And our jurebasso retorned from Goto with answers from thembassadors, who tooke in good parte the present sent to them from us and Hollanders.
May 6 (Sanguach 25).—We had 46 carpenters and 131 laborers, for the howse.
And there was delivered to Bonga Sammas man, for acco. of his master, 3 cattis 6 tay wight wax. And presently after he sent a ram gote to thenglish house for a present, which I make acco. is in payment of the wax.
May 7 (Sanguach 26).—We had 45 carpenters, 164 laborers, 2 plasters, and 1 caneman, for howse. Also we receved ij barkes lading of small stones, cost xvi condrins; and 9 square hewed stones for steares from Languay.
May 12 (Singuach 2).—We began to set up or reare our new howse to sea ward.
May 13 (Singuach 3).—We had 67 carpenters and 73 laborers, for the howse. And there was tymber rec. from Goto, of Shezemon Dono.
May 15 (Singuach 5).—We had 57 carpenters, 116 laborers, and 4 tilors, for the howse. And there was tilles receved, viz. 5633 tilles in 2 barkes from Imory, and 1 bark containing 800 tilles from Tabola. Also there was iij barkes lading gravill or small stons of 8 con. pico.
May 16 (Singuach 6).—We had 64 carpenters, 158 laborers, and 4 tilors, and ij masons, for the howse. And we rec. x great free stons from Languay for to make the steares, wheron the masons now work. Also we rec. 1900 tilles ordenary from Tabola.
We went this day to Cochie to look on our work; and the Hollandes Capt. and China Capt. met us theare; and all the dansing beares weare theare before us.
May 17 (Singuach 7).—We had 66 carpenters, 135