Aprill 30.—Mr. Wickham writ he delivered 25 tat. broad cloth to the King of Firandos man. Also of the lying news of Fidaia Sammes being alive, and that 200 Japons are put to death at Osakay for selling people after the wars, and that Micarna Camme Samme, the Emperours sonns sonne, bought a caboke, or player, cost hym 10000 taies, is 2500 li. sterling.

May 2.—We reared the frame under the north side of our howse this day.

Zanzabar, allius Yasimon Dono, envited us all to dyner this day and used us kyndly.

May 3.—We receved in 2 barkes foure thousand six hundred tils, wherof 50 were for gadong walle.

May 4.—We receved a bark; lading ston. Cushcron Dono.

May 5.—The sonne of Tuan Dono of Langasaque departed to sea with 13 barkes laden with souldiers to take the iland Taccasange, called per them soe, but by us Isla Fermosa. And it is reported he is at Goto, staying for more succors which are to com from Miaco, and thought they mean to goe for Lequea, to look for Fidaia Samme.

Peter, our new porter, and Miguell, Corean jurebasso, went about to have gotten a Japon servant to the Jesuistes to have served in our English howse, which I refused to doe; but Peter let hym lodg one night in the howse, which Gorezano tould me of, which both the other took soe in snuffe that they thretned to kill Gorezano. Soe I turned Piter out a dores. Which Miguell, in his usuall drunken humor, stomocked and entered into termes with me that I had no reason to doe it; soe I turned hym out lykewaies to beare the other company.

May 8.—I delivered one hundred tais plate bars to Mr. Osterwick, wherof he delivered 50 tais lyke to Mr. Eaton to goe to Ikanoura to buy tymber, because Skidayen Dono deceaveth us.

The perticulars of tymber is as followeth, viz.:—