Aprill 4 (Ninguach 23).—We had 72 carpenters, 56 laborers, and 1 caneman, for the howse and gadonge.
Aprill 6 (Ninguach 25).—We had 44 carpenters, 23 laborers, and 1 cane man, for howse, with iiij laborers for buriall place.
We bought tymber this day, viz. 37 cakis and 53 duble cakis, pyne tree.
Aprill 7 (Ninguach 26).—We had 46 carpenters, 23 laborers, and 1 caneman, for howse, and 4 laborers for buriall place.
We whipped Man, our empresoned theefe, and he hath confessed he stole the silver cup, lost when the caboques weare heare a yeare past; also that he stole the greate
silver tankar at our going to Nangasaque, and, as he saith, sould them at Nangasaque to Portingalles which went in the friggattes.
Aprill 8 (Ninguach 27).—We had 58 carpenters, 45 laborers, for the howse, and 4 laborers for the buriall place.
Ther was speeches geven out per a lying profitt or pagon prist that this day all the iland and towne of Firando should be overwhelmed with water, and many stood in dowbt thereof; yet it proved a lye.
Aprill 9 (Ninguach 28).—We had 53 carpenters, 74 laborers, and 1 plaster, for the howse, and 11 carpenters, 43 laborers for buriall place.
Aprill 11 (Ninguach 30).—We had 65 carpenters, 122 laborers, and 2 plastrars, for the howse.