DIARY OF RICHARD COCKS. (continued 3)

Mr. Dorington late at night came to the English howse, and tould me the master sent hym to tell me the mast was wolled,[121] and ready to bring ship to a caryne.

January 4.—I went to the Duch howse and desired Capt. Speck to send us his helpe and people to bring our shipp to a caryn, as formerly in frenshipp they had promised us; which in good sort he assented unto, and sent for the masters of the great shipp and junck and willed them and the rest to aide us in what they might. These men came at Capt. Specks first sending for, and did what he ordayned, but Mr. Hunt sent me word he would never com in the English howse, upon a lunetike humour, which each man telleth me is his condition not only heare, but at Pattania and elsewhere hath donne the lyke. Soe I went abord and saw them turne up the ships keele, but water came in so fast at port holes and else where that they were forced to right her againe to cawke her better. I tould Mr. Hunt I was com to vizet hym abord, althoughe he sent me word he would not com ashore, yet willed hym hereafter to com when I sent for hym, or else I would fetch hym. Also I willed hym to send Jno. Shepperd ashore to dresse the Companies meate; which he denyed at first, but after sent hym.

And Zanzabar, allius Yasimon Dono, came to vizet me at English howse, and brought me a present of oringes and a barrill of wine, and sent 2 men to helpe to bring downe the shipp.

January 5.—Zanzabers littell doughter came to vizet me, and brought a present of wyne, orenges, eggs, and fysh drest. And an ould man of Miaco, now our neighbour, brought me a banketting box for a present. His name is Ito Yoguiche Dono.

Sangero Samme, sonne to Foyne Samme, was this day made sure to a doughter of a noble man of Crates.

Their was 210 cattis ould junk or rops put out to toose[122] for occom, wherof 50 cattis to Domingo, and 160 cattis to Unquan the China.

January 6.—Sugen Dono of Crates sent to borrow a peare of bubes, he haveing invited the King of Firando to dyner, in respect he had geven or augmented his yearly stipend from 500 gocos per anno. to 1000 per anno.

Capt. Speck came to the English howse with Derick de Vryz and others to take leave, the great shipp being ready, as they said, to goe out. They had byn with the kyng before they came to us, and, as it seemed, had drunk hard. It is said they gave a present worth 5000 taies to the kinge, but I canot beleeve it. Once they have geven much in respect of the prize they brought in, as also for lycence to carry out munision, victuelles, and men for the Molucos.

January 7.—The greate Duch shipp, called the Ankewsen, went out to Cochi, and I went abord with our bark with 16 men, to rowe and helpe to toe them out, as the king sent many barks to doe the lyke; and I carid 2 barilles wyne, 3 hense, 2 duckes, 3 fyshes, 20 loves fresh bread, and a baskit of oringes, and dronke to their good voyage; which Capt. Speck tooke in good parte, and sent his jurebasso with complemento, nifon catange.

Zanzebars wives brothers and her father were abord, and made peace with Jno. Gorezano, our jurebasso.

January 8.—We had made price before with Andrea Dittis for all our lead at 6 taies per pico; but now a Japon offring us 6½ taies per pico, he was content to let us sell hym the one halfe.

Also I receaved 3 letters from Langasaque, 1 from Jorge Durois with 16 falling bands at 7 mas per band. And an ould China brought me a present of China cakes.

January 9.—This last night, about 10 a clock, 4 Portingale prisoners ran away out of the Duch howse and are scaped and thought got to Langasaque.

Yasimon Dono advised me of a man of his com from Miaco, who reporteth of very fowle wether above, and that 70 or 80 barks are cast away per meanes therof. God send us good news of ours sent to Osekay and Tushma.

January 10.—Three of the Portingales which ran away were fownd per meanes of men the King of Firando sent out after them, and brought back againe to the Hollanders.

Gizamon Dono, Zanzabers wives brother, brought me 3 wilduckes for a present. He tould me that word was brought to the kyng that 80 barkes are cast away betwixt this and Shiminaseke now of late per torment, most being laden with rise. God bless our bark sent with merchandize.

January 11.—The king being ready to goe up to the Emperour, we laid out a present and sent hym, I going after, accompanid with Mr. Nealson and Mr. Osterwick:—

2 damaskt fowling peeces.

5 pec. white baftas of 20 Rs. corg.

5 pec. blew byrams of 15 Rs. corg.

5 pec. red zelas of 12 Rs. corg.

5 pec. borall or foota chader.

5 pec. chader Cambaia.

5 pec. buxshaws.

The king tooke the present very kindly, offring us anything we would demand, saying that, allthough he went up to the Emperour, yet he had left such order with his governor that what we asked should be fulfilled. This present was sent this day, because yisterday Soyeman Dono came to aske what money the king owed upon bill, for that yt should be paid forthwith. Whereupon it was thought fitt to goe with this present before payment were made, otherwais yt might be thought it was sent in respect he paid the money, or else, perhaps, in payinge of it, he might have expected a greater present, in respect the Hollanders gave soe much once. Howsoever, he seemed to take it in good parte, and gave us a kind welcom with a colation, serveing us with his owne handes.

January 14.—Letters came to Capt. Speck that the junk they sent for Syam is per contrary wind put into Shashma in a port or haven called Cata ura, and soe loose ther voyage.

And I paid 50 tais plate bars to the fownder, advanced upon acco., for bras shivers and other matters with shot for ordinance, which he is to cast for to send in the Hozeander. The 2 fownders are called Jembio Dono and Scongero Dono.

There came certen caveleros Japons from Edo, and came to see the English howse, and looked on such comodeties as we had, but bought non. They report that the Emperour will have all the kyngs (or tonos) in Japon to goe for Edo, and there to remeane for the space of 7 yeares, and to carry their wives with them, and live every one in his howse aparte, with a servant of the Emperours to be allwaies in company with them—I meane with each one, to heare and see what passeth. This he doeth to prevent them from insurrections, and will not have sonns nor kynsmen, but the kinges them selves.

January 15.—I wrot a letter to Mr. Eaton to Edo, per Toyamon Dono, a merchant of that place, advising of my other sent 6 dais past, and here withall sent as followeth, viz.:—

10 cattis tobaco to his host, cost 2 mas 3 condr. catty.

33 eggs to his hostice, cost 1 mas 9½ condrins.

10 cattis tobaco to hym selfe, cost as supra.

02 Faccata gerdells for hym selfe for 3 mas peece.

And advised withall that Mr. Wickham should make all the hast he could, for that Capt. Coppendall and Mr. Nealson were very sick.

January 16.—Rowland Thomas, the purcer of the Hozeander, being drunk, did beat Mr. Dorington, master mate, Jno. Cocera the cook, and the servantes in the howse.

January 17.—There was receaved of the kinges plate this day three hundred fyfty and seven taies in plate of bars upon acco., sent from Oyen Dono per Refioen Dono, kinges steward.

January 18.—We reconed this day with Tomo Dono and rest for biskit, and waid out as followeth, viz.:—

To Capt. Adames 0290 cattis.

To Syam voyag 0556 cattis.

To a present to Duche 0010 cattis.

To Hozeander 3806 cattis.

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Som totall receaved 4662 cattis.

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And within night word was brought me how two of our shipps company were fighting with swords one a hill a littell from our English howse. Soe I went with Mr. Hunt the master and Mr. Osterwick and fownd them to be Jno. Clough the guner and Jno. Driver an ordenary marrener, both being drunken, and no hurt donne but that Driver had a scar on his forehead. Soe I put them both in the bilbows till the next mornynge.

January 19.—Our host of Tushma came to English howse, and brought a present of walnuts and a Corea carpet or feltro. He tould me he brought merchandiz to sell to pay me the money the pepper was sould for, for that the money of the place he receaved for it was not good, as Niquan the China whome I sent to receive it could witnes, he turning back above 500 taies in receving 120 tais.

Mr. Dorington, the mr. mate of Hozeander, mad show as though he were lunatick, talking idly; but I thynk he counterfeteth. A strange kind of people they are all of them which came in this shipp. Truly I canot praise any one of them which are sea men.

The Hollanders shott ofe 8 or ten pec. ordinance out of the small shipp and out of howse late within night. The occation we knew not, except the junk went out or that they had hard news that gave them content.

January 20.—I wrot a letter to Capt. Jourden to Bantam, how the Hozeander would be ready per the end of this moneth and how Mr. Osterwick was to stay heare, with other accurants, and sent it per conveance of Capt. Speck in the Ankewsen. I went to the Duch howse and delivered Capten Speck my letter. He tells me the occation they shot off the ordinance the last night was for that the King of Firando came to drink a farewell with them before he went up, and that the greate shipp and the junck would be ready to goe towardes Bantam within 7 or 8 daies at ferthest. He also tould me that he receved not letter of the putting of their junck into Shashma, as it was reported unto me.

January 21.—I delivered two hundred and threeskore rialles of 8 to Andrea Dittis, the China Capt., to change into other plate for China busynes. More, delivered unto hym at same tyme one bag Rs. of 8 as it came out of England, containing one hundred pownd str., is fyve hundred rialles of eight for same purpose. For both which sommes he is to bring refined plate to send in the Hozeander. This is donne because the nobles in China should think this plate or rialls com from the English, rather then to present them with refined plat of this place. The China Capt. sent Niquan his kinsman with these rialls to bring plate back forthwith.

Jno. Osterwick going abroad with Mr. Nealson got a littell more drinke than was needfull, and the other was littell better. Yet Jno. Osterwick fell into termes of comparison, disinabling each one but hymselfe. I know not what to say of hym but that he is an overweenyng prowd yowth, I haveing had no experience yet but only by report of Capt. Coppindale.

And late in the night, after we were gon to bed, the kinges bongew sent to borrow our boate, or foyfone,[123] for the king service; which I lent hym.

The small junck was retorned to the China Capten, but much out of reprations, which must be amended according to promis, for without her we could not have carined our shipp, and soe she had lost her monson this yeare.

January 23.—I gave 6 taies plate bars to Matinga to provide things against the new yeare. And I paid a bar of plate to Domingo my boy, to buy hym aparell, containing 2 tay 1 ma. And I reconed with Jno. Gorezano for 6 tais, 9 mas, viz.

ta. ma. con.

