Part 13
_Febrary 28._--The Duch or Holland _pataga_[131] went out in the after nowne toward Pattania.
The China Capt. feasted all the neighbours, in respect building his new howse.
I had conference againe with carpenters about building the gadong, which, as they noted before, the very
_ta. ma. co._ Tymber and other stuffe would cost 681 0 0 And 2530 carpenters dais work at 1½ _mas_ day 379 5 0 And 2750 laborers daies work at 5 _cond._ day 137 5 0 And 0200 plasterrars days work at 040 0 0 ---------- Som totall amontes unto 1238 0 0 ----------
Soe, per advice and counsell of all, it is thought fit to let the gedong building rest till the next yeare, and only repare that on the other side.
_Febrary 29._--I wrot a letter to Mr. Eaton that news is com that wars is lyke to ensue betwixt the Empror and his sonne Calsa Samme, being backt per his father in law Massamone Dono, because the Emprour will not geve his sonne the fortresse and teretory of Osakay, yf it were gotten, as he promised he wold doe. I advised hym, yf wars were lyke to ensue, that he should com away and bring money, and put the rest into money yf it were possible.
Bongo Samme, _alius_ Nobesane, sent me a present of 10 hense and 2 _barsos_ wyne.
_Marche 1._--Delivered Mr. Nealson 50 _tais_ plate bars, paid unto Capt. China and neighbors for parte of 90 _tais_ to make ston walles. I delivered also two hundred and fyftie _taies_ plate bars to Andrea Dittis, China Capt., wherof 200 _tais_ I adventure, viz. 100 _tais_ to Liqueas, to buy amber greese, and the other 100 _tais_ into China, at his discretion for my best advantage, and the other 50 _tais_ I lend hym, to pay at his retorne from Langasaque.
I delivered the ten _tais_ plate bars to Capt. China which Capt. Coppendall paid for the boy he sould hym, called Matts. And there was two _tais_ small plate paid for a boy called Mon, to serve the Company 15 yeares, fynding him diet and aparell, the money paid his mother, whoe gave a writing in Japons to that effect.
Mr. Osterwick paid Skydoyen Dono upon acco. for these goodes following, viz.:--
_ta. m. co._ 1 great mast for shipp 080 0 0 2 yardes for shipp 010 0 0 106 bark lading stones for junck 010 6 0 -------- Som totall amontes unto 100 6 0 --------
The which is paid as followeth:--
In plate of bars of that of Capt. China 060 0 0 Pro 131 _cattis_ peper, at 6 _tais pico_ 007 8 6 Pro 003 pec. chader bradry 003 0 0 -------- 70 8 6 And now paid in ready money 29 7 4 -------- 100 6 0 --------
Tonomon Samme, the kinges brother, sent to borrow 50 or 60 _tais_ plate for a frend, and I sent answer I had no money; yet he sent againe and would have no na; but I was still of one minde.
_Marche 2._--We had 15 trees of a _bose_[132] to sett in our ochard, viz., sypris, spruse, orange, lemon, chistnut, and other sortes flowres.
_Marche 3._--The China Capt., Andrea Dittis, went to Langasaque, and I wrot a letter to his brother, Capt. Whaw, and sent hym a Holland cheese, a bottell of sallet oyle, and a bag of wallnuts.
I delivered Oyen Dono the King of Fyrandos bill of 680 _tais_ for gould, and he gave me a bill of his owne hand for 350 _tais_ plate bars, due per King of Firando upon ould acco., beside the 3000 _tais_ last sould for. This bill of 350 _tais_ I delivered to Mr. Osterwick.
And I wrot a letter to Mr. Eaton, to buy 10 or 15 _cakis_ and rest in _shishero_ tables,[133] for the halfe our howst oweth of that was burned in Osekay.
Mr. Eaton advised me that Sade Dono was dead, and that Osakay was on fyre when he wrot the letter, and above 500 howses burned and the fyre not quenched.
_Marche 4._--This day 5 carpenters to make orchard walle on the back side of gedonge, and 2 laborers. And we planted the trees geven per the _bose_ of Dushensh, being 17 trees, for doing whereof we had 5 of the _boses_ men, whome we paid 6d. or 1 _mas_ per peece, with 14 other laborers at 5 _condrins_ per peece, to carry and plant the same trees.
A _bose_ came to vizet me with a present of fans.
_Marche 6._--We sent a present to the bose that gave us the trees, viz.: 1 barill wyne of 50 _gantes_, 10 _cattis_ pepper, with 2 small bars plate.
_Marche 7._--The _bose_ sent 3 trees or plantes more, and came to thank me for the present sent.
