Part 14
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 no man might speake with hym. Yet, notwithstanding, Shungo Samma had geven leave to the King of Faccata and the King of Figen to retorne for their countries, but comanded all the rest to stay his ferther plesure.
And towardes night a cavelero sent me word how it was trew that the Emperour was alive, and had spoaken to the King of Firando and two other princes only, of purpose to stop the mowthes of those which reported hym to be dead; only it seemed to them he was not halfe well.
_Aprill 18._--We receved 660 tiles, viz. 360 for gadong walle and 300 tiling flat tiles.
And I receved an other letter from Jo. Durois, dated in Langasaque, le 24th of Aprill, new stile, wherin he advized me how the speeche went that Shashma Dono was building the fortres at Osakay and Frushma Tay with hym.
Also Soyemon Dono sent me a letter how they could not sell the merchandize, viz. the white baftas they tooke for the King of Firando. Soe he willed me to take them back againe. Unto which letter I retorned answer, I could not doe it in respeckt I had advized the Company into England of the sale thereof, as also the lyke to the agent at Bantam.
Gonosque Dono sent me 2 hanches of venison for a present. We receved 34 rownd postes of Skidayen, called _yofen nuquy_. Skiamon Dono came from Langasaque and sent me a present of confittes and craknills.
_Aprill 19._--The 2 sea _bongews_ came to vizet me, and amongst other matters we had speeches tuching Capt. Specks goinge before me to salute the King of Shashma, and of my reproveing hym for it, wherin they said I had reason and that they knew it not till now.
_Aprill 20._--Mr. Eaton arived from Osakay with a Spaniard in his company, pilot of the ship which came from Nova Spania. Mr. Eaton brought me 2 letters from Mr. Wickham, dated in Miaco the 4th and 6th currant, in which he wrot me something humerously, both about the busynes as also about my misusing of his gerle woman, which is untrewe. Also I receved a letter from Ric. Hudson, with 2 others, 1 from Capt. Adames sonne, and the other from our hostes at Miaco and Osakay, he of Miaco sending me 2 pewter basons for a present, and the other of Osakay 10 pewter pottage dishes.
And we receved tymber of Skidayen Dono, viz.:--
79 _cakis mates nuque_ of 2 _tattamy_ long. 20 _cakis tabu nuque_ of 2 _tattamis_ long. 45 _nendangi_, or rownd poles, of 2½ _tatt._
Mr. Nealson in a pot humor fell out with Antony the kinges caffro, and struk hym in my sight.
_Aprill 21._--I bought a duble silver and gilt salt containing 13 R. ⅛ R. of 8, for same wight Spanish money.
_Aprill 22._--I delivered 5 ould gould ringes of Matingas to the gouldsmith, to make new.
And Mr. Eaton gave me 5 Japon beakers, 4 pottage dishes, 8 other Japon dishes, and a wassell bole.
_Aprill 23._--We receved tymber of Skidayon Dono, viz.:--
297 _nuquis_, or rayles. 017 _fashack_, or rownd poles. 070 inche bordes, _fashock ison_. 030 _cakis_, or square posts, of 2 _tatta_.
Receved in 1 boate 700 howse tiles, and in an other 700 tiles more, viz. 450 howse tiles and 250 flat for godong.
_Aprill 24._--We bought 40 rownd poles, cost 2 _mas_, littell ones to cover carpenters shed. Tome Dono lent us 20 mats or _tomas_, and the China Capt. lent us 6 bundells of small canes to cover carpenters shed. And 40 mats bought of 2 others per Gorezano.
_Aprill 25._--We borowed 200 _tomas_, or straw matts, of Sifian Dono, of 20 per _mas_.
_Aprill 26._--I wrot a letter to Figean a Camme, King of Firando, complementally, that I was glad to understand of his safe arivall at Shrongo and kind entertaynment of themperour; and that yf any shiping arived heare from England or our junck from Syam, that I would adviz hym thereof. This letter I sent per conveance of Oyen Dono.
