DIARY OF RICHARD COCKS. (continued 4)

Capt. Speck said he desired to talke with me about the state of Japon, for that he dowbted their might be som alteration by meanes of these reportes of the death of the Emperour.

The junck proved to be a China, and went along for Faccata, not tuching at Firando. Yt was a small soma or junck.

The King of Firando sent to begg my 2 golden fishes which the China Capt. brother sent me, which, much against my will, I gave hym, having geven his brother the other before.

June 20.—The King of Firando sent his chamberlen to me with a present of 2 Japon catabras, with much wordes complementall for that he did not come to vizet me since his retorne from the Emperours cort, aledging the fowle wether to be cheefe occation. The chamberlen also gave me a chaw[140] cup of tynne.

I sent our jurebasso to thank the king for the present he sent me, and to tell hym I did not esteeme my selfe worthie of such honer as his Highnesse did unto me in sending me such a present. He retorned answer, he esteemed me worthie of much more, and was ashamed it was no better, yet desird me to take it in good parte, such as it was.

June 21.—Towardes night came news that a junk or ship was seene upon the cost of Firando, 4 or 5 leages offe. So the China Capt. went out in a boate, and Jno. Cocora, our cooke, with hym.

And about midnight came an Englishman with a letter from Mr. Jno. Baylie, merchant, and an other from Mr. Richard Row, master of the Thomas, who is arived within 5 leages of Firando, and com per way of Molucos, and came from Bantam the 20th of January last.

I went abord the Thomas, and procured boates from Firando to toe her in. So she entred the harbour about nowne, and shot of 3 peces as we passed per the Duch house, and 11 for the towne, coming to an ancor. Jacob Speck, the Duch Capt., came abord before she came in, and brought a present of 2 barilles wyne, 2 hogges, and a salmon, and had 3 peces ordynance at his departure. And the Duch answered with chambars, both as we passed as also at his departure.

June 23.—The king sent to have a note of what comodities was com in our ship, to thentent to send it to the new Emperour. So I gave it hym. Also we procured orders from king to set up in the ship that no Japon should com abord without leave, to prevent stayling and cozening the marreners, which the Japons are adicted unto.

The King of Firando retorned 8 fowling peces which the Emperour should have had; but, now he is dead, Safian Dono retorns them.

June 24.—I sent an other letter to Mr. Wickham, per King Firandos man, whoe goeth to the new Emperour with a note of tharivall of our shipp and what she bringes in her.

June 25.—Semi Dono, with others, came from the king to look on our gally pots, and carid som of them, with jugges and pottage dishes, to shew the king.

This after nowne came in a small junk of China, which came from Osakay and came into Japon last yeare.

June 26.—The kyng had dyvers sortes gally pots, posset pots, and jugges more sent hym this day, as also Semy Dono had 2 galle pots and 10 gren podingers. And Skiamon Dono had 2 or 3 broaken gally pottes and 1 whole geven hym, he coming to fetch the other for the kyng. Ther was a faggot of steele let fall over bord per neclegence of handing in.

June 27.—Albaro Munois, Alferis Tuerto, and Pasqual Benois came this day to Firando from Langasaque, and came to the English howse to vizet me. I think their coming is to learne what newes is at Molucos and Surat, the which I did not want to tell them the turuth. Albaro sent me a present of 2 bandes and cuffes, with three roles of rusk, and Alferis Tuerto a jar of conserves.

June 28.—There was 2 men of Fingo and of Firando cutt this day for quarreling on with an other.

June 29.—I am enformed how the King of Fingo hath sent to Ikenaura and caused the man to be cut which began the brute with Mr. Eaton.

Sugen Dono sent a present of frute, and came and vizeted the English howse.

And Yayamon Dono, kinges shipwright, had 4 blocks or pulleis lent hym to make others by.

June 30.—The king sent me word that a nobleman of Xaxma was com to Firando and desired to vizet our English howse and to goe abord our shipp, and that he was a man of acompt, and therefore wished me to use hym respectively; which I did in showing hym the howse and making him a colation, as he had the lyke abord and 5 peces ordinance for a farewell.

I send Albaro Munois and Gil de la Barreda, the Alpheris, each of them a gallon bottell oyle and a quart bottell Spanish wyne, glasse bottells and all for a present.

The nobleman of Xaxma sent to have a sample of gallie pottes, jugges, tuns, podingers, lookinglasses, table bookes, chint bramport, and combarbands,[141] with the prices.

July 1.—Upon good consideration we sent these thinges following for a present to the 2 noblemen of Xaxma, understanding they are kyn to the king and greate men in those partes, viz:—

2 looking glasses, 1 square and 1 8 square.

2 pere tablebookes.

2 gallepottes, flat, of 6 cattis.

2 gallepottes, flat, of 4 "

2 galepottes, flat, of 1 "

2 gallepottes, high, of 6 "

2 gallepottes, high, of 4 "

2 gallepottes, high, of 2 "

2 green jugges.

2 green posset pottes.

2 gren tunns.

4 single comberbandes harer.

2 single peeces chint bramport.

Which present they tooke in good part, and retorned me answers per Mr. Eaton that, yf we would have any busynes with the King of Xaxma, we should fynd they were men that could doe something and would not be forgetfull both of their entertaynment at English howse as also abord the shipp; and that which bownd them the more, the sending these presents unto them of thinges they had neaver seene the lyke before, and therefore would not want to signifie so much to the king their master. And sowne after they sent me thankes per 2 of their men, and eather of them sent me a present of a banketing box with furneture of trenchers, dishes, and other mattrs, for 5 men to eate with, after Japon fation.

Mr. Rowe went to Duch howse with a present of a runlet of wyne, a jarre conserved nutmegs, and som conserved ginger, and was frendly entertaynd.

Domingo was bownd to serve me 5 years, where I will out of England, and to fynd hym meat and drinke and clothes, and the rest at my pleasure.

July 2.—The caveleros of Shaxma sent to buy 20 green tuns and 20 green porringers, which I set at 6 mas per peece. But they would not geve the price, but retorned them.

And a cavelero kinges man sent a calfe for a present.

Albaro Munos, the Alferis, and Mr. Eaton with them, went abord the Thomas, and had 3 peces of ordinance shot afe at their retorne.

July 3.—We had news how the junck of Vilango Luis is arived at Nangasaque from the Manillas, and Miguell de Salinas in her. They bring news that Don Jno. de Silva is dead before Malicca, and his fleete retorned to Manilla, but first he drove away the Mores of Achin and the Duch forcesse from Malacco, as they say.

We have news of an other Japon junck arived from Manillas at Langasaque, master Yasaman Dono.

We went to the King of Firando with a present.

July 4.—By generall consent there was a present sent to Capt. Whaw, China Capt. brother.

And Torazemon Dono sent me a gerdell and a pere tabis for a woman.

Also ther was a present sent to Tonomon Same.

July 6.—Ther was a present geven Andrea Dittis, the China Capt. And there was geven two presentes to Soyemon Dono and Torazemon Dono.

The gentelman of Firando, which came from Xaxma, I meane Fony Sames kynsman, came to the English howse, and sent me 2 barrils wyne and 2 fyshes for a present. He tould me the King of Xaxma had rezolved in counsell to let us have free trade into the Liqueas and all other partes of his dominions, but that the 2 noble men, which were here the other day, durst not tell me so much without order from the king, yet assured hym it was true.

July 7.—I receved a letter from Capt. Whaw from Langasaque, wherin he writes thankes for the present sent hym, as also advising me how 3 of Twans barkes are retorned, which should have gon for Tacca Sanga, or the Iland Fermosa, but went not thither, but rather a boot-haling on the cost of China, where they have taken 11 boates or juncks, and put all the people to death because they stood out and fought with them.

He also wrot his brother to advize me not to goe towardes Miaco this 10 or 12 daies, and that when I went, to goe well provided, for that it was reported there were pilferyng knaves abroad on the cost of Arima, and speeches geven out that the Tono, or King, of Xaxma meaneth to make wars against the new Emperour in right of Fidaia Samme, whom they report to be alive, and that he meaneth to begyn with Langasaque. This is now the common report.

Yt is said that one boate of Twans men put into a creek at Iland Fermosa, thinking to have discoverd ferther into the cuntrey; but, before they were aware, were set on by the cuntrey people, and, seeing they could not escape, cut their owne bellies because they would not fall into the enemies hands.

July 8.—I receved 2 letters, 1 from Jor. Durois of the 16th July, new stile, and the other from Albaro Munois, of the 17th ditto, with a peare blew silk stocking and a jarr of nipa sent me for a present, and Mr. Eaton and Mr. Rowe each of them a jarr of nipa. They wrot me how the Portingals had 4 gallions at Malacca which came from Goa, one wherof the King of Achin burned with his gallies, and the other 3 the Hollanders burned after, yet before Don Jno. de Silva arived at Mallaca, and were gon towardes Molucas before he came, he dying for greefe that he did not com in tyme, as the Span. and Port. report.

July 9.—The king sent me a melch goate and a kid to Mr. Baylie for a present, to make use of the milk, he being sick.

July 10.—I sent Mr. Eaton with our jurebasso to desyre the King to let us have a greate bark to carry up our goods, and our ould bongew to accompany me, for that I was desyrous to keep our ould, as the Duch did, and not to chang every yeare a new, as hetherto we had donne. He retorned me answer that he had present use of his greatest barkes, meanyng to go to the Emperour hym selfe within few daies, yet, notwithstanding, he would provide me of a good bark, and not of the least; and for our ould bongew, he could not spare hym, having put an office into his hands, but for any other I might make choise and keepe myselfe to hym ever hereaftr yf I pleased. Mr. Eaton said he fownd the king accompanid with all his cheefe men, surveing of armor; soe I dowbt there will be som broyles in Japon before long. God grant all may fall out for the best.