Pro 4 peare sheews and slippers for myselfe 01 0 0

Pro a silver touthpicker for my selfe 02 1 0

Pro 2 pere tabis[124] for Beecho 00 3 5

Pro strings for Beechos shews 00 0 8

Pro a pere shew for Beecho 00 0 4

Pro a lock for Beechos chist 00 1 2

Pro 2 peare tabis for Jeffrey 00 3 2

Pro string for Jeffres shews 00 0 8

Pro a pear shews for Jeffrey 00 0 4

Pro 2 barrilles wyne I sent to Taccamon with fish 00 8 4

Pro 1 mas paid the shewmakers sonne for roses 00 1 0

Pro 1 mas geven the fisherman of Cochi 00 1 0

Pro 20 tattamis[125] for Matingas howse 02 4 0

Pro 20 cattis tobaco sent to Miaco, at 2 mas 3 con. 04 6 0

Pro 2 Faccata gerdelles for Mr. Eaton 00 6 0

Pro mattes to make up the tobaco 00 0 7

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12 8 4

6 9 0

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5 9 4

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Rests 5 ta. 9 m. 4 c. which Mr. Nealson paid unto hym, and put it upon my acco.

January 24.—I paid fyftie taies plate bars to Andrea Dittis, China Capt., for reprations to his junk lent to carin our ship Hozeander, she haveing broken and spoild the junck that the carpenters asked 100 taies to have mended her. Newes was brought to towne that the Emperour is dead; but I beleeve rather it is a fable and geven out of purpose to see how people wold take the matter. Once the ould man is subtill.

January 25.—Damian Marin fell out with Jno. de Lievana about comparisons betwixt the English and Duch, Damian takeing parte with the Duch and Jno. with the English.

January 26.—The king sent Soyemon Dono, Skrayamon Dono, and another to look upon our comodeties, to the entent to buy for 2 or 3000 tais at tyme. Soe we showed them samples of all and set price; but he took lyking only of pepper at 6 taies pico, baftas at 10 R. per pies, buxshaws at 9 mas pec., boralles at 9 mas pec., chint at 3½ mas pec., and cader Macoy at 4 mas pec. And tould the China Capt. he would com and vizet me before he went to Miaco, to morrow or the next day.

January 27.—Capt. Speck came and requested that we would take into our shipp for Bantam as much ebony as we could in not pestering our shipp, and he would pay what fraight we thought fitt. And he sent me a baril morofack and 4 boxes swet meate.

Also the king sent me word he would com to breckfast to morrow mornyng. So I mad the best provition I could, and the China Capt. sent me 2 powderd storkes, and Soyemon Dono a baskit oranges.

And Tome Donos sonne retorned from Miaco and sent me a present of Japan figges. He tells me our bark with the goods is safe arived at Sackay, but brought no letter from Mr. Eaton nor Mr. Wickham.

January 28.—The King of Firando came to dyner to the English howse, accompanid with 7 or 8 caveleros, and took in good parte the entertaynment he had, and gave me a keremon, and a cloake to our jurebasso. He said he was to stay 3 or 4 yeares above at Edo; soe I think it is true that the tonos (or kinges) must stay 7 yeares, as I noted som daies past. There was three peeces ordinance shott affe at his entry into the English howse, and 5 at his departure.

January 29.—In the after nowne Soyemon Dono with 3 others came to the English howse, to receve the comodeties which the king would buy upon trust; but they tould me the Hollanders had sould the king pepper at 5 taies the pico, and therefor thought I would not aske more. I answerd that, yf the Hollanders set pepper at that rate, they sell other comodetis at a hier, which, it might be, cost them nothing but the suting of a peece of ordinance, as silke at 240 taies the pico, etc. And, it might be, in pollecie set pepper loe, to the extent to cros us and soe ether to make us to sell it better cheape then it cost or else to make us fall into dislyke of the king, and by this meanes get themselves favour and us disgrace. But the truth was, I set it at no hier a rate then I sould to others for ready money, and at such a price as I wold promis them to deliver no more at that rate. But for broad cloth, which they set at 14 taies per tattamy, and Syam wood at 3½ taies the pico, that I would sell hym at same rate, when our shipps and junck arived. Yet, doe I what I could, they said they durst not with their honor geve more then the Duch sould for. Soe we concluded to send the pepper to Osekay to Mr. Eaton at kinges charg, and he to sell it, and then to deliver the procead in money to the king. And so that matter was ended. But we delivered comodety to them for acco. of king as followeth, viz.:—

Baftas, white, 196 pec. of 11 Rs. corg.

Eidem, lower, 101 pec. of 20 Rs. corg.

Eidem, lower lodg. 201 pec. of 11 Rs. corg. at 1 tay pec.

Eidem, lo. lodg, 120 pec. of 15 Rs. corg. ta. m. co.

Eidem, up. lodg, 100 pec. of divers sortes 718 0 0

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Som baftas, 718 peces divers prises

Chader Rese Canary, 185 pec. lower of 4 Rs. corg.

Chader eidem, 090 pec.

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Som chader, 275 pec.

Boralles, 100 pec., lodg beloe } at 1 tay.

Buxshaws, 100 pec., lodg beloe 200 0 0

January 30.—The master, Jno. Hunt, envited us abord the Hozeander to dyner. Mr. Wickham and my selfe retorned sowne after ashore upon occation of busynes, and had 5 pec. ordinance shot ofe at our departure, and the other 3 peeces when they came ashore.

And George Durois came to Firando and brought 2 jarrs of conserves, and he gave me in present as followeth: a box of marmalad, a box of cracknells, a box suger bred, a box of chistnuts, a bottell of Spanish wine.

The Duch junck went out of rode Firando to Cochi, and there came to anker by the great ship Ankewsen.

January 31.—I receved 600 taies, I say six hundred taies, plat bars of Mr. Ric. Wickham, which he brought from Mr. Eaton, receved in parte of payment for lead sould at Osekay at 74 mas per pico.

And in the after nowne Capt. Speck came to the English howse, and tould me that Gonrok Dono had sent hym a letter from Langasaque, advising hym as a frend (as he said) that he should geve the Hollanders warnyng befor their shipping went out, as the lyke to the English, that they should take heed they did not meddell with the greate ship of Amacon, for that the Emperour had much adventure in her. Yet I say I wish we might take her and then make the reconying after.

Febrary 2.—I gave a present to a merchant of Miaco, whoe gave me a fayre banqueting box before, viz.: 2 pec. byrams, white; 2 pec. byrams, nill, of 15 R. corg.—these are of the Companis goodes—2 pec. chader Lullawy of my owne. He took it in good parte, and offerd to doe our nation any service he could above at Miaco. Mr. Wickham gave me a keremon of them Sada Dono gave hym at Edo.

Febrary 3.—The night past, about 11 a clock, there was a house sett on fire by necklegence of the people which made it cleane against the great feast of ther new yeare, which is within this 3 dayis. Soe ther was 7 howses burned downe; and had it not byn for the English and Duch, most parte of the towne had byn burned. For each one stood gazing one and did nothing, and divers brought their goods into our English howse for savegard.

Ther was a present geven to Torasemon Dono, a principall man in this place, which never had any thing geven unto hym since our arivall in Japon, which our frends tould us of. Soe he had geven

3 pec. byrams, white.

3 pec. byrams, nill, of 15 Rs. corg.

3 pec. red zelas, of 12 Rs. corg.

3 pec. boralles, of 5 Rs. corg.

42 cattis pepper.

And the China Capt., Andrea Dittis, went with me to viset hym, and carid hym a great jar of biskit. And I gave a kerimon to Matingas father, which Mr. Eaton gave unto me.

Paid 6 mas small plate to the fownder for 2 pans for Matinga.

And the kinge sent to have a gathering throughout Firando towardes the releeving the pore people whose howses were burnt; towardes which we gave a tay in plate.

And paid the carpenter for mending Matingas howse

Pro 26½ dais carpt. work or wagis 3 7 2

Pro 30½ days work laborers 1 5 2½

Pro neales 1 0 9

Pro bordes and tymber 1 9 8

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Som totall 8 3 1½

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And I delivered 25 tais plate bars more unto the fownders, upon acco. of bras shivers which are waid out this day, being 6 picos and 42 cattis.

Mr. Nealson, being drunck (as very often he is the lyke, to my greefe), fell a brawling with the chirurgion, Morris Jones, and cut his head with his dagger.

Soyemon Dono came late and brought the kinges bill for three thousand taies plate of bars, to be paid within this yeare for merchandiz sould hym. And I delivered hym in the King of Firando’s bill for 1000 tais, lent at Edo 2 yeares past.

I gave 2 falling bandes with lace to Mr. Wickham, cost me 2 tais.

Febrary 4.—Mr. Wickham fell into his ould humours of comparisons, misusing me. I think it is because he would goe for Bantam in the Hozeander, which I am well contented of. He presumeth the more, because Capt. Jourden wrot hym a letter he would geve hym preferment.

Febrary 5.—I mad acco. this day with Oyen Dono and Shoske Dono for ould debt of the kinge, which they say is 950 ta. 1 m. 0 co.; but I find it to be but 898 ta. 6 m. 3½ co.

Cushcron Dono, a box muches[126] new years giftes.

Yasimon Dono, a barill morofak

And his father in la, a barso wyne and a salmon

Jno. Japon, a bundell figges

And we waid out the shot for ordinance.

And Mr. Nealson made recept for 25 tais pad the fownders, and he paid them to ballance 14 : 5 : 5.

Febrary 6.—The fownders reconyng was as followeth:—

ta. m. co.

For 641 cattis in bras shivers, at 12 tay per pico 76 9 2

For 296 rownd shot sacar and mignion, at 14 cn. per catty 04 1 3

For 230 crosbar and langrell shot, at 25 mas per pico 05 7 5

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Som totall amonts unto 86 8 0

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The fownders brought present, 2 iron pans with wyne and fysh.

And Mr. Nealson receaved 76 ta. 5 m. 0 co. of Keemon Dono, for acco. of Kyng of Crates, wherof 56 tais was good and rest Shrongo. More, he receaved of the servant of Semidone, for acco. of the King of Crates, fyfty tais plate bars, wherof 1 bar Shrongo.