And I reconed with Gorezano, our _jurebasso_, for monies he disbursed for me, as followeth:--
_ta. m. co._
Pro a kettell, or furnes for Matinga 0 6 5 Pro a peece taffety to lyne Domingos _kerymon_ 1 2 6½ Pro a barill wyne for Matinga 1 1 2 Pro gerdell for Matinga, 2 fruntes 1 0 0 Pro cotten woll for Jeffres _kerremon_ 0 1 5 Pro a pere shews for Carnero, porter 0 3 0 Pro fishing lyne for my selfe 0 1 0 Pro a blind man that songe 0 1 0 Pro dressing me 2 ould hattes 0 4 0 Pro a _kitesoll_ for my selfe 0 2 0 Pro a _cattan_ for Domingo 0 8 0 ------------ 6 0 8½
_Aprill 28._--We receved 3 square post for the water gate, 1 plank for the bridg, and 7 small _ficamons_ servisable.
_Aprill 29._--I reconed with Yoskey for monies laid out for me, viz.:--
To shewmaker for making buskins and 2 per shewsfor my selfe 00 4 0 To Matinga, 1 peare _tabis_ 00 2 6 To pint tugger 00 5 0
_Aprill 30._--Mr. Wickham writ he delivered 25 _tat._ broad cloth to the King of Firandos man. Also of the lying news of Fidaia Sammes being alive, and that 200 Japons are put to death at Osakay for selling people after the wars, and that Micarna Camme Samme, the Emperours sonns sonne, bought a _caboke_, or player, cost hym 10000 _taies_, is 2500 li. sterling.
_May 2._--We reared the frame under the north side of our howse this day.
Zanzabar, _allius_ Yasimon Dono, envited us all to dyner this day and used us kyndly.
_May 3._--We receved in 2 barkes foure thousand six hundred tils, wherof 50 were for gadong walle.
_May 4._--We receved a bark; lading ston. Cushcron Dono.
_May 5._--The sonne of Tuan Dono of Langasaque departed to sea with 13 barkes laden with souldiers to take the iland Taccasange, called per them soe, but by us Isla Fermosa. And it is reported he is at Goto, staying for more succors which are to com from Miaco, and thought they mean to goe for Lequea, to look for Fidaia Samme.
Peter, our new porter, and Miguell, Corean _jurebasso_, went about to have gotten a Japon servant to the Jesuistes to have served in our English howse, which I refused to doe; but Peter let hym lodg one night in the howse, which Gorezano tould me of, which both the other took soe in snuffe that they thretned to kill Gorezano. Soe I turned Piter out a dores. Which Miguell, in his usuall drunken humor, stomocked and entered into termes with me that I had no reason to doe it; soe I turned hym out lykewaies to beare the other company.
_May 8._--I delivered one hundred _tais_ plate bars to Mr. Osterwick, wherof he delivered 50 _tais_ lyke to Mr. Eaton to goe to Ikanoura to buy tymber, because Skidayen Dono deceaveth us.
The perticulars of tymber is as followeth, viz.:--
250 _cakis_, or squar post. 250 _nukis_, or rayles. 800 small boardes. 004 _mombashta_, or dore postes. 100 rownd postes.
_May 10._--We had 2 barkes lading flat stones of Tome Dono and Cushcron Dono, to pave yard.
_May 14._--Unagense Dono sent me a present of halfe a wild bore.
_May 15._--I wrot 3 letters to Mr. Eaton, China Capt., and Jor. Durois, advising Mr. Eaton to com away with what tymber he had bought and buy no more, but bring 3 or 400 bags lyme. And sent these letters per Skeyo that was our skullion.
