And we went with the Hollanders and carid presents this day to Bongo Dono, Sangero Dono, Stremon Dono, Nagen or Unagense Dono, Cacamon Dono, Oyen Dono, Jeamon Dono, Jensamon Dono, Taccomon Dono, Weamon Dono.[93]
[93] The presents comprised sayes, Canton damask, silk, cheremis, and Lankin silk, and lead.
January 6 (Shiwas 24).—Capt. Speck, Capt. Leonard, Albartus, and Mattias envited themselves to our fro and supped at English howse.
January 7 (Shiwas 25).—We envited our neighbours to supper on Tewsday next, which provided thinges for our shipping, with the gunfounders, master carpenters, and smiths.
January 9 (Shiwas 27).—The China Capt. delivered me ij small cheanes of gould, sent me in present out of China, viz. 1 from Chisian Ducuco and 1 from Ticham Shofno, ij of the Emperor of Chinas councell; but the last from Ticham Shofnos sonne, his father being slaine in the Tartarian warr; they sending me word that we may have free trade into China, and the rather for that the ould king hath delivered up the goverment of China to his sonne.
All our neighbours that weare envited on Sunday last came to dyner this day, and had the fro heate[d], and a play of caboques, unto whome I sent two bars of plate containing viij taies vj mas.
Capt. Speck came to me late to desire me to look out for Capt. Adames goshon to get Japons goe in his junck for Bantam, he standing in dowbt that Andreas, Capt. Adams woamans brother in law, is gone to Nangasaque to make it away to others.
January 10 (Shiwas 28).—I wrott 2 letters into China per conveance of Andrea Dittis, 1 to Chisian Dicuco and 1 to Ticham Shofno, of recept 2 chenes gould, with other complementall matters.
I lent my goshon to Andrea Dittis, China Capt., and
Itamia Migell Dono, to make a voyadge for Tonkin or Cochinchina, and to retorne it to me, voyadg enden, under a recept geven me in Japons, fermed per both.