Febrary 28.—The Duch or Holland pataga[131] went out in the after nowne toward Pattania.

The China Capt. feasted all the neighbours, in respect building his new howse.

I had conference againe with carpenters about building the gadong, which, as they noted before, the very

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Tymber and other stuffe would cost 68100
And 2530 carpenters dais work at 1½ mas day 379 5 0
And 2750 laborers daies work at 5 cond. day 137 5 0
And 0200 plasterrars days work at 040 0 0
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Som totall amontes unto 1238 0 0
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Soe, per advice and counsell of all, it is thought fit to let the gedong building rest till the next yeare, and only repare that on the other side.

Febrary 29.—I wrot a letter to Mr. Eaton that news is com that wars is lyke to ensue betwixt the Empror and his sonne Calsa Samme, being backt per his father in law Massamone Dono, because the Emprour will not geve his sonne the fortresse and teretory of Osakay, yf it were gotten, as he promised he wold doe. I advised hym, yf wars were lyke to ensue, that he should com away and bring money, and put the rest into money yf it were possible.

Bongo Samme, alius Nobesane, sent me a present of 10 hense and 2 barsos wyne.

Marche 1.—Delivered Mr. Nealson 50 tais plate bars, paid unto Capt. China and neighbors for parte of 90 tais to make ston walles. I delivered also two hundred and fyftie taies plate bars to Andrea Dittis, China Capt., wherof 200 tais I adventure, viz. 100 tais to Liqueas, to buy amber greese, and the other 100 tais into China, at his discretion for my best advantage, and the other 50 tais I lend hym, to pay at his retorne from Langasaque.

I delivered the ten tais plate bars to Capt. China which Capt. Coppendall paid for the boy he sould hym, called Matts. And there was two tais small plate paid for a boy called Mon, to serve the Company 15 yeares, fynding him diet and aparell, the money paid his mother, whoe gave a writing in Japons to that effect.