for the house, and amont unto | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| More, 1 pere silk stockinges for Capt. Cop., at | 04 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| More, 1 pere thrid stock., for hym, at | 00 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| More, 1 pere gren silk stockings, to Mr. Osterwick | 03 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| More, 2 pere silk stockinges, at 7 tay, for Capt. Copingdall or Mr. Osterwick | 07 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | 01 | 0 | 15 | 01 | 0 | ||
| More due to hym per rest of velvettes and sattens com from Amacan, besids profitt | 27 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Som totall amontes unto | 64 | 3 | 0 | ||||
October 20.—I wrot a letter to Albaro Muños in answer of his, and another to Diego Farnando Rigote to geve 3 or 4 gantos candy oyle to Jorge Durois and sell the rest as he can. Taccamon Dono sent me a beefe for a present and ther was a pece basta Deher, of 17 Rs. per corg, sent to Jorge Durois wife, in respect of frute and sweetmeates she sent to us at divers tymes which was spent in the howse.