Pasquall the Spaniard retornd from Langasaque, and Christophell the Alman with hym, and an ould souldier called Reales. They said that 2 juncks of China were arived from Caggalion in Phillippinas, and 2 other China junckes from Camboia, laden per Portingalls. And late at night the pilot arived with an other Spaniard in company with hym.

July 12.—Towardes night Zanzabar, allis Yasimon Dono, sent me word that an English or Duch shipp was com to an ancor in Cochi roade, a league from Firando. Soe I sent out a boate to look who they weare, and it proved to be the Adviz, an English ship, the master called Jno. Totton. I sent a hogg and a barrill wyne to company; and the purcer or merchant, Mr. Ed. Willmot, came ashore and brought me divers letters, viz.:—

1 from Wor^ll Company, a joynt letter to rest.

2 from Capt. Jno. Jourden, a duble letter, viz. copie of that sent per Thomas, dated at Jaccatra le 12th January, 1615, with an other per Advice, dated in Bantam le 29th May, 1616.

1 other from Capt. Jorden, a duble letter, viz. copie of 1 sent in Hozeander, with 1, 10th August, 1615, sent per ditto Adviz from Bantam, who lost her monson, and retorned to Bantam.

1 from Capt. Coppendall, dated in Bantam, le 25th May, 1616.

1 from Diego Fernandas in Bantam, le 13th May, ditto ano.

I delivered 3 tais 5 ma. 8 condrin fyne plate to gouldsmith to make buckles for my sword hangers and chape,[142] sword and dagger, and I waid the buckels and clasps my ould gerdell containing 1 ta. 5 m. 2 co. And the gouldsmith brought the 2 chapes of my sword and dagger, being silver, and poz. 9 mas. 1 condrin.

July 13.—1 went abord the ship Advice to Cochi, and saw her safely brought into the roade of Firando. We shott of 7 peces to salute the towne, and 3 when the bongews went away, and 5 at our going ashore, as also 3 were shot afe at our first coming aboard. And the Thomas welcomed them with 3 peeces from ashore, her ordinance being landed.

I receved these letters following, viz.:—

2 from Sir Thomas Smith, 1 of November 24th, 1614, and other of 25th Aprill, 1615.

1 from Wor. Company, divers coppies, with 1 inclozed to all us.

1 from Capt. Jno. Saris, 24th November, 1614.

1 from Mr. Georg Saris, 20th January, 1614.

1 from Mr. Francis Sadlar, of 25th November, 1614.

1 from Mr. Thomas Ferris, of 18th February, 1613.

5 from my brother, Walter Cocks.

All the abovesaid letters from London.

1 from Mr. Jno. Gourney, 30th of May, 1616.

1 from Mr. Jno. Hunt, 27th of May, ditto.

1 from Jno. de Lievana, 5th June, ditto.

1 from Capt. Brower, of 21st August, 1615.

All the abovesaid other letters from Bantam.

1 from Jno. Ferris abord thAdviz at Syam River, le 24th of November, 1615.

July 14.—The bark Jaccatra arived at Cochi this mornyng, and bringeth news of an other greate shipp of Holland, which came out 4 daies before her from Pattania.

Here came reports of the arivall of the bark Jaccatra and an other greate Hollands shipp; but as yet non com in.

July 15.—Receved aland the 7 packes broad cloth, with the rest merchandize, viz. Russia hides, 4 balles; gild leather, 1 case; 3 chistes gallipot; 1 chist jugges; 2 chistes glass botts.; 8 case bott., 1 with whot waters; 2 casses furs; 1 box callico, etc.; 1 box corall; 1 box amber; 1 trunk falconaria;[143] with a box rootes from Cape, but are rotten and not worth anythinge. News were brought that 2 Duch shipps are entred harbour at Cochi, a league from Firando.

The kyng envited us to dyner to morrow, which I gladly would have put ofe, but could not. The kinges brother came to English howse to viset me.

July 16.—I cleard with Yoskey for these matters following:—

ta. ma. co.

Paid to gouldsmith 0 1 2

Paid for dying an ould gowne 0 1 3

Paid Domingo, my boy 0 5 0

Paid for a straw hat for Domingo 0 0 2

Paid Mr. Eatons boys father 0 5 0

Paid for tryming my hat 0 2 0

Paid for a catabra for Domingo 0 9 5

Paid making cleane my cattans 0 2 5

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2 6 7

More paid for a kitesoll 0 2 0

More for 2 per. shews for Dick King 0 3 0

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3 1 7

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We were invited to dyner per the king, and well entertayned, and the China Capt. with us, Mr. Rowe, Mr. Totton, Mr. Wilmot, and the purcer of Thomas, with Mr. Eaton, Mr. Nealson, and my selfe. And after nowne the 2 Duch shipps entred the haven of Firando, viz. the one called the Black Lyon, a shipp of 7 or 800 tonns, and the other the bark Jaccatra.

The Hollanders report that all the Hance townes in Germany, with the Kyngs of Denmark and Sweaden, are entred into confedracy with the States.

July 17.—There was a man of the Advice ran away, called Tho. Heath, being guner, but was staid by the offecers of the King of Firando, and word sent to me thereof.

July 17.—We carid the king a present as followeth, viz.:—

4 tatta. broad cloth, tawny.

1 great sheet gilt leather.

1 pe. callico, fyne, no. ii.

Conyskins, black.

10 knyves, at iid. per knyfe.

1 case bottelles.

1 comb case and glasse.

Falconaria.

25 cattis gad stile.

1 make (sic), monarky Brittan.

1 map, king in parliament.

1 genelogy, all kyngs from Brute.

3 Duch jugges, with covers.

And I had conference about our abuse offred per them of Umbra, which the king tould me he would assist me in it, in what he might, taking the present in kynd part.

I went to Duch howse, where they used as very frendly, and Wm. Johnson, master of bark Jaccatra, delivered me a letter from Mr. Jno. Browne, dated in Pattania the 14th of June; but it had byn opend by som other before it came to my hands. Advized in it of the Sea Adventures arivall at Syam.

Jno. Jossen arived at Firando from Edo.

July 18.—A man died out of the Advice.

Yasimon Dono came runing, and brought me word that our junk Sea Adventure was arived; but it proved a false larom.

The Hollandes master, capt., and Capt. Speck came to English howse, and brought me a present of a barill Spanish wyne, a great glasse bottell aquavite, 2 Hollandes cheeses, and a small pot butter. Mr. Jno. Baylie gave me a beza ston[144] for a present—a reasonable bigg one.

July 19.—Sugen Dono sent me a barell salt raspas[145] for a present.

July 20.—I delivered three hundred tais plate bars to Mr. Osterwick to pay botemen, and to deliver som to Mr. Eaton to defray charges up, and rest to remeane for other occations.

And the China Capt., Andrea Dittis, came and bought currall, viz.:—

ta. ma. co.

2 branches of no. 6, both containing 3 4 4

11 littell branches, no. 1, 4, and 5, containing 6 6 0

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10 0 4

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At 10 tays plate for 1 tay wight currall.

I receved of the gouldsmith 2 hookes and 12 buckles for my sword hanger, with a littell pec. silver containing just 3 tais.

July 21.—Mr. Totton, master of the Advice, gave me a target and a peare Pattania pikes for a present. And I gave hym 2 pere silke stockings, viz. 1 peare red of my owne and an other peare greene, and sent from Jor. Durois the other day.

A Duch marener, being drunk, stabd a woman, because she would not let hym enter into her howse.

About 10 a clock at night, Hernando Ximines came to the English howse, and brought word how Capt. Adames was arived in our junck from Syam, and that we had goodes com in 2 junkes more besids her.

July 22.—I went to Cochi, and there met Capt. Adams in our junck, and carid boates to tow her into the roade, which they did.

And I receved a packet letters from Mr. Benjamyn Fary, wherin was contayned, viz.:—

1. A note all charges upon the junkes voyage. 2. Invoiz goodes sent in Sea Adventure. 3. Invoiz goodes reladed in her. 4. Invoiz goodes laden in Capt. Shobick junck. 5. Invoiz goodes sent in Capt. Geequans junck, wherin Ed. Sayer goeth. 6. Mr. Farys letter to me, dated at Judea[146], in the River of Syam, le 3th June past. 7. Invoiz of goodes retorned to Andrea Dittis, China Capt., for his sulfer or brimston.

July 23.—We had a generall councell this day of divers matters, viz.:—

1. Yt was thought fyting to buy or fraight a small China junk.

2. To sell our junck which came from Syam, yf we can.

3. To send Mr. Willmot to Nangasaque to attend coming junkes.

4. To land our goodes at Langasaque, and put it in a sure gadong, rather then bring it to Firando, it being a better place of sale then Firando.

5. To procure a bongew of king to remeane abord, to see the Japons have their due, and no more, for avoyding of scandaloz tonges.

Capt. Adames delivered me 4 letters, which came out of England in the New Years Gift, viz.:—

1 from Sir Thomas Smyth, dated le 18th Feby., 1613. Company.

1 from Mr. Tho. Willson, 16th February, ditto.

1 from my brother Walter, ditto, 16th, 1613.

1 from Mr. Ed. Dodisworth in Surat, 20th Novbr., 1614.

July 24.—Capt. Adames went with me to vizet the kyng, he being comen from Syam, I meane Capt. Adames. And we carid a present as followeth, viz.:—

2 barelles morefack } from my selfe.

2 salmons

5 china plattars, porselon } from Capt. Adames.

1 parrakita

But he was sick, and kept his bed; so we could not speake with hym.

Late towardes night came news how the Duch junck is arived at Nangasaque, many men being dead, and the rest so weake and sick that they weare forced to put in theare for want of men to bring her to Firando. I meane the Duch junck which comes from Syam.