Febrary 7.—Mr. Jno. Hunt, master of the Hozeander, delivered me a draught of his voyag from Bantam to this place with all the sownding.

Febrary 8.—Receaved in plate bars of China Capt., Andrea Dittis, fowre hundred and fyftie taies; and sowne after eight hundred taies in melted plat more of hym.

And we had a generall counsell this day, wherin it was noted downe that Capt. Raphe Coppendall was ordayned by generall consent to goe up to the Emperour with a present. Also that Mr. Richard Wickham should have an alowance of 150 taies per anno., to fynd hym aparell and other necessaries from our first arivall in Japon untill the last of August, 1615, we ariveing the 12th June, 1613. And that Mr. Jno. Osterwick should stay to keepe the bookes, and be alowed 20l. per ano. to fynd hym aparell and other necessaries, to begyn in Aprill last at his coming from Bantam. And that Jno. Coker, an Englishman, should stay for cooke in the English house, which is donne by his owne consent. And Mr. Wickham to goe up to lye at Miaco or Osekay, till other occation busynes be to employ hym in. And Mr. Eaton to com to Firando and goe to Tushma, to cleare in that place.

Soyemon Donos bark was set on fyre per neclegence of his servantes, beeing drunk and feasting abord according to Japon fation, this day, but by good helpe was sowne quenched.

Capt. Speck came to the English howse and offred to make a consort to have their small shipp and ours to stay to take the Amacon shipp and the great shipp to goe for Bantam; but it was not thought fyt soe to loose our monson.

Febrary 9.—I wrot a letter to Jorge Durois to send stockinges and candells, and sent it per bark sent per China Capt. to buy gunpolder and pitch or rosen for Hozeander. We laded all the bras shivers and shot abord the Hozeander this day.

The bedell of the ward had 1 sack rise.

Febrary 10.—We laded 14 picos copper and 3 picos iron abord the Hozeander this day.

Shezque Dono, Sugien Donos father, came to the English howse and brought a present of mushos, wyne, and redish, nifon catange, with many words of complemento. And the sea bongews brought presentes.

Febrary 11.—Gonrock sent me money for 155 catts Priaman pepper for Emperors accompt, at 7 tais per pico, is 10 ta. 8 m. 5 co. As also 30 tais for chaders, cambias, and buxshaws, which one of his men bought on trust. All which money I receaved.

Febrary 12.—Torasemon Dono came hym selfe to the English house, and brought a present of a barso wyne and 2 faisant cocks.

Febrary 14.—The king departed this day to goe to the Emperour, and had 13 peces ordinance shot out of the Hozeander and 5 out of the Duch barke, with 8 or 10 chambers out of Duch house. I went out with a banket of sweetmeate, 2 barilles wyne, a jarr of biskit, and 30 wax candelles; which he took in very good part, and after sent me word by a servant that it had sufficed to have sent any one in the howse, and not to have com my selfe.

Mr. Hunt, the master of the Hozeander, fell into termes with Capt. Coppendall about Rowland Tomas, the purcer, telling hym he did hym not right about the abuse was formerly offred, and that the said Tomas should find it when they were at sea. These were bad wordes, and were because the said master might not keepe the kayes and domenere over the purcer in matters of hold. But it is thought that the wax was gon out of hold per lyke meanes.

Febrary 15.—Mr. Nealson paid Jno. Cokora the cooke ten tais and a halfe in great plate, upon acco. of his wagis, to cleare with them he is indebted unto.

And Capt. Speck sent me word he would let as have 2 picos poulder, yf we stood in neede. Of which offer I accepted. And Capt. Speck lent us 50 sheetes paper.

Mr. Hunt desired to have a councell assembled tuching the abuse offred to hym per Rowland Tomas; which was donne. But more falt to be imputed to the master, Jno. Hunt, then the other. Soe we made them frendes.

Febrary 16.—Moris Jones the chirurgion had 12 tais plate bars paid hym per Mr. Nealson, agreed upon per councell for his pains. And Jno. Cocora the cooke, upon acco. his wagis, 11 tais.

Febrary 17.—Niquan, the China Capt. kinsman, retorned from Langasaque and brought 370 cattis pitch or rozen, cost 14 tais; and 310 cattis gunpoulder, cost 64 tas. 1 mas; and for the bark 02 tais. And Capt. Speck sent the 2 barilles gunpolder which he promised.

Febrary 18.—We waid out the pepper to day for the king, and had much adoe with the 10 men of ward who crinched[127] for wight; soe it must be waid over to morrow againe. 77 bags this day did way 49 pico 96 cattis, and 80 bags out of China Capt. lodg, 57 pico 35½ cattis. And I gave my case China bottelles of 12 to Capt. Coppendall.

Febrary 19.—We cleared acco. of the 3,000 tais this day with the King of Firandos bongews, and delivered them merchandiz for 121 : 3 : 5.

Unagense Dono sent me a present of 2 barsos wine, 2 Japon cakes (or muchos), and 2 mallardes. And we receaved 49 coks of bras of fownder.

Capt. Speck wrot me a letter, desyring to have the master or purcer of Hozeander to make a bill lading of the ebony sent in Hozeander, being 927 loggs (or sticks), containing, as he said, 929 picos. Soe the purcer, Rowland Tomas, made hym 2 bills of the number of loggs, but not of wight, to deliver it to the Duch present at Bantam.

Febrary 20.—I wrot a letter to Capt. Speck to will hym send a note under his ferme to pay fraight for the ebony, as shall be thought fyting betwixt the 2 agents, English and Duch; as also to send the price and wight of the 2 barrilles of polder, which Jacob Swager tould me waid 200 cat. nett. And after, Capt. Speck sent word it cost him 16 tais per pico, is 32 : 0 : 0.

The Hozeander went out to Cochi, and shot offe 5 pec. ordinance; and the Duch shot ofe 7 or 8 chambers at Holland howse. And I went abord Derick de Frize, and had 3 pec. ordinance shot of at my going away, and at retorne from Hozeander, 3 more. And Capt. Speck sent Jacob Swager abord the Hozeander as we went out, with a present of 3 barrilles wyne, 4 greate fishes, and 6 hense. And I gave a peece of watcht[128] damaske to Rowland Tomas, purcer of the Hozeander, in requitall of a small rough diamond in a ryng of gould he gave me the other day, esteemed worth som 4 or 5 taies. Also I gave the chirurgion, Mouris Jones, a peece red damaske and a R. of 8 in money for his payns taken in howse, and for a bag of synomond and a box of mace he gave me.

Febrary 21.—I delivered to China Capt. a bag of rialles of eight, containing 500 R. of 8 in it, is 400 tais; and receaved 300 tais in plate of bars of hym. And I waterd and new packed up the amber greese in 2 leaden pots, same as before, and the musk in an other, marked as followeth:—

catt. ta. m.

32 A. 5 4 2 } is 9 catt. 14 tay wt. amber gris.

B. 4 9 8

C. 4 0 0 musk in 86 cods, cost 048 0 0

being marked with the Companis mark. And packed up all three in one chist under same marke without number, and put abord the Hozeander.

And I receaved a letter from Jorge Durois with a baskit containing 120 tallo candells of 6 for a mas, with 4 pere silke stockings, viz. 2 peare at 9 pezos or R. 8, 2 peare at 7 tais plate bars, and 4 peare cuffes and 1 band, cost 1 tay.

Febrary 22.—Capt. Coppendall had a runlet of pery I gave hym. And I delivered in three bills to Semidone, viz.:—

1 bill of 70 tais, due of ould.

1 bill of 50 tais, for merchandize sould.

1 bill of 20 tais, for a gun.

And he gave me a new bill of 250 tais, wherof 116 : 5 : 0 was owing upon ould acco., and 133 : 5 : 0 goodes delivered at Miaco per Mr. Eaton, is 250 : 0 : 0 now owing, to pay at a yeare.

And Andrea Dittis, China Capt., sould a boy called Mats to Capt. Coppendall for 10 taies.

And the China Capt. had 4 mas wight Paraman gould at 14 per one in plate, upon acco.

And I gave Mr. Jno. Hunt, master of the Hozeander, 2 Japon buck skins and a peare silk stockings for a present, in respect he gave me a case bottell.

There was a great eclips of the moone this night, began about 9 a clock. But the wether proved overcast that we could not observe no star, which we thought to have donne, to find out the true longetude of this place.

Febrary 23.—The China Capt. sent 2 barrilles morofack, 2 jarrs biskit, and 2 barrilles pickeld tunny for a present to Capt. Jourden for Bantam. I gave Jno. de Lievana 2½ Rs. of 8 in Spanish money, and Françisco Carnero one riall of 8; and passed my word to pay a tay in Japon plate to Tome Dono for Jno. de Lievanas housrowme.

Febrary 24.—I delivered twenty and five tais plate bars to Mr. Osterwick, to pay twenty tais to Yayemon Dono and Tayamon Dono, the two carpenters, geven ten tais a peece for a present for payns extraordnary about shipp.

The great Holland shipp, called the Ankewsen, went out to sea this day, and the junk in compa. with her.

And I went with Capt. Coppendall to Hollandes howse to offer Capt. Speck to carry his letters to Bantam, as their shipp did ours, shee being ready to put to sea to morrow; but fownd Capt. Speck was gon out with shipp.

Jacob Swager brought Capt. Coppendall a bottell of wyne and a cheese for a present.

Divers Shashmas came to see the English howse, whome I used kindly. They said the King of Shashma ment to goe to the Emperour the next moneth.

Capt. Speck sent word to desire us to carry 6 Japon marreners along in our shipp for Bantam that were left behind out of their junck.

Febrary 25.—I sealed up my packet letters for England, viz.:—

1 to the Wor. Company all enclozed to Worll. Compa., with 1 from Mr. Eaton.

1 to Ser Thomas Smith

1 to Mr. Edward James

1 to Capt. Jno. Saris

1 to my brother Walter

And in that packet the letters[129] which went per junck per way of Syam the last yeare both to my Lo. Treasurer, the Worll. Compa., Mr. Wilson, Capt. Saris, and others; as also the ballance of the books.

