August 17 (Sitinguach 10).—We set forwardes towardes Nangasaque this morning after sun rising, and arived theare the same day 2 howres before sunne seting, and fownd Capt. Camps and the Duch arived theare at midnight before.

August 18 (Sitinguach 11).—We and the Hollanders sent our jurebassos to Gonrok Dono and Feze Dono, to tell them of our arivall heare, and that we desired to com and kisse their handes when they weare at leasure.

And we laid out presentes, viz.:—

And I wrot a letter to Mr. Eaton, to Firando, per Andrea Dono in China Capt. junck, with vj peeces iron ordinance and carages for them, and how I paid xxv tais plate barrs to hym.

Within night Lansman the Duchman came to vizet me, for by day he durst not, for feare of the excomunecation, telling me it was defended that noe Roman Catholick might open their mouth to speak to us.

And soe we went to Skidayen Dono, his secretary, and carid hym the present nomenated before, desyring hym to put his master in mind to end the acco. of lead.

Within night Nicolas Marin, an Italian and pilot to the Portugezes, came to vizet me, because he durst nott doe it per day, and tould me how all weare excomunecated that did ether buy or sell with thenglish or Hollanders, or had any conversation with them, or did soe much as put affe their hattes or salute them in the streetes.

August 20 (Sitinguach 13).—I wrot a letter to Mr. Eaton, and sent it per Mangusque, Zazabra Donos servant, advizing how Gonrok offerd us now but 4 tais pico. for our lead, as also of the difference betwixt Gonrok with the Japon merchantes against the Portugezes, about the quantety of silk com in the friggates, and how he makes pancado of stuffes now as well as of silke. And I wished Mr. Eaton to sell away our silk, yf possibly he could, for it is said there is neare j M. pico. com in these friggots.

The Hollanders supped with us at China Capt. and have envited us to dynner to their lodging to morow.

August 21 (Sitinguach 14).—We sent to Gonrok Dono to know his answer at what price he would set our leade. Soe he replied he would geve us 4½ taies, upon condition we would geve hym a bill of our handes that, yf the Emperour and Councell weare not content to geve so much, we should let it goe for lesse. Unto which both the Hollanders and we answerd that we would com to a sett price, were it at 4½ or otherwais; the which he took in such snuffe as he sent our present back againe to Hollandes lodging.

And I delivered an other letter to Yasobro, Tayemon Donos wives brothers servant, advising how Gonrok Dono had retorned a flatt answer he would geve but 4 taies per pico for lead, as also of arivall of the junck from Manillia wherein Wyamon Dono went capt., and that all was lies of 14 junckes and 6 friggats which arived after our fleete came away.

This after nowne the junck, wherein Wyamon Dono went for Manillia with Capt. Adams goshon, is now retorned to Faconda roade, and Migell com ashore with news they have made a very badd voyage, and that they were badly used per the Spaniardes, miscalling them because they were frendes to the English and Duch. They also report that, after our fleete came from Manillias, noe junckes entred theare [with exception] of only 3 emptie ons which our fleet set at libertie, haveing rifeled them; as also ij friggates arived theare and went in on the back side of Manillias for feare of our fleete.

August 22 (Sitinguach 15).—This day entred an other galliota from Amacou, which was 17 daies in way, and bringeth silke, silk stuffes, and black clo., or matta of cotton.

Manillia junck of Wyamon Dono arived at Nangasaque; and they report that all Japons must be banished out of Manillias and non traffick theare hearafter.

August 24 (Sitinguach 17).—The Hollanders and we went to take our leaves of Gonrok Dono and would have left the present with Skidayen Dono, his secretary, but he would not receve it, telling us Gonrok would be at Firando before it weare long, and then might we better present it theare. Also Gonrok tould us he would send men to Firando to way out the lead and pay our money theare forthwith.

And soe, towardes night, the Hollanders departed towardes Firando on a sudden, we having formerly agreed to goe togeather to morow morning.

