Diary of Richard Cocks, Volume 1 Cape-Merchant in the English Factory in Japan, 1615-1622, with Correspondence

Ther was a junck of China, which went out of Langasaque and bound for Cagallon in the Phillippinas, put back to Firando in the roade of Cochi per meanes of bad weather at sea.

And news came from King of Firando that he arived at Miaco the 18th of the last moone, and was admitted awdience with the Emperour the 20th, whoe used hym in all kindnes, which...

Many other matters they write me, as of the duble mariadg betwixt the princese of France and Spaine; and that the King of Spaine hath marid the Duke of Savoies daughter;[96] and...

_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 ga...

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 ot...

_October 21._--We went to dyner to Cambara[200]; and paid 1200 _gins_, and to servantes 100 _gins_. And at Uuy,[201] where Capt. Adames fell afe horse, 500 _gins_, viz. 300 _gin...

Also the China Capt., Andrea Dittis, sent me a legg of pork and an other of a goate, he feasting all the Chinas this day, and being ready to goe for Langasaque. I sent per hym f...

_June 11._--The China Capt. took a boate and went to see the junk that the Hollanders took, wherat Capt. Speck was much offended and would not let hym goe abord. Yet he spok to...

He also tould me they took a small junck, wherin they fownd all Don Jno. de Silvas designes, emprinted in the Spanish tong in the Manillias, which was to have joyned his forces...

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 junke...

_December 17._--We envited the Duch to dyner, I say they came to dyner, and were Derick de Frize, master of great ship, Wm. Johnson, a merchant, Piter Johnson, master of a junk,...

_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 co...

And I made Tushma, my boy, a new _kerimon_ of damask of Canton, with a cloake or gaberdyn of stript taffete. And Mr. Nealson paid 3 _taies_ to Toma, the boy, and 3 _taies_ to Jn...

_October 1._--Taccamon Dono sent me a dish of fresh fish, 1 of fresh water. The kinges smiths house was set on fyre this night by the neglegence of his servantes, but sowne quen...

Capt. Adames retorned from the Court with answer from the councell that the Emperour would geve our Englishe nation no larger previlegese then other strangers have, only to sell...

_July 5._--I sent Mr. Osterwick to tell Capt. Speck the newes we heard of the takeing a bark or boate of theirs on the bar of Champa by a Portingale friggat, as also what Jor. D...

The King of Goto arived at Firando this after nowne, being bownd up to vizet the Emperour, but came heare ashore and vizeted the King of Firando. So it is thought fit to cary hi...

_November 2._--I rec. this mornyng 3 letters from Firando per the expres sent from Miaco per Capt. Adames:--1 from Mr. Wm. Eaton, dated 16th and kept till 21th ultimo; 1 from Mr...

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...

Per 1 bare plate, containing 2_ta._ 5_m._ 0_co._, with 103 _gantes_ rise, delivered to his friend per his order, the rise pd. to Jno. Pheby, 1_ta._ 5_m._ 8_co._, is all 0004 1 3...

_November 18._--I went to Safian Dono to know whether he would lend me any money upon intrest, as he promised me; but he put me afe to Gonrok Dono his nephew, whome he said had...

_ta. ma. co._ 4 jarrs conserves, at 5 _tais_ per jar, is 20 0 0 2 milstones to grind malt or wheate 01 0 0 70 tallow candells, cost 01 0 0 ---------- _ta. ma. co._ This is for t...

_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...

Saris sailed from Japan on the 5th of December, 1613. The merchandise which stocked the factory consisted chiefly of broad cloth and woollen and cotton piece goods; also of Bant...

I delivered two hundred _tais_ to Mr. Osterwick to lay out in my abcense to Miaco. And I delivered up 3 memorialls, viz. 1 to Mr. Wm. Nealson; 1 to Mr. Jno. Osterwick; 1 to Ed....

_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 pla...

The result in Japan of the union of the English and Dutch Companies was, as we have seen, that the English factory remained at Firando instead of removing to the far more commod...

We dyned abord our junk, she being now ready to set seale for Syam. God send her a prosperous voyage. We had 3 peeces at our going abord, with other healths, shot affe for Kynge...

COLONEL H. YULE, C.B., PRESIDENT. ADMIRAL C. R. DRINKWATER BETHUNE, C.B. } VICE-PRESIDENTS. MAJOR-GENERAL SIR HENRY RAWLINSON, K.C.B. } W. A. TYSSEN AMHERST, ESQ., M.P. REV. DR....

A few other points of interest may be noticed. The spread of Christianity through the southern and western provinces has already been referred to. The mother of the king of Fira...

Mr. Griffis, in _The Mikado's Empire_, 1876, p. 262, gives the following interesting particulars respecting Adams and his last resting-place:--"Will Adams had a son and daughter...