I receved a letter from Goresak Dono, dated in Nangasaque 4 dais past, wherein he writes me of the arivall of the Portingall friggat or galliota from Amacou, and that, as they report, vj more are gon from thence to Luson in the Manillias. And that they report an English shipp was cast away on the coast of China the last monson, and that 30 of the men are in the Portingalles hands at Amacou. Soe I dowbt it is the Unicorne, or else it may be the English ship called the Hope, or a small penisse which was sett out from Pattania in company of the Royale James the last yeare. Also others have letters that our fleete at Manillas have taken 5 China junckes; others report more, and that they have taken a Portingall galliota.
June 21 (Gonguach 12).—I sent ij barrs plate to the ij companis of dansing beares or caboques.
June 22 (Gonguach 13).—We had 6 carpenters, 82 laborers, 5 plasterars, and 2 masons, and 3 tilors, for the howse.
We dyned at Tayemon Donos, the master carpenter, where we had good entertaynment, with dansing beares.
June 23 (Gonguach 14).—We had 2 carpenters, 70 laborers, 5 plasterars, and 2 masons, for the howse.
I receved a letter from Pasquall Benito, dated in Nangasaque yisterday, accompanid with a Duch letter directed to Capt. Leonard Campes, which came from Camboja, wherin he is advized that the news theare is that 40 seale of shipps came the last yeare out of England and Holland for the Indies, to passe by Cape Bona Speranza, and that 30 seale were prepared to com out of Spaine same way. Also a small galliota is arived at Nangasaque which came from Manillias, and is com emptie. Soe it is thought she is a theefe run away from Spaniard to seek purchases.
And we receved tymber at Cochie.
June 24 (Gonguach 15).—We had 64 laborers, 5 plasterars, and i mason, for howse.
We fownd the greate ancor, lost when the James Royall went out; and paid for finding it 5 bars plate.
And Bonga Samma sent me a leane pork for a present.