Marche 11.—Mr. Wickham departed not till this mornyng towardes Miaco, and left woman his gerle behind hym, which he sayeth he bought of yow[134] and that yow advised hym, in a letter of the 20th ultimo, how her mother did think to bring yow in trouble for seling her. Which is the occation I write yow now she is at Firando.

We had 21 cakis, or square postes, of Yasimon Dono at 1 mas pec., and 30 bundelles straw of Synemon Dono, cost 1⅓ mas.

And I sent a verneson pastie to Mr. Eaton and an other the China Capten.

Marche 12.—The night past Andrea Dittis retorned from Langasaque, and brought me a letter from Capt. Whaw, his brother, whoe sent me a jarr of oranges, with a littell fysh-pond (or jarr) with live fish in it, and bought 15 pigions for me, cost 1 tay 5 condrins.

Also the master workman plasterrer came along with hym to repare our new bought gadong.

And upon hope of trade into China I lent Capt. Whaw, the China Capt. at Langasaque, 500 taies, I say five hundred tais in plate of bars.

And I wrot a letter to Mr. Wickham, and sent hym the halfe of sealing wax which Jorge Durois sent me, and advised hym my mynd it had byn better he had carid his gerle woman along with hym.

And we made prise for tymber with Skidayon Dono, and paid hym 50 tais plate bars in hand, as followeth:—

ta. m. co.
0450 cakis of 2 tatta. long, at 1 mas peec. 045 0 0
0550 nukis of 2 tatta. isonuque, 3 per a mas018 3 1
0040 ficamons of 1½ tatta., of 1½ mas pec. 006 0 0
1000 ordinary bordes of 1 tatta., of 6 per a mas 016 6 4
0070 other boardes of 1½ tatta., at 1 mas pec. 007 0 0
0035 isonuque of 2 tatta., at 2 mas pec. 007 0 0
0040 nandange of 1½ tatta., of 4½ per mas000 9 0
0150 marraque of 2 tatta., at 3 per a mas005 0 0
0003 monfashta of 1½ tatta., cost all 3 001 0 0
0015 tambu of 2 tatta., at cost all 15 003 0 0
0002 ficaye fashta of 2 tatta., cost both 000 5 0
0020 cakina ita of 4 tatta., at 9 mas pec. 018 0 0
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