June 8.—Towardes night the Duch shipp Gallias arived at the rode of Cochy in Firando. But, as they say, it is allmost a month past that they left company of 3 junckes they brought in company with them, per meanes of stormy wether, they haveng put 7 or 8 Hollanders into each of them, which they now think the Chinas have cut throtes of and carid the junckes away. They report the wether was soe extreme when they took those junckes (and others) that they could not discharg the goodes out of them, because the sea went soe hie, only brought them along with them, expecting calme wether, but lost them, as afforsaid. They say that, having taken most parte of goodes out of 1 junck, and seeing her reddy to sink, they put 900 Chinas in to her, and bad them shift for them selves, etc.
Capt. Adames did also retorne this day per land because the sea went hie.
All these people begin to murmor against the Hollanders for taking all junckes they meete, whether they trade into Japon or no, and doe all under the name of English. Soe God knoweth what will com of it.
A quarter master of Duch ship Son gave me 6 muskcods.
June 9.—The Hollanders were in councell to have sent back the ship Gallias to have looked out for the 3 juncks which they put their men into. Yet in the end they were of an other mynd, in respect it is above xx daies they lost sight of them, etc.
June 10.—The Gallyasse came into the harbor at Firando, and I sent out our foyfone to helpe to tow her in.
Cornelius Scott, pilot of the Son, gave me a littell gold ring with a garnett ston set in it.
June 12.—Many Chinas and Japons came from Langasaque to Firando with R. of 8, to buy stuffes of Duch marreners, and wanted not store of falce R. of 8. Jno. Yossen bought good store of stuffes of them for reddy money at deare rates, as their damasks, grograns, and sattens ordenaris, at 5 tas peec.
June 14.—I gave Mr. Nelsons woman the out side of a keremon, silk, for that shee made me halfe a dozen shertes and would take no payment.
The capt. of the Gallyasse sent me a barrico of Spanish wyne for a present, and, after, Capt. Barkhout, accompanied with hym, came to thenglish howse, where I entertayned them in the best sort I could.