2. And in this councell was agreed that the shipp Swan shall goe for Manillas with the fleete at halfe charges betwixt the Hollanders and us, I meane betwixt the ij Compans. of England and Holland, they first to geve in a trew acco. what it coms to.

3. Also it was ordayned that ij English men shall goe in each Duch shipp, and ij Duch in each English shipp.

4. There was presentes sett downe to be geven to men in Firando.

December 24 (Shiwas 11).—I gave out my bill for iij M. v C. tais unto Faccata Soka Dono, taken up at intrest for 4 months at 2 per cento per month, the bill being dated from the 2th of the Japon Shiwas, is 9 daies past. Also certen Miaco men brought 6000 tais more, telling me Feze Dono took it up att same rate for 4 months, but they desiring a bill of my hand and our lead bownd for payment therof, with a letter to same effect to Gonrok Dono, I denid it, ofering them ether to take my bill or my letter, whether they would, or my bill without mentioning the lead and the letter to mention it. But they would not, but carid away their money.

December 25 (Shiwas 12).—We shott affe 8 chambers and 5 peces of ordinance this morning, it being Christmas Day.

I gave 1 tay to Mall Nubery, the caboques coming to vizet us.

These felloes abovsaid in generall demanded in mutenose sort the fift parte of the merchandiz taken in the friggot, as also for other matters taken before, aledging Capt. Keeling did the like for priz goodes taken before. Also it is said Capt. Lennis hath secretly detayned a cheane of gould taken in the friggot.

December 26 (Shiwas 13).—We envited the Hollanders to supper this night in the name of Capt. Adams, admeralls name, as they before envited us in their comander Capt. Johnsons name; and we made them cheare to content.

December 27 (Shiwas 14).—Mr. Osterwick retorned from Nangasaque and brought answer from Gonrok Dono that it was referd to his discretion whether he would take our lead at 5 condrins or no; soe he thought it too deare at that rate and ment to com to an other price.

And one Jacob Littell, a Scotsman, was taken prisoner for writing idell lynes to make the Elizabeths company to muteny, he being of that shipps company, and wrot those lynes to the Palsgraves company to have made them doe the like, but could not effect it per reason of Capt. Cleavengar and Mr. Browne prevented them. And this Littell, being taken and sent to Firando to be heard, broake out of the bilboes and sled (sic) we know not whither.

We took up vj M. tais plate barrs of Souchio Dono and Cofio Dono of Miaco at intrest for 4 months, at ij per cento per month.

And I paid the shewmakers for xj peare slippers and shewes 5½ R. of 8 in Spanish money, viz.:—

December 29 (Shiwas 16).—Capt. Speck came to the English howse to talke about going to Nangasaque to Gonrok Dono, to settell the price of the lead. Soe it was agreed Capt. Speck should goe for both partes to doe his endevour.

And Mr. Eaton rec. xxv tais of Mr. Cockram for 5 peces stuffes, at 5 tais pece, to make aparell for servantes which went to Cort.

January 4 (Shiwas 22).—I went to the Duch howse to see the laying out of the presentes to geve to noblemen, as per councell ordayned. And at that instant the King of Firando departed towards Miaco and soe for Edo, the Hollanders shooting affe store of chambers and ordinance. And I went after in a bark with Capt. Speck, and we carid hym 3 jarrs concerves, i C. vj. cattis grose tare, wherof 34 cattis grosse weare of myne, rest of Hollanders. And Unagense Dono accompanying hym, we gave hym a present of 4 pec. red says and 4 pec. cheremis and 4½ cattis silk.

And I sent Richard Hudson to Cochie to take notis of thinges left in our howses, and delivered them to Shinso Dono, greate Domingos father, and weare as followeth, viz.:—

And for the mattes, our marreners brutishly tore and cutt them in peeces, and carid such part they thought good away with them, in spite of them I lefte to keepe them, and would have wrong out staples and all iron work out of windoes and dores.