Sangero Samme fownd a woman of his yisterday playing falce with an other Japon, for which he presently cut her in peeces with his owne hands, and, after, the man was brought to the place of execution and cutt in peeces; and his brother had the lock of haire on his head cut affe by the hangman with the same cattan which cut his brother in peecese.

July 25.—Our host of Osakay (or Sakay) sent his barke to seek fraight and to carry me up, yf I came. Mr. Wickham wrot a letter to our jurebasso how he sent her to bring me up, yf I weare not provided for before; but he wrot me no word at all.

And I delivered two bars Oban gould to Mr. Eaton, with 18 tay wight Priaman gould. I say I delivered it to Mr. Osterwick to geve to Mr. Eaton, and put it into the invoyz goodes, and carid up; the bars Oban gould at 55 tais per barr.

July 26.—The king sent 2 bongews abord to see the marreners have their owne, they being brabling knaves, espetially the boteswayne.

Farnando Ximenes gave me a new hatt with a bang [band?] gouldsmiths work, a peare silk garters, with gould fring, and shewstring same, ruch.[147]

July 27.—The King of Firando was very sick this day, so that his brother and all the nobilletie went post hast to vizet hym. And sowne after the king sent word he was very ill, and that showting of ordinance disturbed hym much; wherefore he desired both English and Hollanders not to showte affe any more till he fownd hymselfe better.

We put all matters abord to goe towards the Emperours court to morrow, God permiting wynd and wether.

July 30.—I receved a letter from Mr. Wickham, but had no tyme to read my letter over, being ready to departe for Edo, and Capt. Adames abord before me. Soe we sett forward in the after nowne, and having a good gale wynd, and got to Langowne[148] that night, where we came to an anchor, it being calme.

July 31.—About midnight we wayed ancor, the tide serveing, and rowed it up all the affore nowne; but, after, had a fresh gale westerly, so that late at night we got to the streate of Ximina Seke,[149] where we came to an ancor.

August 1.—We wayed ancor this mornyng an hower before day, but we[re] forced to stop the tide for want of wynd; but, a gale coming up after at W., we got after midnight neare unto Camina Seke,[150] and there came to an anker till mornynge.

August 2.—After daylight we waid ancor and passed the straites of Camina Seke, and, the wind being good, we got to a place called Tacca Sackey, in a bay, to an ancor, haveing made 32 leag., and wated in the way at a place called Camangare,[151] where our host of that place brought me a present of dry fysh, and I sent hym a barso of wyne.

August 3.—After daylight we waid ancor from Taccasackey, and, having calme, rowed it up till the gale came; and soe, late at night, got to an ancor at Woshmado,[152] haveing made 30 leagues.

August 4.—Before day we departed from Woshmado, rowing it up till the wynd came; and late in the night got it up neare the bar foote of Osakay, where we rode at an ancor till mornyng.

August 5.—We put in over the bar of Osackay, rowing against the wind, meeting above 300 barkes going out; but it was past 10 a clock before we got up to the towne, where Mr. Wickham, with our hostes, came out and met us with a banket, nifon catange.

I wrot a letter to Mr. Nealson and Mr. Osterwick, how I was advized per many that it was dangeros to send about our small junck to Edo, yf she were not com away befor this letter came to his handes, and then my opinion was to send her for Osackay. Also, not to sell lead under 7 taies per pico. This letter I sent per conveance Mr. Albartus.

Sr. Albartus came to vizet me, accompanid with his host and others, with a banket, nifon catange, as many others did the lyke, and late towardes night our host of Sackay did the lyke, and brought me a silk coate or catabra, and an other of lynen to Capt. Adames, with comendacons from Safian Dono, whose man he was, as also from Chubio Dono, his brother, with offer of much frenship. Also our ould host of Miaco came to vizet me, and brought 2 barrilles wyne for a present. He fownd hym selfe agreeved the English were gon from his howse, and would needes know the occation, which proved to be his bad usage of Mr. Wickham, who lodged above 3 months in his howse, in all which tyme he never would so much as eate nor drink with hym, but gave out bad wordes against all our nation. Soe I sent hym away with good wordes, telling hym I knew by report he was a ruch man, and needed not to care for any for the English (as he reported), nether would the English be undon whether they lodged in his howse or in an other.

August 6.—Our ould host of Sackay, with our boateman and Domingos mother, came to vizet me, and brought me presentes of frute, hense, and wyne. And I gave eache of them a singell pec. chint bramport, and a bar plate containing 4 ta. 3 ma. 8 co. to Mr. Eaton’s child, Hellena, to carry her mother, and a catabra to the wench which brought her.

August 7.—Our ould host of Osakay, where Mr. Wickham yet lieth, envited us all to dyner this day, where we had extraordinary and kynd entertaynment.

August 8.—We paid to the kinges bark men and our owne as followeth:—

ta. ma. co.

To the master of kynges bark, 1 bar plat, containing 3 0 0

To the pilot and stersman of same, lyke plate, 1 bar 3 0 0

To 42 men mariners, same bark, 1 bar 2 2 0

To mariners, our bark, same plate 1 4 0

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Som totall all amontes unto 9 6 0

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Paid out per Mr. Wickham, and is for demoragese in staying at Firando 10 or 12 daies after they were laden.

Allso ther was lent unto Ishon Dono, the Kynge of Firandos chirurgion, 5 tais plate bars.

I wrot a letter to Inga Dono, Lord Cheefe Justice of Japon, to exskewse me I went not to Miaco to kisse his Lordships handes, which at my retorne from the Emperours court [I would doe].

Also I wrot 2 other letters, one to the King of Firando, and the other to Andrea Dittis, the China Capt., and sent them per the kinges bark now retorning to Firando. In the kinges letter, I recomended our English howse and our affares to the tuition of his Highnes in my abcense, desiring hym to have a fatherly care therof, and to assist them which I left in all occations they stood in need of.

August 9.—I sent our jurebasso, accompanid with our host, to vizet the Governor (who is the Emperours kynsman), to exskewse me that I went not to kisse his Lordshipps handes, by reason of the fowle weather and the hast I made to goe to the Emperour, but that at my retorne I ment to doe it, God willing. He took it in good parte, and sent me word I should be welcom, and that I should fynd hym ready to doe ether me or our nation any good he could.

August 10.—We laden all our merchandize and other matters for Edo in 2 barkes, and sent it for Fushemi[153] by water to save chargis, Jno. Cook and Jno. Hawtery going along with it. Jno. Hawtery went out of our lodging to a whorehouse, and pawnd a shert and a pere silk stocking.

The King of Firandos man retorned from Court, and bringes word the Emperour will have all our lead and tynne, of which I advised Mr. Nealson and Mr. Osterwick, and sent the chirurgion of the kynges bill for 5 tais therin clozed.

Ther was a bose or pagon prist murthered in his howse; but the murtherers canot yet be fownd out.

August 11.—Mr. Eaton not retornyng from Miaco, we were forced to stay heare this day.

August 12.—Mr. Eaton retornyng to Osakay before day, wee set forwardes on our voyage towardes Edo, and dyned at Fraggata.[154] Soe we lodged this night at Fushema, the charges of the howse amonting unto 8 ta. 8 ma. 0 co.

I thought good to note downe that, as we passed along the river side before we came to Fushima, we saw a dead man cast upon the shore, whome had byn murthered by som villans; yet the cuntry people let hym lye, and not geveing hym buriall. And on the other side was a man cursefied upon a crosse for murthering a merchantes servaunt. And in an other place (as we passed) I saw som 8 or 10 malefactors heades set upon tymbers by the hie way side. Yf it were not for this strict justice, it were no liveing amongst them, they are so villanouse desperate. And I thought good to note downe that, coming to Fushima, which is but 3 leagues from Miaco, we were enformed that som villanous people sett upon the gard which kept the 30 bars Oban, which was ofred for sallary to hym that would discover the murtherer of the bose (and could be no other but the murtherers them selves), yet carid away the gould at nowne dayes. This is the report, but whether it be true or no I know not. It is said this cruel [men] have vowed to kill many men.

August 13.—Jno. Hawtery, being sent afore with our goods per water to Fushami from Osakay, and haveing 4 tais delivered to hym to defray charges, in two dais space idly spent the one halfe in whorehowses and drunkennesse, I fynding hym so drunken he could skarse stand on his feete; and, when he is drunk, he is mad furious.

We passed per a towne called Otes,[155] where Mr. Wickham met us and brought 300 tais in plate of bars with hym. And at night we arived at a towne called Cosantes,[156] where we la all night. Jaquese, with Mr. Sweetland and 3 others, went before us with all our merchandize to avoid trouble and to be ½ a day before us.

Here our host tould us that Jno. Yosson passed by to goe for Edo yisterday.

August 14.—We dyned at a place called Mina Cochi,[157] and charges cost as followeth:—

ta. ma. co.

To the goodman for all our dietes 3 0 2

To the servantes 100 of gins 0 1 0

So we went to another place to supper, called Tuchiama,[158] where we were forced to stay all night by meanes of the rayny wether. Our charges at Tuchiama was, viz.:—

ta. m. co.

To goodman of house for all our diet 5 0 0

To servantes of howse 300 gins.

August 15.—We dyned at Camiama,[159] and cost to howse 2 ta., and to servantes of howse 100 gins. And we went to bed to Shrock.[160] And, the wether seeming to be good, we hired 2 barkes to carry our goodes in; and about 10 a clock at night did embark our selves to have passed an arme of the sea of som 21 leages, to have shortened our journey as also to save chargis. But about midnight the sea began to rise with a stiffe gale wind easterly, soe that we altered our determenation and put downe into the cod of the bay to a place called Meea,[161] where we arived the morrow after nowne, not without much danger, haveing had an extreme gust of wynd, with much lightnyng and thunder, accompanid with rayne, so that it might be accompted a tuffon. One of our barkes which carid our goodes lagged behind, and so got not in the mornyng tide, as we did, soe that she ran a greate risge to have byn cast away by laysynesse of the barkmen. But our bongew, with Goresano jurebasso, behaved them selves so that they got the bark into a creeke (not without much danger, runing over sholes), being assisted with the men and marreners of one of the Emperours barkes, which la endocked in the same creeke.

