Part 11

_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, the pilot of the greate ship, and Mr. Fredrick the chirurgion. I would have delivered an open letter to Derick to have carid, but he tould me he thought that Capt. Speck would be content to let hym carry our sealed letters, in respect our ship broght his and delivered them. Yf not, that then he would cary both our open and also our shut letters.

I receaved two letters from Mr. Eaton from Miaco, 1 of the 23rd November in Miaco, and the other of the 30th ditto in Osekay, with an acco. of such matters as he hath donne in Edo, Shrongo, and Osekay, as also a note what presents Capt. Coppendall gave away above.

Damian retorned from Langasaque with Jno. de Lievana, and Damian sent me a barill _morofack_ and a dish of peares for a present. Also our host of Osekay sent me a Japon standish for a present.

_December 20._--I wrot a letter to Bantam to Gapt. Jourden of what accorrantes have passed since tharivall of the _Hozeander_, as apereth per coppie, as the lyke for Syam, to Mr. Jno. Gourney, agent, and a third to Mr. Adam Denton at Pattania, and 2 others to Capt. Wm. Adames and Ed. Sayer: the first letter to Bantam sent per the ship _Ankewsen_, under covert from Capt. Jacob Speck, and the other 4 per Piter Johnsons junck for Syam, under covert as above said, Capt. Speck offring to send our letters the one or other way, in respect we brought their letters and delivered them. And 1 letter enclozed to Bantam from Capt. Coppendall.

_December 21._--There was 350 _tais_ plate bars receaved of Andrea Dittis, China Capt., wherof 50 _taies_ delivered to Skidayen Dono with a bar of Oban gould of 55 _taies_, to goe to buy a mast for our ship _Hozeander_, but 50 _taies_ was bad money and turned back.

_December 22._--About breake of day the Hollanders discharged much ordinance and small shott, it being their new yeares day. The Duch junck that they took prize went out of rode of Firando towardes Syam this day before nowne. And I wrot 2 letters to Mr. Wickham and Mr. Eaton, dated the 18 and 20th present, but kept till this day, and sent per the servant of Safian Dono, with a letter in Japans to his master in answer of recept of his per Capt. Adames and seting free of Damian and Jno.

_December 23._--This day a boy of 16 yeares ould was cut in peeces for stealing a littell boate and carying it to an other iland. I sent to the kyng to beg his lyfe, which he granted me, and in the meane tyme sent a man after the execusoner to stay a lyttell; but he would not, but put hym to death before the pardon came, cuting hym in many mammocks to try their _cattans_ upon hym.

I sent Piter Wadden out to Cochi, with a barill wyne, 10 loves of bread, and a baskit of oranges, to Piter Johnson, master of the junck which goeth to Syam, which stayeth there to make acco. with Japonnars about the reparing of her, the Hollanders haveing emploid a knave about it which hath deceaved them, as Capt. Adames scrivano hath donne us, and carid 50 _taies_ with hym which was paid the carpenters upon acco. of _Hozeander_, and receaved the full payment of junck besids.

_December 24._--Our carpenters came and tould me that yf they might not have the 50 _taies_ paid them which Mr. Nealson paid the scrivano of junck, or rather the scrivano deseaved the carpenters and tould them it was of the junckes acco., when the truth is it was of shipps. Soe we are forced to pay this 50 _tais_ againe and keepe it upon acco. till the junk retorne.

There came 3 Spaniardes to our English house, which were of the shipp which came from Aguapulca. They tould me it was true that 7 or 8 shipps were in the S. say, and had donne som hurt one the cost of Peru, so that all was up in armes; and that the Spaniardes in New Spaine had made proclemacon, in payne of death, that all strangers were to avoid out of New Spaine and never retorne to trade theare any more.

_December 25._--Chrismas Day. Taccamon Dono sent 2 barilles wyne and 2 fishes for a present; the king 2 pec. wale fyshe; the China Capt. a jarr of China wine; and other neighbors other trifles per reason of Chrismas.

_December 26._--I sent our _jurebasso_ to thank the king and Takamon Dono for the presents they sent, according to Japon order.

The Hollanders had a demi cannon of bras cast this day, po. 5,000 wight, a very fayre peece.

