Part 16

A Duch marener, being drunk, stabd a woman, because she would not let hym enter into her howse.

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 junkes more besids her.

_July 22._--I went to Cochi, and there met Capt. Adams in our junck, and carid boates to tow her into the roade, which they did.

And I receved a packet letters from Mr. Benjamyn Fary, wherin was contayned, viz.:--

1. A note all charges upon the junkes voyage. 2. Invoiz goodes sent in _Sea Adventure_. 3. Invoiz goodes reladed in her. 4. Invoiz goodes laden in Capt. Shobick junck. 5. Invoiz goodes sent in Capt. Geequans junck, wherin Ed. Sayer goeth. 6. Mr. Farys letter to me, dated at Judea[146], in the River of Syam, le 3th June past. 7. Invoiz of goodes retorned to Andrea Dittis, China Capt., for his sulfer or brimston.

_July 23._--We had a generall councell this day of divers matters, viz.:--

1. Yt was thought fyting to buy or fraight a small China junk. 2. To sell our junck which came from Syam, yf we can. 3. To send Mr. Willmot to Nangasaque to attend coming junkes. 4. To land our goodes at Langasaque, and put it in a sure gadong, rather then bring it to Firando, it being a better place of sale then Firando. 5. To procure a _bongew_ of king to remeane abord, to see the Japons have their due, and no more, for avoyding of scandaloz tonges.

Capt. Adames delivered me 4 letters, which came out of England in the _New Years Gift_, viz.:--

1 from Sir Thomas Smyth, dated le 18th Feby., 1613. Company. 1 from Mr. Tho. Willson, 16th February, ditto. 1 from my brother Walter, ditto, 16th, 1613. 1 from Mr. Ed. Dodisworth in Surat, 20th Novbr., 1614.

_July 24._--Capt. Adames went with me to vizet the kyng, he being comen from Syam, I meane Capt. Adames. And we carid a present as followeth, viz.:--

2 barelles _morefack_ } from my selfe. 2 salmons } 5 china plattars, porselon } from Capt. Adames. 1 parrakita }

But he was sick, and kept his bed; so we could not speake with hym.

Late towardes night came news how the Duch junck is arived at Nangasaque, many men being dead, and the rest so weake and sick that they weare forced to put in theare for want of men to bring her to Firando. I meane the Duch junck which comes from Syam.

Sangero Samme fownd a woman of his yisterday playing falce with an other Japon, for which he presently cut her in peeces with his owne hands, and, after, the man was brought to the place of execution and cutt in peeces; and his brother had the lock of haire on his head cut affe by the hangman with the same _cattan_ which cut his brother in peecese.

_July 25._--Our host of Osakay (or Sakay) sent his barke to seek fraight and to carry me up, yf I came. Mr. Wickham wrot a letter to our _jurebasso_ how he sent her to bring me up, yf I weare not provided for before; but he wrot me no word at all.

And I delivered two bars Oban gould to Mr. Eaton, with 18 _tay_ wight Priaman gould. I say I delivered it to Mr. Osterwick to geve to Mr. Eaton, and put it into the invoyz goodes, and carid up; the bars Oban gould at 55 _tais_ per barr.

_July 26._--The king sent 2 _bongews_ abord to see the marreners have their owne, they being brabling knaves, espetially the boteswayne.

Farnando Ximenes gave me a new hatt with a bang [band?] gouldsmiths work, a peare silk garters, with gould fring, and shewstring same, ruch.[147]

_July 27._--The King of Firando was very sick this day, so that his brother and all the nobilletie went post hast to vizet hym. And sowne after the king sent word he was very ill, and that showting of ordinance disturbed hym much; wherefore he desired both English and Hollanders not to showte affe any more till he fownd hymselfe better.

We put all matters abord to goe towards the Emperours court to morrow, God permiting wynd and wether.

_July 30._--I receved a letter from Mr. Wickham, but had no tyme to read my letter over, being ready to departe for Edo, and Capt. Adames abord before me. Soe we sett forward in the after nowne, and having a good gale wynd, and got to Langowne[148] that night, where we came to an anchor, it being calme.

_July 31._--About midnight we wayed ancor, the tide serveing, and rowed it up all the affore nowne; but, after, had a fresh gale westerly, so that late at night we got to the streate of Ximina Seke,[149] where we came to an ancor.

