December 3.—Our hosts kinsman, dwelling at Oates, brought me 5 salted cod fish and Mr. Nealson 3 for a present. He mett us at a towne beyond Oates, 2 leagues, with a banket at our retorne from Edo, and with an other as we went.
December 4.—I bought and paid for my selfe, viz.:—
| 3 duble womens gerdelles, cost | 03 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 duble wo. gerdelles, cost | 04 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 duble gerdell ditto, cost | 02 | 4 | 0 |
| Watty of silke for a keremon | 00 | 8 | 0 |
| 1 halfe peece ben silk to lyne a keremon | 04 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | |
And we bought 10 bundelles writing paper, cost 8 tais.
December 5.—We were envited to dyner to Mackey Dono and had kynd entertaynment. And he gave me a pike for a present.
And there were presentes geven to Shebe Dono, Grubstreetes sonne; and to Magamon Donos kinsman at Otes.
And I paid our hostis for embradoring and making Matingas keremon a bar Coban, 6: 4: 2.
December 6.—Our host of Miacos brother in law envited us to dyner to a place of pleasure without the cittie, where the dansing beares were, with a greate feste. And there came an antick dance of saters or wild men of other Japons, unto whome I gave 1000 gins, and a bar of plate to goodman of howse, containing 4: 3: 0. Soe the dansing beares were sent home after us.
December 7.—Giffio Dono delivered us upon his master Tozayemon Donos accompt, as not being sould, viz.:—
36 Muscovie or Russia hides.