And I receved a letter from Mr. Eaton at Firando, howe he had sould 1188 cattis white twisted silke more to Tozemon Dono, at 22 mas catty is

August 25 (Sitinguach 18).—I receved 2 letters from Firando, viz., 1 from Mr. Osterwick, 1 from Mr. Eaton, with a coppie of ij letters from Molucos from thenglish agent.

August 26 (Sitinguach 19).—We departed this morning towardes Firando, and paid out for diett whilst we were theare

And we went to Setto to bed, wind being contrary, and staid all night; and paid charges 1 ta., and to his ij childron that brought present of fish and pompians 2 mas.

August 27 (Sitinguach 20).—About midnight we arived at Firando, where we found a Duch shipp Amsterdam entred, she coming in on the north side of the iland, and was driven to Nanguay in Crates; and there the Hollanders falling at debate with the Japons of Crates, they fell together by the eares on shore, and 1 Hollander was kild and divers others hurt, and the Japons went not skot free.

August 28 (Sitinguach 21).—The King of Firando arived heare this day at nowne from the cort of Edo; and we went out in a boate and met hym, as the Duch did the like, and they shott affe store of ordinance both from howse and abord shipps; but all our ordinance weare ashore, the shipps being on carine, soe I sent Mr. Cockram with a jurebasso to bidd his Highnesse welcom, and to exckews the not shouting ordinance, which he took in good parte as well as yf we had shott.

August 29 (Sitinguach 22).—I receved a bill from Tozemon Dono for i C. xxviij pec. Canton damask of deceased Capt. Adams acco., at ij tais per peec., to be paid in bar plate at demand, is ij C. lvj tais.

And I rec. a letter from the domine of the Duch ship Amsterdam, dated at Mallayo in Molucas the 26th July last past, sent from Mr. Wm. Nicolas, agent; wherin he doth write of the indirect dealing of the Hollanders against our honble. emploiers.

And there was iiij C. peeces manta, or cotton clo., delivered to Mr. Jno. Neve, purcer of the shipp Moone, for shipps use, viz. 330 peces browne cangas, 70 peces light blews.

We envited the Hollanders admerall, merchantes, and all the rest of princepalles to dyner after to morow, being Sattarday; but the admerall, Wm. Johnson, denied.

August 31 (Sitinguach 24).—Tonoman Samma, the kinges brother, sent for Capt. Camps and me in all hast, to speake with hym; which we did; and was to put us in mynd both from the king his brother as also of hymselfe that, at any hand, we should keep Capt. Speck heare this yeare to goe up to Edo to themperour, as also to be a meanes to end other [things].

September 1 (Sitinguach 25).—Wm. Johnson, thadmerall, with all the cheefe of the Hollanders, came to dynner this day, and supped with us likewies. And we hadd the caboques after dynner.

And Unagense Dono sent me ij catabras for a present, i of silke, and the other lynen cloth.

Also oure marenars of the shipp Pepercorne through their neglegence sett a hodd of stuffe or pitch on fire, which had like to have burned all our howsing and the towne of Cochie, and burned us som 50 trees or rownd tymbers of 2, 3, and 4 tais per peece.

And I sent the caboques ij barrs plate, containing vij taies, for playing when the Hollanders weare heare.

September 6 (Fatinguach 1).—I paid to the maky man, Canzemon Dono of Miaco, i C. xxxvj½ tais plate bars for these parcells maky, viz.:—

The one side of the Palsgrove was wholie sheathed this day from the keele to the bend.

September 8 (Fatchinguach 3).—I rec. a letter from Gonrok Dono to way out the lead to his men per whome he sent the letter.

I delivered into the factory, for presentes for themperour, 72 cattis white twisted silk at 220 tais pico, 158: 4: 0; 59 cattis white pole or Lankin silk at 285 ta. pico, 168: 1: 5.

Gonrok Donos men, with the King of Firandos bongews, came to look on our lead; and on Munday morning will begin to way.

