Part 10

_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 the house, and amont unto 22 0 0 22 0 0 ---------- More, 1 pere silk stockinges for Capt. 04 0 0 Cop., at More, 1 pere thrid stock., for hym, at 00 6 0 More, 1 pere gren silk stockings, to Mr. 03 5 0 Osterwick More, 2 pere silk stockinges, at 7 _tay_, for Capt. Copingdall or Mr. Osterwick 07 0 0 ---------- 15 01 0 15 01 0 More due to hym per rest of velvettes and sattens com from Amacan, besids profitt 27 2 0 --------------- Som totall amontes unto 64 3 0 ---------------

_October 20._--I wrot a letter to Albaro Muños in answer of his, and another to Diego Farnando Rigote to geve 3 or 4 _gantos_ candy oyle to Jorge Durois and sell the rest as he can. Taccamon Dono sent me a beefe for a present and ther was a pece basta Deher, of 17 Rs. per _corg_, sent to Jorge Durois wife, in respect of frute and sweetmeates she sent to us at divers tymes which was spent in the howse.

_October 21._--This night past 2 of the Hollanders prisoners ran away out of great shipp, viz. both Portingales, 1 being capt. of junk they took, and the other a merchant whome they had taken 5 tymes before.

And Sticamon Dono sent me 2 duckes and a dish of peares for a present. He is a comedian or a jester to geve delight to the King.

_October 22._--This night past both the Portingalls which escaped out of the Holland shipp were taken and brought back per such as the King of Firando sent out after them.

The servant of Gonrock Dono retorned back 4 pec. tapis Suras of 1 _tay_ peece--thus thise pedling fellows use us--and thinketh to stop the other 2 _taies_.

Also Capt. Speck sent to buy our junk ould rother[116] with 2 great ores belonging to it, which prise was made of 110 _tais_ per endifferent men on both partes.

_October 24._--Capt. Speck came and tould me the carpenters had begild hym about his junk rother, they being good, so that he had no need of ours at 110 _tais_, but retorned them back againe.

_October 25._--I wrot a letter to Capt. Speck to desyre hym to lett us caryne our shipp against their small shipp called the _Jaccatra_, we finding it impossible to trym her agrownd where she is, we not being able to com to the keele of her without endangering the shipp.

The servant of Calsa Samme, the Emperours youngest sonne, came to the English howse and bought for his master as followeth:--

_ta. ma. co._ 2 damaskt fowling peaces, at 15 _taies_ peec. 30 0 0 2 peec. buralles 02 0 0 1 pec. alleia Amad 02 0 0

And Nobesane sent us a beefe for a present.

Capt. Speck sent me a letter how they could not lend us the small ship to caryn against, for that they must bringe her agrownd this spring to trym her.

_October 26._--I wrot a letter to Mr. Eaton, and advised of the speeches ther is that Fidaia Samme is alive in Shashma, and much provition of barks a making ready, and that it is said the Emperour pretendeth to make warse against a great lorde in the north; wishing them (I mean the English) to keepe this to them selves and look out in tyme to prevent the worst, yf need be, and to send me downe the true accompt of all matters of ould, to the end I may send a true ballance to the Company in respect of our want, as also to avoid danger, whatsoever may happen.

George Durois sent me a present of 2 pottes of mangeas and 20 great peares from Langasaque, but noe letter came with them.

The King envited the Hollanders to dyner to day, and sent me word he would have had the English but that he stayeth for the retorne of Capt. Coppindall.

_October 27._--We set the mastes of our junck the _Sea Adventure_ this day; at the doing whereof were 3 or 400 men persons, all the neighboures, or rather all the towne, sending their servantes, and came themselves (them that were of accointance) and brought presents (_nifon catange_), after Japon maner, of wyne and other eating comodety, abord the junk, wishing a prosperouse voyag, all the offecers haveing eache one a present of a littell _barso_ of wyne, and should have had lykewaies each one a bar of plate advanced on their wagese, but I referd that till the coming of Capt. Adames.

Sould unto the King of Fushemis servant 40 peeces white baftas of 20 Rs. per _corg_ for 14 _mas_ per peece--amontes unto som of 56 _ta._

The King sent me a buck for a present.

_October 28._--Goresanos wife brought her doughter of 20 daies ould to the English howse, with a present of a _barsoe_ of wyne, figges, and oringes, desiring a name to be given her, which was per consent Elizabeth.

