And to my boy Larrance, to geve his mother, a gerdell.
Also Yoskes father sent me a pigg for a present.
January 10.—I understand that in my abcense at Emperours cort that the Hollanders misused me in speeches, which som frendes hearing reproved them for it, and they made answer, a t—— for me and them to. And after, Mr. Sayer and Jno. Portus going along the streete, the Hollanders cast a cup of wyne in the faces of them. Where upon they grew into wordes, and fell together per the eares; in which broyle Jno. Portus broke a Hollanders pate with his dagger. I doe know that Speck, the Holland
Capt., sett them on, otherwais they durst not have donne it. Soe herupon Jno. Osterwick and Jno. Portus went to the Hollandes howse to know what their meanyng was to use us in such sort, and withall to tell hym that yf it were by his instigation, to challeng hym and his second into the feeld to answer Ed. Sayer and Jno. Portus, or any other the prowdest Hollanders he would apoint, yf he durst not doe it hym selfe; that they were base people in respect of thenglish, and I a better man then hym selfe or any Hollander in these partes. Capt. Speck exskewsed hym selfe, and said it was unknowne to hym (yet a lie), and soe put them affe. Yet, after, they did not attempt such matters noe more.
Tozayemon Dono, being now ready to retorne for Sackay, wanteth 400 and odd tais of the Somo plate lent hym before my going up. And soe I dowbt he will play the gemeny with us, and that it will not come in tyme to send it for Cochinchina, as it is ordayned. Yet he sayeth he will pay duble yf it com not in tyme. We have now no remedy but patience.
We were envited this day to dynner to Andrea Dittis, the China Capt., (all thenglish), where we hadd good cheare. And in the ende he brought me his littell doughter of an yeare ould, called Ingasha, willing me to geve her a Christian name, and esteeme her as my doughter. Soe I gave her the name of Elizabeth. And he gave me a present with her, as followeth, viz:—
| ta. | ma. | co. | |
| 2 silver candell stickes, poz. | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 silver branches, gouldsmiths work | 02 | 9 | 8 |
| 5 peeces grogran, which I esteem at 4 ta. peece | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 peeces cheremis, or silk sipers, estemed at as much | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | 9 | 8 | |
| With 2 barsos wyne and 2 fyshes. | |||
Capt. Whow sent me 20 pound sitrons for a present.
January 11.—Heale and snowe all day, and lyke per night following.
Divers caveleros sent me frute and other eatable presents, and came to bidd me wellcom home.