Aprill 16.—We sent a boate to Langasaque, to buy 400 Shashma boardes to cover the endes of our gadong.
Our new wall of the north side, made per our neighbours, shronk soe it was this day broaken up agane, or rather puld downe.
Aprill 17.—News was sent me by Oyen Donos sonne that the Emperour had geven the King of Firando leave to retorne to his contrey, and that they thought he would be heare within this 10 dayes.
And at same tyme the King of Crates man came to vizet me, and said it was reported that the Emperour was very sick with a fall he had from his horce in going a hawlking, so that no man might speake with hym. Yet, notwithstanding, Shungo Samma had geven leave to the King of Faccata and the King of Figen to retorne for their countries, but comanded all the rest to stay his ferther plesure.
And towardes night a cavelero sent me word how it was trew that the Emperour was alive, and had spoaken to the King of Firando and two other princes only, of purpose to stop the mowthes of those which reported hym to be dead; only it seemed to them he was not halfe well.
Aprill 18.—We receved 660 tiles, viz. 360 for gadong walle and 300 tiling flat tiles.
And I receved an other letter from Jo. Durois, dated in Langasaque, le 24th of Aprill, new stile, wherin he advized me how the speeche went that Shashma Dono was building the fortres at Osakay and Frushma Tay with hym.
Also Soyemon Dono sent me a letter how they could not sell the merchandize, viz. the white baftas they tooke for the King of Firando. Soe he willed me to take them back againe. Unto which letter I retorned answer, I could not doe it in respeckt I had advized the Company into England of the sale thereof, as also the lyke to the agent at Bantam.
Gonosque Dono sent me 2 hanches of venison for a present. We receved 34 rownd postes of Skidayen, called yofen nuquy. Skiamon Dono came from Langasaque and sent me a present of confittes and craknills.
Aprill 19.—The 2 sea bongews came to vizet me, and amongst other matters we had speeches tuching Capt. Specks goinge before me to salute the King of Shashma, and of my reproveing hym for it, wherin they said I had reason and that they knew it not till now.