More, I wrot letters for Bantam as followeth, viz.:—

2 to Capt. Jourden, with journall ballance and 4 books petty charges, all in a box left open, delivered to Capt. Coppendall; with a packet containing 2 pere silk stockinges, 2 bandes, and 1 per cuffes.

1 to Mr. Ric. Westby, with a Japon standish.

1 to Jno. Beamont, with a Japon standish and a peare clamps.

1 to Piter Turner, with a jar biskit.

1 to Francis Sewall, with a jar biskit.

1 to Harnando Ximenes, with a pere silk stockings.

All which matters I delivered to Capt. Coppendall, and went with hym abord shipp to Cochi and carid as followeth:

To Mr. Jno. Hunt, master, a bag bisket containing 55 cattes, and a box marma[lade].

To Mr. Dorington and Mr. Carpenter his mate, 1 bag biskit containing 50 cat.

To shipps company, 3 barrilles wyne and 4 hoggs.

The China Capt. acoompanid us abord. We had 1 pec. ordinance at entry, 6 pec. for healths, and 5 at going away. Capt. Speck brought a letter to deliver to Duch president at Bantam.

Febrary 26.—I wrot a letter to Pattania to Mr. Adam Denton, and Bent it per small Duch yaught, with a jar biskit and a letter to Mr. Gurney, Syam.

A slave of the Admeralls did run away and gott secretly abord our shipp; of the which I advised Capt. Coppendall. So, when they had waid ancor and were under seale, they came to an ancor againe and sent hym back per shipps boate. Soe, after midnight, wind vering northerly, they set seale. God send them a good voyage.

The chirurgion of the Hozeander used speeches that Mr. Nealson had not geven hym satisfaction for paines he had taken with hym in his sicknes, and to that effect got Capt. Coppendall to write me a letter, and sent a note per Mr. Wickham of dares and tomares.[130] Soe, at the same instant, Mr. Nealson sent all the chirurgions dares back to hym, with a note of what he had geven hym. The chirurgion is a prating fello, and I think sett on per others.

Hozeander put to sea at midnight.

Febrary 27.—I had conference with the carpenters to build a new gadonge per water side, which, according to the note they put in, will cost for tymber and other stuffe, besides workmanshipp, 681 tais.

And Oyen Dono and Soyemon Dono sent in plate of bars upon the kinges acco. 519 : 2 : 3½, and upon acco. of China Capt., Andrea Dittis, 28 : 3 : 0.

Febrary 28.—The Duch or Holland pataga[131] went out in the after nowne toward Pattania.

The China Capt. feasted all the neighbours, in respect building his new howse.

I had conference againe with carpenters about building the gadong, which, as they noted before, the very

ta. ma. co.

Tymber and other stuffe would cost 681 0 0

And 2530 carpenters dais work at 1½ mas day 379 5 0

And 2750 laborers daies work at 5 cond. day 137 5 0

And 0200 plasterrars days work at 040 0 0

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Som totall amontes unto 1238 0 0

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Soe, per advice and counsell of all, it is thought fit to let the gedong building rest till the next yeare, and only repare that on the other side.

Febrary 29.—I wrot a letter to Mr. Eaton that news is com that wars is lyke to ensue betwixt the Empror and his sonne Calsa Samme, being backt per his father in law Massamone Dono, because the Emprour will not geve his sonne the fortresse and teretory of Osakay, yf it were gotten, as he promised he wold doe. I advised hym, yf wars were lyke to ensue, that he should com away and bring money, and put the rest into money yf it were possible.

Bongo Samme, alius Nobesane, sent me a present of 10 hense and 2 barsos wyne.

Marche 1.—Delivered Mr. Nealson 50 tais plate bars, paid unto Capt. China and neighbors for parte of 90 tais to make ston walles. I delivered also two hundred and fyftie taies plate bars to Andrea Dittis, China Capt., wherof 200 tais I adventure, viz. 100 tais to Liqueas, to buy amber greese, and the other 100 tais into China, at his discretion for my best advantage, and the other 50 tais I lend hym, to pay at his retorne from Langasaque.

I delivered the ten tais plate bars to Capt. China which Capt. Coppendall paid for the boy he sould hym, called Matts. And there was two tais small plate paid for a boy called Mon, to serve the Company 15 yeares, fynding him diet and aparell, the money paid his mother, whoe gave a writing in Japons to that effect.

Mr. Osterwick paid Skydoyen Dono upon acco. for these goodes following, viz.:—

ta. m. co.

1 great mast for shipp 080 0 0

2 yardes for shipp 010 0 0

106 bark lading stones for junck 010 6 0

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Som totall amontes unto 100 6 0

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The which is paid as followeth:—

In plate of bars of that of Capt. China 060 0 0

Pro 131 cattis peper, at 6 tais pico 007 8 6

Pro 003 pec. chader bradry 003 0 0

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70 8 6

And now paid in ready money 29 7 4

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100 6 0

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Tonomon Samme, the kinges brother, sent to borrow 50 or 60 tais plate for a frend, and I sent answer I had no money; yet he sent againe and would have no na; but I was still of one minde.

Marche 2.—We had 15 trees of a bose[132] to sett in our ochard, viz., sypris, spruse, orange, lemon, chistnut, and other sortes flowres.

Marche 3.—The China Capt., Andrea Dittis, went to Langasaque, and I wrot a letter to his brother, Capt. Whaw, and sent hym a Holland cheese, a bottell of sallet oyle, and a bag of wallnuts.

I delivered Oyen Dono the King of Fyrandos bill of 680 tais for gould, and he gave me a bill of his owne hand for 350 tais plate bars, due per King of Firando upon ould acco., beside the 3000 tais last sould for. This bill of 350 tais I delivered to Mr. Osterwick.

And I wrot a letter to Mr. Eaton, to buy 10 or 15 cakis and rest in shishero tables,[133] for the halfe our howst oweth of that was burned in Osekay.

Mr. Eaton advised me that Sade Dono was dead, and that Osakay was on fyre when he wrot the letter, and above 500 howses burned and the fyre not quenched.

Marche 4.—This day 5 carpenters to make orchard walle on the back side of gedonge, and 2 laborers. And we planted the trees geven per the bose of Dushensh, being 17 trees, for doing whereof we had 5 of the boses men, whome we paid 6d. or 1 mas per peece, with 14 other laborers at 5 condrins per peece, to carry and plant the same trees.

A bose came to vizet me with a present of fans.

Marche 6.—We sent a present to the bose that gave us the trees, viz.: 1 barill wyne of 50 gantes, 10 cattis pepper, with 2 small bars plate.

Marche 7.—The bose sent 3 trees or plantes more, and came to thank me for the present sent.

A Portingall called Gonsolva came to the English howse with complementall wordes. I esteemed he came to spie or learne out whether our shipp and the Duch yaught staid for to take the Amacon shipp.

Marche 9.—I lent my book of St. Augustyn Citty of God to Mr. Wickham, and the Turkish History and a book of forme of debitor and creditor to Mr. Nealson.

I gave a fyne chint I bought of Water Carwarden to woman, Mr. Wickhams gerle.

Marche 10.—Mr. Nealson went to the bathes at Ishew, fynding hymselfe ill at ease. And Mr. Wickham went for Miaco, to take acco. of Mr. Eaton, and he to retorne for Firando, as apereth per coppies. And I wrot a letter to Jor. Durois to buy som frute trees and send me, yf he conveniently can; and sent this letter per Nico. Martyn.

Also we sent presents to Tonomon Samme, Nobese, Oyen Dono, Sugian Dono, and his father Soyamon Dono, Gonosco Dono, Unagense Dono, with the two sea bongews, is all 10 persons, each of them 2 barsos wyne, 4 fishes, and a quantety of pepper.

Marche 11.—Mr. Wickham departed not till this mornyng towardes Miaco, and left woman his gerle behind hym, which he sayeth he bought of yow[134] and that yow advised hym, in a letter of the 20th ultimo, how her mother did think to bring yow in trouble for seling her. Which is the occation I write yow now she is at Firando.

We had 21 cakis, or square postes, of Yasimon Dono at 1 mas pec., and 30 bundelles straw of Synemon Dono, cost 1⅓ mas.

And I sent a verneson pastie to Mr. Eaton and an other the China Capten.

Marche 12.—The night past Andrea Dittis retorned from Langasaque, and brought me a letter from Capt. Whaw, his brother, whoe sent me a jarr of oranges, with a littell fysh-pond (or jarr) with live fish in it, and bought 15 pigions for me, cost 1 tay 5 condrins.

Also the master workman plasterrer came along with hym to repare our new bought gadong.

And upon hope of trade into China I lent Capt. Whaw, the China Capt. at Langasaque, 500 taies, I say five hundred tais in plate of bars.

And I wrot a letter to Mr. Wickham, and sent hym the halfe of sealing wax which Jorge Durois sent me, and advised hym my mynd it had byn better he had carid his gerle woman along with hym.

And we made prise for tymber with Skidayon Dono, and paid hym 50 tais plate bars in hand, as followeth:—

ta. m. co.

0450 cakis of 2 tatta. long, at 1 mas peec. 045 0 0

0550 nukis of 2 tatta. isonuque, 3 per a mas 018 3 1

0040 ficamons of 1½ tatta., of 1½ mas pec. 006 0 0

1000 ordinary bordes of 1 tatta., of 6 per a mas 016 6 4

0070 other boardes of 1½ tatta., at 1 mas pec. 007 0 0

0035 isonuque of 2 tatta., at 2 mas pec. 007 0 0

0040 nandange of 1½ tatta., of 4½ per mas 000 9 0

0150 marraque of 2 tatta., at 3 per a mas 005 0 0

0003 monfashta of 1½ tatta., cost all 3 001 0 0

0015 tambu of 2 tatta., at cost all 15 003 0 0

0002 ficaye fashta of 2 tatta., cost both 000 5 0

0020 cakina ita of 4 tatta., at 9 mas pec. 018 0 0

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128 3 5

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The tymber to be all delivered in Firando the next moone.

And ther wer 2 presentes geven to Joco Conde Dono and Ushanusque Dono, each 2 barsos wyne and 4 fishes, with a littell pepper.

And the China Capt. envited hym selfe to our fro.

