December 25 (Shiwas 12).—We shott affe 8 chambers and 5 peces of ordinance this morning, it being Christmas Day.
I gave 1 tay to Mall Nubery, the caboques coming to vizet us.
The Elizabeths company mutened, and ment to have
stured up the Palsgraves company to the like, but Capt. Cleavenger clapt the messengers into the bilbos till the admerall determened of it. But a multetude of the Elizabeths men came to reskew them, and Mr. Browne, master of the Palsgrave, sent them packing with broaken pates and kept the presoners; for which the muteners sware by flesh and fell they will kill them. One James Littell, a Scotsman, is verey forward in the muteny as a turbulent felloe. And Capt. Edmond Lennis, capt. of the Elizabeth, went ashore, not reproving those felloes for it.
These felloes abovsaid in generall demanded in mutenose sort the fift parte of the merchandiz taken in the friggot, as also for other matters taken before, aledging Capt. Keeling did the like for priz goodes taken before. Also it is said Capt. Lennis hath secretly detayned a cheane of gould taken in the friggot.
December 26 (Shiwas 13).—We envited the Hollanders to supper this night in the name of Capt. Adams, admeralls name, as they before envited us in their comander Capt. Johnsons name; and we made them cheare to content.
December 27 (Shiwas 14).—Mr. Osterwick retorned from Nangasaque and brought answer from Gonrok Dono that it was referd to his discretion whether he would take our lead at 5 condrins or no; soe he thought it too deare at that rate and ment to com to an other price.
And one Jacob Littell, a Scotsman, was taken prisoner for writing idell lynes to make the Elizabeths company to muteny, he being of that shipps company, and wrot those lynes to the Palsgraves company to have made them doe the like, but could not effect it per reason of Capt. Cleavengar and Mr. Browne prevented them. And this Littell, being taken and sent to Firando to be heard, broake out of the bilboes and sled (sic) we know not whither.
December 28 (Shiwas 15).—We went (with the Duch) to vizet the king; and the admerall and vizadmerall gave hym
to understand shipps were ready to departe, and therefore came to take leave of hym, which he accepted of in good parte, and thanked the admerall for the 2 baricas Spanish wine he sent to hym the other day.