This night began the feast of the dead, and candels hanged out all night.

August 16.—This mornyng close, overcast wether, with a stiff gale wynd easterly, verying more southerly, with greate store rayne sowne after most parte of the day, but espetially in the after nowne; and towardes night proved a tuffon, very extreme wether, yet dry wether all night following and not much wynd. We could not know this night whether our goodes be much wet or no, the villanous barkmen are occation that we got not all ashore before the tuffon came, as we did out of our barke.

August 17.—We fownd our goodes not so bad wett as we thought, soe, haveing opened the fardelles and new packt them, we got to bed this night to a place called Ocasaqui,[162] it being 7½ leagues. We gave the host at Mia for our diet a bar Oban, with 200 jins to the howse, and spent 400 jins per way.

The ould Emperour was borne in this towne of Ocasaqui, in which place their is a very greate castell.

August 18.—We dyned this day at Yosenda,[163] and paid howse 3 : 0 : 0, and the servantes 100 gins. And we went to bed to Aray.[164]

Here we had news how Calsa Samme hath cut his belly, being attaynted of treason against his father and brother to have destroid them and set up Fidaia Samme, his enemie. It is thought it will goe hard with Masamone Dono, his father-in-law; and speeches are geven out that the Jesuistes and other padres are the fyre brands and setters on of all this, in provoking children against parents and subjects against their naturall princes.

This night ended the feast of the dead.

August 19.—We came to dyner to Fame Mach,[165] and paid 3 ta. 5 m. 8 co., and to the servantes of the howse 200 gins. And we la all night at Mitsque.[166]

Here we had news how Calsa Same was to passe this way to morrow to goe to a church neare Miaco, called Coye; som say to cut his bellie, others say to be shaved a prist and to remeane theare the rest of his daies. All his owne men are taken from hym, and he sent with a gard of themperour his brothers men. His wife he hath sent to Massa Moneda Dono, her father. All [he] hath for his alowance in the pagon church [is] i. mangoca[167] per anno. He lodgeth this night at an uncles howse som 4 leagues hence, called Cacken Gowa.[168]

August 20.—We dyned at Cackingaua, the towne where the castell is where Calsa Samme la all night. We met hym and others on the way in 3 or 4 troups, but could not well understand in which of them he went, because he kept hym selfe close in a neremon.[169] It is said there goe divers other with him to that church (or pagod), where it is thought they shall all cut their bellies, som of them being men of 40 or 50 mangocas per anno, which is 8 or 10 tymes more then the King of Firando hath. Also their is speeches that the Emperour is making ready forcese to goe against Massamone Dono.

We came to supper to Nishew Sacka;[170] so we made but 6 leagues this day, and there overtook our goods sent before. So we were forced to stay theare all night for want of horsese, all being taken up for the Emperourse service to carry alonge these noble men.

We paid for our dyner at Cakingaua 1500 gins.

With more to the servantes 0100 gins.

And for supper at Nisi Zaka 1500 gins.

And to the servantes 0100 gins.

August 21.—We dyned at Fugi Eda,[171] and gave to howse 1000 gins, and to servantes 100 gins.

And so we came to Shrongo[172] to bed to Stibios, where we understood that the ould Emperour had left order with Shongo Samme (now Emperour) not to kill his brother Calsa Samme, but to confine hym into the pagod aforsaid for 10 yeares, and in the end, fynding hym conformable, to use his discretion.

I wrot a letter to Mr. Wickham of our arivall heare, and how Jno. Cook and Jno. Hawtery had staved me 5 bottells wyne, 2 potts conserve, a barill of Zant oyle, and let falle my bag biskit into a river.

August 22.—About 10 a clock we departed from Shrongo, and paid our host for the howse a bar of Coban gould, vallued at 5 tais 4 mas, and to the servantes 200 gins.

So we went to bed this night at Camber,[173] is 7 leagues from Shrongo, and spent per way 600 gins; and we paid to howse 2000 gins, and to servantes in 2 howses 400 gins.

August 23.—We dyned at Barra,[174] and paid 400 gins, and went to bed at Mishma,[175] 2500 gins, and to servantes 200 gins; and might have gon ferther but could get no horses, per reason all were taken up before for the Emperour.

August 24.—And we went to Haconey[176] on the top of the montayne, where the great pond with the devill is, as they report, and spent in the howse 300 gins; and, after, went Odawar,[177] where we la all night; but might have gon ferther, but could not for want of horses.

August 25.—The wether proving extreme fowle, we were constraind to stay at this place called Odowar.

I thought good to note downe how, in the tyme of Ticus Samme, there was a strong castill in this place, kept by one Wigen a Dono (whoe marid the doughter of Ogosho Samme, the deceased Emperour). This stood out against all the forcesse of Ticus Samme, having 100,000 men with hym in the castell, which Ticus seeing he could not bring hym under, sent Ogosho to parly with hym and bring hym to reason, or else to cut his owne belly. So, upon the persawsion of Ogosho, he rendered up his castell, upon condition that he and all the rest might live peaceably without punishment. Yet Ticus Samme, having hym in his power, made Wigen a Dono to cut his belly, contrary to promis.

August 26.—We haveing remeaned at Odowar 2 daies, departed from it this morning, and paid to the howse

a bar Coban 6ta. 4m. 0co.

And to the servantes in the howse 0300 gins.

And for passing passage, 2 places 0520 gins.

And at Oyesa[178] for wyne and meate and to servantes 1200 gins.

And at Fugisau[179] for dyner 1000 gins.

At this place two of Capt. Adames tenantes of Febys met us, and brought a present of 10 loves white bread and a dish of boyled beefe, with 2 bottelles wyne.

And soe we went to bed to Tozuka,[180] 10 leagues short of Edo; from whence Capt. Adames went before to make ready his howse to receave us, and to com and meete us in the mornyng before wee enter the city.

I gave our hostes doughter at Oyesa a R. of 8 which I had of Mr. Wilson.

August 27.—We paid the howse at Tozekay. And soe we arived at Edo this day about 3 a clock in the after nowne, and lodged at Capt. Adames howse, he meeting us at the entry of the cittie with our men which went afore with the goods, who arived heare also this mornyng.

Capt. Adames doth now understand that his brother in law Andrea playeth the knave with hym, which he would hardly beleeve before.

The King of Firandos brother sent his man unto me to bid me welcom to Edo. The Spanish pilot and an other Castillano came to my lodging to bid me wellcom.

August 28.—The King of Firandos brother sent me a present of 2 barll. wyne and 2 piggs, and 1 barll. wyne and 1 pig to Mr. Eaton. And Codgskin Dono sent me a chist figges, 10 bundell of wobi,[181] and a dish musk millians; and a merchant brought me a dish grapes. I sent our jurebasso to thank them all, nifon catange.

August 29.—Andrea, Capt. Adames brother in law, arived heare from Orengaua late the night past. He brought a present of fresh bread, with a littell sallet oyle and som poulderd beefe. He is a craftie knave. I noted downe this present wrong, for Capt. Adames sonne sent it and not Andrea.

August 30.—Codgkin Dono sent this mornyng betymes for Capt. Adames, and tould hym he had spoaken with the Emperour and tould hym of our being heare, and that we might com with our present when we would. Yet they thought it best to stay till the first day of the new mowne, which they accompted a happie day.

About 3 a clock in the after nowne there hapned an exceading earthquake in this citty of Edo in Japon, which contynewed, from the begyning to the end, about the eight parte of an hower; but about the halfe tyme it was soe extreame that I thought the howse would have falne downe on our heads, and so was glad to run out of doares without hat or shewes, the tymbers of the howse making such a nois and cracking that it was fearefull to heare. It began by littell and littell, and so encreased till the middell, and in lyke sort went away againe.

About some 22 yeares past their hapned an earthquake in the province (or kyngdom) of Bongo, in which there was a towne (or rather a cittie) of 4000 howseholdes sunck into the sea, not any living creature being saved. And at same tyme a mowntayne neare adjoyning was clove in the middell. And it rayned long haire lyke unto that of mens heads. This hapned som two yeares before Ticus Samme died. And, amongst Japons, earthquaks are held for prodigious things; yet they say this province of Quanto is more subject to them then any other part of Japon.

We opened our merchandiz to lay out a present for the Emperour, and fownd wanting a treble peece of chint bramport, with above a catty wight of amber, and 9 writing table bookes; and most parte of our gally pottes broaken per the rude handling of our hackny men and fault of them should have looked to it. Also 2 bars of tyn stolne per the way, and 1 treble peece chint stolne heare, after they were opened.

August 31.—Migmoy brought me a present of wyne, grapes, and waffar cakes, and tould me that for any difference of accompt, either betwixt Mr. Wickham or Mr. Eaton and hym, he was content to remit it to my discretion. He is a craftie fello and very ruch. Amongst the rest, he tould me he lyked our religion so well that he ment to turne Christian.

Jno. Yossen came yisternight to vizet me and envite me to dyner, with Capt. Adames and the rest. I answerd hym I would vizet hym before I retorned.

There was a feeling of an earthquake 2 or 3 tymes againe this day, espetially about 5 a clock in the after nowne. It shaked the house mightely, but nothing so forsably as the other day, nor of so long contynewance. And about midnight following ther was an other earthquake, much lyke unto this.

