being marked with the Companis mark. And packed up all three in one chist under same marke without number, and put abord the Hozeander.
And I receaved a letter from Jorge Durois with a baskit containing 120 tallo candells of 6 for a mas, with 4 pere silke stockings, viz. 2 peare at 9 pezos or R. 8, 2 peare at 7 tais plate bars, and 4 peare cuffes and 1 band, cost 1 tay.
Febrary 22.—Capt. Coppendall had a runlet of pery I gave hym. And I delivered in three bills to Semidone, viz.:—
- 1 bill of 70 tais, due of ould.
- 1 bill of 50 tais, for merchandize sould.
- 1 bill of 20 tais, for a gun.
And he gave me a new bill of 250 tais, wherof 116 : 5 : 0 was owing upon ould acco., and 133 : 5 : 0 goodes delivered at Miaco per Mr. Eaton, is 250 : 0 : 0 now owing, to pay at a yeare.
And Andrea Dittis, China Capt., sould a boy called Mats to Capt. Coppendall for 10 taies.
And the China Capt. had 4 mas wight Paraman gould at 14 per one in plate, upon acco.
And I gave Mr. Jno. Hunt, master of the Hozeander, 2 Japon buck skins and a peare silk stockings for a present, in respect he gave me a case bottell.
There was a great eclips of the moone this night, began about 9 a clock. But the wether proved overcast that we could not observe no star, which we thought to have donne, to find out the true longetude of this place.