A Portingall called Gonsolva came to the English howse with complementall wordes. I esteemed he came to spie or learne out whether our shipp and the Duch yaught staid for to take the Amacon shipp.
_Marche 9._--I lent my book of St. Augustyn Citty of God to Mr. Wickham, and the Turkish History and a book of forme of debitor and creditor to Mr. Nealson.
I gave a fyne chint I bought of Water Carwarden to woman, Mr. Wickhams gerle.
_Marche 10._--Mr. Nealson went to the bathes at Ishew, fynding hymselfe ill at ease. And Mr. Wickham went for Miaco, to take acco. of Mr. Eaton, and he to retorne for Firando, as apereth per coppies. And I wrot a letter to Jor. Durois to buy som frute trees and send me, yf he conveniently can; and sent this letter per Nico. Martyn.
Also we sent presents to Tonomon Samme, Nobese, Oyen Dono, Sugian Dono, and his father Soyamon Dono, Gonosco Dono, Unagense Dono, with the two sea _bongews_, is all 10 persons, each of them 2 _barsos_ wyne, 4 fishes, and a quantety of pepper.
_Marche 11._--Mr. Wickham departed not till this mornyng towardes Miaco, and left woman his gerle behind hym, which he sayeth he bought of yow[134] and that yow advised hym, in a letter of the 20th ultimo, how her mother did think to bring yow in trouble for seling her. Which is the occation I write yow now she is at Firando.
We had 21 _cakis_, or square postes, of Yasimon Dono at 1 mas pec., and 30 bundelles straw of Synemon Dono, cost 1⅓ _mas_.
And I sent a verneson pastie to Mr. Eaton and an other the China Capten.
_Marche 12._--The night past Andrea Dittis retorned from Langasaque, and brought me a letter from Capt. Whaw, his brother, whoe sent me a jarr of oranges, with a littell fysh-pond (or jarr) with live fish in it, and bought 15 pigions for me, cost 1 _tay_ 5 _condrins_.
Also the master workman plasterrer came along with hym to repare our new bought gadong.
And upon hope of trade into China I lent Capt. Whaw, the China Capt. at Langasaque, 500 _taies_, I say five hundred _tais_ in plate of bars.
And I wrot a letter to Mr. Wickham, and sent hym the halfe of sealing wax which Jorge Durois sent me, and advised hym my mynd it had byn better he had carid his gerle woman along with hym.
And we made prise for tymber with Skidayon Dono, and paid hym 50 _tais_ plate bars in hand, as followeth:--
_ta. m. co._ 0450 _cakis_ of 2 _tatta._ long, at 1 _mas_ peec. 045 0 0 0550 _nukis_ of 2 _tatta._ _isonuque_, 3 per a _mas_ 018 3 1 0040 _ficamons_ of 1½ _tatta._, of 1½ _mas_ pec. 006 0 0 1000 ordinary bordes of 1 _tatta._, of 6 per a _mas_ 016 6 4 0070 other boardes of 1½ _tatta._, at 1 _mas_ pec. 007 0 0 0035 _isonuque_ of 2 _tatta._, at 2 _mas_ pec. 007 0 0 0040 _nandange_ of 1½ _tatta._, of 4½ per _mas_ 000 9 0 0150 _marraque_ of 2 _tatta._, at 3 per a _mas_ 005 0 0 0003 _monfashta_ of 1½ _tatta._, cost all 3 001 0 0 0015 _tambu_ of 2 _tatta._, at cost all 15 003 0 0 0002 _ficaye fashta_ of 2 _tatta._, cost both 000 5 0 0020 _cakina ita_ of 4 _tatta._, at 9 _mas_ pec. 018 0 0 -------------- 128 3 5 --------------
The tymber to be all delivered in Firando the next moone.
And ther wer 2 presentes geven to Joco Conde Dono and Ushanusque Dono, each 2 _barsos_ wyne and 4 fishes, with a littell pepper.
And the China Capt. envited hym selfe to our _fro_.
And I forgot to note downe that this day a man was cut in peeces, whoe had layne in prison 3 yeares, for runing away with his wife and 2 daughters to Faccatay, they being slaves to the king of this place (of Firando), he writing to the king of Faccata to retorne them, which he did. It is said that the begyning proceaded for that the king of this place would have had the use of his eldest daughter. They being Christians rather choose to run away, which cost the father his lyfe, and yet the daughter, etc. And yt is said the wife, hearing her husband is executed, is secretly fled, or, as som think, hath made her selfe away. Word was sent to me to the English howse that, yf such a woman were com to me, I should retorne her back.
