This day newes came that the Amacau ship is retorned to Facunda, 3 leagues from Langasaque, and have sent a
pinisse (or barke) to Goto, to look out for Hollandes shipp, being afeard to put to sea, yf she be out.
January 13.—We had much adowe in fending and provinge betwixt the chirurgion of th' Adviz and Ric. Wedmor, the master his mate, the chirurgion saying that Wedmor had broken open his chist and taken out 2 bottell of oyle or medsonable stuffe; but the other denid it. Yet there was witnes he took them out, but put them in againe. The truth is, the chirurgion is a fowle mouthed fello and on that is two much geven to drinking; and, on the other syid, Wedmor is a pivish overwyneing fello.
Going about to melt plate in somo, we found it would stand us in about 23 per cento losse in Japon plate bars. So we gave it over, and melted but 500 tais in fibuk or first melting, to send to Bantam for a triall. In which plate we lost 14½ in som, 15½ in other, and in som more.
January 14.—The Hollanders broght the junk ashore which they took from the Chinas and will trym her on a sudden (as they say) to send for Cochinchina.
Capt. Adames retorned from Langasaque, haveing byn 4 daies on the way per meanes fowle wether and contrary windes. He sayeth the pilot of the Amacou shipp tould hym they had sight of the Hollandes shipp, which made them to retorne back into Langasaque roade for feare she would have set upon her.
The China Capt. desyrd to have our fro heated for hym and other Chinas; which was donne.
January 15.—Taffy Dono sent us 2 pine trees to set at our dore on the new years day of Japon, being Shonguach, which begyneth on Sattarday next, being the 17th currant.
January 16.—Mr. Nealson in his fustion fumes did beate Co Jno., our jurebasso, about the head with his shewes in the streete, because he came not to hym at his first calle, and yet had a jurebasso of his owne as good a linguist as he. This man still seeketh quarrells against all men, which is no
small trowble and greefe unto me, I having much adoe to please all and yet cannot.