Febrary 23.—The China Capt. sent 2 barrilles morofack, 2 jarrs biskit, and 2 barrilles pickeld tunny for a present to Capt. Jourden for Bantam. I gave Jno. de Lievana 2½ Rs. of 8 in Spanish money, and Françisco Carnero one riall of 8; and passed my word to pay a tay in Japon plate to Tome Dono for Jno. de Lievanas housrowme.
Febrary 24.—I delivered twenty and five tais plate bars to Mr. Osterwick, to pay twenty tais to Yayemon Dono and Tayamon Dono, the two carpenters, geven ten tais a peece for a present for payns extraordnary about shipp.
The great Holland shipp, called the Ankewsen, went out to sea this day, and the junk in compa. with her.
And I went with Capt. Coppendall to Hollandes howse to offer Capt. Speck to carry his letters to Bantam, as their shipp did ours, shee being ready to put to sea to morrow; but fownd Capt. Speck was gon out with shipp.
Jacob Swager brought Capt. Coppendall a bottell of wyne and a cheese for a present.
Divers Shashmas came to see the English howse, whome I used kindly. They said the King of Shashma ment to goe to the Emperour the next moneth.
Capt. Speck sent word to desire us to carry 6 Japon marreners along in our shipp for Bantam that were left behind out of their junck.
Febrary 25.—I sealed up my packet letters for England, viz.:—
| 1 to the Wor. Company |  | all enclozed to Worll. Compa., with 1 from Mr. Eaton. | ||
| 1 to Ser Thomas Smith | ||||
| 1 to Mr. Edward James | ||||
| 1 to Capt. Jno. Saris | ||||
| 1 to my brother Walter |