Also our ij men which were in preson were now sett at libertie. Yet thadmerall, Capt. Adames, sent them abord the ship Moone, to geve them exemplary punishment, because they might remember it another tyme; for out of dowbt som abuse their was, otherwais the Japons would not have laid handes on them.

September 10 (Fatchinguach 5).—We had a generall councell this day at Duch howse, where it was concluded that 10 shipps this yeare shall procead againe to the Manillias, to be ready to departe by the xxth of November next, ould stile. But that ij of them shall goe out before, within this 15 or 20 daies, viz. the Bull and the Moyen, to stay upon the coast of China to look out for junckes, till the other 8 com after to the place apointed them to stay; but yf, in the meane tyme, stormie wether drive them away, then to meete them at Manillias, at a place apointed and tyme.

September 11 (Fatchinguach 6).—We began to way out our lead this day per single piculls, and geve in each pico. a catty.

And it should seeme the king being discontent because Capt. Speck stayeth not in Japon this yeare, for he sent to the Hollandes howse to seeke for pikes that were made ready to send for Jaccatra and weare carid abord a shipp. But the king comanded they should be brought ashore againe, although Capt. Camps aledged they were bought the yeare past, before themperours edict came out; yet that would not serve, but they must be unladed againe.

Also it seemed he was angry with us, for he gave order that our laborers, which wrought about carining our shipps, should geve over work, and banished a Japon of Nangasaque which we had entertayned to be overseer of the work. But at my request our laborars were permitted to work as before.

And we waied out 92 pico. lead this day to themperours bongews.

September 12 (Fatchinguach 7).—One of the Eliza. men, called Gabrell     , a plot maker, being drunk, fell overbord and was drowned.

I went to the Duch howse with Mr. Cochram to know wherefore they were noe forwarder in sending up to themperour; and Capt. Camps tould me the comander Johnson held matters back.

September 13 (Fatchinguach 8).—We had much a doe with the bongews which waid out our lead, we having waid out above 800 pico. these 3 daies past, they leving it still in our howse, not carying any away, soe that now all our void howsroome was full; and they would have me emptie our shipp provition out of our store roome to geve them place, which I tould them I would not doe.

September 14 (Fatchinguach 9).—We had a generall councell this day, wherin we protested against Wm. Johnson, admerall, yf he sent away Capt. Speck, the King of Firando being soe ernest to stay hym heare to goe to Edo, in default whereof wee all protested against hym and his partakers, yf in case any hinderance or domage did happen to either Company, and sent it to the Duch howse per Mr. Eaton, Joseph Cockram, Mr. Ed. Sayer, and Mr. Nicolas Bogens, who heard it read in presence of the said Wm. Johnson, admerall, Capt. Lefevre, and Capt. Camps, with others; but Jonsons answer was that it was ordayned per a generall councell that Capt. Speck must goe for Jaccatra in the Sunne, and goe he should.

And soone after the king sent for Capt. Camps, asking hym, as he did me, what was concluded about Capt. Speck staying. Unto which he made answer that he and the rest of the merchant[s] had donne what they could, but that the comander, Wm. Johnson, would not permit it; and that now Capt. Speck answerd he would not stay upon any termes, but procead for Jaccatra, and soe he sent word to the king. Soe he, perceving how matters went, tould Capt. Camps he could not goe up to themperour till he had made an end about the friggat and we proved the Jesuistes to be padres or mas pristes, as they terme them, and that could not be donne till Gonrok Dono came from Nangasaque; yet in the meane tyme we might embale up our presentes and send ij yong men before with them to shew our obedience to themperour, and I and Capt. Camps follow after when the other busynes was donne.

And Albartus came after to the English howse and tould me that in 3 generall councells amongst them selves the most voyces had confermed Capt. Jacob Specks to stay in Japon this yeare, but Johnson, the comander, bakt all.

