May 29.—I entred into cowncell with Mr. Nealson and Mr. Osterwick, whether it were best to send Mr. Nealson back to Mr. Eaton with a bark to bring hym away, yf he be set at lyberty at the retorne of the bongew from Fingo, as they promised he should. So it was concluded upon, and, because I had ernest occation to use Gorezano in howse, I got lycense of Capt. Speck to have a jurebasso which served the Duch, which he granted me. But when they were ready to depart, there came a Japon and whispered our Duch jurebasso in the eare, who presently refuced to goe on our pretended affares. So I was forced to send Gorezano againe with hym and a souldier of the kinges, whom Tonomon Same, the kings brother, sent with them at my request. The pointes of busynes tuching Mr. Nealsons proceading apeareth in a memoriall of this date, the coppie wherof I kept. I wrot a letter per hym to Mr. Eaton.
And receved a letter from Jor. Durois, dated in Langasaque le 5th of July, wherin he wrot me the news of the meeting of our English shipp with that of Amacan was a lye, only the great ship toed a boate after her, wherin were 2 horses with provition of meate for them and 4 or 5 persons to look unto them, but per stormy wether were broaken from the shipp and cast on the cost of Xaxma, having passed much danger, the bark being sunke, and 4 got upon a peece of tymber, living 5 days without meate or drink. I say 8 got on it at first, wherof 4 dyed before they got aland at Liquea.
May 30.—Jubio Dono of Crates lent us 5 sackes new barly, of 51 small gantes per sack, till we could get other to malt.
May 31.—We sould 10 fardelles rotten cuttelfish to our fishmonger for 7 tais 8 mas, to tak fish for howse in payment. This cuttellfish was bought for first voyag of our junck to Syam, and, she loosing her voyage, new put in place.
June 2.—I receved a letter from Mr. Nealson, dated in Ikanoura le last of May, signefying he staid the retorne of the bongew from Fingo, and that Mr. Eaton was better used now then heretofore, and that the bongew which used Mr. Eaton soe strictly is put of of his place and lyke to loose his head for cuting affe our servantes head.
The Hollanders reared a new gadong this day, as bigg as their other, and made an other thatcht one a mile ofe, to buld shiping and put tymber in, and have mad other much building this yeare, planted 2 orchardes, and made a new key out of the sea.
June 3.—I wrot a letter to Mr. Nealson, per the man which carid the other, how I thought best he retorned, for that it is nothing but delayes of the Umbrians who have sent to the Emperours court about the matter, as I think, or, yf he stay upon good occation, then to send back Gorezano.
I reconed with the teliers, and paid the fat tealor 5 tais in small plate for making me 5 new garmentes and sowing two ould gownes and a satten dublet. And he paid me 2 tais greate plate out of it for 2 peeces duttis sould hym.
Also I paid the China button maker 1 tay 4 mas for buttons, in small plate.