And Cuemon Dono, our fleshman at Nangasaque, retorned this day thither, and would not end accomptes with me, except I would alow hym i C. taies plate of barrs put to acco. and paid hym per Mr. Ed. Sayer, as apereth per Cuemons owne hand writing; yet he will not alow thereof, but went away in a fustian fume.

January 5 (Shiwas 23).—I paid the Japon glover for a peare pomps ij mas small plate.

January 11 (Shiwas 29).—I was suretie for China Capt. for 1500 tais plate barrs, taken up at intrest at 2 per cento per month from first of later moone of Shiwas, being the 13th of this month of January, antedated 2 daies, for 7 month space; which is to be sent into China with 1500 taies more from China Capt. to procure free trade into China; which not taking effect, the China Capt. is to repay the 1500 tais back, with the intrest, for Honble. Companis use.

January 12 (Shiwas 30).—We sent our jurebasso, Tome Dono, with the Hollands jurebasso, to Nangasaque, with a letter to Gonrok Dono, with good wordes once more to desire his Lordshipp to take the lead as the Councell sett price.

January 14 (Shiwas 2).—I went to the Holland howse about the goshon, and cald Andreas thither, to perswade hym to deliver it to me and lett the Hollanders make use thereof to the most benefite of Capt. Adams children. But he answerd me he hadd sent it overland from Shimena Seak to Nangasaque by one of Mrs. Adams men. Yet, before, he tould me it was heare at Firando, but that he could not let me nor noe other have it, in respect he had promised it to one Goquan, a China, and had bought the one halfe of his junck. And then I asked hym whoe gave hym authoretie to dispose of this goshon, I sending it up to be renewed, without taking my councell herein. Unto which he could make noe answer. Soe I required a writing at his hand of sending the goshon from Ximina Seak, and therin he promised me to use meanes to retorne it to me, and would goe to morow with me to Nangasaque to performe it.

January 15 (Shiwas 3).—I was enformed Andreas sent away a boate at midnight past to Nangasaque, to adviz his consortes of my demand for the goshon. Soe this day at nowne I went towards Nangasaque about that matter and our leade, and desird Andrea to goe with me as he promised, and went to his lodging with my bark to call for hym; and he sent me word he would com after in a bark of his owne.

Soe we went this night 12 leagues on our way, and came to an ancor.

Also I sent to Jenquese Dono, Mrs. Adams frend, to adviz hym of my being heare and wherabout I came; yet he came not to me.

And at night Itamia Migell Dono came to vizet me with Hollands ost and divers others, and brought me a banket with ij barsos wyne and ij wilduckes; and Palus (? Pauls) father a basket orenges and 18 small lobstars.

January 17 (Shiwas 5).—I sent to Gonrok Dono and Feze Dono of my arivall and that I would vizet them to morow or next day. But Gonrok made a feast to princepall in this place.

Andrea arived heare and sent me word he was aweary, yet ment sowne after to com and speak with me.

Many presentes were sent unto me.

January 18 (Shiwas 6).—Andrea of Edo came to me after nowne and tould me he could not nor would not deliver the goshons unto me, telling me he did that which he did by order from Capt. Adams woman. Unto which I answered that that woaman had nothing to doe with it, but her children, whom I had charg over and not shee. And then he answerd me, she (or he for her) had taken all the paines and disburced the money to buy presentes to get out the 2 goshons. But, at same instant, Tozayemon Dono standing by answerd that he had delivered iij C. and odd taies to Jenquese, Capt. Adames man, he demanding it for that purpose, this plate belonging to the deceased Capt. Adames. Soe I then demanded of Andrea whoe disburced this plate, he or I? Unto which he could answer nothing; but Tozayemon Dono desired me to refer the matter to hym till to morow, and he would end it to both our contentes.

And I sent my packes of letters to Firando, to goe in the Hollandes junckes for Bantam and Syam.

January 19 (Shiwas 7).—We were envited to dyner to Kitskin Donos howse, and hadd good entertaynment.