_Marche 13._--The mans wife, whose husband was executed yisterday and shee fled, was fownd dead this mornyng, she haveing hanged her selfe upon a tree.
_Marche 14._--I gave Andrea Dittis, the China Capt., 2 letters testimoniall (or of favor) in the names of Capt. Gotad and Roquan, to goe into China, yf in case they met with English shiping.
There was 378½ _cattis_ sea weed bought this day, at 7½ _mas_ per _pico_.
And Joco Conde Dono sent me a present of 3 hanches salt veneson, with certen shelfish called _woby_.
Matinga had 5 bales rise of 6 _gantes_ per _mas_, for which I answered.
_Marche 15._--Genta Samme, the kinges yongest brother, the adopted sonne of Bongo Samme, sent to buy 3 or 4 peeces stuffes, he being bownd to lye at the Emperours Court; which, in respect ther was never nothing geven unto hym before and he going to lye at Cort, was geven hym for a present.
And Bongo Sama envited Mr. Osterwick and my selfe to dyner to morrow, as he hath donne the lyke to the Hollanders.
There went divers pilgrams to Tencha dire with an _ammabush_[135] for their gide, the pilgrams haveinge letters written on the backs of their _keremons_ (or coates).
_Marche 16._--We went to dynner to Bongo Sammes, Mr. Osterwick and my selfe, where we met Capt. Speck with an other Duchman and a _boz_. We had very good cheare. And Genta Samme, the kinges yongest brother, came in at later end, and thanked me for the present geven hym the day before, and tould me he was going up to the Court (after his brother) to the Emperour, unto whome I desired hym to offer my service and that I made acco. to vizet them before it were longe, God sending our shipping to arive in saffetie.
_Marche 18._--We bought two fig trees, an orenge tree, and a peche tree, cost all 1 _tay_, and 2 other oring trees; and had an oring tree, a quince tree, and a peare tree geven.
_Marche 20._--Capt. Speck sent me 2 Portingale figg trees.
_Marche 21._--We receved 1000 tiles of all sortes to tile the new porche, with 2 head tiles.
_Marche 22._--I sent a letter to Mr. Nealson, per Jacob Swager, for the bathes of Ishew, he goeing to buy cattell of Bungo Samme, the king having geven them an iland to feed them on.
_Marche 23._--The China Capt. came back from Langasaque and brought me 2 China stooles for a present, and a baskit of greate orranges.
And I receved a letter from Jorge Durois, with 3 quince trees, 5 figg slipps, an orange tree, and a peare tree, with som garden seeds. His letter was dated in Langasaque, le 25th of March, new stile. Also I receved an other letter from Capt. Garrocho, with certen rowles of ruske.
The great shipp of Amacan put to sea on Sonday last.
_Marche 24._--Niquan, the China Capt. kynsman, departed towardes China 7 daies past from Langasaque; from whence he sent me a peece of rofesate red velvet for a present, and desired me to lend his wife 20 _taies_ in his abcense to buy her provition, for which he would be accomptable at his retorne, and Andrea Dittis his shewrty for repament.
_Marche 25._--We had greate canes of the China Capt. to make an arbor or shed for a vyne; and 6 rayles or _nuquis_ at 12 _condrins_. And a _bose_, frend to Capt. China, sent me 3 or 4 trees, 1 of peches and the rest of flowres.
_Marche 26._--Ushenusque Dono gave me a greate vine tree, which I planted in our new orchard on the west side our gadong.
And a cavelero of Tabilo sent the China Capt. an oring tree, a pear tree, and 2 peche trees, with other flowers, which he gave all to me to plant in our new orchard.
News came to Firando that the King of Shashma would passe this way som 3 or 4 daies hence.
_Marche 28._--All the kayes of our howse dores, being 6, were stolne, and one of them sould in truck of rise, which coming to my knowledg, I laid hould on hym which bought it to bring forth the partie which sould it, and kept hym prisoner in our English howse all night, but could get nothing of hym. Soe, upon the word of the China Capt. with 2 other neighbours, I let hym goe free upon his promis to looke out for the partie which sould it. And soe we sett up a bill in writing, that I would geve a bar of plate to hym which brought the kayes.
We had but 3 oryng trees from Sugien Dono, the[y] bing so great the bark could bring no more.
_Marche 29._--About nowne the King of Shashma passed by Firando and came to an ancor a league from Firando; whither I went to vizet hym, being accompanid with Mr. Osterwick, and carid a present of 2 barilles wyne, 2 bundells fysh, and 2 damaskt fowling peeces.
