Capt. Leonard came this day and tould me that Tonomon Samma and Semi Dono had advized hym that themperour had sent 2 greate men for _bongews_ into Gonto, to enquire about that plito betwixt the king and queene; and that from thence they ment to com to Firando; and in the meane tyme Semi Dono ment to goe to meete them at Goto, and advized us it weare expedient we sent som one to doe the like on our behalves with a letter from us. Soe we agreed to send our _jurebasso_ with the Hollanders to that entent, with som present of sweetmeates and wine.
Faccata Soco Dono, which lent us 3500 _tais_ at intrest, came to see our English howse, offring us, yf we needed xx or 30000 _tais_ at intrest at any time, he hadd it ready for us, wishing us to take non of any others. Soe we envited hym to our _fro_ tomorrow, with v or vj others to beare hym company, viz. Faccata Yayemon Dono, Andrea Dittis, 159 China Capt., Cushcron Dono, Synemon Dono, and Yasimon Dono; with Paulo Dono, gunpouder man, Shoyemon Dono, Palus father, and Chubio Dono, our host of Bingana Tomo.
_Aprill 27_ (_Sanguach 16_).--We had 67 carpenters and 40 laborers for the howse.
I paid Lues, the Spanish telior, i _tay_ small plate for a _carapesa_[98] of wrought velvett, black laid on with silver lace.
Semi Dono departed towardes Goto to meete themperours _bongews_; and the Hollanders and we made ready our presentes to send to morrow morning per our _jurebasso_, viz.:--
for thenglish. 1 jar conserved ginger, poiz nett, 20 _cattis_ 1 great bottell of ij gallons, strong water for the Hollanders. 1 jar conservd nutmegges of like bignesse 2 bottell of allegant or tynt wyne
[98] Span., _carapuza_ or _caperuza_, a hood.
_Aprill 28_ (_Sanguach 17_).--We had 67 carpenters, 48 laborers, and i plasterer, for howse, with 4 tylors and 23 laborers for buriall place. Alsoe we receved ij M. j C. xl ordenary tilles from Imory.
And I sent a bar plate to _caboques_ for bringing a banket and coming per water to Cochie, when wee went to measure grownd.
I rec. 5 R. of 8 of Capt. Speck, delivered hym on a wager before.
_Aprill 29_ (_Sanguach 18_).--We had 28 carpenters, 46 laborers, 1 plasterer, 1 caneman, for howse, and 4 tillors and 25 laborers for buriall place. And there was 600 tyles ordenary rec. from Tabola.