Also an Englishman, one of the Pepercorns companie, named Wm. Barker, having layne on shore 3 wicks, never going abord to look to ships busines, and being drunk yistarday in a carpentars howse would have layne with a woaman per force, and against her will took 4 rings of silvar of her fingars, and drunk 2 ma or xij d. in wine, and in the end would have gon away and pay nothing and carry the rings along with hym; and, because the good wife of the howse laid handes on hym, he did beate her. Whereupon the neighbors coming upon hym did bynd hym, and sent me word therof; and I, going to the howse, fownd the rings in his pocket, which I restored back againe and made hym pay the ij mas, and brought hym to thenglish howse, where, at the whiping post, he had first 60 lashes with a whipp, and then washed in brine, and, after, 40 more lashes.

And after nowne one Beedam, a master mate of the shipp Elizabeth, being drunk, did fall out of the shipps sterne over the reales, 5 fathom hie, and fell into a junck at her side, where he broke his skull, and is meamed in one legg and an arme and in danger to die.

September 17 (Fatchinguach 12).—I sould Mr. Munden a rapiar and daggar for 48 R. 8, with gerdell and hangers all plated over with silver.

The Hollandes shipp, called the New Sealand, arived at Firando in Cochie roade toward night.

And we waid out 460 pico. of lead this day.

We rec. 5000 taies in bar plate, per Gonrok Donos apointment, for lead.

September 18 (Fatchinguach 13).—I gave a letter of favor to Vincent Roman, allius Lansman, for Camboja, dated this day. He is a Duch man, our frend.

The king sent to tell me that Gonrok Dono had sent a letter in favor of the capt. more of the Portingales for 3 laskaros which were run away and abord the Hollanders or us, to have them retorne againe. Unto which I answerd I knew nothing of any such matter, for I had non in thenglish howse, yet I would enquere yf ther weare any abord shipp, and send his Highnesse word.

Also there was a councell to know whether Peter Wadden should goe for Jaccatra or remeane in the fleet.

September 19 (Fatchinguach 14).—I paid j M. j C. tais plate bars unto Cushcron Dono, wherof 1099 ta. 7 m. 4 co. is in full payment of the fleetes provition the last yeare.

Ould Nobisane, called Bongo Dono, died ij daies past, which was said to dy before the king arived.

September 20 (Fatchinguach 15).—The king sent order that we and the Hollanders should meete this day at Torazemon Donos to confer about going up to Edo, and that the admerall Johnson should com with us; but he denid to goe and drove it affe till night, yet then sent word he would goe in the mornyng.

Also they said the king desired that the next yeare, when our shiping came, that we would lett all stay at Cochie and non enter into Firando. Unto which we made answer that, seeing our howsing was made at Firando, we desired that 5 or 6 shipps might each yeare enter into Firando. Unto which they replied that then we ought to cleare the harbor of the wreck cast away the other yeare, otherwais, yf any other should miscarry, it would quite spoile his harbor that noe bark nor shiping could ever enter into it. So they left us to consider of the matter, the Hollanders saying that their shipp was cast away by falling fowle of the James Royalls cable, and therefore that it was reason we paid halfe.

Also they shewed a letter from Gonrok Dono, wherin he wrot the Tono of Firando to stay Capt. Speck till the processe of the friggot was ended; but the admerall Johnson nor Capt. Speck would not consent to it.

And I receved a letter from the Molucas from Mr. Wm. Nicoles, dated in Mallayo the 9th of August, and sent per the shipp Sealand.

September 24 (Fatchinguach 19).—There was 465 pico. lead waid out this day.

I went to Torazemon Dono, the kinges secretary, and tould hym of the pretence of blowing up our gunpouder howse, which I and the rest suspected was per instigation of Spaniard and Portingales; the which he wondered at, and tould me he would make it knowne to the king.

And, after, we were enformed that Lues Martin and other 2 Portingales departed from Firando late yisternight, after daylight donne, and went with their boate into the cod of the bay neare to our gunpouder howse, to have seene the sport of blowing up the howse; but, the matter being discovered, they made hast away, and the villens set on to doe it did escape in an other boate for Firando, som of which we hope to find out.

