And we receved presentes from our neighbours.
_Febrary 14_ (_Shonguach 3_).--We sent these presentes following, viz. 2 _barsos_ wyne and 2 great fishes to Ucana Came of Xaxma, Minema Soyemon Dono, Geemon Dono kinges man, Cakemon Dono kinges man, Lezeamon Dono sea _bongew_, Sheroyemon Dono his brother, and Yasimon Dono.
_Febrary 15_ (_Shonguach 4_).--We gave these presentes following, viz. [wine and fish] to Chozamon Dono, Oyen Donos sonne, to Tobioye Dono, garden _bongew_, [and others].
_Febrary 16_ (_Shonguach 5_).--The Hollands junck departed from 141 Cochie roade this day in the morning towardes Jaccatra or Bantam. God send her a prosperous voyage.
And within night Gonrok Dono sent his man to know whether we would lett our lead goe at 4-1/2 _taies_ the _pico_ or noe, he being determened to departe towardes Miaco at midnight.
And I sent answer, as the Hollanders did the like, that under 5 _taies_ the _pico_ we could not sell it, it being the price sett downe per the Emperour. Soe, after, Tonomon Samma sent me word, likwais within night, that both we and the Hollanders should com to hym in the morning to confer about price of the leade, and that Gonrok Dono would be theare about it.
_Febrary 17_ (_Shonguach 6_).--Tonomon Samma sent againe for me to com to hym about price of the leade; and I sent to the Hollanders to know when they ment to goe about it. But Capt. Speck came to the English howse and tould me Gonrok had sent for hym and asked him whether we ment to lett the price of the leade goe at 4-1/2 _tais pico_ or noe; which he tould hym, yf he had ready money heare to pay for it, he would take councell with us. Unto which he answerd, yf we sett the price, he would use his best endeavours to get money from Nangasaque or Miaco within 2 or 3 months. Soe hereupon they broke affe, Capt. Speck denying it; and Gonrok Dono departed away towardes Miaco; and Tonomon Samma sent word we needed not to com unto hym.
_Febrary 18_ (_Shonguach 7_).--We made agreement this day with Seezamon Dono, our wood or tymbar man, for matters following, viz.:--
For 4 great mastes or trees containing 14 Japon _tatta._ in length, and 1-1/2 _tatta_. rownd at greate end, and at the lesser end 18 inches diametar, at 150 _tais_ plate bars _ta._ per mast 600 For 6 smaller mastes, viz.:-- all of one bignes, viz. at great end 1 _tatta._ rownd, 142 and at small end xi inches diametar: 2 of xj _tattamis_ long 2 of x _tatta._ long 2 of ix _tatta._ long At 50 _taies_ the tree (or mast), bar plate, is 300 More, for 1000 shething boardes or plankes, containing 3 _tatt._ long and xij Japon inches broad, but the thicknesse 3/4 of an inch, at iij _mas_ iij _condrins_ per bord, barr plate, is 330 More, 50 square tymbers (or _cakis_) hard wood (or oake) containing 3-1/2 _tatta._ in length and vj Japon inches square every way, at vij _mas._, barr plate, per peece is 035 More, 50 ditto lesser, same hard wood, containing 3 _tatt._ long per peec., 5 inches square, at 5 _mas_, bar plate, pec. 025 To be delivered all within the space of v or vj monethes after the date hereof, all amonting to 1290