_May 16._--I receved three hundred and fyftie _taies_ plate of bars of Oyen Dono, in full payment for the ould debt due per King of Firando, besides or above the 3000 _taies_ due per hym last. I say the King of Firando oweth 3000 _tais_ over and above this 350 _tais_ now paid; which three hundred and fyftie _taies_ Mr. Osterwick receaved.
Also Mr. Eaton fell out with a Japon of Figen, whoe misused and struck hym with a staff and knockt hym downe, thinking to have kild hym, for spite he bought tymber at a hier rate then he. But Mr. Eaton, in defence of hym selfe, hath dangerously wounded the other. But the Umbrians took Mr. Eatons parte, other wais they Figians had murthered hym. Soe he stands on his gard till I send to cleare hym, the Umbrians protecting hym.
The China Capt. retorned from Langasaque, and brought me word how Mr. Eaton was abused by them of Fingo, and that it was a marvell he escaped with life. So, per his counsell, I sent a bark with 4 ores to cary a letter to Mr. Eaton, and withall sent an other in Japons to the _dico_ of Ykanaura, desyring hym to have a care that no violence were offred to the scrivano, _allius_ Mr. Eaton, for that to morrow I ment to send a letter to the King of Umbra, his master, to have hym set at liberty and retorned to me, as our priveleges geven per the Emperour spesefied, as the King of Firandos man could testefie, whoe I ment to send Mr. Nealson along with in the mornyng about same matter. And so I gott Jubio Dono of Crates to write me a letter to the King of Umbra _ut supra_.
Capt. Whaw, the China Capt. brother, did send me a present of vallance for a bed, embradered.
_May 17._--I sent Mr. Nelson to Umbra with the letter written to the king, and he carid 50 _tais_ in plate bars and 10 _tais_ in small plate with hym.
The China Capt. lent us leafe gould to gild one mark and 2 head tiles.
_May 18._--There came a man from Umbra about the quarrell of the Fingonians with Mr. Eaton, saying they swagered mightely because they thought the man would dye.
_May 19._--I receved a letter from Mr. Nealson at Fooky,[138] 3 leages hence, being staid per contrary wind, but departed from thence this mornyng before day. Also the small bark I sent to Mr. Eaton with a letter retorned, and tells me the man which he hurt is in no danger of death; yet, not withstanding, they of Umbra will suffer no man to speake to hym, not so much as hym which carid hym my letter, nor a Spaniard which came to hym from Langasaque with a present. I think it is the saturnecall humor of the ould kyng, because he is a Christian, he being a mortall enemy to that name for hatred of the Jesuistes.
And, after we were gon to bed, Tonomon Samme, the Kinges brother, sent me word that he ment to send an expres to the King of Fingo, and that yf I would write he should carry my letter. I retorned hym word that I knew not what to write to Fyngo till I knew the certenty of what passed in Umbra, which will be when Mr. Eaton and Mr. Nealson (which went for hym) retorned.
_May 20._--I went to Soyemon Dono to tell hym I marveled them of Umbra used the scrivano (_alius_ Mr. Wm. Eaton) soe hardly that they would suffer no man to speake with hym nor let hym have victuelles for money. He answered me that the Umbrians kept such ward about hym for his good, because the Fingonians, being above 150 persons, had mad bragges they would kill hym, and, Ikanoura being a littell towne or village, were afeard of the worst, and so kept ward; but that they skanted hym of victuells he marveled, but he was assured it was not of mallice, but knew the place was bare of provition, and that I might rest assured that, when the _bungew_ with Mr. Nealson were arived, that Mr. Eaton should presently be set at liberty; and in the meane tyme I must have pasience, for their trowble was much more then ours. He also tould me that yf I would write Mr. Eaton or Mr. Nealson, that he ment to send a man expres to Umbra this day. Soe I wrot them both, and sent them per a man sent from Firando of purpose per kinges brother.
We reared the building to the southward of our howse in Firando this day.