And at our coming to the roade where he staid at an anchor, we fownd Tonomon Samme, the kinges brother, with Bongo Samme his uncle, ready to present the King of Shashma with a present, as also Capt. Speck was ready to doe the lyke for the Hollanders, having 3 other merchants to accompany hym. But Tonomon Samme willed us both to stay till they had byn first with hym, and sent me word I should com next after; yet the Duch pressed forward by meanes of Zanzabars brother in law, and stept into the bark before me. But at his retorne I tould hym, that all might heare me, that he knew well my place and ranke was to have gon before hym, and caused our _jurebasso_ to signefie as much to the King of Shashma, and that the King of England had vassales much greater then the prince (or county) which governed the Hollanders, and that their state or government was under the comand of the King of England, he haveing garrisons of English souldiers in their cheefest fortres or places of strength they had. In fine, the King of Shashma took notis of my speeches, and sowne after sent a great lord unto me to thank me both for this present as also for the other the yeare past, and withall sent me 10 bars of silver waying 43 _tais_, and the lyk som, as I understand, was sent from hym to the Duch, after they had byn with us.
But I forgot to note dowing (_sic_) the present geven by the Duch, viz.:--
1 greate gilded looking glasse. 1 or 2 _tattamis_ stamet cloth } very good cullers. 1 or 2 _tattamis_ stamet kersies }
I know not well whether the cloth as I sayd was 2 _tattamis_ in a peece or 1 _tattamy_. They presented allso divers peeces of China stuffs, but I think they were for his followers, for they put up a petission to the king (as I think) to have trade into his cuntrey, but, as I understand, were put offe till his retorne. As also I deliverd hym the Emperours letter, procured formerly, to have trad into all his dominions; but he gave me no answer, but sent me word by hym which brought the present that, at his retorne from the Emperours Court, he would com and vizet our English howse and geve me answer to content.
A frend of the China Capt. sent me 2 orange trees and a peach tree from Tabola, I sending a bark and men to fetch them.
Pedro the porter entertayned at a _tay_ per month.
_Marche 30._--I sent Goresano, our _jurebasso_, to a cavelero which accompanid the lord of Shashma yisterday, when he came to the English howse with the present, to thank hym for his paynes, and that I did not expect any present at all, yet, it being sent from so greate a prince as the King of Shashma was, I could not refuse the receaving therof. He retorned me answer that it was not for the vallu of the mony that the king sent it, but only as a token of good will, according to the Japon custom, and that I might be ashewred, yf we had a mynd to trade into Shashma, that we should be welcom and find that greate man ready to further us in what he might for the good entertaynment he had at our English howse yisterday.
And there was a barr more of Oban gould of fifty-five _taies_ lent to Andrea Dittis, the China Capt., to send to his brother Whaw, to geve to the sonne of Twan Dono.
Our neighbours envited them selves to dyner to morow, it being our Easterday, I meane the 10 of the two wardes and princepall men.
_Marche 31._--Easterday. Our neighbours came to dyner, 24 persons.
There was reportes geven out the Emperour is dead, and that Frushma, or Tushma Tay, a great lord or prince in the north, is slayne per the Emperours people, coming from Edo to Mico; but I esteeme this ordenary Japon newes, which prove lyes. Also they report the King of Shashma taketh this voyag to reveng Frushma Tais death.
_Aprill 1._--I receved a letter from Mr. Wickham, dated in Osakay the 22th ultimo, wherin he adviseth me the tymber and neales is provided, and that the tymber will be put abord a bark of Fingo to morow, fraight 10 _taies_. Also he reportes of news, but so variable that it was not worth writing of. And I wrot an other letter to Jorge Durois to buy 2 or 3 jarrs conserve, all that was left being geven to the King of Shashma, and Tonomon Samme, Sangero Samme, and Soyemon Dono sending after to me to have had som for the said king. This letter I sent per Antonio, the kinges caffro.
_Aprill 3._--The King of Shashma went out of harbour at Fyrando this mornyng. And Sugian Dono sent me a fyne tree of flowers to plant in our garden.
_Aprill 4._--The wyfe of a fellow, which hath stolne 17 mas of the themperours plate and is run away, is seazed upon with her sonne and servantes and all she hath, and were to have byn put into prison. Soe her frendes came to me and Andrea Dittis to speake to the justis for her, which we did. Soe they staid her from going into prison, and take councell what is to be donne therein.
_Aprill 7._--Tonomon Samme, understanding of my golden fish, sent to desire to have it; so I gave it hym, and he gave me a great black dogg. He desired to have a littell pepper and som cloves, which was also sent hym, som 2 _cattis_ pepper and a few cloves.
