_Aprill 4_ (_Ninguach 23_).--We had 72 carpenters, 56 laborers, and 1 caneman, for the howse and gadonge.
_Aprill 6_ (_Ninguach 25_).--We had 44 carpenters, 23 laborers, and 1 cane man, for howse, with iiij laborers for buriall place.
We bought tymber this day, viz. 37 _cakis_ and 53 duble _cakis_, pyne tree.
_Aprill 7_ (_Ninguach 26_).--We had 46 carpenters, 23 laborers, and 1 caneman, for howse, and 4 laborers for buriall place.
We whipped Man, our empresoned theefe, and he hath confessed he stole the silver cup, lost when the _caboques_ weare heare a yeare past; also that he stole the greate silver tankar at our going to 155 Nangasaque, and, as he saith, sould them at Nangasaque to Portingalles which went in the friggattes.
_Aprill 8_ (_Ninguach 27_).--We had 58 carpenters, 45 laborers, for the howse, and 4 laborers for the buriall place.
Ther was speeches geven out per a lying profitt or pagon prist that this day all the iland and towne of Firando should be overwhelmed with water, and many stood in dowbt thereof; yet it proved a lye.
_Aprill 9_ (_Ninguach 28_).--We had 53 carpenters, 74 laborers, and 1 plaster, for the howse, and 11 carpenters, 43 laborers for buriall place.
_Aprill 11_ (_Ninguach 30_).--We had 65 carpenters, 122 laborers, and 2 plastrars, for the howse.
I deliverd 1 C. _tais_ plate barrs to Jno. _jurebasso_ upon acco. of building.
The China Capt. retorned to Firando, and saith all the junckes are departed on their voyages, but only two small ons which goe directly for China.
Ther is greate seeking after place to make howses at Cochie, the king having geven order, as they say, to erect above 200 new howses to putt inhabitantes into. Soe Capt. Leonard Camps and Mr. Eaton went thether to look to the measuring out of our grownd, geven us per the king, others begining to encroche upon us, especially to get xj _tatta._, which lieth betwixt us and the Hollanders.
Also we determen to make out our kay there into sea vj _tattamis_ in bredth, we having 45 _tatta._ in length, and the Hollanders 40 _tattamis_, besides the xj _tatta._ betwixt us which we pretend to demand of the king yf he will geve it us. And Japons went to esteemate what the making out our kayes (or wharfes) might amont unto, and esteemed it at 800 _taies_ for us and the Hollanders.