Calsa Samme tould me he had receaved letters from his master that the Emperour was to retorne to Osekay, and his master with hym, to fortefie the ruenated fortresse and put garrison into it; which is a signe that warse are lyke to ensue. God grant all may fall out for the best.

_October 29._--We bought 15 hogges of Bongo Samme, cost all 8 _taies_ plate of barse.

_October 30._--The governor of an iland at Goto, he which sent the pilot abord our shipp _Hoziander_, came this day to see our English howse, and brought a present of a beefe and 10 hense. He is going to the hott bathes in Issue[117] for dollor or greefe he hath in his boanes.

The China Capt. tells me that this night past his brother sent hym a post overland, to tell hym that Gonrock Dono hath staid a small _somo_, or junk, at Langasaque, which they had thought to have sent to China about our affares, but now is said to carry souldiers into an iland neare unto China called Tacca Sanga;[118] but I rather think it will prove the Liqueas, in which place it may be the Emperour doth think that Fidaia Samme lyeth lurking.

I wrot 2 letters to Langasaque, viz. 1 to Jor. Durois to send sample of pitch, as also making mention of present of mangeas and peares sent; 1 to Melchar van Sanfort with musters of 4 sortes of spikes or neales to be made at Langasaque, viz. 1000 great spikes, 1000 lesser, 1500 lesser, 2000 smallest.

_October 31._--In respect the servant of Calsa Samme may doe us good above hereafter, as per words he offers lardgly, I gave hym a fireloct petrenell for a present, which Mr. Hunt formerly gave me.

_November 1._--This day was a festivall day amongst the Japons, and the hors runing day, to shewte at markes with bowes and arrowes.

_November 2._--I wrote a letter to Mr. Gourney to Syam per way of Langasaque, per a China, advising how _Sea Adventure_ lost her voyag last yeare and put into Liquea, and now is ready to com with a cargezon littell more or lesse as the last yeare, Ed. Sayer and Capt. Adames going in her. Also that the _Hozeander_ arived heare, Mr. Raphe Copindell capt., and Mr. Jno. Hunt master; and he and Capt Adames gon to the Japon court. And how the Duch took a prise at sea, a junk laden with ebony, the Emperour geving them leave to make a good prise both of schipp and goods.

_November 3._--The king of Firando banished on of our marenars of our junck, because Takcamon Dono had banished a yong gentelman for geving hym a cut with a _cattan_. So the gentelman was recalled and the marener banished, and Takcamon Dono checked. Also a yong yewth was cut in peeces for thefte.

_November 5._--A servant of Gonrok Donos came from Miaco this day, and tould me Capt. Coppindall was retorned from Shrongo and that he was to com away for Firando forth with.

_November 6._--We bought Jno. Donos howse and _chawne_ over the way for 170 _taies_, and are to pay no rent for it in lending it the last yeare and this yeare lykwaies, it being a great howse standing aparte neare to our howse, over the way, fitt to put shipps store or any thing else. And he is to bring us 30 boates lading of ston on the bargen, to make walls before it.

I receved 2 lettrs from Capt. Coppindall, 1 dated in Miaco le 24th, and the other in Osekay le 28 October; and other 2 from Mr. Eaton, 1 in Miaco le 23th, and the other in Osekay le 28 ditto; wherin Capt. Copindall adviseth me how well the Emperour did receve the present he carid hym, and gave hym an other of 5 _kerremons_, 10 pike heades, 100 arow heades, and three _waccadashes_, and hath geven us his letter to the king of Shashman for trad into all his dominions. He also writes he, the Emperour, sent Capt. Adames to Edo to the padres, to know wherefore they are com in to his dominions, he haveing formerly banished all of their coate out of his dominions. He also hath made proclemation, in payne of death, that no Japon shall goe into New Spaine from henceforward. These padres are com now out of New Spaine in a shipp to.

_November 7._--I wrot a letter to Syam to Mr. Gurney, as appeareth per coppie, and sent it to Langasaque to Melchar van Sanfort to send it per first junk which goeth from thence, advising Mr. Gurney, or any other in his place, to provid lading in tyme, knowing before of her coming. Also I wrot 2 letters, per Capt. China conveance, to the said Melchar to buy 8000 neales, and to Jorge Durois to buy 5 or 6 _piculls_ rosen.

_November 8._--I receved a lettr from Jorge Durois, dated in Langasaque, le 14th of Novembr, new stile, wherin he wrot that the king of Shashma was making ready 400 barkes of warr with all hast, but for what purpose it is not knowne; and that the Emperour had sumond all the kinges or _tonos_ in Japon to be at Shrongo in the moneth of Marche next.

