And I gave iij M. _gins_ to the dansing bears.
1 gamon bacon. 1 pec. Martelmas beefe. 3 drid netestonges. 5 duble peper botrago.[133] 10 Bolonia sausages.
[133] Span., _botarga_, a kind of sausage.
_February 2_ (_Shonguach 2_).--The _bongews_ sent us word we could not goe to vizet the Emperour nor his councell till the 6th of this moone 241 at least; but tould us it were good we sent our _jurebassos_ to vizet Jentero Samma, the King of Firandos brother, and Cacazemon Dono, with each a present of 10 bundelles paper of fyve, 6, or 7 _mas_ per bundell, and 5 bundelles dito to Jentero Donos secretary.
_February 4_ (_Shonguach 4_).--Capt. Camps and we went to see the cytty and a great pagod called Assackxa, dedicated to a Japon saint (or rather deavill) called Quannow. We gave 1000 _gins_ to the _bose_ to shew it us, and 2 _ichebos_ to an other _bos_ where we banqueted.
_February 5_ (_Shonguach 5_).--I went with Capt. Camps to the howse of Oyen Dono, themperours secretary, to have delivered hym a present of a peece of currall containing 2-1/2 _taies_, and a _catty_ wight rich campher, and to wish hym a good new yeare; but he was gon out to vizet the prince, themperours sonne.
And Cacazemon Dono and Stroyemon Dono came to vizet me, the first bringing me a present of wallnuttes and a salt salmon.
_February 7_ (_Shonguach 7_).--We dyned all at Hollandes lodging this day, where we fownd Stroyemon Dono and Gentero Donos secretary. And, as we weare at dyner, came word Torazemon Dono was arived. Soe Capt. Camps and I sent our _jurebasso_ to bid hym wellcom.
_February 8_ (_Shonguach 8_).--Torazemon Dono sent me a present of 2 _barsos_ wine, 2 wilduckes, and a great fresh barbell.
And I rec. by hym a letter from Mr. Eaton, dated in Firando the 26th December, with 2 others from Tome _jurebasso_ and Jno. _jurebasso_, how they have delivered 3000 _taies_ in merchandiz and money to King of Firando, lent to hym, and that the Japons have sent our English men to Nangasaque to sell them to Spaniardes.
_February 9_ (_Shonguach 9_).--Mr. Eaton wrot me in his letter how the Japons at Cochie had beate the Hollanders pilot and an other marrenar at Cochie, that they left them for dead; and the reason was because 242 they would not deliver them back our 6 English men which weare fled abord for releefe; and that they used both us and the Hollanders soe villanosly that it was insufferable.