And I forgot to note downe that this day a man was cut in peeces, whoe had layne in prison 3 yeares, for runing away with his wife and 2 daughters to Faccatay, they being slaves to the king of this place (of Firando), he writing to the king of Faccata to retorne them, which he did. It is said that the begyning proceaded for that the king of this place would have had the use of his eldest daughter. They being Christians rather choose to run away, which cost the father his lyfe, and yet the daughter, etc. And yt is said the wife, hearing her husband is executed, is secretly fled, or, as som think, hath made her selfe away. Word was sent to me to the English howse that, yf such a woman were com to me, I should retorne her back.

Marche 13.—The mans wife, whose husband was executed yisterday and shee fled, was fownd dead this mornyng, she haveing hanged her selfe upon a tree.

Marche 14.—I gave Andrea Dittis, the China Capt., 2 letters testimoniall (or of favor) in the names of Capt. Gotad and Roquan, to goe into China, yf in case they met with English shiping.

There was 378½ cattis sea weed bought this day, at 7½ mas per pico.

And Joco Conde Dono sent me a present of 3 hanches salt veneson, with certen shelfish called woby.

Matinga had 5 bales rise of 6 gantes per mas, for which I answered.

Marche 15.—Genta Samme, the kinges yongest brother, the adopted sonne of Bongo Samme, sent to buy 3 or 4 peeces stuffes, he being bownd to lye at the Emperours Court; which, in respect ther was never nothing geven unto hym before and he going to lye at Cort, was geven hym for a present.

And Bongo Sama envited Mr. Osterwick and my selfe to dyner to morrow, as he hath donne the lyke to the Hollanders.

There went divers pilgrams to Tencha dire with an ammabush[135] for their gide, the pilgrams haveinge letters written on the backs of their keremons (or coates).

Marche 16.—We went to dynner to Bongo Sammes, Mr. Osterwick and my selfe, where we met Capt. Speck with an other Duchman and a boz. We had very good cheare. And Genta Samme, the kinges yongest brother, came in at later end, and thanked me for the present geven hym the day before, and tould me he was going up to the Court (after his brother) to the Emperour, unto whome I desired hym to offer my service and that I made acco. to vizet them before it were longe, God sending our shipping to arive in saffetie.

Marche 18.—We bought two fig trees, an orenge tree, and a peche tree, cost all 1 tay, and 2 other oring trees; and had an oring tree, a quince tree, and a peare tree geven.

Marche 20.—Capt. Speck sent me 2 Portingale figg trees.

Marche 21.—We receved 1000 tiles of all sortes to tile the new porche, with 2 head tiles.

Marche 22.—I sent a letter to Mr. Nealson, per Jacob Swager, for the bathes of Ishew, he goeing to buy cattell of Bungo Samme, the king having geven them an iland to feed them on.

Marche 23.—The China Capt. came back from Langasaque and brought me 2 China stooles for a present, and a baskit of greate orranges.

And I receved a letter from Jorge Durois, with 3 quince trees, 5 figg slipps, an orange tree, and a peare tree, with som garden seeds. His letter was dated in Langasaque, le 25th of March, new stile. Also I receved an other letter from Capt. Garrocho, with certen rowles of ruske.

The great shipp of Amacan put to sea on Sonday last.

Marche 24.—Niquan, the China Capt. kynsman, departed towardes China 7 daies past from Langasaque; from whence he sent me a peece of rofesate red velvet for a present, and desired me to lend his wife 20 taies in his abcense to buy her provition, for which he would be accomptable at his retorne, and Andrea Dittis his shewrty for repament.

Marche 25.—We had greate canes of the China Capt. to make an arbor or shed for a vyne; and 6 rayles or nuquis at 12 condrins. And a bose, frend to Capt. China, sent me 3 or 4 trees, 1 of peches and the rest of flowres.

Marche 26.—Ushenusque Dono gave me a greate vine tree, which I planted in our new orchard on the west side our gadong.

And a cavelero of Tabilo sent the China Capt. an oring tree, a pear tree, and 2 peche trees, with other flowers, which he gave all to me to plant in our new orchard.

News came to Firando that the King of Shashma would passe this way som 3 or 4 daies hence.

Marche 28.—All the kayes of our howse dores, being 6, were stolne, and one of them sould in truck of rise, which coming to my knowledg, I laid hould on hym which bought it to bring forth the partie which sould it, and kept hym prisoner in our English howse all night, but could get nothing of hym. Soe, upon the word of the China Capt. with 2 other neighbours, I let hym goe free upon his promis to looke out for the partie which sould it. And soe we sett up a bill in writing, that I would geve a bar of plate to hym which brought the kayes.

We had but 3 oryng trees from Sugien Dono, the[y] bing so great the bark could bring no more.

Marche 29.—About nowne the King of Shashma passed by Firando and came to an ancor a league from Firando; whither I went to vizet hym, being accompanid with Mr. Osterwick, and carid a present of 2 barilles wyne, 2 bundells fysh, and 2 damaskt fowling peeces.

And at our coming to the roade where he staid at an anchor, we fownd Tonomon Samme, the kinges brother, with Bongo Samme his uncle, ready to present the King of Shashma with a present, as also Capt. Speck was ready to doe the lyke for the Hollanders, having 3 other merchants to accompany hym. But Tonomon Samme willed us both to stay till they had byn first with hym, and sent me word I should com next after; yet the Duch pressed forward by meanes of Zanzabars brother in law, and stept into the bark before me. But at his retorne I tould hym, that all might heare me, that he knew well my place and ranke was to have gon before hym, and caused our jurebasso to signefie as much to the King of Shashma, and that the King of England had vassales much greater then the prince (or county) which governed the Hollanders, and that their state or government was under the comand of the King of England, he haveing garrisons of English souldiers in their cheefest fortres or places of strength they had. In fine, the King of Shashma took notis of my speeches, and sowne after sent a great lord unto me to thank me both for this present as also for the other the yeare past, and withall sent me 10 bars of silver waying 43 tais, and the lyk som, as I understand, was sent from hym to the Duch, after they had byn with us.

But I forgot to note dowing (sic) the present geven by the Duch, viz.:—

1 greate gilded looking glasse.

1 or 2 tattamis stamet cloth } very good cullers.

1 or 2 tattamis stamet kersies

I know not well whether the cloth as I sayd was 2 tattamis in a peece or 1 tattamy. They presented allso divers peeces of China stuffs, but I think they were for his followers, for they put up a petission to the king (as I think) to have trade into his cuntrey, but, as I understand, were put offe till his retorne. As also I deliverd hym the Emperours letter, procured formerly, to have trad into all his dominions; but he gave me no answer, but sent me word by hym which brought the present that, at his retorne from the Emperours Court, he would com and vizet our English howse and geve me answer to content.

A frend of the China Capt. sent me 2 orange trees and a peach tree from Tabola, I sending a bark and men to fetch them.

Pedro the porter entertayned at a tay per month.

Marche 30.—I sent Goresano, our jurebasso, to a cavelero which accompanid the lord of Shashma yisterday, when he came to the English howse with the present, to thank hym for his paynes, and that I did not expect any present at all, yet, it being sent from so greate a prince as the King of Shashma was, I could not refuse the receaving therof. He retorned me answer that it was not for the vallu of the mony that the king sent it, but only as a token of good will, according to the Japon custom, and that I might be ashewred, yf we had a mynd to trade into Shashma, that we should be welcom and find that greate man ready to further us in what he might for the good entertaynment he had at our English howse yisterday.

And there was a barr more of Oban gould of fifty-five taies lent to Andrea Dittis, the China Capt., to send to his brother Whaw, to geve to the sonne of Twan Dono.

Our neighbours envited them selves to dyner to morow, it being our Easterday, I meane the 10 of the two wardes and princepall men.

Marche 31.—Easterday. Our neighbours came to dyner, 24 persons.

There was reportes geven out the Emperour is dead, and that Frushma, or Tushma Tay, a great lord or prince in the north, is slayne per the Emperours people, coming from Edo to Mico; but I esteeme this ordenary Japon newes, which prove lyes. Also they report the King of Shashma taketh this voyag to reveng Frushma Tais death.

Aprill 1.—I receved a letter from Mr. Wickham, dated in Osakay the 22th ultimo, wherin he adviseth me the tymber and neales is provided, and that the tymber will be put abord a bark of Fingo to morow, fraight 10 taies. Also he reportes of news, but so variable that it was not worth writing of. And I wrot an other letter to Jorge Durois to buy 2 or 3 jarrs conserve, all that was left being geven to the King of Shashma, and Tonomon Samme, Sangero Samme, and Soyemon Dono sending after to me to have had som for the said king. This letter I sent per Antonio, the kinges caffro.

Aprill 3.—The King of Shashma went out of harbour at Fyrando this mornyng. And Sugian Dono sent me a fyne tree of flowers to plant in our garden.

Aprill 4.—The wyfe of a fellow, which hath stolne 17 mas of the themperours plate and is run away, is seazed upon with her sonne and servantes and all she hath, and were to have byn put into prison. Soe her frendes came to me and Andrea Dittis to speake to the justis for her, which we did. Soe they staid her from going into prison, and take councell what is to be donne therein.

Aprill 7.—Tonomon Samme, understanding of my golden fish, sent to desire to have it; so I gave it hym, and he gave me a great black dogg. He desired to have a littell pepper and som cloves, which was also sent hym, som 2 cattis pepper and a few cloves.

Aprill 10.—The China Capt. gave me a peece crisped white silke, lyke sipers.[136] Mr. Osterwick said he bought the lyke at Bantam for 2 Rs. of 8.

Aprill 11.—The China Capt. went a pilgremage to a pagod neare Goto, for a voy (sic) he made for recovering of his brother Whaws health.

Aprill 12.—I receved a letter from Jorge Durois, with 36 tallo candells, per our jurebassos wife, but she retorned without geting her father set at liberty, Twan not being willing to despense with hym.

Mr. Nealson, Mr. Osterwick, and my selfe went to dyner to Oyen Donos this day, and were well entertayned, and amongst other speeches we had conferrence of the Hollanders presuminge to have entrance to the King of Shashma before us, and of my reproving Capt. Speck for it, etc. But all took it rather for a reproofe to the Duch then otherwais, in respeck the King of England keepeth garnison in the princepall fortresses they have, at his charge. The Hollanders can not deny yt.