Also Semi Dono sent for our jurebasso and the Holland jurebasso and bid them tell us (as from the kinge) that both we and the Hollanders should geve in our answer to morrow at nowne tuching the geting the wrackt shipp out of the harbour, for that the king would not suffer any of our shiping to enter till that weare taken out of the roade.

Also, the Bull riding by the Pepercorns side, to helpe to carine her, as she had donne the like to the Bull before, and a planke going from one shipp to the other, as Mr. Munden was going over, a leawd fello of the Pepercorns company hive up the plank with his shoulder and threw hym affe betwixt the 2 shipps, which lying soe close together, he could not falle into the sea, which yf he had, he had byn drowned without remedy; yet he was sore brused with the falle.

September 26 (Fatchinguach 21).—We had a generall councell of English and Duch at Hollandes howse about taxing or prising the 2 shipps Pepercorns and Muyon, but could not agree upon prise of the shipps hulls, mastes, and tackling, we seting the Pepercorne at 300 tons, and the tonne at 5 l., is 1500 l. str.; and the Duch would have rated the Muyon at 2000 l. str., being a lesser shipp then ours, they alledging she was newer. Soe that is referd to the Councell of Defence at Jaccatra.

We are geven to understand that Ric. Short and other Englishmen are run away to the enemy at Nangasaque.

September 29 (Fatchinguach 24).—I wrote 2 letters to Nangasaque, one to Yasimon Dono, Gonrok Donos clark, and the other to Andrea Dittis, China Capt., to use their best endevour to seek out for Ric. Short and the rest of the English runawaies, espetially Short that is a witnesse against the frires in the Duch howse and hath seene one of them say mas at Nangasaque, and was enticed 4 or 5 daies past per Francisco Lopas and 2 Portingall frires to run away. The King of Firando sent a man of his with letters to Gonrok Dono to same effect.

1 to Sr. Tho. Smith, governor.

1 to governor and committis.

1 to Sr. Tho. Willson, knight.

1 to Mrs. Mary Adames.

1 to Capt. Jno. Saris.

1 to my brother, Walter Cocks.

1 to Capt. Pring.

1 to Mr. Harry Smith.

And I deliverd my letters to Capt. Speck this day to carry for Jaccatra and England.

October 4 (Fatchinguach 29).—I wrot 2 letters by the shipp Swan, viz.:—

sent per Philipe Garland.

1 to the precedent Mr. Fursland at Jaccatra.

1 to the Governor and Company in England.

I went and took my leave of Capt. Speck and the rest of Duch merchantes which goe in the Swan; and carid Capt. Speck a gallon bottell annis water, and to Sr. Matias and Albartus each one a bottell of a pottell, geving the glasse bottelles and all.

October 5 (Conguach 1).—The tono sent to have us and the Hollanders geve hym a writing of our handes, each aparte, how many pico lead was waid out for the Emperour, and that Gonrok ordayned we should pay for the iron wedges and smiths labour for cutting the lead. Unto which we answerd, his bongews had the just acco. of the pico. waid out; and for the iron wedges (as we formerly promised) we were content to pay, they being left to us when the work was finished; but for the laborers which wroght, Gonrok was to pay them.

October 6 (Conguach 2).—The shipp Swan put to sea this day in the after nowne, and I went abord with the rest of the merchantes to bidd hym farewell; and, as it seemed, the admerall Johnson did geve hym a churlish farewell, according to his borishe condition.

October 8 (Conguach 4).—This day weare arayned vj English runawais, most of them being duble runawais and som fellons, and therefore, by generall consent, according to marshall law, condemned all to be hanged, 3 of them being of the Bulles men and the other 3 of the Pepercorns men, as doth apere the 3th day of this mo. of October, when they weare retorned. And one James Martyn, accused by som to be the author of this mischeefe, he being a Scotsman, and fownd to be a cheefe bellows blower or sterrer up of all mutanies heretofore. Soe the admerall, Robt. Adames, sent a comition out to aprehend hym and bring hym ashore and soe put hym in preson to answer for hym selfe.

