May 10.—We had 2 barkes lading flat stones of Tome Dono and Cushcron Dono, to pave yard.
May 14.—Unagense Dono sent me a present of halfe a wild bore.
May 15.—I wrot 3 letters to Mr. Eaton, China Capt., and Jor. Durois, advising Mr. Eaton to com away with what tymber he had bought and buy no more, but bring 3 or 400 bags lyme. And sent these letters per Skeyo that was our skullion.
May 16.—I receved three hundred and fyftie taies plate of bars of Oyen Dono, in full payment for the ould debt due per King of Firando, besides or above the 3000 taies due per hym last. I say the King of Firando oweth 3000 tais over and above this 350 tais now paid; which three hundred and fyftie taies Mr. Osterwick receaved.
Also Mr. Eaton fell out with a Japon of Figen, whoe misused and struck hym with a staff and knockt hym downe, thinking to have kild hym, for spite he bought tymber at a hier rate then he. But Mr. Eaton, in defence of hym selfe, hath dangerously wounded the other. But the Umbrians took Mr. Eatons parte, other wais they Figians had murthered hym. Soe he stands on his gard till I send to cleare hym, the Umbrians protecting hym.
The China Capt. retorned from Langasaque, and brought me word how Mr. Eaton was abused by them of Fingo, and that it was a marvell he escaped with life. So, per his counsell, I sent a bark with 4 ores to cary a letter to Mr. Eaton, and withall sent an other in Japons to the dico of Ykanaura, desyring hym to have a care that no violence were offred to the scrivano, allius Mr. Eaton, for that to morrow I ment to send a letter to the King of Umbra, his master, to have hym set at liberty and retorned to me, as our priveleges geven per the Emperour spesefied, as the King of Firandos man could testefie, whoe I ment to send Mr. Nealson along with in the mornyng about same matter. And so I gott Jubio Dono of Crates to write me a letter to the King of Umbra ut supra.
Capt. Whaw, the China Capt. brother, did send me a present of vallance for a bed, embradered.
May 17.—I sent Mr. Nelson to Umbra with the letter written to the king, and he carid 50 tais in plate bars and 10 tais in small plate with hym.
The China Capt. lent us leafe gould to gild one mark and 2 head tiles.
May 18.—There came a man from Umbra about the quarrell of the Fingonians with Mr. Eaton, saying they swagered mightely because they thought the man would dye.