Vpon ys day I have sent forth a letter to all within ye Barony inuiting said gentles to consider regularly gathering at some inn or another such place to converse and perhaps eat and play at tables or merrels, 7 so I wait for reply, thinking it a good and pleasant pastime, 7 all to ye betterment of ye Barony yt we do so gather.

Vpon ye eve 7 day yt marks ye feast of Alcuin of York, my Lord et I met with ye Lord Ivan et his lady, Bevin, who hath returned for a brief sojourn in ys county in order to attend to matters of his business. And we partook of a meal within Marihaus on ye eve, and with ye Lord Ivan only vpon the saint's day, at an inn which did serve forth ye foods of Nihon 7 Cathay.

Vpon St. Antoniuses day, ye Lady Mana Borisova Tchekrygina et her Lord, Edmund arriveth from far distant Meridies, enroute to ye far north of ye Midrealm, being both lands of ye New Kingdoms. Et they staid wh vs some while, and were most welcome guests, 7 we went many places et ate at several inns of little note, having much joy in ye shared company et little concern for ye reputation of said inns.