January 20 (Shiwas 8).—A Portugez called Augustino de Fiquira came to me and desyred a letter to Capt. Speck to retorne hym a slave of his which was in cure of the —— in the Duch howse, as he understood, his name being Francisco Mallabar. Of the which I gave hym a letter with the slaves name, with my opinion the keeping of such a slave would doe us nether creddit nor profitt.

And we were envited to dynner to Groby Dono, the Hollandes host at this place, where we had greate cheare, with the dansing beares.

And at last cast Tozayemon Dono sent me word, now I have staid 2 dais at his request, that Andrea and the rest will doe nothing.

January 21 (Shiwas 9).—I went to Gonrok Dono to demand justice against Andrea, Jenquese, and Wyamon, for the goshons of Capt. Adams and the money they have receaved without lycense from me. And he gave me faire wordes, and willed me to retorne to hym to morrow after nowne, for that he was envited out to a frendes howse to a banket and at instant ready to departe.

And we were envited to supper to Paulo Dono, our gunpouder man, where we had good cheare, and many chambers and guns shott affe.

January 22 (Shiwas 10).—I went againe to Gonrok Dono about my plito with Andrea of Edo for the goshons of Capt. Adames children. But he sent for the said Andrea, and, in my hearing, tould us both he would not meddell in the matter, he being of Edo and I of Firando. Soe I think Gonrok was grezed in the fist before hand.

January 23 (Shiwas 11).—I went and vizeted Feze Dono, the justis, and carid hym 2 bottelles of strong waters, bottelles and all, which he took in good parte and gave me greate thankes for it. Alsoe I sent other two of same to Gonrok Dono, which he kindly accepted of. And I gave the water of other 2 to Alvaro Gonsalves and Alferes Twerto.

Also I took up iij M. tais in plate of barrs this day of Tozayemon Dono, our host of Sackay, at ij per cento per month, or else at his coming to Firando to geve hym silke or other comodety in payment to his content, or keepe the money for 5 months at intrest.

This day Hollands junck departed from Firando towardes Syam.

January 24 (Shiwas 12).—The China Capt. sent away 16 China marrens to Capt. Speck.

The China Capt. junck arived from Firando.

I receved a writing of Itamia Migel Dono to retorne me my goshon at retorne of juncke Willing Mind.

And I reconed with Paule for these thinges bought, viz.:—

And I sent Mr. Osterwick to Gonrok Dono with a coppie of my processe I ment to begyn with Capt. Adames servantes about the goshons, for the childrens right.

January 25 (Shiwas 13).—I reconed with Paule for these thinges following, viz.:—

I retorned towardes Firando after nowne; and we paid out for diett in the howse 20 ta., and to the servantes 1 bar plate, is 4: 3: 0.

And I gave 2 peeces black satten, the one to Capt. Chinas wife, and the other to his sonne Augustins wife.

And Paulo Dono, our gunpouder man, went out to meete us with a banket 3 leagues on our way, and placed chambars on a rock and shott affe 12 or 14 tymes.

So we arived at Setto at night.

January 26 (Shiwas 14).—We departed from Setto, and paid in howse, viz. for howse rowme 1: 0: 0, for fish geven us 0: 3: 0.

Soe, the wind rising, we put into Woamon Docka.

January 27 (Shiwas 15).—About midnight we departed from Woamon Docka, and arived at Firando about 10 a clock this day in the affore nowne.

We paid at Woamon Doka, for howserowme 1: 1: 0, and for fish at one draught 0: 7: 0, and for 3 other tay fish 0: 1: 0, and for live fresh fish 0: 3: 0.

And at my coming to Firando I found that Man the Companis slave, bought the last yeare at Nangasaque to goe in our junck for a cawker, was run away, and hath stolne plate and other matters. This fello hath byn a secret theefe ever since he came into the howse, and hath stolne dyvers silver cupps, spoones, and forkes, with other matters, both of the Companis and others.

I sent all the orenges, rownd biskit cakes, and sweete bread to our neighbors wives whoe lent us money and furnished us with our tymber, mastes, biskit, etc.

