Marche 14.—A Portugez called Garçia Machado, a Portugez of Amacau, came to me at such tyme as a Japon was about to sell me a rapier and dagger, which he laid cleame to, as being stolne from hym per a silvere smith with 15 tais of plate he had deliverd hym to plate the sword and dagger. The dagger hilt was plated, but not the rapier. Soe he rec. it out of the Japons owne handes, and gave me a recept to save me harmlesse, yf in case it were brought in question.
There was an extreme storme or tuffon this day, which drove one of the China junckes on shore; and, had it not byn for good helpe, she had byn cast away. Wynd vering to N.W.
Marche 16.—I delivered iij C. tais plate bars to the China Capt. to goe in adventure for Tacca Sanga or Isla Fermosa, and Mr. Osterwick paid hym iij C. tais more at Firando, in all vj C. tais, and goeth for accompt of Right Honble. and Worll. Company, our emploiers, to be disbursed for silke. God send a prosperous voiage.
I envited Capt. Adames, Yasimon Dono, Mr. Sayer, and Robt. Hawley, and had the dansing beares, which cost ij tais plate bars, and two mas small plate geven their boy, all paid my selfe.
Shoyemon Dono, the master of dansing beares, came and brought me a present of 2 barsos wyne and 16 loves bread.
Ghiquans junck went downe to Facondo; soe Capt. Adames, Ed. Sayer, and Robt. [Hawley] took ther leave and went abord.
Marche 17.—I gave dansing bears one bar plate containing 3 tais, and 4 mas to neremonnears[7] brought them.
This night about son seting the junck of Fingo Shiquan put to sea, wherein Capt. Adames went pilot, and Ed. Sayer
and Robt. Hawley for Worll. Company, Chimpow a China being capten.
Tachemon our cooke had 3½ small plate, which he paid to Jor. Durons to reedeme his son, and the money goeth on his wagis.