Which money I paid in Spanish R. my selfe, being 3 tymes more then was reason; and so an end, etc.
We lent Andrea Dittis, China Capt., viz. 3 murthering peeces, or fowlers, with vj chambers, wherof 2 bras; 3 hargabushes of crockes[96]; and 4 Japon calivers or guns.
And the gouldsmith came to work this day.
[94] Dō-buku.
[95] Port.: gualteira.
[96] Probably the “crook”, or rest, for the harquebus.
Febrary 4 (Shiwas 23).—This morninge cold wether, with a hard frost, with snowe. Hard frost all day, and the like per night following.
Febrary 5 (Shiwas 24).—Capt. Leonard and Capt. Albartus and Wm. Cuiper went to the kinges brother to take leave of hym, to departe with the junck towardes Bantam; Albartus going capt. and Wm. Cuiper master. And, after, came to English howse for like occation.
And this day one Catsso Dono, the kinges kinsman, caused a master carpenter, his servant, to cut his bellie, which was master to the carpenter kild the other day. Soe it is thought he meaneth to pick a quarrell with Taccamon Dono for killing his other slave the last day; and verely thought sett on per others of the greatest sort; for Tonoman Samme and the queene mother labourd to have had the matter left till the king hadd retorned, but Taccamon Dono would not.
Febrary 6 (Shiwas 25).—Tyamon Dono our master carpenter came and borrowed xx taies to redeeme the other xj carpenters freed the other day, they being taxed at iij taies per head, forfeted to the king.