_Febrary 19_ (_Shonguach 8_).--The Hollanders, viz. Capt. Speck, Capt. Leonard Camps, Matias vander Brook, and William, came to English house, where we had councell about sending up after Gonrok Dono for price of the lead, and about the friggat to get it for prize. Soe it was concluded to send an expres only with letters directed to the King of Firando, with others to themperours councell, written in good sorte; and to send presentes, viz.:--
5 _tattamis_ fine damask tabling to Oyen Dono. 5 _ditto_ to Codskin Dono. 5 pec. fine parcullas to King of Firando.
_Febrary 20_ (_Shonguach 9_).--Taccamon Dono sent to desire me to lett hym have the favour to serve us with gunpolder and match, and would be bound to deliver it at as loe a price and as good as any other should doe, unto whome he sent, they being our neighbours and his secretary. I made answer that his Lordshipps request was reasonable, and therefore I was content, but must stay till our fleete came, to know the quantety of each sort; and for the gunpolder I desired that Paule Dono, our gunpolder man of Nangasaque, might have the oversight of the work, which it seemeth Taccamon Dono had pretended before, as his man tould me.
Capt. Adames childe in Firando was brought to me per the mother, unto 143 whome I gave ij _tais_ in small plate, and offerd her to pay for the bringing of it up to schoole, yf she would deliver it to thenglish nations protection.
_Febrary 21_ (_Shonguach 10_).--I agreed with Uquese Dono the tylor to make tilles for our new godong and other building at 23 _mas_ the 1000 tiles of all sortes, one with an other.
_Febrary 22_ (_Shonguach 11_).--We went and measured the buriall place, and had 13 _tattamis_ square alowed us.
And Semi Dono retorned from Miaco, unto which place he accompanied the king when he went up.
_Febrary 23_ (_Shonguach 12_).--We and the Hollanders went to vizet Semi Dono, and we carid hym a bottell of strong water and an other of Spanish wine, with a great box (or _bandeja_[97]) of sweet bread; and the Hollanders ij bottelles of Spanishe wine and one of strong water--which he tooke in kind parte, and sowne after sent us ij _barsos_ of wine and a salmon.
[97] Span.: _bandeja_, a sideboard or waiter.