_May 21._--I wrot a letter to Jor. Durois, and ther inclozed the other I thought to have sent per Skeyo, kept till now per meane of contrary wynds, in which letter I advized hym of the trowbls of Mr. Eaton at Ikanaura in Umbra; sent per servant Bugo Same.
And after, we recd. in 2 barkes 1400 tils. Also we had 3 barkes lading ston, viz. 1 of Tome Dono, 1 of Cushcron Dono, 1 of Synemon Dono. And we had 35 bundells canes of the China Capt.
And towardes night I receved a letter from Mr. Nealson, dated in the gulfe of Umbra le 20th currant, and sent per the _bongew_ which went along with hym, whoe now retorned back, with many complements from them of Umbra, but determen not to set Mr. Eaton at liberty till they had enformed the _Tono_ of Fingo therof.
Mr. Nelson went to Ikanora to vizet Mr. Eaton and furnish hym with such matters as he stood in need of, understanding the Umbrians kept hym soe short.
Yosky the butler, being sick, asked lycense to goe to his howse to take phisick.
_May 23._--Migell, our _jurebasso_, desired lycense to goe take phisick, being very ill at ease.
_May 24._--We had fliing news how our ship the _Hozeander_ with the Hollanders have met with the great Portingall ship of Amacan, and fought with her neare to the Liqueas, and som escaping out of her ashore retorned per way of Xaxma to Langasaque with news, but know not the end of the fight, whether she escaped or no. Of the which I advised Jor. Durois per Skeyo or his cafero in a letter; but I esteem it ordenary Japon news, which are lyes, dowbting (according to the English proverb) that it is to good to be true, yet, according to an other, I wish that there never com worse news to the towne.
Migell our _jurebassos_ wife came and brought me a small jarr of _achar_[139] for a present, desyring me to exskews her husband in that he abcented hym selfe to take phisik in this tyme of busynes.
And after I was gon to bed, Soyemon Dono sent to have a _jurebasso_ to com to hym about news they had from Ikanoura. Soe I went my selfe unto hym, and he tould me that the King of Fingo had sent a letter to Umbra, wherin he advised that, allthough the English had kild a man of his, he made no reconyng of it, only he was advised that som of Firando that was in company of the English had stolne somthing wherby this quarrell grew. This was the matter he sent to tell me of, and that to morrow they ment to send a man expres to Ikanoura about this matter. So I desyred hym he might carry me a letter to Mr. Nealson.
_May_ 25.--Mr. Nealson retorned from Ikanaura, but Mr. Eaton staid behind till the _bongew_ retorned from Fingo.
The man Mr. Eaton hurt dyed the other night, whereupon they sent for Co John, Mr. Eatons boy, and cut afe his head, for that he began the brute; and thought to have donne the lyke per Skite, because he took Mr. Eatons part when they misused hym, and the lyk of Tome, his _jurebasso_. All was about a peece of straw cord not worth a farthing.
And I receved 3 letters and a note from Mr. Eaton per Mr. Nealson, dated the 23th and 24th curant, the note manifesting the tymber, boardes, and lyme he had bought, viz.:--
_ta. m. co._ 250 _cakis_, at 13 _tais_ per _cnto_. is 32 5 0 100 rownd postes, or _marakis_, 3 per _mas_. 03 3 0 250 _nukis_, at 5 per _mas_ 05 0 0 004 _mombashta_, or dore postes 04 3 0 --------- This paid to _bongew_ at Ika 45 1 0 Also 400 saks lyme, at 3½ _condrin_ 14 0 0 800 boardes, at 7 per _mas_ 11 4 0 --------- 70 5 0
Also he writes he receved 100 tallow candelles of Georg Durois at Langasaque, whereof he burned 23 in prison and Mr. Nealson 5 per way. So Mr. Nelson brought 72 to Firando.
