And at night Itamia Migell Dono came to vizet me with Hollands ost and divers others, and brought me a banket with ij barsos wyne and ij wilduckes; and Palus (? Pauls) father a basket orenges and 18 small lobstars.
January 17 (Shiwas 5).—I sent to Gonrok Dono and Feze Dono of my arivall and that I would vizet them to morow or next day. But Gonrok made a feast to princepall in this place.
Andrea arived heare and sent me word he was aweary, yet ment sowne after to com and speak with me.
Many presentes were sent unto me.
January 18 (Shiwas 6).—Andrea of Edo came to me after nowne and tould me he could not nor would not deliver the goshons unto me, telling me he did that which he did by order from Capt. Adams woman. Unto which I answered that that woaman had nothing to doe with it, but her children, whom I had charg over and not shee. And then he answerd me, she (or he for her) had taken all the paines and disburced the money to buy presentes to get out the 2 goshons. But, at same instant, Tozayemon Dono standing by answerd that he had delivered iij C. and odd taies to Jenquese, Capt. Adames man, he demanding it for that purpose, this plate belonging to the deceased Capt. Adames. Soe I then demanded of Andrea whoe disburced this plate, he or I? Unto which he could answer nothing; but Tozayemon Dono desired me to refer the matter to hym till to morow, and he would end it to both our contentes.
And this day we went to dyner to Itamia Migell Dono, where we had kind entertaynment and great cheare with caboques.
And I sent my packes of letters to Firando, to goe in the Hollandes junckes for Bantam and Syam.
January 19 (Shiwas 7).—We were envited to dyner to Kitskin Donos howse, and hadd good entertaynment.
January 20 (Shiwas 8).—A Portugez called Augustino de Fiquira came to me and desyred a letter to Capt. Speck to retorne hym a slave of his which was in cure of the —— in the Duch howse, as he understood, his name being Francisco Mallabar. Of the which I gave hym a letter with the slaves name, with my opinion the keeping of such a slave would doe us nether creddit nor profitt.
And we were envited to dynner to Groby Dono, the Hollandes host at this place, where we had greate cheare, with the dansing beares.