Adij 16^en d^o 's morgens waeren ten huijse van d' H^r van Firando doch bequamen geen licentie van vertreck alhoewel 'tselve seer instantel^k versochten, maer verstonden dat noch wel reets eenich daegen mochten opgehouden werden alsoo de trompetters bij sijnne Maij^tt niet hadden geblasen en^de d' selve van hem noch niet waeren gehoort, en^de dat se p^r avontuer niet eerder als op de compste der Coreers souden gebruijckt werden, omme als dan op de feeste en^de 't verwellecommen van gem^te Coreers ende sijnne Maij^tt tot vermaeck souden gebruijckt werden, 'twelck om g[e]voelen tot groote achterbaerheijt van onse natie inde ooge der R[ij]cxr[aeden] sal getrocken werden, als siende op de grootheijt. ende [lie]fde die sijne Maij^tt t' onswaerts is draegende en^de in sijnne principaele vrouchde door onse natie begeert vermaeckt te wesen, 'twelck t' sijner tijt naer gedaene cortosijne. en^de recreatie vruchten voor d' E: Compe baeren can, dat wij onser zijde verhoopen alsoo te sullen geschieden, daer toe d' apparentie ............

January  A^o 1636

On 16th ditto in the morning [we] were at the house of the Lord of Firando, though received no license to leave, though the same instantly requested, but understood that we could be help up several more days, since the trumpeters didn't blow with his Majesty yet, and the same not yet heard by him, and that they, per the evening hour,  no sooner as on the arrival of the Coreers would be used, for as then on the celebrations and the welcoming of mentioned Coreers and his Majesty his amusement would be used, which will draw a feeling of great respect for our nation in the eyes of the State Councils, as seeing on the greatness, and love which his Majesty is carrying towards us and his principal joy through our nation yearns amused to be, which, in due course, after having done our courtesies and recreation can bear fruit for the Noble Company, that we, on our par, hope such will happen, therefor the appearance ......