_May 29._--I entred into cowncell with Mr. Nealson and Mr. Osterwick, whether it were best to send Mr. Nealson back to Mr. Eaton with a bark to bring hym away, yf he be set at lyberty at the retorne of the _bongew_ from Fingo, as they promised he should. So it was concluded upon, and, because I had ernest occation to use Gorezano in howse, I got lycense of Capt. Speck to have a _jurebasso_ which served the Duch, which he granted me. But when they were ready to depart, there came a Japon and whispered our Duch _jurebasso_ in the eare, who presently refuced to goe on our pretended affares. So I was forced to send Gorezano againe with hym and a souldier of the kinges, whom Tonomon Same, the kings brother, sent with them at my request. The pointes of busynes tuching Mr. Nealsons proceading apeareth in a memoriall of this date, the coppie wherof I kept. I wrot a letter per hym to Mr. Eaton.
And receved a letter from Jor. Durois, dated in Langasaque le 5th of July, wherin he wrot me the news of the meeting of our English shipp with that of Amacan was a lye, only the great ship toed a boate after her, wherin were 2 horses with provition of meate for them and 4 or 5 persons to look unto them, but per stormy wether were broaken from the shipp and cast on the cost of Xaxma, having passed much danger, the bark being sunke, and 4 got upon a peece of tymber, living 5 days without meate or drink. I say 8 got on it at first, wherof 4 dyed before they got aland at Liquea.
_May 30._--Jubio Dono of Crates lent us 5 sackes new barly, of 51 small _gantes_ per sack, till we could get other to malt.
_May 31._--We sould 10 fardelles rotten cuttelfish to our fishmonger for 7 _tais_ 8 _mas_, to tak fish for howse in payment. This cuttellfish was bought for first voyag of our junck to Syam, and, she loosing her voyage, new put in place.
_June 2._--I receved a letter from Mr. Nealson, dated in Ikanoura le last of May, signefying he staid the retorne of the _bongew_ from Fingo, and that Mr. Eaton was better used now then heretofore, and that the _bongew_ which used Mr. Eaton soe strictly is put of of his place and lyke to loose his head for cuting affe our servantes head.
The Hollanders reared a new gadong this day, as bigg as their other, and made an other thatcht one a mile ofe, to buld shiping and put tymber in, and have mad other much building this yeare, planted 2 orchardes, and made a new key out of the sea.
_June 3._--I wrot a letter to Mr. Nealson, per the man which carid the other, how I thought best he retorned, for that it is nothing but delayes of the Umbrians who have sent to the Emperours court about the matter, as I think, or, yf he stay upon good occation, then to send back Gorezano.
I reconed with the teliers, and paid the fat tealor 5 _tais_ in small plate for making me 5 new garmentes and sowing two ould gownes and a satten dublet. And he paid me 2 _tais_ greate plate out of it for 2 peeces duttis sould hym.
Also I paid the China button maker 1 _tay_ 4 _mas_ for buttons, in small plate.
And I reconed with the leane telor, and paid hym for dyvers garmentes and mending ould, as apereth per particulars-- 7_ta._ 6_m._ 0_co._ And for making 8 sutes for caffro 1_ta._ 8_m._ 0_co._ And for sowing the flagg or making 0_ta._ 2_m._ 0_co._
_June 5._--I receved a letter from Figen a Camme, King of Firando, dated in Shrongo 18 dais past, with 3 salmons for a present. Also he writes me of the good entertaynment the Emperour gave hym, with lycense to retorne to Firando when he pleaseth, and that the Empr. gave hym 18 _keremons_ or gowns, with 18 storkes or salted fowles, for a present, a matter much esteemed in these partes.
Also I receved a complementall letter from Torayemon Dono, with another inclosed for the China Capt. which I delivered presently. Torayemon Dono advized of presentes geven the king.
And after dyner Mr. Nealson retorned from Ikanaura with Mr. Eaton and the _bongew_ of Firando which went to Fingo, and Mr. Eatons host of Langasaque who went to vizet hym at Ikanoura so sowne as he heard he was in trowble, and hath kept hym company ever since, conveaying a musket and other armes into prison to defend hym against them of Fingo, yf they went about to offer violence, offring his person for his defence till the death, yf need required.