There came 2 Spaniardes from Edo this day, and tould me it is comenly reported above that the Emperour is dead, and that they met the King of Figen going to Shrongo with greate forcese. So they esteeme there will be warrs above. They said they thought Mr. Wickham and Mr. Eaton were providing to com to Firando with such matters as they have resting, standing in dowbt what might ensue.

The China Capt. retorned from his pilgremage.

Aprill 13.—Pasquall the Spaniard made enquiry which of the English in Firando was Mr. Wickhams kinsman, and in the end it proved to be Mr. Osterwick, unto whome he sent recoudo[137] that he had sould 2½, I say two cattis and a halfe of exellent white amber greece at one hundred taies the catty, and gave Mr. Osterwick order to receve the payment; as also he sent an other catty of the lyke to Capt. Jourden to Bantam per Capt. Copindall, refusing to sell it heare to me for the Companies use at twenty taies, haveing secretly emploid others before to have sould it for a greater price, but could not. Thus now am I not deceaved in hym, that I imagened he had made an India voyag in the Liqueas, having fingered 4 or 5 cattis of exellent amber greece, which made hym to stand upon his puntos to have gon away in som Japon junck or Holland ship for Pattania or Bantam. Yet let both hym and the world judg of me yf I dealt frendly with hym (I meane Mr. Wickham), when I let hym put to acco. what he would, and yet, over and above, lent hym one hundred and fiftie rialls of eight to make benefite of, and gave hym as much with it of my owne to doe as a frend, yf occation were offred. But he retorned me my money as I delivered it, and emploid all his owne, ut supra.

Capt. Speck came to vizet me, and amongst other matters I tould hym I marveled he thrust hym selfe forward to have entrance to the King of Shashma before my selfe. His answer was, he knew no reason to the contray, and that in these partes he took the Grave Moris and the Estates of Holland to be as much as the King of England, yf not more.

The China Capt. envited Mr. Nelson, Mr. Osterwick and my selfe to supper amonst many Japons.

Aprill 14.—I receved a letter from Mr. Eaton, dated in Osakay, le 24th of Marche, sent per a bark of Figen with tymber, viz.:—

Buanuqo, or boardes, 1200, in 100 bundells of 12, cost 03 0 0

Sugingeta, or rayles, 0500, at 27 mas per 100, is 13 5 0

Beauff, or rayles, 0300, at 2½ condrin per peece 07 5 0

Shishero, or boardes, 0040, at 58 condr. peece is 23 2 0

Tacca nuca, or spars, 0015, at 6 mas peece is 09 0 0

Sugeta, or boardes, 0100, at 13 condr. 10 boardes 07 3 0

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Som totall boardes and tymber cost 63 5 0

More for boate hier carrying all aboard 00 5 0

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64 0 0

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Tonoman Samme sent me 2 hanches venison for a present; and I sent hym 2 English knyves and a quarter of a Hollands cheese, he sending after to buy som.

Aprill 15.—The boz or pagan prist above sent me a tree of white flowers for a present.

Aprill 16.—We sent a boate to Langasaque, to buy 400 Shashma boardes to cover the endes of our gadong.

Our new wall of the north side, made per our neighbours, shronk soe it was this day broaken up agane, or rather puld downe.

Aprill 17.—News was sent me by Oyen Donos sonne that the Emperour had geven the King of Firando leave to retorne to his contrey, and that they thought he would be heare within this 10 dayes.

And at same tyme the King of Crates man came to vizet me, and said it was reported that the Emperour was very sick with a fall he had from his horce in going a hawlking, so that no man might speake with hym. Yet, notwithstanding, Shungo Samma had geven leave to the King of Faccata and the King of Figen to retorne for their countries, but comanded all the rest to stay his ferther plesure.

And towardes night a cavelero sent me word how it was trew that the Emperour was alive, and had spoaken to the King of Firando and two other princes only, of purpose to stop the mowthes of those which reported hym to be dead; only it seemed to them he was not halfe well.

Aprill 18.—We receved 660 tiles, viz. 360 for gadong walle and 300 tiling flat tiles.

And I receved an other letter from Jo. Durois, dated in Langasaque, le 24th of Aprill, new stile, wherin he advized me how the speeche went that Shashma Dono was building the fortres at Osakay and Frushma Tay with hym.

Also Soyemon Dono sent me a letter how they could not sell the merchandize, viz. the white baftas they tooke for the King of Firando. Soe he willed me to take them back againe. Unto which letter I retorned answer, I could not doe it in respeckt I had advized the Company into England of the sale thereof, as also the lyke to the agent at Bantam.

Gonosque Dono sent me 2 hanches of venison for a present. We receved 34 rownd postes of Skidayen, called yofen nuquy. Skiamon Dono came from Langasaque and sent me a present of confittes and craknills.

Aprill 19.—The 2 sea bongews came to vizet me, and amongst other matters we had speeches tuching Capt. Specks goinge before me to salute the King of Shashma, and of my reproveing hym for it, wherin they said I had reason and that they knew it not till now.

Aprill 20.—Mr. Eaton arived from Osakay with a Spaniard in his company, pilot of the ship which came from Nova Spania. Mr. Eaton brought me 2 letters from Mr. Wickham, dated in Miaco the 4th and 6th currant, in which he wrot me something humerously, both about the busynes as also about my misusing of his gerle woman, which is untrewe. Also I receved a letter from Ric. Hudson, with 2 others, 1 from Capt. Adames sonne, and the other from our hostes at Miaco and Osakay, he of Miaco sending me 2 pewter basons for a present, and the other of Osakay 10 pewter pottage dishes.

And we receved tymber of Skidayen Dono, viz.:—

79 cakis mates nuque of 2 tattamy long.

20 cakis tabu nuque of 2 tattamis long.

45 nendangi, or rownd poles, of 2½ tatt.

Mr. Nealson in a pot humor fell out with Antony the kinges caffro, and struk hym in my sight.

Aprill 21.—I bought a duble silver and gilt salt containing 13 R. ⅛ R. of 8, for same wight Spanish money.

Aprill 22.—I delivered 5 ould gould ringes of Matingas to the gouldsmith, to make new.

And Mr. Eaton gave me 5 Japon beakers, 4 pottage dishes, 8 other Japon dishes, and a wassell bole.

Aprill 23.—We receved tymber of Skidayon Dono, viz.:—

297 nuquis, or rayles.

017 fashack, or rownd poles.

070 inche bordes, fashock ison.

030 cakis, or square posts, of 2 tatta.

Receved in 1 boate 700 howse tiles, and in an other 700 tiles more, viz. 450 howse tiles and 250 flat for godong.

Aprill 24.—We bought 40 rownd poles, cost 2 mas, littell ones to cover carpenters shed. Tome Dono lent us 20 mats or tomas, and the China Capt. lent us 6 bundells of small canes to cover carpenters shed. And 40 mats bought of 2 others per Gorezano.

Aprill 25.—We borowed 200 tomas, or straw matts, of Sifian Dono, of 20 per mas.

Aprill 26.—I wrot a letter to Figean a Camme, King of Firando, complementally, that I was glad to understand of his safe arivall at Shrongo and kind entertaynment of themperour; and that yf any shiping arived heare from England or our junck from Syam, that I would adviz hym thereof. This letter I sent per conveance of Oyen Dono.

And I reconed with Gorezano, our jurebasso, for monies he disbursed for me, as followeth:—

ta. m. co.

Pro a kettell, or furnes for Matinga 0 6 5

Pro a peece taffety to lyne Domingos kerymon 1 2 6½

Pro a barill wyne for Matinga 1 1 2

Pro gerdell for Matinga, 2 fruntes 1 0 0

Pro cotten woll for Jeffres kerremon 0 1 5

Pro a pere shews for Carnero, porter 0 3 0

Pro fishing lyne for my selfe 0 1 0

Pro a blind man that songe 0 1 0

Pro dressing me 2 ould hattes 0 4 0

Pro a kitesoll for my selfe 0 2 0

Pro a cattan for Domingo 0 8 0

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6 0 8½

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Aprill 28.—We receved 3 square post for the water gate, 1 plank for the bridg, and 7 small ficamons servisable.

Aprill 29.—I reconed with Yoskey for monies laid out for me, viz.:—

To shewmaker for making buskins and 2 per shewsfor my selfe 00 4 0

To Matinga, 1 peare tabis 00 2 6

To pint tugger 00 5 0

Aprill 30.—Mr. Wickham writ he delivered 25 tat. broad cloth to the King of Firandos man. Also of the lying news of Fidaia Sammes being alive, and that 200 Japons are put to death at Osakay for selling people after the wars, and that Micarna Camme Samme, the Emperours sonns sonne, bought a caboke, or player, cost hym 10000 taies, is 2500 li. sterling.

May 2.—We reared the frame under the north side of our howse this day.

Zanzabar, allius Yasimon Dono, envited us all to dyner this day and used us kyndly.

May 3.—We receved in 2 barkes foure thousand six hundred tils, wherof 50 were for gadong walle.

May 4.—We receved a bark; lading ston. Cushcron Dono.

May 5.—The sonne of Tuan Dono of Langasaque departed to sea with 13 barkes laden with souldiers to take the iland Taccasange, called per them soe, but by us Isla Fermosa. And it is reported he is at Goto, staying for more succors which are to com from Miaco, and thought they mean to goe for Lequea, to look for Fidaia Samme.

Peter, our new porter, and Miguell, Corean jurebasso, went about to have gotten a Japon servant to the Jesuistes to have served in our English howse, which I refused to doe; but Peter let hym lodg one night in the howse, which Gorezano tould me of, which both the other took soe in snuffe that they thretned to kill Gorezano. Soe I turned Piter out a dores. Which Miguell, in his usuall drunken humor, stomocked and entered into termes with me that I had no reason to doe it; soe I turned hym out lykewaies to beare the other company.

May 8.—I delivered one hundred tais plate bars to Mr. Osterwick, wherof he delivered 50 tais lyke to Mr. Eaton to goe to Ikanoura to buy tymber, because Skidayen Dono deceaveth us.

The perticulars of tymber is as followeth, viz.:—

250 cakis, or squar post.

250 nukis, or rayles.

800 small boardes.