October 9 (Conguach 5).—Yistarnight I was enformed that Francisco Lopas and a semenary prist were com to towne, and lodged in the howse of the capt. of the friggot taken the last yeare; of which I advised Torezemon Dono to tell the king thereof by Coa Jno., our jurebasso, it being late, and to geve order noe strangers should passe out. And this morning I sent the same jurebasso to Torezemon Dono secretary, to know the kinges answere; which was, I might speake of these matters when Gonrok Dono came. Unto which I sent answer, it might be that then these pristes would be gon, and then it was to late to speake. Yet, for all this, there was noe eare nor respect geven to my speeches.

October 12 (Conguach 8).—Taccamon Dono sent for me, he being accompanid with Torazemon Dono, and Mr. Osterwick with me. They enquered of me about the padres I said were in the capt. of the friggates lodging, and sent for his host to know whether any such people were in the howse; which he denied. Yet asked me whether I did know them for padres, yf I did see them. Unto whome I answered that, yf he brought them out, I had wittnesses which knew them well.

October 13 (Conguach 9).—Yasimon Dono, Gonrok Donos clark, being ready to goe up to Miaco and soe for Edo with the lead for themperour, I went and vizeted hym, and carid hym a pottell of strong annis water distilled with musk, which he took in good parte, and lefte the company where he was and came into an other roome with me; which som others took in dogen and used som wordes about it. But this was a fello, a spie sent per the fathers to pick quarrells against us. Yet I said littell to it, but gave place, the others saying they staid for Yasimon.

And this day, in the after nowne, the admerall Johnson, with Capt. Speck and Capt. Lafevere, came to our howse to know whether our shipp Pepercorne were ready to goe out or noe, as theirs was; for that tyme passed and our enemies were ready to gett tyme upon us, and that their shipp, the Muyon, was ready according to composition. Unto which our comander, Robt. Addams, with the rest of us, answerd that our shipp was as ready as theirs, and that on Twesday next should be ready to set seale.

October 16 (Conguach 12).—Mr. Sayer wrot me that, a friggat going out, they serched her to the verry keele and opened all chistes, to have fownd Ric. Short, but could not be fownd. [They fownd] above 1000 pikes, langenott, and cattans, and brought them back, and would have staid the pilot; but the capt. more standes bound to answer for all which is taken.

October 17 (Conguach 13).—I wrot out 2 remembrances for Mr. Christopher Bogens and Mr. Mathew Moreton, Cape merchant and master of the shipp Pepercorne, she being ready to proceed on a voyage to Manillias, she and the shipp Moyon in her company, they going before the rest of the fleete; the coppie of which remembrances I keepe by me.

Gonrok Dono wrot to the King of Firando in the behalf of the Portingall capt. moore, to have the ould Portingall which I kept in howse sent to hym; of which the king sent me word with the letter of Gonrok. Unto which I answered, I did keepe that Portugez per his Highnesse leave and lycense formerly geven me, and soe desired to doe till Ric. Short with our other English runawaies were retorned. Unto which it seemed the king was content, for I heard nothing afterward.

October 22 (Conguach 18).—I rec. of Mr. Arthur Hatch, precher, geven for the making of the buriall place 12 ta. 6 m.; more, 1 bar plate of Mr. Chapman, 2 ta.

Cuschcron Dono and Jenqueze Dono came to me and tould me the Hollanders had lent iij M. tais to the tono (or king) of this place, and that he expected the like from us. Unto whome I answerd that they know the booty which the Hollanders had brought into this place, which we had noe parte of, and therefore might doe that which we could not doe, having hitherto spent and geven away treble more then we have gott; yet I would take councell with the rest of the merchantes and se what might be donne and then geve them answer, for it was against reason for us to take up money at intrest and lend to others for nothing, and, besides, many other noble men sent to borow money, we having non to lend, as they themselves did know as well as we. Unto which they answerd, it was true, yet, notwithstanding, it was fyt to lend to the king, he now standing in need, although we lent non to the rest; for soe it behoved us, being strangers, yf we esteemed our owne good.