He wrot me of pitch he would buy at Langasaque at 3½ _taies_ per _picull_.

A Japon called Martin, which Mr. Wickham imploied at Liqueas when he put Jno. Japon away, did steale a _wacadash_ or dagger with 10 _gocos_ or dishes, and being taken was condemned to be cut in peces. Yet the kinge saved his lyfe in respect he was of Langasaque, but banished out of his dominions for ever, in payne of death yf ever he were fownd heare againe.

_November 9._--The Portuguese, that was capt. of the junck which the Hollanders took, escaped againe out of the shipp _Ankewsen_ with fetters on his legges, and, as it is thought, could not be donne but the wache must know thereof.

Yt was not the Portingale capt. which escaped, but 10 other slaves, Chinas and Caffros, which did belong to the junck.

Gonrok Dono wrot the King of Firando that he had donne what he could to set Damian and Jno. at libertie, but that the capt. would doe nothing; yet, before the shipp went out, he would goe and fetch hym out hym selfe. This is Gon Rock Donos suttiltie, because he now understandeth the Emperour hath geven order to sett them at liberty; otherwaies he had rather they were hanged, to have Damians goods.

_November 10._--The China Capt. receaved a letter from his brother in Langasaque, of a China junck (or _soma_) which departed from thence for China with 77 or 78 men in her, but were met by theevs at sea, who cutt all their throtes and carid away all that was good, and soe the junk was driven upon the cost of Goto with 7 or 8 dead men in her, the rest being throwne over board.

Gorezon, our _jurebasso_, pad Pedro five _mas_ on my acco. to buy hym shewes. Oto, Mat[ingas] slave, ran away; but her surties brought her back againe. I enquired wherfore she ran away, and she answered because she wanted occupiing and that she could not endure it.

_November 11._--The China Capt. receaved a letter from his brother to buy 200 peeces dutts of us and he would send money for them, and buy them to geve to pore Chinas, to clothe them, that were in two junks which were cast away, one on the Liqueas and the other on cost Shashma, som being drowned, and them which escaped were stark naked. He tells me they will geve these duttis to these Chinas, which dwell most of them neare Lanquin, and tell them it was the gift of the English, because they should speake well of our nation in respeck of the matter they have in hand to procure trade into China. They must pay a _tay_ per pece for these duttis.

And we receaved a rest of a barell gunpoulder, very bad, which remened in Zanzabars howse, and put it into our new lodg. Also Mr. Nealson pad to the scrivano of junck 33 _taies_ 4 _mas_ small plate for marrenis fish for voyage, according to custom; and the rise they had the 9th day, rated, as it cost, 93 : 2 : 4.

_November 12._--I went to the King of Firando and tould hym that Mr. Eaton had advised me that Safian Do[no] said that yf the men were not sett at libertye upon sight of his letter, that then I should advise hym thereof, and he would use other meanes. So the king tould me he would send to Gonrock Dono, to know whether they would set them at liberty or no. Gonrok Donos man came to viset me, yet willed me I should not say he was heare. There is duble dealing with them.

_November 15._--Figean Samme, King of Firando, sent for 8 damaskt snaphanne fowling peeces, to send to Safian Dono for the Emperour. The price I sett at 20 _taies_ pec., and I wrot a letter to Safian Dono therof, as also to thank hym for writing to Gonrok Dono about seting Damian and Jno. at libertie.

_November 21._--A cavelero, on of the kinges men, sent me 5 hense for a present, and Skite and a Corean each of them a baskit oringes.

_November 22._--Our hostis of Bingana Tome, retorned from Langasaque, came to see thenglish howse and brought a present of pearse. I sent a letter per her to Mr. Eaton, to same effect as my former 5 daies past per kings man. Also I wrot 2 letters to Nangasaque to Melchor van Sanfort and Jorge Durois for the 8000 neales and 8 barill China oyle from China Capt. brother to trym _Hozeander_, and sent a boate expres for it.

_November 23._--The king sent me a letter that he receaved from Gonrok Dono, wherin he advised hym that he wold sett Damian and Jno. de Lievano at liberty.