September 1.—This day we carid the present to the Emperour Shongo Samme, whoe receved it in kynde parte, Codgscon Dono and Shongo Dono assisting us in the matter. But it was long before we could be dispached, by reason all the nobles went with presents to the Empr., it being the first day of the new moone. Amo[ng]st the rest was the King of Faccata, who as yet is not permitted to retorne into his contrey; the reason I canot learne. I think there were not so few as 10,000 persons at castill this day. It is a place very strong, duble diched and ston walled about, and a league over each way. The Emperours pallis is a huge thing, all the rums being gilded with gould, both over head and upon the walls, except som mixture of paynting amongst of lyons, tigers, onces, panthers, eagles, and other beastes and fowles, very lyvely drawne and more esteemed [then] the gilding. Non were admitted to see the Emperour by my selfe, Mr. Eaton, and Mr. Wilson. He sat alone upon a place somthing rising with 1 step, and had a silk catabra of a bright blew on his backe. He set upon tho mattes crossleged lyke a telier; and som 3 or 4 bozes or pagon pristes on his right hand in a rum somthing lower. Non, no not Codgkin Dono, nor his secretary, might not enter into the rowme where he sat. Yet he called me once or twise to have com in, which I refused; which, as I understood afterward, was well esteemed of. I staid but littell in the place, but was willed to retorne; and both at my entrance and retorne he bowed his head. I forgot to note downe that all the rowmes in his pallis under foote are covered with mattes edged with damask or cloth of gould, and lye so close joyned on to an other that yow canot put the point of a knife betwixt them.

The present given was as followeth, viz.:

1½ blak cloth.

1½ stammet.

1½ strawcullr.

1½ black bay.

1½ stam. bay.

1½ straw bay.

3 Russia hides.

3 peces diaper.

3 looking glasses, 1 black, 1 gilt cover, 1 with comb and sizers

2 pec. Holland cloth.

2 pec. Sleze land.

10 single peec. chint bramport, 3 in a peec.

2 branches corrall.

10 polisht amber beades.

2 cheanes white (or corse) amber beades.

2 chins better amber beades, all unpolisht.

3 dozen cony skins, silver heard, black and gray.

1 faggot of steele.

cattis gad stile.

Falconaria.

6 gallie pottes, sundry sortes.

2 green guggs.

2 gren tonns.

1 possit pot.

1 great gilt India hide.

50 cattis tynne in bars.

5 picos lead per tickit.

I sent our jurebasso and bongew to Codgskin Dono and Shongo Dono to thank them for the paines they took about our busynes, and know of them when it pleased them I should come and vizet them to kisse their handes; but they were not com from the Emperours castell. So they left word with ther servantes.

September 2.—I sent our jurebasso Gorezano in the mornyng to Codgskyn Dono and Shongo Donos howses, to see yf they were at leasure, that I might com and vizet them; but he plaid the knave, and I think went not at all, but tould me they were gon to the castell. But, after Capt. Adames went, they sent me word they were at home. So I made what hast I could; yet, before I could com, the Emperour had sent for them, so I lost my labour, and retorned to my lodging with the presentes, refering it till to morrow.

And sent the accompt to Mickmoy to peruse over, for that I would make an end before I retorned.

September 3.—We carid 3 presentes, all alike, to Codgskin Dono, Oyen Dono, and Wotto Dono, 3 cheefe men next to the Emperour, to each of them alyke.

Also I went and visited King Firandos brother and carid hym a present.

September 4.—We were enformed of another noble man neare the Emperor, called Ando Tushma Dono, unto whome it was thought fitt to geve a present as to the former, this Emperour being newly com to the crowne, and the Spaniard haveing geven out ill reportes of us that we rob and stayle from all we meete at sea, which was tould to us by greate men in the Emperours pallas, which is because Capt. Keeling tooke 3 of their shipps (I meane Portingals) coming from Surat. But Capt. Adames did enforme them the trew occation thereof, how they Portingals did still molest our shiping at Surat, so that now we had wars against them and comition to take either Spa. or Port. where we met them, in regard they took us. Yt seemeth there is many papistes in these partes, which would doe us a mischeefe yf they could; yet the best is, the Emperour and them about hym are no frendes of Portingals nor Spa., and the rather for the extreme hate they beare to Jesuistes and pristes, whom they canot abide, and gave us warnyng that we should not com in their company, but rather to reveale them, to the entent they might be punished.

Jacob the Duch man, which came into Japon with Capt. Adames, came to vizet me, and offerd his servis to the English. He is a cawker, a pore fello. The Duch offerd hym 3l. 10s. per month the last yeare; but he refuced it, and after would have taken it, but then they would not geve it. And I put hym ofe with fayre wordes, telling hym we wanted no people, but had more then our trade did afford. I gave his wife and his sister each of them a single pece chint bramport.

Also we gave 2 pec. grogren, 3 pec. chint bramport, and 6 duble bookes to the secretaries of Codgkin Dono and Oyen Dono.

This day in the after nowne, about 4 a clock, was an other earthquake, but of small contynewance, and gave but one great shake.

Mrs. Adames and her sonne sent me a letter from Oringaua, with a peec. pouldren beefe, exskewsing their not coming to Edo, in respeck of the Spaniardes which did lie at their howse.

September 5.—We went to Ando Tushma Dono with a present as the other, wanting a small looking glass and som sortes gally pots, with 2 maps of London and 88 (sic). This man was not within, yet we left the present behind, and tould his man I would come and vizet hym when I knew he was at home.

A ruch merchant came to vizet me, and brought me a fat hoog for a present. Codgskin Dono sent me peares, grapes, and wallnuts for a present.

September 6.—We dyned at Jno. Yoosen the Hollanders, where we had good entertaynment. And, in regard of the kyndnesse he allwaies hath shewed to Mr. Eaton and Mr. Wickham, to goe to the Court to speak for them in the abcense of Mr. Adames, it was thought good to geve a present to his wife and doughter, as followeth, viz. 1 whole pec. chint bramport, containing 3 pec. of R. corg.; 1 peec black silk grogren.

September 7.—I went and vizeted Wotto Dono and Tushma Dono, and thanked them for the paynes taken in our affares, offering them to procure for them out of England anything they pleased to geve me notis of. They took my visitation kyndly, and said they would get our priveleges renewed and goshons or passes sealed this day, yf it were possibly.

And from thence we went rowndabout the kyngs castell or fortresse, which I do hould to be much more in compas then the citty of Coventry. It will contain in it above 200,000 souldiers in tyme of wars.

We dyned at the Kynge of Firandos brother, where we were well entertayned.

And towardes night the secretary of Oyen Dono came and vizeted me at my lodging, and brought me a present of hense; and amongst other speeches he began to talke of the padres, and that it were good we had no conversation with them. Whereupon I tooke occation to answer hym that he needed not to dowbt of us, for that they were enemies to us and to the state of England, and would destroy us all yf they could. But that it were good he advized the Emperour to take heed of them, lest they did not goe about to serve hym as they had donne the Kinges of England, in going about to kill and poizon them or to blow them up with gunpowder, and sturing up the subjectes to rebell against their naturall prince, for which they were all banished out of England.

September 8.—We dyned, or rather supped, at a merchantes howse called Neyem Dono, where he provided caboques, or women plears, who danced and songe; and when we retorned home, he sent eavery one one of them. I had a bar of Coban gould of Mr. Eaton, containing 6 tais 4 mas, which I gave them.

September 9.—Jacob the Hollanders wife brought me a present of muches and other stuff, nifon catange, she being ready to depart towardes her howse.

Capt. Adames this day, as the lyke every day, staid at the Cort to solicet of dispach to get our prevelegis and passes, but still put afe; and amongst the rest the secretary tould hym that it was reported how there were semenary prists in his howse at Orengaua. So Capt. Adames sent away an expres with a letter to his wife to look to it that there were no such matter.

There is new edicts sent out into all partes of Japon, as namely to Langasaque, Arima, Umbra, and Bongo, which are most of them Christians, to see to it, that no padres be fownd amongst them, and them in whose howse they are fownd shall be put to death with all their generation. This must be followed with extremitie.

September 10.—Codgskin Dono sent for Capt. Adames, which we hoped was to have geven us our dispach; but it proved to be nothing but to enquire ferther about the padres. So he retorned without doing any thing, they willing hym to retorne on the morrow, as they have donne the lyke any tyme this 9 or 10 daies, which maketh me to marvell, as I doe the lyke of the long stay of the Hollanders. God grant all be well in the south partes, and that they rise not in armes there.

September 11.—Capt. Adames was all day at Cort againe to attend for our dispach, but retorned without any thing; only they willed hym to have patience and to com againe in the mornyng.

Oyen Donos secretary came to vizet me, and tould me he suspected that our delay grew per meanes of the looking out for padres, which weare much sought after by the Emperour, and reportes geven out that som were at Capt. Adames howses at Orengaua and Phebe. So Capt. Adames wrot againe to his folkes, to look out that no such matter were proved against them, as they tendered their lives.

Yt is thought that the Emperour hath a meanyng to banish all Christians out of Japan. God grant all may fall out for the best, for our so long detayning maketh me much to marvill, and the Emperours hate against the Jesuistes and fryres very greate.

I receved 2 letters from Mr. Nealson and Mr. Osterwick, dated in Firando the 5th and 6th ultimo, and sent by Gonosque Dono, who is com up to vizet Codgsquin Dono, in respect of his fathers death, and bringes him a present of 30 bars silver from the King of Firando. In these letters they adviz me of the trowble they had with the covetos mareners of the junck which came from Syam, and that, as then, no news of the other 2 junks arival at Langasaque with Ed. Sayer. Also that the news is that the Amacan shipp will not com to Langasaque this yeare, she being arested per a marchant of Goa for money the Amacan merchantes owe hym. This news is come per a gallie and a galliot which are arived at Langasaque and came from the Manillias.