_Aprill 10._--The China Capt. gave me a peece crisped white silke, lyke sipers.[136] Mr. Osterwick said he bought the lyke at Bantam for 2 Rs. of 8.
_Aprill 11._--The China Capt. went a pilgremage to a pagod neare Goto, for a voy (_sic_) he made for recovering of his brother Whaws health.
_Aprill 12._--I receved a letter from Jorge Durois, with 36 tallo candells, per our _jurebassos_ wife, but she retorned without geting her father set at liberty, Twan not being willing to despense with hym.
Mr. Nealson, Mr. Osterwick, and my selfe went to dyner to Oyen Donos this day, and were well entertayned, and amongst other speeches we had conferrence of the Hollanders presuminge to have entrance to the King of Shashma before us, and of my reproving Capt. Speck for it, etc. But all took it rather for a reproofe to the Duch then otherwais, in respeck the King of England keepeth garnison in the princepall fortresses they have, at his charge. The Hollanders can not deny yt.
There came 2 Spaniardes from Edo this day, and tould me it is comenly reported above that the Emperour is dead, and that they met the King of Figen going to Shrongo with greate forcese. So they esteeme there will be warrs above. They said they thought Mr. Wickham and Mr. Eaton were providing to com to Firando with such matters as they have resting, standing in dowbt what might ensue.
The China Capt. retorned from his pilgremage.
_Aprill 13._--Pasquall the Spaniard made enquiry which of the English in Firando was Mr. Wickhams kinsman, and in the end it proved to be Mr. Osterwick, unto whome he sent _recoudo_[137] that he had sould 2½, I say two _cattis_ and a halfe of exellent white amber greece at one hundred _taies_ the _catty_, and gave Mr. Osterwick order to receve the payment; as also he sent an other _catty_ of the lyke to Capt. Jourden to Bantam per Capt. Copindall, refusing to sell it heare to me for the Companies use at twenty _taies_, haveing secretly emploid others before to have sould it for a greater price, but could not. Thus now am I not deceaved in hym, that I imagened he had made an India voyag in the Liqueas, having fingered 4 or 5 _cattis_ of exellent amber greece, which made hym to stand upon his puntos to have gon away in som Japon junck or Holland ship for Pattania or Bantam. Yet let both hym and the world judg of me yf I dealt frendly with hym (I meane Mr. Wickham), when I let hym put to acco. what he would, and yet, over and above, lent hym one hundred and fiftie rialls of eight to make benefite of, and gave hym as much with it of my owne to doe as a frend, yf occation were offred. But he retorned me my money as I delivered it, and emploid all his owne, _ut supra_.
Capt. Speck came to vizet me, and amongst other matters I tould hym I marveled he thrust hym selfe forward to have entrance to the King of Shashma before my selfe. His answer was, he knew no reason to the contray, and that in these partes he took the Grave Moris and the Estates of Holland to be as much as the King of England, yf not more.
The China Capt. envited Mr. Nelson, Mr. Osterwick and my selfe to supper amonst many Japons.
_Aprill 14._--I receved a letter from Mr. Eaton, dated in Osakay, le 24th of Marche, sent per a bark of Figen with tymber, viz.:--
_Buanuqo_, or boardes, 1200, in 100 bundells of 12, cost 03 0 0 _Sugingeta_, or rayles, 0500, at 27 _mas_ per 100, is 13 5 0 _Beauff_, or rayles, 0300, at 2½ _condrin_ per peece 07 5 0 _Shishero_, or boardes, 0040, at 58 _condr_. peece is 23 2 0 _Tacca nuca_, or spars, 0015, at 6 _mas_ peece is 09 0 0 _Sugeta_, or boardes, 0100, at 13 _condr_. 10 boardes 07 3 0 ------ Som totall boardes and tymber cost 63 5 0 More for boate hier carrying all aboard 00 5 0 ------ 64 0 0 ------
Tonoman Samme sent me 2 hanches venison for a present; and I sent hym 2 English knyves and a quarter of a Hollands cheese, he sending after to buy som.
_Aprill 15._--The _boz_ or pagan prist above sent me a tree of white flowers for a present.
_Aprill 16._--We sent a boate to Langasaque, to buy 400 Shashma boardes to cover the endes of our gadong.
Our new wall of the north side, made per our neighbours, shronk soe it was this day broaken up agane, or rather puld downe.
_Aprill 17._--News was sent me by Oyen Donos sonne that the Emperour had geven the King of Firando leave to retorne to his contrey, and that they thought he would be heare within this 10 dayes.