June 25 (Gonguach 16).—We had 5 carpenters, 85 laborers, 5 plasters, and i mason, for the howse.
And we have news that Itamia Migell Donos junck is retorned to Nangasaque, and hath lost her voyage.
June 26 (Gonguach 17).—We had news that the China Capt. junck is arived from Tonkyn, which staid theare the last monson, now arivd at Nangasaque.
June 27 (Gonguach 18).—We had 5 carpenters and 63 laborers.
I rec. a letter from Itamia Migell Deno, dated in Nangasaque the 13th of Gonguach, wherein he writes me of the losse of his voyadg, and that he will come hym selfe and bring me my goshon before it be longe.
And Oyen Dono, with an other cavelero, cam to thenglish howse, sent from Tonomon Samma, Semi Dono, and Taccamon Dono, to warne us, when our shiping came in, that our marenars walked not ashore with weapons or catanes.
June 28 (Gonguach 19).—I receved a letter from China Capt., dated in Nangasaque 18th Gonguach, of his arivall theare and of the junck com from Tonkyn, but that his factor he sent is left behind, and a new small junck retornd in place of ould. Also that he understandes our 9 shipps are arived in the bay of Manillias, and have taken ij China junkes, and that few adventure now to that parte for feare of us and the Hollanders; and that the ould Emperor of China and his sonne are dead, and thempire com to a yong man, his sonns sonne.
June 29 (Gonguach 20).—I rec. a letter from Pasquali, dated in Nangasaque 2 daies past, wherin he writes me that the admerall of thenglish hath cut affe the head of an English capt. in the Manillias, and hanged 5 other English men; and that the Unecorne was cast away upon the coast of China, and that Furbeshar, the carpenter, his wife, and maid, are prisoners at Amacow. These news the friggat or galliota, which cometh from the Manillias, hath brought. And that the galliota of the capt. more, which went for Manillias, is cast away, but Alvaro Munos arived in safetie; and that they are making ready a good fleete of shipps and gallis at Manillias. But I esteem it all fables of puting to death of a capt. and 5 others at Manillias.
About nowne there came one runing from the Hollands howse, and brought news that 4 shipps, English and Hollanders, weare arived on this coast, neare to Cochie Roade. Soe Mr. Eaton and Mr. Osterwick went out on horsback by land to see what it was; and sowne after Capt. Specks and Capt. Camps followed. God send us good and profitable news.
And sowne after came news that ij English and i Duch shipp weare arived and at an ancor in Cochie; whereof I sent word to Tonomon Samma, Bonga Samma, Semi Dono, and Taccamon Dono, per our jurebasso. And soone after arived ashore Mr. Cockram and Mr. Tubervill, and brought news