September 12.—In respect we are put affe from day to day and canot have our dispach, I got Capt. Adames to goe to Oyen Dono, the Emperours secretary, accompanied with our bongew and Goresano our jurebasso, to geve hym to understand, yf he make any dowbt of the matter, that we are no frendes of the Jesuistes nor fryres, nether suffer any of their sect to remeane in England, but punish all them which are fownd with death; this coarse haveing byn kept in England for above the space of 60 yeares, so that the Emperour needed not feare our conversation with that sect, for that their hatred against us and our religion was more then against any others whatsoever.

Oyen Dono the secretary used Capt. Adames kyndly, and tould hym and the other 2 how the Emperour was much offended against the padres, and therefore advized us not to have conversation with them nor to let them christen any children of ours, yf we chanced to have any, for then they might presume we were of their sect, whome the Emperour ment utterly to extinguish out of Japon. He willed Capt. Adames not to think it long we were not dispached, the Emperours busyness being such as yet it could not be done, but within a day or 2 he hoped to end it to our content.

September 13.—The Emperour went a hawking this mornyng with a troupe (as it was thought) of 10000 men. It is said he will retorne this night.

September 14.—Capt. Adames and our jurebasso went to the Court to get our dispach, but could not be ended to day but referred till to morrow. The Councell tould them that the Emperour would not write any letter to the King of Cochinchina, nor meddell in other mens matters.

This night past, about 2 a clock, hapned an earthquake; but of no greate contynewance. Som say they felt it 3 severall tymes; but I felt it but once.

We have much ado with Nico. Machievell, allius Migmoy, about clearing accompts with hym; but as yet not donne. Mr. Eaton paid Singero, the expres, 1½ tais to spend per the way.

September 15.—Capt. Adames went this day againe to the Court for to procure our dispach, but could not be ended, but refered till to morrow and then he to com with Codgskyn Dono, and so an end to be made.

September 16.—We could not com to accompt with Nico. Machiavell, allis Migmoy; so we are forced to go to law with hym.

Capt. Adames went againe to the Cort to have had our dispach, but by meanes of the fowle wether the Councell went not to the Court, so that he retorned back without doing of anything. Capt. Adames envited the merchantes to supper to morrow that envited us the other day.

September 17.—I receved two bars Coban gould with ten ichibos, of 4 to a coban,[182] all gould, of Mr. Eaton, to be acco. for as I should have occation to use them in gestes or otherwais.

We envited them to supper which envited us the other day, and had the cabickes as they had. I gave 4 bars, called ichibos, to one of them.

September 18.—Capt. Adames went againe to the Cort to procure our dispatch, and fownd all the Councell busyed about matters of justice of lyfe and death; and, amongst the rest, one man was brought in question about Fidaia Samme, as being in the castell with him to the last hower. This man was racked and tormented very much, to make hym confes where his master was, or whether he were alive or dead; but I canot heare whether he confessed any thing or no. Also the Admeralls sonne (our great frend), called Shonga Dono, came to towne, having byn sent out by the Emperour before about busynesses. He had much talk with Capt. Adames about sea matters, and other greate men in company with them. And, amongst other matters, they tould Capt. Adames that they understood theire were certen ilands to the northward, very ruch in mynes of gould and silver, which the Emperour ment to conquer, and asked hym whether (upon good termes) he would be pilot. He made answer, he was not now at his owne dispose, being servant to the English nation, and therefore could not serve two masters. They asked hym whether he had heard tell of any ilands called les Ladrones, or of the theeves. He answered yis, but that his opinion was that they were of no moment, in respect the Spaniards had not taken them, they lying in his way as they passed from New Spanie to the Phillippinas. They also spoake of an other iland, called by the Spaniards Hermosa (or Rico en oro y plata). He answered he had heard of such a place in conferrence with Spaniardes.

In fine, the Councell tould Capt. Adames all our dispach was ready, only they wanted Codgkins Donos hand, he being sick. So he was referred to com to morrow and bring Codgskin Donos letter.

Paid out to cabokes 3 bars Ichabo gould.

September 19.—We went to the Admerall yonger, Shongo Dono, and carid hym a present. And Capt. Adames gave hym 3 gilt Syam skins and a tigers skyn. He took our visitasion kyndly, and offerd us to do for our nation what he could. This man and his father are the trustiest frendes we have in these partes. And I thought good to note downe how this man entred into speeches about the ilandes Ladrones, taking them to be ruch in myne of gould and silver. My answer was, that I knew no such matter, but to the contrary esteemed that yf the[y] had byn such, that the Spaniard would have had them before now, they lying in the way from Agua Pulca to the Phillippinas. But my opinion was that yf the Emperour pretended to make a conquest of any, that the Phillippinas them selves were of more emportance, and the Spaniardes weake and ill beloved of the contrey people, and that herein his Ma^tie needed not to dowbte the assistance both of the English and Duch, as occation should serve. At which speeches he seemed to make a pawse, and in the end said that they wanted such shipps as ours were. Unto which I answered, I marveled the Emperour did not make such, haveing both men (I meane workmen), tymber, and all thinges else necessary. Yt seemed to me that he tooke notis hereof.

Towardes night I receved a letter from Mr. Wickham, dated in Miaco the 27th ultimo, wherin he wrot that as yet he heard no newes nether of our small junck nor bark that should com with wood and skins from Firando; which maketh me to marvell very much.

Capt. Adames went to the Court againe for our dispach, but was put affe till to morow.

September 20.—Gonosque Dono retorned to Firando, and viseted me at my lodging, offring to carry my letter yf I would write; for the which I gave hym thanks, telling hym I hoped to follow after to morrow.

Capt. Adames went againe to the Court with our jurebasso to procure our dispach, but could not dispach till to morow.

Shonge Dono the Admerall made an end with Migmoy for our difference. So he gave twenty fyve bars Coban gould for ballance of all acco., which Mr. Eaton receaved.

Jno. Hawtery plaid the lewd fello againe, and stole 2 peeces chint bramport, with 2 handkerchefs Rumall cottony, and a peare table bookes, to geve to whores. Thus much we fownd and was retorned back. But we lack many other thinges, as of some chintes, amber beades, table bookes, bars of tynne, which out of dowbt he hath taken, but forsweareth it, as he did the other till we brought the partis before his face. And that which was much worse, he went and cut his haire after the pagon fation, thinking to turne pagon; which he could not do heare, allthough he would. Yet there wanted no good will in hym. And, besides, he is a comon druncard, yf he may com by drink, and when he is drunk is as a mad man, as ban (sic) a humor as any o the rest; for then he will fall out with all men, and kill and slay, etc.

September 21.—Migmoy came this mornyng and brought a present, nifon catange, and with hym came a servant of Shonge Dono the Admerall, to make frendship. So we drunk together and parted frendes, but I would wish no man to trust hym any more.

Capt. Adames and our jurebasso went againe to Court to procure our dispach, but could not.

And Chubio Dono came to towne. Yocotta Kaqueamon Dono, Oyen Donos secretary, brought me a present of 2 catabras, 1 silk and the other lynnen.

September 23.—The Emperour sent me 10 kerimons and an armor for a present, 2 kerimons to Mr. Eaton, and 2 to Mr. Wilson. And Oyen Dono sent me 5 kerimons, and 1 and 2 catabras to Mr. Eaton, and the lyke to Mr. Wilson and our jurebasso. And we receved of priveleges and goshons from the Emperour.

Also I sent a present to Chubio Dono; and towardes night he sent me thankes with letters for the King of Firando, and sent me a wakadash for a present, and 2 peces taffate to Mr. Eaton.

We could not by any meanes procure the Emperours letter to King of Cochinchina, he saying he would not meddell in other mens matters.

Goresano plaid the babbling fello against Capt. Adames, whereby Oyen Dono, the Emperours secretary, had lyke to have falne out with hym. Yt is this fellos foolish triks which hath gotten hym many enemies, and put me to much trowble hertofore to save his lyfe.

September 24.—Otto Dono sent me 5 catabras for a present, with wordes complementall. And I sent our jurebasso to geve hym thankes, as the lyke to Chubio Dono, and sent Jno. Yossen word we were ready to departe to morrow mornyng toward Firando.

I gave the cabukis 1 bar Coban and two ichibos of gould. Shezero the coboke sent me a Japon cap, and I gave her that brought it 5 mas 4 condrin.

We carid a present to Safian Dono. And sowne after he sent me thankes for it, with a box or packet of letters for the King of Firando. And Jno. Yoosen sent me a letter to carry to Capt. Speck. And Shonge Dono, the Admerall, sent me a saddell for a present. Also Otto Dono and Tushma Dono sent 3 catabras to Mr. Eaton, 2 to Mr. Wilson, and 3 to our jurebasso Goresano.

Migmoy got the Admerall to entreate me to com to his howse and to drink with hym to make frendship, as well as he had donne with me. But I desird his Lordshipp to pardon me, for that tyme did not now permit me, nether could I goe to Migmois howse in such sort without disparidgment unto me.

And so this night we packed up all matters to retorne for Firando to morrow, God permitting.

September 25.—I sent Goresano before day to the clark of the Privie Seale, to fetch our goshon or prevelegis and to carry hym a present of a peece of black silk grogran. He delivered the present but retornd without the writing, willing hym to retorn anon.

I gave an Englishmans child, called Tho. Flood, a tay in Tagemon[183] plate.

We could not get our ould preveleges againe, and soe we [were] forced to departe without them.

September 26.—I gave the caboque Shezero an ichobe and a silk catabra, and sent the master of them a bar Coban.

We departed towardes Orengagava this mornyng about 10 a clock, and arived at Febe som 2 howrs before night, where we staid all that night, for that Capt. Adames wife and his two children met us theare. This Phebe is a lordshipp geven to Capt. Adames per the ould Emperor, to hym and his for eaver, and confermed to his sonne called Joseph. There is above 100 farmes or howseholds upon it, bisids others under them, all which are his vassals, and he hath power of life and death over them, they being his slaves, and he as absolute authoretie over them as any tono (or king) in Japon hath over his vassales. Divers of his tenantes brought me present of fruite, as oringes, figgs, peares, chistnuttes, and grapes, whereof there is abundance in that place.