_November 24._--Ther was, to the vallew of 150 _cattis_ wight, lead stolne out of the _Hozeander_ the night past, out of guners cabben, which were the covers for the tucholes of great ordinance and other ould lead rypt of shipp sids in tryminge her. It was taken out of Jno. Clough the guners cabbyn, and dowbtfull he was of consent; yet on Robyn, a Scott, is brought in question, he haveing offerd to sell som before, as also neales which he stole and was taken with them. Ther is, as Mr. Hunt sayeth, above 200 _cattis_ lead more stolne out of store rowme, which this Skot with an other Jocky, his cuntreman, are thought to have at severall tymes made away.

_November 25._--We met a knave Japon, a marrener, whoe ran away from junck at Liquea. Soe, seeing hym pas the street in Firando and entertayned into service of the Duch, whoe ordenarely entertayne all they know to have byn formerly entertayned per us (this is Jacob Specks humor), yet I laid hands upon this fellow and brought hym before the justice, and put in sureties to be forth coming to answer to what should be aledged against hym.

_November 26._--The king sent for a bottell Spanish wyne, and desird to buy Mr. Osterwickes cloake, being of culler du roy, which he sent unto hym at price of 20 _taies_. And, as I am enformed, the Portingall capt. is escaped out of the great Holland shipp, swyming abord to 4 barks which had layne secretly attending for hym this monthe; for which it is said Capt. Speck is much offended with Derrick de Vris, the master.

_November 27._--About break of day I receaved a letter from Capt. Adames, dated in Cocora, the 17th present, how he hoped to be heare within few dayes, and that he left Capt. Copendale at Miaco not very well, and that he bringeth _recardo_[119] from themperour to set Damian and Jno. de Lievana free. And I wrot hym answer forthwith, and sent it per Gingro the purcer, with 20 _taies_ in 5 plates bars, to spend, yf occation served, for hym to come overland, becaus he wrot me he had non.

Capt. Adames arived a littell after dyner, and we went to the kinges pallace to have delivered hym the letters came from thempror and Gota Zazabra and Saffian Dono; but the kyng was gon a hawkyng, and so we retorned, leaving the letters with Oyen Dono, his governor.

_November 28._--Capt. Adames went for Langasaque, accompand. with Ed. Sayer and Mr. Jno. Osterwick, and carid the Emperours authorety to set Damian Maryn and Jno. de Lievana at liberty.

Capt. Copendall arived heare before nowne.

_November 29._--The 2 barrilles _morofack_, which my host of Osekay wrot me he had sent me, are not to be fownd in the bark that Capt. Coppendall came in, and a chist which Mr. Wickham sent with _kerimons_ and other thinges in it, to the vallew of 20 _taies_, is lykewaies lost in same bark, or else the one nor other was never put into it.

_November 30._--In the after nowne Capt. Adames retornd from Langasaque, and brought Damian Marin with hym; but Jno. de Lievana remeaned at Langasaque, sick ashore, they havyng set both Damian and hym at liberty the day before Capt. Adames arived at Langasaque; but, as Damian tells me, they had condemned them both to die the death, and sent hym word to confesse hym and make hym selfe ready, for dye he must. This passed some moneth agoe, he looking still when he should die, till the instant they set them at liberty. And then the capt. thought to have perswaded hym to have gon along with hym, promising hym mountaynes, and, when he could not preveale, procured hym to sweare he should not goe with the English nor Hollanders.

_December 1._--I receaved back from Capt. Coppendall the sylver salt, the 2 spoones, and 2 forkes of silver, lent hym up, with the 2 littell silver cups or tasters I lent hym. Also he gave me a present of one of the _kerrimons_ the Emperour gave hym, as also a peece of fine casho or chowter.

_December 2._--Lues Martin came to Firando and brought me a present of diet bread, with many wordes of complements, telling me that I was praid for of many for the charetable deed I did in setting Damian and Jno. at liberty, and that the capt. of the shipp was in no falt about the matter, but the Castillanos; in fyne, they are all our enymies, deadly yf it la in their powers. I was advised he hath byn 8 or 10 daies in towne, and la in his lodging secretly, but for what occation I know not. I tould hym I heard he had byn in towne some tyme before, which he denyed not, but said it was to sell silk.

_December 3._--Betyms in the mornyng the kyng sent to envite us to supper, because he understood our junck was ready to departe towardes Syam. Our entertaynment was good, only the drynking was overmuch. The Englishmen that went were, viz. Capt. Coppendall, Capt. Adames, Mr. Nealson, Ed. Sayer, Jno. Osterwick, and my selfe.

