January 2.—Oure junk Sea Adventure put to sea this mornyng betyme from Cochy.
I rec. the writing of my boy Lawrance from Mr. Eaton. He cost me 20 tais Japon plate.
I delivered one hundred tais plate bars to Mr. Nealson, proceed of thinges of his sould per Ric. King at Miaco. And ther was a bar plate, containing 4ta. 3m. 3co., geven to the botswains wife of our junk which is gon to Syam, per a generall consent, she coming to se her husband.
January 3.—The ould man of Langasaque being desirous to retorne, although he were sick, Mr. Osterwick paid hym 1½ tais plate for his payns coming from Langasaque, buying and setteing the 8 trees.
And we rec. of the Tono of Firando one thousand taies plate bars in parte payment of his bill of 3000 tais, and 1000 tais more was paid before in rise and money and tymber. So now restes 1000 tais to be paid upon that bill. This 1000 tais Mr. Osterwick receved, and paid it instantly to Andrea Dittis, China Capt., yt being lent to hym and his brother Whaw gratis for a yeare, without intrest, to be emploid about procuring trade into China.
Groby Dono ment to play the villen, and thought to have brought me in danger for sale of 30 pico silk unto hym, having made a falce writing, as Capt. Adames, Mr. Wickham, our jurebasso, and others can witnesse; and procured Takamon Dono (our enymie) to bring the matter in question, he being cheefe justice in the kingdom of Firando. And so he sent 3 men unto me in the name of Groby Dono to demand performance of sale of 30 picull of silk. But I took such a course that my bad writing proved good, and served hym as he served me, yet nothing but the truth.
The King of Firando sent unto me to make an end of the processe I have with Cazanseque, scrivano of Giquans junk, which Mr. Sayer cam in from Syam.
January 4.—I began a plito (or processe) this day against Cazanseque, the scrivano of Giquans junk, and Goresano, our quandom jurebasso, the coppie wherof, in Japons, I keepe in my hand, and sent the princepall to King of Firando per Mr. Sayer and Jno. jurebasso.
We cleared yisterday with King Firando for his bill of 3000 tais, wherof he paid 1000 tais in money, 1000 in tymber and rise, and this day gave me a bill for the other 1000 tais to be paid within 3 monthes.
January 5.—I wrot a letter to Capt. Whaw to Langasaque how I had paid the 1000 taies to his brother, Andrea Dittis, tuching our busynes (or entrance) into China, and that my selfe and what else was in my power, was at his comand. Also that I hoped our shipp would be ready to departe towardes Bantam within few dayes, and was ready to serve hym in what I could, and ment to com to vizet hym at Langasaque within few daies, being very sory for the death of his yong sonne, etc.