And we sould all our small deare skins at 13 tais per cento, of them which came in the Pepercorne.

October 24 (Conguach 20).—This day is the feast of hors-runing with archars on horseback to shoute at a mark with bowes and arowes, the horse runing his full carer.

Mr. Sayer retorned from Nangasaque within night, and brought news that the Pepercorne and Moyen have taken a Portingall junck which went out of Nangasaque and bound for Amacou.

October 25 (Conguach 21).—We and the Hollanders paid 900 tais plate barrs to the King of Firando for the 200 pico. lead geven hym in his present the last yeare.

October 26 (Conguach 22).—The bongews at Cochie did lay handes upon our English men and (as the admerall, Capt. Adames, doth tell me) have taken above 20, and sent hym word it was per order from the king.

October 27 (Conguach 23).—Mr. Cockram envited all the princepall, both of English and Duch, abord the Elizabeth, to dyner this day, where we had good entertaynment and good cheare with healthes of guns shott affe in good sort.

This night was very stormy wether, like to a tuffon, in which the Palsgrove broke a cable, and the Elizabeth a cable and a hawser.

October 28 (Conguach 24).—Capt. Camps and myselfe went to Torazemon Dono to desire hym to speake to the king that we might go to themperour with our presentes; and that we might deliver our presentes to the king before we went up, because the shipps weare now ready to departe. Also we made knowne unto hym the takeing and keeping our men presoners, both English and Duch. Unto all which he answered, that the king desired us to stay till the last of this moone Conguach, for that the 29th day (which is 5 daies hence) he expected Gonrok Dono to come to Firando, for soe had he promised hym without fayle to doe. And for the present to be deliverd unto hym before we deliverd our present to themperour, it was not fitt, and therefore best to lett it rest till we retorned from the Court. And for our men taken presoners, the kinge knew nothing thereof, but now he would make it knowne unto hym and retorne us his answer.

October 31 (Conguach 27).—We went abord the shipp Palsgrove to dyner, where all the Duch were envited likwaies.

And Capt. Camps came to thenglish house, where we agreed to sett forward towardes themperours Court on Munday mornyng, yf the king of this place did not stay us perforce, which a long time he hath perswaded us unto.

November 1 (Conguach 28).—We dyned this day at China Capt., where we had good entertaynment, both sea men and merchantes, with the dansing beares.

And towardes night we had news that 3 of our howses at Cochie were burned, being sett on fire by a retchlesse fello that did seeth the kettell to neare the howse walle. All the howsing was quite burned to the grownd, with som 9 barilles of tunny fish and 9 or 10 muskittes and 20 swordes; but our seales and other matters of worth were saved by the industry of our men with the helpe of the Hollanders and som Japons. Yt is said most parte of the fish which was thought to be burned was stole away per Japons, as also som 6 muskettes and som swordes.

November 2 (Conguach 29).—I went to Cochie to see what hurt the fire had donne, and fownd it as I before discribed, only many of our truck plankes, with bordes and other tymbers, were much burned or scubered, but quenched in good tyme.

November 3 (Conguach 30).—I sent the caboques 4 tais small plate for fannos at China Capt. howse.

I wrot a peticion this day to the king, making knowne the taking our men presoners with other abuses offerd to our nation, requiring our men to be sett at libertie.

November 5 (Junguach 2).—Gonrok Dono and Feze Dono arived at Firando this day; and Gonrok Dono sent me a present of 2 silk kerremons, and Feze Dono sent me 500 egges, 30 hense, and 25 drid netes tonges.

November 6 (Junguach 3).—I paid in small plate as followeth, viz.:—

To the glover or shewmaker, Jenchero Dono, for—