The fownders brought present, 2 iron pans with wyne and fysh.
And Mr. Nealson receaved 76 ta. 5 m. 0 co. of Keemon Dono, for acco. of Kyng of Crates, wherof 56 tais was good and rest Shrongo. More, he receaved of the servant of Semidone, for acco. of the King of Crates, fyfty tais plate bars, wherof 1 bar Shrongo.
Febrary 7.—Mr. Jno. Hunt, master of the Hozeander, delivered me a draught of his voyag from Bantam to this place with all the sownding.
Febrary 8.—Receaved in plate bars of China Capt., Andrea Dittis, fowre hundred and fyftie taies; and sowne after eight hundred taies in melted plat more of hym.
And we had a generall counsell this day, wherin it was noted downe that Capt. Raphe Coppendall was ordayned by generall consent to goe up to the Emperour with a present. Also that Mr. Richard Wickham should have an alowance of 150 taies per anno., to fynd hym aparell and other necessaries from our first arivall in Japon untill the last of August, 1615, we ariveing the 12th June, 1613. And that Mr. Jno. Osterwick should stay to keepe the bookes, and be alowed 20l. per ano. to fynd hym aparell and other necessaries, to begyn in Aprill last at his coming from Bantam. And that Jno. Coker, an Englishman, should stay for cooke in the English house, which is donne by his owne consent. And Mr. Wickham to goe up to lye at Miaco or Osekay, till other occation busynes be to employ hym in. And Mr. Eaton to com to Firando and goe to Tushma, to cleare in that place.
Soyemon Donos bark was set on fyre per neclegence of his servantes, beeing drunk and feasting abord according to Japon fation, this day, but by good helpe was sowne quenched.
Capt. Speck came to the English howse and offred to make a consort to have their small shipp and ours to stay to take the Amacon shipp and the great shipp to goe for Bantam; but it was not thought fyt soe to loose our monson.
Febrary 9.—I wrot a letter to Jorge Durois to send stockinges and candells, and sent it per bark sent per China Capt. to buy gunpolder and pitch or rosen for Hozeander. We laded all the bras shivers and shot abord the Hozeander this day.
The bedell of the ward had 1 sack rise.
Febrary 10.—We laded 14 picos copper and 3 picos iron abord the Hozeander this day.