Capt. Leonard Campes came to thenglish howse, and tould me he knew not where the 2 negros weare which came from Nangasaque, which Alvaro Gonsalves and others wrot for; nether thought he it was fitt to retorne them, although he did know where they weare. Unto which I answerd that yf it were my case, as it was his, I would retorne them both, but espetially the one which was our frends slave. But it semeth he will not, nether take hym at 50 R. of 8, as he cost Alvaro Gonsalves.

January 29 (Shiwas 17).—I wrot 3 letters to Nangasaque about Man, the Companies slave which is run away, viz. 1 to Skidayen Dono, secretary to Gonrok Dono, 1 to Paule the gunpoulder man, 1 to Yoshemon Dono, Pauls father, to look out for hym; laying to his charge the stealing of silver cupps, spoons, and forks, with other matters; and they to seek hym out and send hym back in bonds.

Also I wrot to Alvaro Gonsalves I canot procure his servant out of the Hollanders handes.

The Hollandes junck for Bantam went out to Cochie Roade this day, and shott affe 7 peces ordnance and had the chambers and other ordnance shott out of Hollandes howse. And I sent the capt. of her a barill of skar beare and an other to Hollandes howse.

January 30 (Shiwas 18).—I paid to the hatmaker China teliar, for making aparell, in small plate ij ta. vij mas. More for a kerremon geven a child, small plate xv mas.

January 31 (Shiwas 19).—I delivered iij chistes of plate of barrs to Mr. Eaton, the same I receved of Tozayemon Dono at Nangasaque, to accompt with Cushcron Dono, our neighbors and others about provition of our fleete; and paid per him 2000 tais.

And Mr. Eaton paid iij tais in small plate unto Tome of Nangasaque, who staid heare 18 daies to prune, cutt, and sett our trees in orchards and garden.

And the cutlar came to make cleane my weoapons this day.

Also this day a carpenter was cutt in peeces for a muteny he and other xj made, to enter a pedlars house and cutt certen wooden shewes in peeces, they esteeming to have preveledg to make such matters. All xij had died for it, yf the queene mother had not begged their lives.

February 1 (Shiwas 20).—I sent ij taies to the dansing beares, in small plate, they coming to our garden with a banket when we planted our trees. And we began our work to wall in our howse, newly bought to make a gadong in.

February 2 (Shiwas 21).—I paid out xiij tais plate of barrs my selfe unto the founders for a peace of a cheane of gould, and sent the money per Luarance my boy. Also I paid out, in small plate, for divers thinges for Susan, viz.:—

More paid out to Larrance, my servant, to buy hym a coate or kerremon of silke, in small plate, 4 ta.

And I rec. an other letter frem Alvaro Gonsalves about his caffro, and he sent the like to Hollandes Capt., but they will deliver no caffro.

And the Hollandes junck being ready to departe, I went to Cochie, and toke leave of Capt. Albertus, and carid hym a barill skarbeare and a bankett, nifon catange, or Japon fation. And wrot ij other letters, viz.:—

1 to Honble. Company, enclozed to precedent.

2 to precedent of Bantam, Tho. Bockedon, and Capt. Augustyn Spalding.

And, after, I wrot an other letter to the Worll. Tho. Brokedon and Capt. Augustin Spalding, sent per James Littell, the Scotsman, of the duble dealing of Capt. Jacobo Especk to sett our leade at 4½ tais pico, without asking councell of me. Soe now he will geve but 4½ tais per pico, and not pay for it till 3 mo. hence, or it may be more, when he pleaseth to send money from Edo or Miaco.

I wrot ij letters to the woamon of deceased Capt. Adames and to Shongo Samma, the admerall, about the knavery of Andrea and Jenquese.

Febrary 11 (Shiwas 30).—I paid the barber for Laurance, my servant, for tryming hym the yeare past, iij mas.

Divers neighbors sent wyne and fish for presentes.

Febrary 12 (Shonguach 1).—I sent the China Capt., Andrea Dittis, a present, this being their new years day, for a new years gift, viz.:—