The _bongew_ which went for Fingo retorned with answer to them of Umbra that they should set the Englishman at liberty, for that he would not medell with them, being under the Emperour his protection; and that them of Fingo, which began this brute, went upon their affares without knowledg to hym, and therefore he would not defend them in the action. Yet, notwithstanding all this, they of Umbra would not deliver Mr. Eaton in 2 dais after the news came, siting still in _dancons_ or councell about it, making delayes, keeping hym baricaded till the last hower. And, although the other _bongew_ used Mr. Eaton kindlie at first, and let Mr. Nealson goe and vizet hym, yet after he restrayned hym and would not let hym speake with hym in 2 daies. Their hatred against us (I meane them of Umbra) is per meanes of the padrese or pristes, who stered them up against us to make us odious to the Japons, for they are all, or the most part, papisticall Christians in Umbra, and attribute a great (or cheefe) occation of banishment of them out of Japon per meanes of the English, many papistes and Jesuistes lying secretly lurking in most partes of Japon till this hower. Yet I hope in tyme to use the lyke frenship to them as they have donne now to us. And it is serten them of Umbra are enemies to them of Firando, for that Foyne Samme recovered from them much land which they had taken from Doca Samme his father, and added much of Umbra unto it, which they of Firando pocesse till this day.
_June 6._--I receved a letter from Mr. Wickham, dated in Miaco le 22th ultimo, with an other from Co. Jno. _jurebasso_, both per the _keremon_ sellar or mercer, with 2 barrill wyne, cost both 13 _mas_, with 2 _catabras_ for Matinga, 2 for his woman Femega, and 1 for Mr. Eatons woman. He writes that the King of Xaxma with Frushma Tay and other _tonos_ were com to Miaco, and all other permitted to retorne for their cuntres.
_June 7._--Mr. Eatons host enformed me how he was in Cochinchina when Mr. Peacock was kild, and that the King of Cochinchina knew nothing thereof, and that he thought, yf we sought, we might have restitution of all. He sayeth they were 5 men which murthered both the English and Duch, wherof 2 were of Cochinchina, 2 Japons, and the other a China, their names being as followeth: Mangosa Dono, Sanzo Dono, Japons; Mangosa, Mr. Peacockes host; Hongo, a China; Uncam, _bongew_ of junk, Amy, _bongew_ of bark, of Cochinchina.
I offred hym that, yf he would put me in suffitient sureties at Langasaque to be answerable that he should render the Wor. Company a just accompt of all he recovered or receaved, that then I would geve hym power to follow the matter, and be bownd to geve hym satisfaction for doing thereof to his owne content, and procure the Emperours letter to the King of Cochinchina, yf need so required. So he gave me answer he was content to put me in sureties to content. The present was geven hym, as well in respect of the paines he hath taken with Mr. Eaton, as also for hope we have to employ hym upon Cochinchina busines.
_June 8._--This day was a Japon feast, being the 5th day of ther 5th month, called by them _Gunguach goriore_.
The China Capt. sent me 2 small _barsos_ of wine and 2 fishes for a present this Japon feast, and the fatt China telior and buton maker sent me 1 _barso_ and 2 fyshes. And I sent the China Capt. a salmon and a phan.
I was enformed that the King of Firando spake not with the Emperour, but only was permitted to enter into a chamber, where they said he la sick in a littell cabbin coverd with paper, Codgkin Dono, the secretary, going into it and telling hym that the _Tono_ of Firando was there to vizet hym, and came out againe, telling hym the Emperour thanked hym and gave hym lycense to retorne to his cuntrey. But they verely beleeve he is dead, and that they keepe it secret; yet it may be a pollecie to see whether any will rise against hym in armes.