January 24.—I rec. a letter from Jor. Durois, dated in Langasaque,
1th February, new stile, wherin he advised me that a Laskero, or More, which was a slave in the Amacan shipp, had stolne a beefe ashore at Faconda, the which coming to the capt. eares, and that there was a man slaine about it, he caused the Lascaro to be carid ashore, and hanged. This he sayeth was the brute which hapened at Facondo, of which I took notis before.
I made up the maky ware for my Lady Smith this day, for her contor rec. in the Adviz, rated at 40 mark str., is 106: 6: 7: and packed it up in 5 parcelles in chistes, viz.:
| ta. | m. | co. | ||||
| No. 1, containing 3 nestes trunkes, cost | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||
| No. 2, containing 1 case bottelles, cost | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||
| No. 3, containing 3 scritorios, cost | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||
| No. 4, 1 greate scritorio, cost | 12 | 5 | 0 | |||
| No. 5, divers matters, viz.:— | 36 | 1 | 7 | |||
| ta. | m. | co. | ||||
| 01 scritorio, cost | 05 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 03 basons and spout pots, greate | 10 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 03 ditto lesser sort, cost | 07 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 02 standing cups, cost | 02 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 02 tankardes, cost | 01 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 20 beakers, cost | 06 | 0 | 0 | |||
| For 5 chistes silk watta, cotton woll,ropes and mattes to pack them in | 02 | 9 | 7 | |||
| Som totall cost | 106 | 6 | 7 | |||
Which I sent in the Adviz for Bantam, consigned to Capt. George Bale, to send it for England per first conveance. Mr. David Watkins, Sir Tho. Smiths man, wrot 2 letters in my Lady Smiths name, to have the contor, or scritorio, sould, and retorne made in such matters as the Company did not deale in; and Mr. Bale advised it to be in maky ware.
January 25.—The Chinas at night came to our English howse, and made fyreworkes.
January 26.—I gave Andrea Dittis, China Capt., 4 letters
testimoniall or of favor, directed to all English ships at sea or others, frendes to his Matie of England, on for a junk bound to Tonkyn at Cochinchina, and the other 3 for 3 junkes bound Island Formosa, called Taccasanga or Piscadores.
Skiamon Dono brought a present of a bundell paper and a fan.
January 27.—Skidayen Dono set the mastes of his junk this day, and made a feast, nifon catange; and I sent hym a banketing box, sweetmeates, and 2 bottelles singe.