_December 5._--I delivered six hundred powndes str. this day to Capt. Adames, wherof forty powndes, ten shilling, was in _fybuck_ of Tushma and the rest in Rs. of 8, which maketh 2400 _taies_.

_December 6._--I sent 20 jarrs bisket and the 500 sheetes paper abord the junck, and delivered letters to Capt. Adames for the Syam voyage, viz. 1 to Mr. Jno. Gourney, agent at Syam; 1 to Capt. Jno. Jourden, agent at Bantam; 1 to Mr. Adam Denton, agent at Cattania; and put into the packet directed to Mr. Jno. Gourney a bill of lading and cargezon of all goodes sent; also 3 jars bisket sent, 1 to Mr. Gurney, 1 to Mr. Sharpe, 1 to Mr. Denton--my owne gifte; with a memoriall delivered Capt. Adames and Ed. Sayer, how to use busynes, yf they canot attayne Syam.

Soe the _Sea Adventure_ went of of roade, and the Duch shot of 6 pec. ordinance at her departure. And presently after Jno. Yoosen went for Miaco; and the Duch shot affe 9 pec. ordinance at his departure. So I went abord the junck to Cochi and carid a barill wyne, a baskit orynges, and an other of pears, and a third of biskit, and so drank to the health of the company, _nifon catange_, and retorned.

_December 7._--The wind and wether being very fayre, the Sea Adventure sett saile from Cochi towards Syam this mornyng. God send her a prosperous voyag.

_December 8._--We wayed out the wax which came in the _Hozeander_, and fownd it want a tonne; and also we waid the pepper, and it wanted above 2 tonne; which out of dowbt the mareners have embezeled and stolne. And I sent Niquan, the China Capt. kynsman, to Tushma, to bring the money for the peper, and wrot hym a letter, I meane to our host, to deliver hym the money, and, yf in case he would not, I sent a letter to the Kyng of Tushma to desyre justice. Also I sent our host a present of 2 peces white basta of 8 Rs. per _corg._, and 2 peces blew byrams of 15 Rs. _corge_; and I delivered our host bill unto Niquan for 61 _pc._ 70 _cattis_ peper and 305 bufflos horns.

_December 9._--We got the _Hozeander_ aflote and carid her out, which we could not doe in 2 springs past.

And there was eight rialles of 8 lent to the China Capt., Andrea Dittis, to make hym a silver cup, paid hym per my selfe. We laded 40 sowes lead, 30 bales wax, and 50 bagges pepper abord a bark to send for Osekay.

_December 10._--We put abord a bark to send for Osekay to Mr. Eaton, viz.

100 bags peper at 4-23/44 _pico_ 0242 3 4⅓ 65 bales wax at 24 R. 8 per _picull_ 1163 7 1 40 sowes lead at 6 R. _pico_ 0440 1 6 -------------- Som totall cargezon amontes to 1846 2 1⅓ --------------

The China Capt. sent Mr. Eaton a jar conserves. And we receaved two hundred _taies_ plate bars of Andrea Dittis, China Capt., which 200 _taies_ he delivered to Mr. Nealson to lay out about shipps charges. But he paid Quiamo Dono 10 _taies_ of it, in parte bote hier to cary those goods above to Osekay, the rest to make it up 35 _taies_ Mr. Eaton is to pay at Osekay. The merchant that bought peper last yere offered 6½ _taies peco_ lead, but went from his word and offerd but 6 _tais pico_.

_December 11._--There was sould unto the Kyng of Crates, viz.:--

60 pec white baftas of 11 R. _corg_ for 90 0 0 5 pec. tapis Suras 05 0 0 -------- 95 0 0 --------

_December 13._--We paid Jno. Dono seventy _taies_ in plate of bars, in full payment of the fee symple of the gadonge over the way, to westward of English howse, wherof one hundred _taies_ was paid before. Derick de Fries, the master of Duch shipp, being ready to departe, envited us to dyner to morrow. Our bark with goodes for Osekay retorned.

_December 14._--We dyned abord the great Holland shipp and had 3 pec. ordinance shot of at our retorne ashore. Capt. Speeck came not to dyner. He is over great in conceate.

_December 15._--I wrot a letter to Jorge Durois by a China, to send me of all sortes of garden seeds.

_December 16._--Capt. Whaw, the China Capt. brother, sent me a barrell of figges or jar of Japon green figges for a present. We envited the masters of the Hollander shipps and juncks to dyner to morrow, they being now ready to goe to sea with first good wind.