_December 27._--Towardes night Soyemon Dono, the kinges steward, came to English howse, taking it in his way (as he said) going to the king. The China Capt. met hym. And his errand was about the money the king oweth the Wor. Company, which, as he sayeth, the king will now pay in, and take up comodeties of us to pay next yeare at a resonable rate, as the Duch have geven it hym, whoe have now sould hym upon trust for 10,000 _taies_. The king, he saieth, taketh this course by littell and littell to bring hym selfe out of debt, which his granfather left hym to pay, and so, once getting an even hand, will so hould hym. The merchandiz he taketh up he geveth to Japons at Miaco, of whome Foyne Samme took up money in tymes past, which still runeth on at intrest, and yf it should so contynew would undo hym. So I referd this matter ofe till to morrow, because I would take counsell, and in the meane tyme desird him [to say] I was as willing as Capt. Speck to doe the king any service I could.

Nicolas Grant, a marener, being drunk, stabd hym selfe thorow the arme, because Mr. Osterwick would not lend hym 12_d._...

_December 28._--The China Capt. built or reard a new howse this day, and all the neighbours sent hym presentes, _nifon cantange_. So I sent hym a barill _morofack_, 2 bottells Spanish wine, a drid salmon, and halfe a Hollands cheese; and after, went my selfe with the nighbours. Where I saw the seremony was used, the master carpenter of the kinge doing it, and was as followeth: First they brought in all the presentes sent and sett them in ranke before the middell post of the howse, and out of eache one took something of the best and offred it at the foote of the post, and powred wyne upon each severall parcell, doing it in greate humilletie and silence, not soe much as a word spoaken all the while it was a doing. But, being ended, they took the remeander of the presentes, and soe did eate and drink it with much merth and jesting, drinking themselves drunken all or the most parte. They tould me they beleeved that a new howse, being hallowed in this sort, could not chuse but be happie to hym which dwelled in it, for soe their law taught them, ordayned by holy men in tymes past.

The shipps company came to the English howse in a maske, and after plaied Christmas ule games in good sort and meryment.

_December 29._--I gave Matinga a pece satten, cost 5 _taies_, and a peece of taffety, cost 1 _tay_, to make her a _kerremon_, and 2 _kerremons_ of zelas to Oto and Fuco. And ther was sould and deliverd 10 _cattis_ Priaman pepper to the kinges doctor of phisick, rated at 8 _condrins_ per _catty_, or 8 taies _picull_.

And I thought good to note downe how Mr. Hunt, the master, came in a fume ashore, and broake Jno. Cocora the cooks head, at instigation of Jno. Shipperd, he having first misuesed and beaten hym without reason.

_December 30._--We bought 732 bags white lyme at 3 _condrins_ per bagg, it being good cheape. And I wrot a letter to Jorge Durois to look out for _morofack_ and cows shewet for shipps use for chirurgion. God send health.

A China of Lankyn brought me a present of a barill of Lankyn wyne and a dozen of China cakes.

_December 31._--I paid therty _taies_ for a howse for Matinga, that shee was in being for the Company.

And the Japon barber Rappado sent me a present of a basket of oringese.

I forgot to note downe how I wrot a few lynes to Mr. Jno. Hunt, to have had hym com ashore about Compa. busynes, to have had his advice about bras shivers;[120] but he retorned me a snapish answer.

_January 1, 1615[6]._--Mr. Hunt, the master of the _Hozeander_, remenyng still in his extreme humours (as I have fownd hym allwaies the same man ever since he came into Japon), wrot a letter to Capt. Coppendall, he being sick in bed (as he hath byn most an end ever since he retorned from Miaco), and I verely think that the unruly company of the shipp to be the cheefe occation--I say he advised Capt. Coppendall he would com ashore to morrow and geve direction how to cast bras shivars and shot for ordinance, aledging the guner knew nothing for shott, nor no man else but hym selfe for the rest. Yet, for my parte, I rest dowbtfull whether it be soe or noe, only I wrot hym before in frendly sort to com ashore and assist me in these matters for the service of the Wor. Company, our emploiers, because the Duch sent away shipp after ship yerly full laden with shot, powlder, ordinance, victuells, and munision, and I would in som sort geve a reason or tast to our emploiers of these matters and send them samples with price. But, as it should seeme, the master disenableth all but hymselfe, and others hould back, I know not whether upon sutteltie to leave the other in lurch, as debasing all but hym selfe. But be it the one or other, the Companies busynes rests undon, etc., and the very truth is, here doe I confes before God and the world, I never did see a more unruly compa. of people, and are far worse then they in the _Clove_, allthough they were bad enough.

