Also oure marenars of the shipp Pepercorne through their neglegence sett a hodd of stuffe or pitch on fire, which had like to have burned all our howsing and the towne of Cochie, and burned us som 50 trees or rownd tymbers of 2, 3, and 4 tais per peece.
And I sent the caboques ij barrs plate, containing vij taies, for playing when the Hollanders weare heare.
September 6 (Fatinguach 1).—I paid to the maky man, Canzemon Dono of Miaco, i C. xxxvj½ tais plate bars for these parcells maky, viz.:—
| ta. | m. | co. | |
| 5 maky basons and ewers Japon fation, at 8 tais pees | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 ditto with ewer, with duble handell, at | 09 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 macky posset pottes (or boles) with covers, at 4 tais | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 peare playing tables with men, at 7 tais peare | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 black basons and ewers Japon fation, at 2½ tais pes | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 ditto with ewer and duble handell, at | 03 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 black posset bolles with covers, at 1 tay pe. | 06 | 0 | 0 |
September 7 (Fatchinguach 2).—I went to Semi Dono, Mr. Cockram and Mr. Bogens accompanying me, to desire hym our ij Englishmen might be sett at libertie, which they comanded us to keepe in preson, we having greate occation to use them in our shiping this faire wether, and that they were accused of mier mallice, becase a Japon was taking of suspition for killing an Englishman; but, for that Japon, we left it to his Lo. pleasure to make ferther proofe, as he pleaced, for that we could say noe more then we hadd
donne. Also I desired that we might be discharged of the Japon theefe we tooke stealing the hoopes of iron affe our cask; unto which he answered we weare best to make the matter knowne unto Tonomon Dono, unto whome he was ready then to goe, and to sett all downe in writing; which we did.
The one side of the Palsgrove was wholie sheathed this day from the keele to the bend.
September 8 (Fatchinguach 3).—I rec. a letter from Gonrok Dono to way out the lead to his men per whome he sent the letter.
I delivered into the factory, for presentes for themperour, 72 cattis white twisted silk at 220 tais pico, 158: 4: 0; 59 cattis white pole or Lankin silk at 285 ta. pico, 168: 1: 5.
Gonrok Donos men, with the King of Firandos bongews, came to look on our lead; and on Munday morning will begin to way.