I deliverd 1 C. tais plate barrs to Jno. jurebasso upon acco. of building.
The China Capt. retorned to Firando, and saith all the junckes are departed on their voyages, but only two small ons which goe directly for China.
Ther is greate seeking after place to make howses at Cochie, the king having geven order, as they say, to erect above 200 new howses to putt inhabitantes into. Soe Capt. Leonard Camps and Mr. Eaton went thether to look to the measuring out of our grownd, geven us per the king, others begining to encroche upon us, especially to get xj tatta., which lieth betwixt us and the Hollanders.
Also we determen to make out our kay there into sea vj tattamis in bredth, we having 45 tatta. in length, and the Hollanders 40 tattamis, besides the xj tatta. betwixt us which we pretend to demand of the king yf he will geve it us. And Japons went to esteemate what the making out our kayes (or wharfes) might amont unto, and esteemed it at 800 taies for us and the Hollanders.
We receved 1591 tilles this day from Tabula, viz. 1215 ordinary broat or flatt, and 376 rownd or hollo tilles—all at 23 mas per j M.
Aprill 13 (Sanguach 2).—We had 67 carpenters and 103 laborers for the howse, and rec. 1660 tilles from Tabilo this day.
Harnando Ximenes retorned to Firando this day from Goto, having geven over his voyage in the Capt. Chinas junck, falling out with a China about a whore and beating of hym.
Aprill 14 (Sanguach 3).—This day being a great pagon feast called Sanguach sanch, or the therd day of the therd moone, non would work upon it, the pagons upon their ordinary superstition, and the Christians for feare to be noted to be Christians. Soe noe work was donne this day. Yet on the Sonday all will work, both Christians and pagons of Japon, and the papistes in Japon will more strictly observe and keepe any other blind hollyday of fayned saintes (made knowne unto them per Jesuistes and frires) then the Sabath day. This is daylie seene per experience.
Harnando Ximenes saith he was enformed per a China which spoake Spanish how the other Chinas, which went in the junck of China Capt., laid a plot to kill hym, saying, yf they did it, whoe would bring them in question for it at their retorne. But the China Capt. saieth it was about a whore, and noe such matter ment. But Harnando saith he esteemeth that ould Harry Shanks, the Scotsman, whoe is gon with them, will never retorne, but be murthered by them; which the end will prove.
Aprill 15 (Sanguach 4).—We had 64 carpenters and 130 laborers, for howse; and we receved 5660 tiles.