5 pec. fine parcullas to King of Firando.
Febrary 20 (Shonguach 9).—Taccamon Dono sent to desire me to lett hym have the favour to serve us with gunpolder and match, and would be bound to deliver it at as loe a price and as good as any other should doe, unto whome he sent, they being our neighbours and his secretary. I made answer that his Lordshipps request was reasonable, and therefore I was content, but must stay till our fleete came, to know the quantety of each sort; and for the gunpolder I desired that Paule Dono, our gunpolder man of Nangasaque, might have the oversight of the work, which it seemeth Taccamon Dono had pretended before, as his man tould me.
Capt. Adames childe in Firando was brought to me per the mother, unto whome I gave ij tais in small plate, and offerd her to pay for the bringing of it up to schoole, yf she would deliver it to thenglish nations protection.
Febrary 21 (Shonguach 10).—I agreed with Uquese Dono the tylor to make tilles for our new godong and other building at 23 mas the 1000 tiles of all sortes, one with an other.
Febrary 22 (Shonguach 11).—We went and measured the buriall place, and had 13 tattamis square alowed us.
And Semi Dono retorned from Miaco, unto which place he accompanied the king when he went up.
Febrary 23 (Shonguach 12).—We and the Hollanders went to vizet Semi Dono, and we carid hym a bottell of strong water and an other of Spanish wine, with a great box (or bandeja[97]) of sweet bread; and the Hollanders ij bottelles of Spanishe wine and one of strong water—which he tooke in kind parte, and sowne after sent us ij barsos of wine and a salmon.
[97] Span.: bandeja, a sideboard or waiter.
Febrary 24 (Shonguach 13).—Yochemon Dono and the gunpolder mans servant broght the theefe Mon back from Nangasaque, with iiij letters from Feze Dono and Skidayen Dono and Ichemon Dono and Paule Dono, the gunpoulder man.
Febrary 25 (Shonguach 14).—I wrot iiij letters to Nangasaque in answer of the others I receved yisterday, geving them thankes for their pains taken about finding out the theefe.