Aprill 21 (Sanguach 10).—We had 72 carpenters and 45 laborers for the howse; and 4 laborers at buriall place. Also we had 1 barkes lading rownd stones and 2 barkes lading gravill or sand. And we rec. j M. vij C. xx tiles ordenary from Imorey.
Aprill 22 (Sanguach 11).—We had 77 carpenters, 76
laborers, and 2 plasterers, for howse; and xxxiiij laborers for buriall place.
Aprill 23 (Sanguach 12).—We had 73 carpenters, 71 laborers, and ij plasterers, for howse; and 3 tillars and xxv laborers for buriall place. And there was ij M. 1 C. liij ordenary tiles rec. from Imory; and one barkes lading of rownd stones.
And I went to Cochie this day with Mr. Eaton to measure our grownd geven us per the tono to build upon, and find it to be l. tatta. long and 1½ tatta. deepe to seaward, to make a wharfe of ston 6 tatta. broad and the whole length. Soe I esteemd it at 300 tatt. in all and did offer them i C. l. taies to doe it, they demanding iij C. tais. And soe we broake affe; for they had agreed with the Hollanders before to make their key xxxiij tatta. long and viij broad at one end and vj at thother, and ij tatta. deepe to seaward for most parte, which I did esteem as much work as ours.
Aprill 26 (Sanguach 15).—We had 52 carpenters and 35 laborers for the howse.
Capt. Leonard came this day and tould me that Tonomon Samma and Semi Dono had advized hym that themperour had sent 2 greate men for bongews into Gonto, to enquire about that plito betwixt the king and queene; and that from thence they ment to com to Firando; and in the meane tyme Semi Dono ment to goe to meete them at Goto, and advized us it weare expedient we sent som one to doe the like on our behalves with a letter from us. Soe we agreed to send our jurebasso with the Hollanders to that entent, with som present of sweetmeates and wine.
Faccata Soco Dono, which lent us 3500 tais at intrest, came to see our English howse, offring us, yf we needed xx or 30000 tais at intrest at any time, he hadd it ready for us, wishing us to take non of any others. Soe we envited hym to our fro tomorrow, with v or vj others to beare hym
company, viz. Faccata Yayemon Dono, Andrea Dittis, China Capt., Cushcron Dono, Synemon Dono, and Yasimon Dono; with Paulo Dono, gunpouder man, Shoyemon Dono, Palus father, and Chubio Dono, our host of Bingana Tomo.
Aprill 27 (Sanguach 16).—We had 67 carpenters and 40 laborers for the howse.