June 15.—This day Capt. Speck sett at liberty 5 or 6 Chinas of the princepall in the junck, and gave each of them a bar of plate. They went and lodged at howse of Andrea Dittis, China Capt. Yt was held base to geve them no more, being such men as they were, and is thought that the Emperour will bring matters in question, because these ij shipps went out of purpose to rob and for nothing else, making by this meanes his cuntrey a receptacle of theeves, to his great dishonor and their owne inriching. Yt is thought both Spaniardes, Portingales, and Chinas will goe to Cort, and cry out with open mouth against them tuching that matter, and the rather because themperour will not suffer his owne vassalles of Japon to doe the lyke.
June 16.—They decked all the eves of their howses this mornyng with flagges and mugwort, in honer of the great feast which is held to morrow, being the 5th day of the 5th month.
All the Chinas which are sett at liberty out of the junck came this day to thenglish howse to vizet me, and said they fownd per experience the English nation were honorable people, and soe would report when they retorned into their
cuntrey, and made no dowbt but we should have entrance for trade. They complained much of the hard usage of the Hollanders.
June 17.—I went and vizeted the Hollanders at their howse, whoe used me very frendly, and shewed me all their new workes, which truly is greate, in enlarging the mantion howse with a new hall, divers fayre chambers for merchants, two new gedonges (or warehouses), with a gatehowse and duffcote, a strong howse made of lyme and ston to put gunpowder in, many lodgings for sick folkes and for other uses, beside ston work for walles and wharfe, etc.
June 18.—I receaved a letter from Tozayemon Dono, our host of Sackay, wherin he wrot that silck is risen to 320 taies pico, per meanes that the junckes have lost their voyages this yeare.
June 19.—We sent a present to an ambassador of Xaxma that is now com to towne, viz. 2 tatta fustion to make hym a vest, and 2 tablebooks.
June 20.—Jorge Durons writes me the Amacan shipp is safely arived at home, as they are advized per a junck of Camboja which went thither.
The ambassador of Xaxma came to thenglish howse and brought me a present of a barell wyne and vj fyshes, offring to send me a letter for Liqueas, or any other matter I would demand.
A mad gentellman (as it is said), having byn pocessed with the devill more then a yeare past, was this day at a banket with his father, brother, wife, and kyndred, they perswading hym to be better advized and leave affe such cources. But on a sudden, before it could be prevented, he start up and drue out a cattan and cut affe his brothers head, wounded his father, allmost cutting affe his arme, and cut his wife behind her sholder on her back, that her entrills appeared, wounded divers others, and slue out right his steward (or cheefe man). And yet it is thought nothing