Marche 1 (Shonguach 18).—Capt. Speck and Capt. Leonard came to English howse to have our letters sent to Court read over.
Marche 2 (Shonguach 19).—I sent Coa Jno. jurebasso, to his child feast, 1 barr of plate with ij barsos of singe.
I sett Otto, Matingas slave, at liberty, she discovering
her mrs. villany, and that she had abused her selfe with vj or 7 persons, as apereth under 3 witnesses.
Marche 3 (Shonguach 20).—I paid out to Zazabra Dono, our neighbor on the north side, for his howse, foure skore taies in plate of barrs, wherof liiij taies was paid unto Cushcron Dono for a Chinas howse deliverd unto the said Zazabra Dono, is 54: 0: 0, and xxvj taies to Zazabra hym selfe.
Marche 4 (Shonguach 21).—We had 8 barkes laden of stones brought this day.
And I receved 4 letters from Nangasaque, viz. 2 from Andrea Dittis, China Capt., that he will not goe to the iland of Taccasanga this yeare as lyers report; 1 from Harnando Ximenes, to like effect; 1 from Pasquall Bonita.
Also Harnando Ximenes writes me that the Portingale ambassador is retorned back to Edo per councell of Gonrok Dono, as it seemeth, to get out a goshon, as also to plite against us for the friggat taken.
Marche 5 (Shonguach 22).—I gave 2 bore pigges and ij sow piges of thenglish race, ij to Tonomon Samme and the other ij to the Hollanders.
Marche 6 (Shonguach 23).—Oyen Dono came to thenglish howse and tould me how Semi Dono staid only for Taccamon Dono to make an end about our demand both for howses and kaye seaward. So I sent Tome Dono, our jurebasso, to Taccamon Dono, 4 leagues hence, to desire his Lordshipp to hasten the matter, tyme passing on, and the shipps would be heare shortly, and then could we doe nothing.