004 mombashta, or dore postes.

100 rownd postes.

May 10.—We had 2 barkes lading flat stones of Tome Dono and Cushcron Dono, to pave yard.

May 14.—Unagense Dono sent me a present of halfe a wild bore.

May 15.—I wrot 3 letters to Mr. Eaton, China Capt., and Jor. Durois, advising Mr. Eaton to com away with what tymber he had bought and buy no more, but bring 3 or 400 bags lyme. And sent these letters per Skeyo that was our skullion.

May 16.—I receved three hundred and fyftie taies plate of bars of Oyen Dono, in full payment for the ould debt due per King of Firando, besides or above the 3000 taies due per hym last. I say the King of Firando oweth 3000 tais over and above this 350 tais now paid; which three hundred and fyftie taies Mr. Osterwick receaved.

Also Mr. Eaton fell out with a Japon of Figen, whoe misused and struck hym with a staff and knockt hym downe, thinking to have kild hym, for spite he bought tymber at a hier rate then he. But Mr. Eaton, in defence of hym selfe, hath dangerously wounded the other. But the Umbrians took Mr. Eatons parte, other wais they Figians had murthered hym. Soe he stands on his gard till I send to cleare hym, the Umbrians protecting hym.

The China Capt. retorned from Langasaque, and brought me word how Mr. Eaton was abused by them of Fingo, and that it was a marvell he escaped with life. So, per his counsell, I sent a bark with 4 ores to cary a letter to Mr. Eaton, and withall sent an other in Japons to the dico of Ykanaura, desyring hym to have a care that no violence were offred to the scrivano, allius Mr. Eaton, for that to morrow I ment to send a letter to the King of Umbra, his master, to have hym set at liberty and retorned to me, as our priveleges geven per the Emperour spesefied, as the King of Firandos man could testefie, whoe I ment to send Mr. Nealson along with in the mornyng about same matter. And so I gott Jubio Dono of Crates to write me a letter to the King of Umbra ut supra.

Capt. Whaw, the China Capt. brother, did send me a present of vallance for a bed, embradered.

May 17.—I sent Mr. Nelson to Umbra with the letter written to the king, and he carid 50 tais in plate bars and 10 tais in small plate with hym.

The China Capt. lent us leafe gould to gild one mark and 2 head tiles.

May 18.—There came a man from Umbra about the quarrell of the Fingonians with Mr. Eaton, saying they swagered mightely because they thought the man would dye.

May 19.—I receved a letter from Mr. Nealson at Fooky,[138] 3 leages hence, being staid per contrary wind, but departed from thence this mornyng before day. Also the small bark I sent to Mr. Eaton with a letter retorned, and tells me the man which he hurt is in no danger of death; yet, not withstanding, they of Umbra will suffer no man to speake to hym, not so much as hym which carid hym my letter, nor a Spaniard which came to hym from Langasaque with a present. I think it is the saturnecall humor of the ould kyng, because he is a Christian, he being a mortall enemy to that name for hatred of the Jesuistes.

And, after we were gon to bed, Tonomon Samme, the Kinges brother, sent me word that he ment to send an expres to the King of Fingo, and that yf I would write he should carry my letter. I retorned hym word that I knew not what to write to Fyngo till I knew the certenty of what passed in Umbra, which will be when Mr. Eaton and Mr. Nealson (which went for hym) retorned.

May 20.—I went to Soyemon Dono to tell hym I marveled them of Umbra used the scrivano (alius Mr. Wm. Eaton) soe hardly that they would suffer no man to speake with hym nor let hym have victuelles for money. He answered me that the Umbrians kept such ward about hym for his good, because the Fingonians, being above 150 persons, had mad bragges they would kill hym, and, Ikanoura being a littell towne or village, were afeard of the worst, and so kept ward; but that they skanted hym of victuells he marveled, but he was assured it was not of mallice, but knew the place was bare of provition, and that I might rest assured that, when the bungew with Mr. Nealson were arived, that Mr. Eaton should presently be set at liberty; and in the meane tyme I must have pasience, for their trowble was much more then ours. He also tould me that yf I would write Mr. Eaton or Mr. Nealson, that he ment to send a man expres to Umbra this day. Soe I wrot them both, and sent them per a man sent from Firando of purpose per kinges brother.

We reared the building to the southward of our howse in Firando this day.

May 21.—I wrot a letter to Jor. Durois, and ther inclozed the other I thought to have sent per Skeyo, kept till now per meane of contrary wynds, in which letter I advized hym of the trowbls of Mr. Eaton at Ikanaura in Umbra; sent per servant Bugo Same.

And after, we recd. in 2 barkes 1400 tils. Also we had 3 barkes lading ston, viz. 1 of Tome Dono, 1 of Cushcron Dono, 1 of Synemon Dono. And we had 35 bundells canes of the China Capt.

And towardes night I receved a letter from Mr. Nealson, dated in the gulfe of Umbra le 20th currant, and sent per the bongew which went along with hym, whoe now retorned back, with many complements from them of Umbra, but determen not to set Mr. Eaton at liberty till they had enformed the Tono of Fingo therof.

Mr. Nelson went to Ikanora to vizet Mr. Eaton and furnish hym with such matters as he stood in need of, understanding the Umbrians kept hym soe short.

Yosky the butler, being sick, asked lycense to goe to his howse to take phisick.

May 23.—Migell, our jurebasso, desired lycense to goe take phisick, being very ill at ease.

May 24.—We had fliing news how our ship the Hozeander with the Hollanders have met with the great Portingall ship of Amacan, and fought with her neare to the Liqueas, and som escaping out of her ashore retorned per way of Xaxma to Langasaque with news, but know not the end of the fight, whether she escaped or no. Of the which I advised Jor. Durois per Skeyo or his cafero in a letter; but I esteem it ordenary Japon news, which are lyes, dowbting (according to the English proverb) that it is to good to be true, yet, according to an other, I wish that there never com worse news to the towne.

Migell our jurebassos wife came and brought me a small jarr of achar[139] for a present, desyring me to exskews her husband in that he abcented hym selfe to take phisik in this tyme of busynes.

And after I was gon to bed, Soyemon Dono sent to have a jurebasso to com to hym about news they had from Ikanoura. Soe I went my selfe unto hym, and he tould me that the King of Fingo had sent a letter to Umbra, wherin he advised that, allthough the English had kild a man of his, he made no reconyng of it, only he was advised that som of Firando that was in company of the English had stolne somthing wherby this quarrell grew. This was the matter he sent to tell me of, and that to morrow they ment to send a man expres to Ikanoura about this matter. So I desyred hym he might carry me a letter to Mr. Nealson.

May 25.—Mr. Nealson retorned from Ikanaura, but Mr. Eaton staid behind till the bongew retorned from Fingo.

The man Mr. Eaton hurt dyed the other night, whereupon they sent for Co John, Mr. Eatons boy, and cut afe his head, for that he began the brute; and thought to have donne the lyke per Skite, because he took Mr. Eatons part when they misused hym, and the lyk of Tome, his jurebasso. All was about a peece of straw cord not worth a farthing.

And I receved 3 letters and a note from Mr. Eaton per Mr. Nealson, dated the 23th and 24th curant, the note manifesting the tymber, boardes, and lyme he had bought, viz.:—

ta. m. co.

250 cakis, at 13 tais per cnto. is 32 5 0

100 rownd postes, or marakis, 3 per mas. 03 3 0

250 nukis, at 5 per mas 05 0 0

004 mombashta, or dore postes 04 3 0

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This paid to bongew at Ika 45 1 0

Also 400 saks lyme, at 3½ condrin 14 0 0

800 boardes, at 7 per mas 11 4 0

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70 5 0

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Also he writes he receved 100 tallow candelles of Georg Durois at Langasaque, whereof he burned 23 in prison and Mr. Nealson 5 per way. So Mr. Nelson brought 72 to Firando.

May 29.—I entred into cowncell with Mr. Nealson and Mr. Osterwick, whether it were best to send Mr. Nealson back to Mr. Eaton with a bark to bring hym away, yf he be set at lyberty at the retorne of the bongew from Fingo, as they promised he should. So it was concluded upon, and, because I had ernest occation to use Gorezano in howse, I got lycense of Capt. Speck to have a jurebasso which served the Duch, which he granted me. But when they were ready to depart, there came a Japon and whispered our Duch jurebasso in the eare, who presently refuced to goe on our pretended affares. So I was forced to send Gorezano againe with hym and a souldier of the kinges, whom Tonomon Same, the kings brother, sent with them at my request. The pointes of busynes tuching Mr. Nealsons proceading apeareth in a memoriall of this date, the coppie wherof I kept. I wrot a letter per hym to Mr. Eaton.

And receved a letter from Jor. Durois, dated in Langasaque le 5th of July, wherin he wrot me the news of the meeting of our English shipp with that of Amacan was a lye, only the great ship toed a boate after her, wherin were 2 horses with provition of meate for them and 4 or 5 persons to look unto them, but per stormy wether were broaken from the shipp and cast on the cost of Xaxma, having passed much danger, the bark being sunke, and 4 got upon a peece of tymber, living 5 days without meate or drink. I say 8 got on it at first, wherof 4 dyed before they got aland at Liquea.

May 30.—Jubio Dono of Crates lent us 5 sackes new barly, of 51 small gantes per sack, till we could get other to malt.

May 31.—We sould 10 fardelles rotten cuttelfish to our fishmonger for 7 tais 8 mas, to tak fish for howse in payment. This cuttellfish was bought for first voyag of our junck to Syam, and, she loosing her voyage, new put in place.

June 2.—I receved a letter from Mr. Nealson, dated in Ikanoura le last of May, signefying he staid the retorne of the bongew from Fingo, and that Mr. Eaton was better used now then heretofore, and that the bongew which used Mr. Eaton soe strictly is put of of his place and lyke to loose his head for cuting affe our servantes head.

The Hollanders reared a new gadong this day, as bigg as their other, and made an other thatcht one a mile ofe, to buld shiping and put tymber in, and have mad other much building this yeare, planted 2 orchardes, and made a new key out of the sea.

June 3.—I wrot a letter to Mr. Nealson, per the man which carid the other, how I thought best he retorned, for that it is nothing but delayes of the Umbrians who have sent to the Emperours court about the matter, as I think, or, yf he stay upon good occation, then to send back Gorezano.

