July 31.—The Hollanders departed towardes Miaco this day before nowne, and Capt. Adams with them, and had 13 peeces ordinance shot affe out of the ij shippes, and 3 from the howse. Capt. Yarmans, capt. of the Gallyasse, and Sr. Matias are they which went.
I wrot a letter to bongew of Xaxma which sent the man with the letters unto me which came from Mr. Eaton from Liqueas, to geve hym thankes, and an other letter to boteswaines wyfe at Langasaque, and gave her sonne which carid it 5 mas. And the man which brought the letters had geven hym for his paynes, viz. 7 tais plate bars, to defray his charges hither and back againe, with 1 bar plate containing 4 ta. 3 ma., and ij tatta. fustian to make hym a peare breeches.
August 1.—Our hostis of Bingana Tomo and her sonne came to vizet me, and brought me ij barsos wyne, and 5 bundels of Japon paper. There came ij gentlemen in company with her sonne, one of them the cheefe bongew under Frushma Tay, king of the cuntrey, whoe is a man of greater revenues then the King of Xaxma.
August 2.—I rec. ij letters from Langasaque, 1 from Andrea Dittis with 9 water millons, and the other from Alvaro Munos with a sword and dagger for Ed. Sayer. We bought 168 gantos fysh oyle of our hostice of Bingana Tomo for a mas ganto.
August 3.—Jno. Portus, the Scotsman, envited us to dynner this day: I mean all thenglish.
August 4.—This night past came news that the China Capt. junck which went for Tonkin is cast away at that place by neglegence of the pilot; but all the people saved. Som say the Japons did muten, and carid away the money, but how trew it is I know not. Also it is reported that both the junckes of Kitskin Dono and Semi Dono are arived at Cochinchina, and they of the junk of Semi Dono are cozened of 7000 taies of their money, being waid out to pay for silke was stolne from them, as that was from Edmond Sayer the yeare past.
August 5.—I receved a letter from Andrea Dittis, from Langasaque, wherin he conferms the newes of casting away Capt. Whaws junck, not knowing whether the people were saved or no.
Also he writes me how Gonsalvas junck is arived from Manillas, in whome his sonne is com from Manillas, I meane Andrea Dittis sonne, and that Jno. Yossens junck is lykwais arived at Langasaque. He writes also that iij shipps are arived from New Spaine at Manillas which bring a new governor.
We had ij pico suger from Holland factory, i browne and thother candie, to pay as rest is sould.
August 7.—There came news that a shipp is without, yf not ij, but what they are is not knowne.