The cabokes came out to sea after us in a boate and brought a banket. So I gave them a bar of Coban to make a banket at their retorne to Edo, and gave the boate men which rowed them an ichibo; both which soms Mr. Eaton paid out.

September 27.—We gave the tenantes of Phebe a bar of Coban to make a banket after our departure from thence, with 500 gins to the servantes of howses, and 500 gins to the horsemen (or hankney men) which carid us from thence to Orengaua; the cheefe of the towne accompanying us out of ther presincts and sent many servantes to accompanie us to Orengaua, which is about 8 or 9 English miles, all runing before us on foote, as homegers to Capt. Adames.

I sent a letter to the Admerall that I ment to vizet hym to morrow; but he, hearing of our coming hither, had sent me a letter before to envite me to com to hym, with many kynd offers of frendshipp.

After our arivall at Orengaua, most of the neighbors came to viset me and brought frute and fish and rejoyced (as it should seeme) of Capt. Adames retorne.

September 28.—We went per water to a towne called Misackey,[184] 5 leagues from Orengaua, to vizet Fungo Dono, the ould Admerall, and carid hym a present. And Capt. Adames gave hym a leopardes skin and 5 handks. chint bramport. And Mr. Eaton gave hym 2 single peces chint bramport. He entertayned us kyndly at dyner and sent us meate for supper, and gave me a wacadash (or short cattan) from his side; and sent his men to shew us his sonns howse newly built, being a very fayre place. This man is one of the best frendes we have in Japan.

September 29.—We retorned per water to Oringaua, not without much diffeculty. And the Admerall Fongo Dono departed per water towardes Edo, to vizet the Emperour the first day of the new moone; but, the sea being greate and the wynd contrary, he went ashore, and so went overland per horse.

We gave our hostis at Misakay 2 ichibos for howsrowme and dyet, and 1 ichebo to her eldest dowghter, being wife to a Hollander, and 500 gins to her yongest doughter, and 200 gins to servantes in the howse, and 300 gins to the howse where Mr. Eaton did lye. And Capt. Adames gave presentes, viz.: 1 handkerchefe and an ichebo to Adrian the Hollanders wyfe, 1 handker. and 500 gins to the mother, 1 handkerchefe and 100 gins to youngest doughter, 1 handkerchefe to Mr. Eatons hostis, and 100 gins to servantes of the howse.

September 30.—I gave Capt. Adames 2 keremons and Andrea, his brother in law, one of them the Emperour gave me. And there was geven out in presentes as followeth, viz.: to Capt. Adames wife, 1 pec. blak grogren, 1 pec. sleze land, 1 cheane amber beades; and to Josephe her sonne, viz: 1¼ tatt. black cloth; and to Suzanna her doughter, viz.: 1 whole peece chint bramport; and to Andreas wife, 1 pec. black grogren; and to Capt. Adames wives mother and an other doughter, viz.: 2 single peces chint bramport; and 1 single pec. chint bramport to Adrians doughter.

Towardes night arived a man of Capt. Adames expres, sent from Mr. Wickham with letters and others from Firando, Mr. Wickham advising that by proclemation at Miaco, Osakay, and Sackay, it was defended that no Japon should buy any merchandize of strangers. Whereupon he could make no sales of our comodeties, and therefore did wish me, yf I met the expres on the way, to retorne to Edo to redrese it, yf I could.

4 letters from Mr. Nealson, of 9th, 16th, 17th, and 20th August.

2 letters from Mr. Osterwick of 8, 16 ditto.

1 letter from Mr. Wickham of 19th September.

1 ould letter from Mr. Wickham.

2 letters from Mr. Rowe, of 10th and 17th August.

1 letter from Mr. Totton, of 20th August.

1 letter from Mr. Ed. Willmot, of 11th August, from Langasaque.

October 1.—I wrot 2 letters, one to Mr. Wickham and an other to Mr. Nealson and Mr. Osterwick and retorned them per same expres, unto whome Mr. Eaton delivered 3 ichebos; and he said Mr. Wickham delivered hym 60 mas, wherof he spent 43 mas per the way. And Mr. Wilson, Jno. Cook, Wm. Sweetland, Jno. Hawtry, our bongew, and others, to the halfe of our company, I sent away directly towardes Miaco. And Capt. Adames, Mr. Eaton, and my selfe retorned againe towardes Edo, and lodged at Phebe. We gave 1000 gins to the servantes at Orengaua, for Capt. Adames nor his wife would let us pay nothing for diet.

October 2.—This mornyng fayre calme wether, or rather a littell wind easterly till about nowne, and then the wind vered northerly, a greate gust all the rest of the day, but not so much per night.

By meanes of this storme (we being onward on our way towardes Edo per water) we were forced to run over the sholes right ashore, not without danger; so that it was dark night before we got our thinges on land, and went to a towne in the way 4 leagues short of Edo, called Cowa Saky;[185] where we had bad lodging and worse fare.

We paid for our diet at Phebie with our hors hier from Oringaua and geven in the howse, viz.: 2 ichebos in gould and 1000 gins, paid out per Mr. Eaton. And for our boate hier to Cowa Sackey 1 ichebo, and 400 gins geven to a pilot to help us ashore in a place to land our goodes.

I forgot to note downe how Mrs. Adames sent powdered beefe, fysh, and bread, with rise, after us to Phebie.

October 3.—We went to the secretary Oyen Donos howse to have spoaken with hym about our occation of retorne, but were perswaded per his men to attend his coming to the howse of justice, and there might speake to hym and the rest as they entred; which we did, but were referred of for answer till the next mornyng. So from thence we went to Codgskin Donos, but fownd Inga Dono, the Cheefe Justis of Japon, arived from Miaco and com to vizet hym. So we could not speake with hym.

Also we met there a Spaniard, com from the iland near Langasaque, where he was arived in a small shipp by contrary wynds going to Manilla, and might not be sufferd to goe out againe without lycence from the Emperour.

Jno. Yoosen came to vizet me, and tould me he howrly expected the Hollanders, and that, tuching the cortalling of our prevelegesse, it was not to be suffered, it being wrought per Safian Dono and other his associates to have us pend up at Firando, to the entent to work upon us as they did on the Portingals and Spaniardes at Langasaque; but (said he) the Hollanders will forsake Japon before they will be bownd to do it.

October 4.—A Duchmans sonne came to vizet me, and brought a present of powndgranetes and oringes; unto whome I gave a tay in plate fyne, paid per Gorezano.

I got Capt. Adames to goe to Codgskin Dono with our jurebasso, to make the occation of our retorne knowne unto hym and to aske his councell (as our cheefe frend) what course we shold take. He spoake with hym and the rest of the Councell and, as it seemeth, they will enlarge our previlegese.

A merchant, our frend, envited Capt. Adames, Mr. Eaton, and my selfe to supper, and sent for the cabokes, nifon catange.

October 5.—I wrot a letter to Mr. Wickham, and so to send it for Firando, advizing how I hoped to dispach our matters to content very shortly; and sent this letter per a yong man of Firando, neighbour to Yasimon Dono.

We could have no answer this day tuching our busynes.

October 6.—We ment to have spoaken with Oyen Dono and rest about our busynes, but could not com to speech of them, they were so busye about other matters.

I wrot a letter to the seniora at Orengaua to thank her for our kynd entertaynment. We carid a present to Inga Dono.

This man is Lord Cheefe Justice of Japon, and now newly com from Miaco. I made knowne unto hym the occation of my retorne, by meanes of the proclemation at Miaco that we should sell non of our goodes in those partes. He tould me it was true that the Emperour had sent downe such order, that we should have no other place of sales but Firando. I answerd hym that the Emperour might as well banish us right out of Japon as bynd us to such an order, for that we could make no sals at that place, as I had fownd by experience of 3 yeares space and upwardes. He answerd me he could not withstand the Emperours pleasure, and that at present all matters were in other manner in Japon then in tyme of the ould Emperour, and that he could do us small pleasure in the matter, it being in the secretaries power to do most; yet, as tyme should serve, he would doe his best.

The letter I sent to Mr. Wickham was kept till this day, and sent per a man of Firando, neighbour to Yasimon Dono; wherin I advized hym I dowbted I should not make an end so sowne as I thought, and therefore wished hym to send away Mr. Wilson and the rest to Firando, but, for the bongew, he might stay my comyng yf he would.

We went also to the howses of Codgskin Dono and the rest, but could not com to speech of any, they, as it seemed to me, playing least in sight, which caused me to write 2 letters to Cawkesayemon Dono, secretary to Oyen Dono, willing hym to stand our frend to solicit his master for our dispach; which he answered me he both had donne and would doe, but verely thought we could have no dispach till after the hollidaies or feast, which begineth the 9th currant and lasteth 3 or 4 daies.

October 8.—We went to vizet the counsellars againe, to have our dispach in remembrance. And first to Oyen Dono, the secretary, whoe tould us that we should speake to Codgskin Dono, for that he could do nothing of hym selfe. Unto which I answerd that the rest did refer us to hym, and therefore I besought his Lordship to procure our dispach; for I stood in dowbt my long staying and want of sales of our goodes per meanes of this edict would be an occation I should not send away our 2 shipps and junck this yeare, which would be a borthen to hevie for us to beare or to answer to our employers. He said he would doe what he could and take councell with the rest what might be donne. So from thence we went to Codgskin Dono, whome the servantes tould us was in the house. Yet could I not come to speech of hym, but lost my errant with his cheefe men.

