Mr. Thomas Harod departed out of this worlde this day, towardes night, after he had made his will.
[104] Blank in MS.
October 19 (Conguach 15).—Mr. Harod was buryed this day, and left per his will his wages in England due per Company, with his howses at Blackwall, to his doughter, and to his wife 2 groates or 8 pence starling, for that she should cleame noe parte of his goods in respect she marryed in his abcense. Also he gave to me a gerdell and hangers of velvet with silver buckelles and hooks, and also x taies bar plate to make me a ring; and j C. rialles of 8 betwixt Mr. Edmond Sayer and his yong doughter Joan, to part eaven, with his great chist and bible to Mr. Ed. Sayer ditto.
October 20 (Conguach 16).—The King of Firando went on hunting yistarday, accompanied with above 3000 men, into the mountayns, and this day retorned with 7 or 8 fallo deare and as many wild boares or pigges. And the king sent me a fallo deare, skyn, guttes and all, and Semidone a wild swine or pigg.
October 21 (Conguach 17).—Capt. Leonard Camps and my selfe went to the king to geve him to understand that tyme passed away and Gonrok Dono came not, soe that it was expedient we departed forthwith to the Emperours court to doe our dutie and carry our presentes, for that now winter came on and, yf we went not presently, it was to late to goe this yeare; soe that we were better to loose the friggatt and all the goodes in her than encur the Emperours displeasure; yet, if his Highnesse would, we cout at this instant produce witnesses suffitient to prove the 2 men, in the Hollanders howse presoners, to be frires or padres. But the king answered he could do nothing without Gonrok; soe that this night he would send to hym per expres, to see whether he would com or noe, and soe, upon his answere, we might departe.
Also Capt. Camps desired to have justis executed against
them which did beate Capt. Lafevre. Unto which the king replied, what justis he would have, for the doars thereof weare yet in preson. Capt. Camps replied that he did not desire their lives, nether, yf it had byn offered against hym selfe, would he speake any more about it, only in respect of the abusse offerd against such a man as Comander Lafevre was, he desired the same parties which offerd the abuse might be brought to the place where they did it and be beaten with cudgells. At which the king smiled and said it could not be, but, yf he would have them cutt in peeces, he would doe it. But Capt. Camps said he desired not their lives, yet that he would certifie Admerall Johnson and Capt. Lafevre what he said.
October 22 (Conguach 18).—I rec. of Mr. Arthur Hatch, precher, geven for the making of the buriall place 12 ta. 6 m.; more, 1 bar plate of Mr. Chapman, 2 ta.
Cuschcron Dono and Jenqueze Dono came to me and tould me the Hollanders had lent iij M. tais to the tono (or king) of this place, and that he expected the like from us. Unto whome I answerd that they know the booty which the Hollanders had brought into this place, which we had noe parte of, and therefore might doe that which we could not doe, having hitherto spent and geven away treble more then we have gott; yet I would take councell with the rest of the merchantes and se what might be donne and then geve them answer, for it was against reason for us to take up money at intrest and lend to others for nothing, and, besides, many other noble men sent to borow money, we having non to lend, as they themselves did know as well as we. Unto which they answerd, it was true, yet, notwithstanding, it was fyt to lend to the king, he now standing in need, although we lent non to the rest; for soe it behoved us, being strangers, yf we esteemed our owne good.
And we sould all our small deare skins at 13 tais per cento, of them which came in the Pepercorne.