_January 21_ (_Shiwas 20_).--I went to Capt. Camps to take councell what we were best to doe about delivering our petition to the Emperours councell to have our oulde preveleges confermed to cary out men and munition our shipps in payment for it, as we have donne in tymes past. But Cacazemon Dono, Oyen Donos secretary, sent us word we were best to stay till the councell advized us to make knowne unto them yf we were greved in any thinge and we should be remedied, and then we might mak our case knowne; otherwais, yf we went about to doe it before that tyme, it would be throwne by, and noe respect had unto it. Soe we aledged we dowbted then we should be detayned here over long; but they promised the contrary.
_January 22_ (_Shiwas 21_).--I sent our _jurebasso_ to the Court to procure out our _goshon_ (or dispach); but he retorned without doing any thing.
_January 23_ (_Shiwas 22_).--We and the Hollanders went to dyner to the King of Firandos howse, being envited per Jentero Dono, his brother, and were very well entertayned; and carid a present to the Queene of Firando as followeth:--
25 _cattis_ white raw silke. 01 _tatta_ stamet cloth. 03 peces ruch crimson damaskes. 05 peces of redd sayes.
We did this in respect she is Queene of Firando and now greate with childe, and within short tyme to goe from hence for Firando, she not having byn theare as yett.
_January 24_ (_Shiwas 23_).--I sent our _jurebasso_ to thank the prince of Firando for our kynd entertaynment yistarday; and, after, 239 I sent hym to the Court to procure our dispach, but could effect nothing.
_January 25_ (_Shiwas 24_).--I sent our _jurebasso_ againe to the Court to procure our dispach; but he retorned without doing any thing. Only the councell gave hym fare wordes, and bad hym com againe to morrow. And towardes night Stroyemon Dono and Cacazemon Dono sent me word we should have our dispach before the new moone; which God grant.
_January 26_ (_Shiwas 25_).--The King of Firandos brother accompanid with other 2 noble men of themperours followers, one of 8 _mangocas_, and the other of 3 per anno, came to vizet me and to heare som musick, unto whome I gave the best entertaynment I could; and from hence they went to the Hollands howse to vizet Capt. Camps.