I forgot to note downe that Safian Dono was at the secretaries howse, siting in a darke corner, I being cald in and apointed to syt on the better hand of hym, not knowing whoe he was till Capt. Adames tould me, which then I went on the other side and craved pardon as not knowing hym. In fyne, every one complayneth that matters are worse then in the ould mans daies, and that this man doth nothing but change offecers and displace tonos, sending and changing one into an others contrey; so that much grudging is at it and all in law and plitos on with an other, so that what will com of it God knoweth, for, as the comon report is, no man dare speake to the Emperour of any matter they think is to his discontent, he is so furious, and no meanes but death or distruction. So that what will come of us or our sute I know not, for I tell them it were as good for the Emperour to banish us all out of Japon as to shut us up in Firando, it being a place of no sales.

October 9.—This day was a greate feaste of Japon called Sheco, being the 9th day of the 9th month. So we could do nothing this day about our busynes at Court. But all day after nowne yisterday Capt. Adames and our jurebasso staid wayting at Court gate to speake with the councellers, who still geve good words.

Jno. Yoosen sent me word his man was com from Miaco and that the Hollanders would be heare within a day or two.

And Cacozayemon Dono wrot me a letter that he had soliceted Oyen Dono his master about our affares, and that they were not unmindfull of it, but would shortly dispach us; only their busynes was much at present by meanes of the caveleros which came to vizet the new Emperour, as also for the sending away of the widdo of Fidaia Samme, doughter to the Emperour that now is, whoe is geven in second marriadg to a tono called ——[186], whoe fought very valiently in defence of the Emperour at the overthrow of Fidaia Samme.

Mrs. Adames and her 2 children arived heare yisterday from Orengaua. And I gave Shezeros child an ichebo and Mr. Eaton delivered an other to the tuerto[187] that plaid on the shamshin.[188]

October 10.—Late towardes night was an uprower in the cittie of Edo, for that a cavelero, called Deo Dono, gave it out that he would take the Emperours doughter as she went to morrow towardes her new husband, for that the ould Emperour in his life tyme had promised her to hym, in respect of his service donne at Osekay against Fidaia Samme. But the Emperour now would not concent theirunto, but sent hym word to cut his bellie, which he refuced to doe, in taking of his howse with 1000 men his followers, whoe all shaved them selves, with 50 women of his, lyke wais protesting to stand out till the death; whereupon the Emperour caused his howse to be beset with above 10000 men armed, and ofred to leave his land to his eldest sonne of som 19 years ould, yf his servantes would deliver up the master in quiet; which coming to the fathers knowledg, he kild the said sonne with his owne handes; yet after, his servantes kild their master and deliverd his head to the men without, upon condition to have their lives saved and the lands to remeane to the other sonne; which, as it is said, the Emperour hath condecended unto.[189]

October 11.—I went and vizeted the King of Firandos brother, and carid hym a present of 2 barills wyne and a dish of figges, which he tooke in good parte and offred to send to the Emperours councell to desire our dispach in his brothers name, which I thanked hym for.

I went to Jno. Yossen to vizet hym and see what news he heard of the Hollanders. But, as it seems, they were not come to Osakay when Albartus wrote hym his letter the 23th ultimo; so God knoweth when they will hither.

October 12.—We went to vizet (or rather solicet) the Emperours councell for our dispach, but could not com to spech of any of them. We found our Castillano at Codgskin Donos, but could have no audience no more then we. And after nowne Capt. Adames and our jurebasso went agane to the Cort and sawe all the Councell together, who gave them fayre wordes as before, biding them com againe to morow.

And towardes night an expres of the Hollanders arived at this place, who came for a goshon for their junck to goe for Syam. He geveth it out that Mr. Baylie is dead, but I have no letters of any such matter.

October 13.—We went this mornyng betymes to Codgskin Donos, before son ryseinge, because we would be sure to find hym within; but had answer he was sick and therefore willed us to come againe at nowne, for that he would not goe out all this day. And so we retorned to Oyen Dono the secretary, and met his secretary by the way (with the Spaniard man), whoe tould us he was gon out, and that he want after hym to procure that mans dispach, which it may be will be at later Lammas. But afterward we went againe to Codgskin Dono, and in the end spoake with hym and made our case knowne unto hym, which he seemed to pittie, and tould us he was not the man now that he was in the ould Emperours tyme, only he was of this mans Councell, and in his opinion it was not tyme now to seeke to alter that which the Emperour had so lately ordayned, but that in tyme it might be amended, our case being better considered of; and then we should find hym ready to assist us in what he might. Jno. Yoosen was theare at same tyme when we spoake unto hym, and heard what past, and at same tyme presented hym a letter from the Hollandes Capt. telling hym he was on his way to com vizet the Emperor, but held backe per fowle wether, yet in the meane tyme desired to have a goshon to send their junck for Syam. But Codgskin Dono answered he might stay for it till the Hollandes Capt. came.

So now I determen to put up a petition to have a lycence to sell such goodes as we have at Miaco and those partes, and so to retorne with their answer, good or bad, desiring in my petition that their honors will better consider of our first privelegese hereafter.

October 14.—I wrot two letters, dated yisterday but kept till this day, the one to Mr. Wickham to Miaco, and the other to Firando to Mr. Nealson and Mr. Osterwick, advising them of what is past, as also sending two goshons to Firando, one for Cochinchina and the other for Syam, to be a meanes to helpe to sell our junck. Also I wrot a letter in Japons to the China Capt., Andrea Dittis, and an other to Matinga; and sent all these letters expres per Jaquise.

Cacayemon Dono, the Emperours secretary, sent me word late yisternight how he had spoaken with his master, and gave me councell to send Capt. Adames and Gorezano our jurebasso betymes this mornyng to speake with his master, which they did before son rising; but he was gone out to the Admerall of the Sea, Shongo Dono, before they came. So they retorned without doing any thinge. And after, the said secretary, Cakeamon Dono, came to me and gave me councell to make a petition to them all, and goe and watch them as they came from the Admeralls howse and deliver it unto them. He tought me to indite it, desyring them that yf their affares were so emportunate at present that they could not speake to the Emperour for enlardging our privelegese, that then it would please them to geve me a letter of pasification to the justice of Miaco and those partes, for the selling of such goods as we had theare, and the next spring I would retorne to renew my sute about our privelegese.

This petision I deliverd to Oyen Donos handes, which he receaved with a frownyng countenance, calling Capt. Adames to hym and gave it hym back, asking hym whie he let on com to him that could not speake, and bad hym bring our petision hom to his howse. Soe sowne after Capt. Adames went to his howse with our jurebasso, but could not com to speach of hym, and soe retorned.

It is said that the merchantes of Miaco are com to this place to sue to the Emperour that we may sell no goodes in this place of Edo nether, which as yet is not denid us. I am still of the opinion that the Councell, haveing put it into the Emperours head that it is fitt we should be restrayned to Firando, dare not now speake unto hym to the contrary, he being such a furiose man. So I dowbt we shall not now get any good answer, to my no small greefe.

October 15.—Capt. Adames and our jurebasso went againe betimes this mornyng to Oyen Dono with our petition, and he had them bring it to the castill, which they did, and in the end had for a finall answer that the Emperours pleasure was that we should keepe factors at no other place but at Firando, and for our goodes which we had in any other place, to put it into the custody of any Japon we would for this tyme to make sales for us, but not to leave any factor English, nor to send any goodes hereafter from Firando, but to sell all theare. Whereupon Mr. Eaton and I thought good to leave all our goodes in the place under the custody of Capt. Adames, for this tyme; and he to leve order with what other he thought fyt to make sales in his abcense, because he goeth downe with us now to cleare all reconynges and to receave his sallary, due to hym per Wor. Company accompt to consort, he not haveing receved any thing till now.

Here is reportes geven out that the Emperour doth determen to put Massamone Dono and the Kyng of Faccata to death, with an other tono or kyng.

And it is said Fidaia Samme is alive; but what will com hereof I know not.

October 16.—Andrea, Capt. Adams brother in law, came from Orengaua to Edo, and he got (I meane Capt. Adames) his writing of his howse at Edo out of his handes and paid hym 35 bars Coban, which is 5 more then he was to pay; and so made an end of hym to the content of his senora.

And Caukesayemon Dono, the secretary to Oyen Dono, came to vizet me and to take his leave, we being to depart to morrow, and willed me to take patience for a while tuching our privelegese, for a matter of state being once concleuded could not in a day nor 2 be revoked. Yet he dowbted not but the next yeare it would be amended, when the Emperour and his Councell had well considered of the matter, as now they began to enter into it; for all this is donne to banish padrese out of the cuntrey, and that, for his master and Codgskin Dono, we might be assurd of them, as he had heard from his masters owne mouth; and that it were not amis, yf I met the King of Firando per the way coming up to the Emperour, to put hym in mynd to solicet the matter.

We gave this Cakeyamon Dono a cloth cloke of Mr. Eatons, in respect of the paines he took since our coming.

There was an earthquake at 5 a clock in thafter nowne.

October 17.—We departed from Edo at 9 clock and lodged at Caningaua[190] all night, where we met the Hollanders going up, who brought me 4 letters, viz. 3 from Firando and 1 from Osakay, viz.:—

1 from Mr. Wickham in Osakay, le 2th October.

1 from Mr. Baylie in Firando, 28th August.

1 from Mr. Osterwick in Firando, le 23th August, kept till 1th September.

1 from Mr. Nealson in Firando, 28th August, kept till 4th September.

Wherin they advized me of Mr. Baylies death, with many other matters.

I forgot we gave presentes as followeth, viz. To Mrs. Adames, 1 loking glasse, 1 pikture of Solloman, 2 blew tuns, 2 handkerchefs chint bramport. And I gave cabukes 6 handkerchefes and 2 bundells paper; and 2 handkerches to Capt. Adames hostis. Also ther was 1000 gins geven to howse; 1 single peece chint bram. to Capt. Adames father in law; and 1 whole pec. chint bramport to Mattem Dono, a merchant, our frend. We gave to host at Caningaua 2160, and to servantes in howse 0200.