Sanquan, a China, sent me 65 egges, 2 barsos wyne, 2 greate fyshes, and 2 cattis diet bread. Also Sanquishe, the governors brother, brought me 95 egges.
I shewed our conyskins, lambskins, and fitchet skyns to China Capt. and his brother; but it seemeth they had no stomock to buy them, yet heretofore they said they would buy them all.
Marche 1.—I gave a flag and a letter favor to a China which goeth to Taccasanga.
The boteswane of the junk of Giquan, wherin Ed. Sayer came from Syam 2 years past, came to me, being ernest to have me geve hym a letter of discharg tuching the sute I have against Cazanzeque the purcer. But I denied hym, for I heare the purcer and he are consorts in thefte.
Marche 2.—I rec. 4 letters this day from Mr. Eaton out
of Xaxma, 1 dated in Congushma,[6] the 12th January, and the other 3 in Tomare, the 2th, 12th, and 20th February, in which he wrot me of the kynd usage the Kyng of Xaxma cauced to be geven to hym and to helpe our junck. Also he advised how the Portingalles complayned that we were theeves, and came to take their junck, not having the Emperours pas; but it proved we had one and they non, by which meanes they fell into danger.
I also rec. 12 Japan letters from Miaco, Sakay, Osaky, Firando, and out of Xaxma.
A China pilot brought me a present of 5 pound citrons and 80 egges; and Capt. Adams host, 60 micanas (or oringes), and the boteswains wife of our junk Sea Adventure, 4 rowles of bread. Also a China, whoe was hurt in his lip, brought a present of 2 barsos wyne, 2 greate fyshes, and 12 lobstars, with a bar plate to Robert Hawley, for dressing of his lip. The plate I cauced to be retorned, but the rest Robt. Hawley took.
I went and vizeted ould Gorge Durons (sic) with Capt. Adames and rest, he using us kyndly. I gave his littell son Jonico a Riall of 8.
[6] Kagoshima.