I reconed with the teliers, and paid the fat tealor 5 tais in small plate for making me 5 new garmentes and sowing two ould gownes and a satten dublet. And he paid me 2 tais greate plate out of it for 2 peeces duttis sould hym.

Also I paid the China button maker 1 tay 4 mas for buttons, in small plate.

And I reconed with the leane telor, and paid hym for dyvers garmentes and mending ould, as apereth per particulars—

7 ta. 6 m. 0 co.

And for making 8 sutes for caffro 1 ta. 8 m. 0 co.

And for sowing the flagg or making 0 ta. 2 m. 0 co.

June 5.—I receved a letter from Figen a Camme, King of Firando, dated in Shrongo 18 dais past, with 3 salmons for a present. Also he writes me of the good entertaynment the Emperour gave hym, with lycense to retorne to Firando when he pleaseth, and that the Empr. gave hym 18 keremons or gowns, with 18 storkes or salted fowles, for a present, a matter much esteemed in these partes.

Also I receved a complementall letter from Torayemon Dono, with another inclosed for the China Capt. which I delivered presently. Torayemon Dono advized of presentes geven the king.

And after dyner Mr. Nealson retorned from Ikanaura with Mr. Eaton and the bongew of Firando which went to Fingo, and Mr. Eatons host of Langasaque who went to vizet hym at Ikanoura so sowne as he heard he was in trowble, and hath kept hym company ever since, conveaying a musket and other armes into prison to defend hym against them of Fingo, yf they went about to offer violence, offring his person for his defence till the death, yf need required.

The bongew which went for Fingo retorned with answer to them of Umbra that they should set the Englishman at liberty, for that he would not medell with them, being under the Emperour his protection; and that them of Fingo, which began this brute, went upon their affares without knowledg to hym, and therefore he would not defend them in the action. Yet, notwithstanding all this, they of Umbra would not deliver Mr. Eaton in 2 dais after the news came, siting still in dancons or councell about it, making delayes, keeping hym baricaded till the last hower. And, although the other bongew used Mr. Eaton kindlie at first, and let Mr. Nealson goe and vizet hym, yet after he restrayned hym and would not let hym speake with hym in 2 daies. Their hatred against us (I meane them of Umbra) is per meanes of the padrese or pristes, who stered them up against us to make us odious to the Japons, for they are all, or the most part, papisticall Christians in Umbra, and attribute a great (or cheefe) occation of banishment of them out of Japon per meanes of the English, many papistes and Jesuistes lying secretly lurking in most partes of Japon till this hower. Yet I hope in tyme to use the lyke frenship to them as they have donne now to us. And it is serten them of Umbra are enemies to them of Firando, for that Foyne Samme recovered from them much land which they had taken from Doca Samme his father, and added much of Umbra unto it, which they of Firando pocesse till this day.

June 6.—I receved a letter from Mr. Wickham, dated in Miaco le 22th ultimo, with an other from Co. Jno. jurebasso, both per the keremon sellar or mercer, with 2 barrill wyne, cost both 13 mas, with 2 catabras for Matinga, 2 for his woman Femega, and 1 for Mr. Eatons woman. He writes that the King of Xaxma with Frushma Tay and other tonos were com to Miaco, and all other permitted to retorne for their cuntres.

June 7.—Mr. Eatons host enformed me how he was in Cochinchina when Mr. Peacock was kild, and that the King of Cochinchina knew nothing thereof, and that he thought, yf we sought, we might have restitution of all. He sayeth they were 5 men which murthered both the English and Duch, wherof 2 were of Cochinchina, 2 Japons, and the other a China, their names being as followeth: Mangosa Dono, Sanzo Dono, Japons; Mangosa, Mr. Peacockes host; Hongo, a China; Uncam, bongew of junk, Amy, bongew of bark, of Cochinchina.

I offred hym that, yf he would put me in suffitient sureties at Langasaque to be answerable that he should render the Wor. Company a just accompt of all he recovered or receaved, that then I would geve hym power to follow the matter, and be bownd to geve hym satisfaction for doing thereof to his owne content, and procure the Emperours letter to the King of Cochinchina, yf need so required. So he gave me answer he was content to put me in sureties to content. The present was geven hym, as well in respect of the paines he hath taken with Mr. Eaton, as also for hope we have to employ hym upon Cochinchina busines.

June 8.—This day was a Japon feast, being the 5th day of ther 5th month, called by them Gunguach goriore.

The China Capt. sent me 2 small barsos of wine and 2 fishes for a present this Japon feast, and the fatt China telior and buton maker sent me 1 barso and 2 fyshes. And I sent the China Capt. a salmon and a phan.

I was enformed that the King of Firando spake not with the Emperour, but only was permitted to enter into a chamber, where they said he la sick in a littell cabbin coverd with paper, Codgkin Dono, the secretary, going into it and telling hym that the Tono of Firando was there to vizet hym, and came out againe, telling hym the Emperour thanked hym and gave hym lycense to retorne to his cuntrey. But they verely beleeve he is dead, and that they keepe it secret; yet it may be a pollecie to see whether any will rise against hym in armes.

June 9.—We trid our elle speare afore oure howse, and took 65 fresh elles.

Mr. Eaton gave his boy Co Johns aparell and wakadash to his father, with 5 mas in plate.

June 11.—We had 2 boattes lading paveing stoones of Cushcron Dono and Tome Dono; but the Duch grudged to let us have them, saying the king had geven them the iland and per consequence the stoanes.

Mr. Nealson fell out with me extremly this day, misusing me as he hath donne the lyke many tymes before, which I have put up and still borne with his contynewall drunken humors.

June 12.—I receved a letter from Jo. Durois, dated the 12th currant, new stile, which is 10 dayes past, with a note in it, dated the 18th ditto, new stile, in both which he writes how it is certenly reported the Emperour is dead, with other news of Japon; as also to send back his negro or slave, yf I can procure it.

2 Chinas came and vizeted me, and brought me a present of a jarr China wine.

June 13.—Heare is reportes geven out that Fidaye Same is alive and in keeping of the Dayre, and that, the Emperour being dead, it is now mad knowne, and that he shall be Emperour and his fortresse at Osakay built againe. But I doe verely think this is a lye.

June 14.—This night past came an expres from the king, how he was at Anushma, a port of Faccata, som 30 leagues hence, and that he ment to be at Firando to night or to morrow. So Soyemon Dono and other caveleros went out to meete hym, or rather to goe to hym to the place where he is, the wind being contrary.

June 16.—The Kyng of Firando arived at Firando about midnight, and the Duch shott off certen chambers at his passing by their howse.

I sent our jurebasso to Oyen Dono to desyre hym to tell the king that I was glad of his Highnes health and safe retorne, and that I would com and kis his handes, yf he weare at leasure, and, whiles he was speaking with Oyen Dono, the kyng per fortune or else of purpose passed by and gave our jurebasso very kind words and said I should be welcom whensoever I came.

Tayamon Dono envited us to dyner, I meane all the English, he being our master carpenter, and our work all most ended.

I sent our jurebasso also to Semi Dono and Taccaman Dono to bid them welcom home, and to tell them I would come and vizet them when they were at leasure.

Semi Dono sent me word, it was certen that the ould Emperour was dead 26 daies past, and that he saw the place where he was buryed; and that Shongo Samme did it of purpose, that they might see he was dead. And the presentes which were geven to eache tono were the legasie of the dead Emperour, being greate matters both in bars of gould and vestmentes. And that Shongo Samme gave them leave to stay 3 yeares without retornyng to vizet hym, to take theire ease for the paynes they had taken in tym past. But I do verely beleeve he will sowne rise againe, yf any wars be moved against his sonne within these 3 yeares.

Gonrock Dono passed by yister night to Langasaque, to be governor; which doth rather conferme me in my opinion.

June 17.—The grownd on the W. side our new gadong did shrink with the extreme rayne, and 3 panes of our orchard wall fell downe and spoild divers frute trees, and all the rest of the wall much shaken and lyke to fall, the grownd geving way.

We went and vizetted the king, all of us together, viz.: Mr. Eaton, Mr. Nealson, Mr. Osterwick, and my selfe, and carid a present of 2 barrilles wyne, and 20 cordes of drid fysh of cuttell, and shell fysh, of eather 10 cordes, with a small pott of conserve of oreng flowers. He was accompanied with Bongo Samme his uncle, and the father of Sugen Dono of Umbra, and 2 bosses or pagan pristes, with the agent of Crates. He took our vizetation and present in kind parte, offring us any thinge we stood in need of; and soe I craved pardon, telling hym I would retorne som few dayes hence to kis his Highnesse handes, after he had rested hym selfe of his journey, to make knowne som matters unto hym and to have his Highnesse councell therin.

The king had a flat galle pot in his handes and his uncle an other, which som body had presented unto them. So he asked me whether we had such in our countrey, and I answered we had. So he desyred, yff any came in our shiping, that they might be kept for hym. And, retornyng to the English howse, by chance Mr. Nealson had such a one as the others were, but paynted after an other fation. So I sent it to the king, which he took in good part.

June 18.—I went and vizeted Semydone and Taccaman Dono, and carid each of them 2 small barsos wyne with 10 cordes drid fysh, 5 of a sort to each one. They tould me the ould Emperour died 28 daies past, and that all is now in quiet to Xongo Samme his sonne, in respect of the death of Fidaia Samme.

After I was in bed, Yesimon Dono sent me word he understood of a ship or junck that was on the cost of Firando, near an iland 3 leags hence, and that he had advised the Hollanders the lyke.

June 19.—The China Capt. tould me how he understood by som which came this night past from Langasaque, how they heard 2 peeces of ordinance shot affe per som shipp or junck, of the which I advised Capt. Speck in a letter sent per our jurebasso Gorezan. He retorned me answer that he had the lyke reportes brought unto hym, and had sent out men to heare yf it were true, but could heare of no such matter. And, sowne after, others brought news how they heard 3 peeces ordinance shot affe. So I sent out a boate, with 6 ores, to look yf they could see any shipping on the cost; but they retorned sowne after, the wether being dark and much rayne, and could see nothing.