And yisternight, very late, came on Jno. Shippard, a tapstar as I understand, and in very deed a shuffling fello, not worthy water for his hier. He is a turbulent fello, a make bate, and sett the master at odds with others per meanes of his smouthe tong, and yet a drunken fello, as most of the rest are the lyke; and came againe into the kitchin to quarrell with our cooke at supper tyme, I desyring Mr. Osterwick to put hym out of the howse and send hym abord the shipp; but he fell upon Mr. Osterwick, and puld his clothes afe his back, and misused hym, for which I put hym in the bilboes to cowle his feete till mornyng.

_January 2._--I wrot a letter to Jorge Durois to buy 100 or 200 tallo candelles and bring them with hym. And Matinga went into her new howse this day. And Gorezan, our _jurebasso_, removed his howse, and came with wife and famely and dwelt in the Companis howse over the way, to keepe the shopp or shew rowme.

_January 3._--This mornyng very cold wether, being a greate snowe, the greatest I saw since our arivall in Japon, with a stiffe gale wind northerly, rack from W. all day, and snow per fitts all day, but littell or non per night. The King of Firandos host at Osekay came againe and brought a present of figges, telling me he was to retorne to his howse, the king haveing rewarded hym well, as all the caveleros in his kingdom did the lyke, towardes the setting him up a new howse, his ould being burned in the wars with all that ever he had. Soe, with consent of Capt. Coppendall and the rest, ther was a bar of plate of 4½ _taies_ and a bag of rise of 51 _gantes_ geven hym and sent after hym to his lodging.

There was delivered to the fownder for formes as followeth: 1 bras shiver of the boate; 1 rownd shot of saker; 1 langrell shot of saker; 1 crosbar shot of minion; 5 braz of severall sortes--to make others by. And I agreed with hym as followeth: to make 5 greate bras shivers of 35 or 86 _cattes_ per shiver; 5 others of a lesser sise: 3 others of sise of that of boate; 2 others of bigger sise; 1 quintall bras of severall sortes--and to pay 12 _taies_ per _pico_ for all, on with an other, ready made, the fownder finding all stuffe. Also 100 saker shott, ½ round and other ½ crosbar; 100 minion shot, ½ rownd and other ½ crosbar; 50 saker langrell shott, all iron--price made at 14 _mas_ per _pico_ or 100 wight Japon. I was forsed to put out these at hazard per ould shott and shivers, the master, Jno. Hunt, not coming to geve direction, nether at my request and writing, nor at sending for of Capt. Coppendall, refusing ever to enter againe into the English howse. I could say much of this frantick master, Jno. Hunt; but I leve it to other men to tell.

Also the China Capt., Andrea Dittis, had a littell brod cloth, pink culler, to make his littell doughter a peare of stockinges or bowtes this cold wether.

And there was 3 sackes rise, of 50 _gantes_ per sack, geven to 3 pore Chinas which lost their junck per tempest of the cost of Shashma and came to the China Capt. for releefe, he geveing eche of them a sack rise and a _tay_ in plate. And upon good consideracion I gave them, per generall consent, each one a sack, as above said.

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

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

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

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

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

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

_January 6._--Sugen Dono of Crates sent to borrow a peare of _bubes_, he haveing invited the King of Firando to dyner, in respect he had geven or augmented his yearly stipend from 500 _gocos_ per anno. to 1000 per anno.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2 damaskt fowling peeces. 5 pec. white baftas of 20 Rs. _corg._ 5 pec. blew byrams of 15 Rs. _corg._ 5 pec. red zelas of 12 Rs. _corg._ 5 pec. borall or foota chader. 5 pec. chader Cambaia. 5 pec. buxshaws.

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

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

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

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

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

10 _cattis_ tobaco to his host, cost 2 mas 3 _condr._ _catty_. 33 eggs to his hostice, cost 1 _mas_ 9½ _condrins_. 10 _cattis_ tobaco to hym selfe, cost as _supra_. 02 Faccata gerdells for hym selfe for 3 _mas_ peece.

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

_January 16._--Rowland Thomas, the purcer of the _Hozeander_, being drunk, did beat Mr. Dorington, master mate, Jno. Cocera the cook, and the servantes in the howse.

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

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

To Capt. Adames 0290 _cattis_. To Syam voyag 0556 _cattis_. To a present to Duche 0010 _cattis_. To _Hozeander_ 3806 _cattis_. ------------ Som totall receaved 4662 _cattis_. ------------

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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