_August 1._--We wayed ancor this mornyng an hower before day, but we[re] forced to stop the tide for want of wynd; but, a gale coming up after at W., we got after midnight neare unto Camina Seke,[150] and there came to an anker till mornynge.

_August 2._--After daylight we waid ancor and passed the straites of Camina Seke, and, the wind being good, we got to a place called Tacca Sackey, in a bay, to an ancor, haveing made 32 leag., and wated in the way at a place called Camangare,[151] where our host of that place brought me a present of dry fysh, and I sent hym a _barso_ of wyne.

_August 3._--After daylight we waid ancor from Taccasackey, and, having calme, rowed it up till the gale came; and soe, late at night, got to an ancor at Woshmado,[152] haveing made 30 leagues.

_August 4._--Before day we departed from Woshmado, rowing it up till the wynd came; and late in the night got it up neare the bar foote of Osakay, where we rode at an ancor till mornyng.

_August 5._--We put in over the bar of Osackay, rowing against the wind, meeting above 300 barkes going out; but it was past 10 a clock before we got up to the towne, where Mr. Wickham, with our hostes, came out and met us with a banket, _nifon catange_.

I wrot a letter to Mr. Nealson and Mr. Osterwick, how I was advized per many that it was dangeros to send about our small junck to Edo, yf she were not com away befor this letter came to his handes, and then my opinion was to send her for Osackay. Also, not to sell lead under 7 _taies_ per _pico_. This letter I sent per conveance Mr. Albartus.

Sr. Albartus came to vizet me, accompanid with his host and others, with a banket, _nifon catange_, as many others did the lyke, and late towardes night our host of Sackay did the lyke, and brought me a silk coate or _catabra_, and an other of lynen to Capt. Adames, with comendacons from Safian Dono, whose man he was, as also from Chubio Dono, his brother, with offer of much frenship. Also our ould host of Miaco came to vizet me, and brought 2 barrilles wyne for a present. He fownd hym selfe agreeved the English were gon from his howse, and would needes know the occation, which proved to be his bad usage of Mr. Wickham, who lodged above 3 months in his howse, in all which tyme he never would so much as eate nor drink with hym, but gave out bad wordes against all our nation. Soe I sent hym away with good wordes, telling hym I knew by report he was a ruch man, and needed not to care for any for the English (as he reported), nether would the English be undon whether they lodged in his howse or in an other.

_August 6._--Our ould host of Sackay, with our boateman and Domingos mother, came to vizet me, and brought me presentes of frute, hense, and wyne. And I gave eache of them a singell pec. chint bramport, and a bar plate containing 4 _ta._ 3 _ma._ 8 _co._ to Mr. Eaton's child, Hellena, to carry her mother, and a _catabra_ to the wench which brought her.

_August 7._--Our ould host of Osakay, where Mr. Wickham yet lieth, envited us all to dyner this day, where we had extraordinary and kynd entertaynment.

_August 8._--We paid to the kinges bark men and our owne as followeth:--

_ta. ma. co._ To the master of kynges bark, 1 bar plat, containing 3 0 0 To the pilot and stersman of same, lyke plate, 1 bar 3 0 0 To 42 men mariners, same bark, 1 bar 2 2 0 To mariners, our bark, same plate 1 4 0 ------------ Som totall all amontes unto 9 6 0

Paid out per Mr. Wickham, and is for demoragese in staying at Firando 10 or 12 daies after they were laden.

Allso ther was lent unto Ishon Dono, the Kynge of Firandos chirurgion, 5 _tais_ plate bars.

I wrot a letter to Inga Dono, Lord Cheefe Justice of Japon, to exskewse me I went not to Miaco to kisse his Lordships handes, which at my retorne from the Emperours court [I would doe].

Also I wrot 2 other letters, one to the King of Firando, and the other to Andrea Dittis, the China Capt., and sent them per the kinges bark now retorning to Firando. In the kinges letter, I recomended our English howse and our affares to the tuition of his Highnes in my abcense, desiring hym to have a fatherly care therof, and to assist them which I left in all occations they stood in need of.

_August 9._--I sent our _jurebasso_, accompanid with our host, to vizet the Governor (who is the Emperours kynsman), to exskewse me that I went not to kisse his Lordshipps handes, by reason of the fowle weather and the hast I made to goe to the Emperour, but that at my retorne I ment to doe it, God willing. He took it in good parte, and sent me word I should be welcom, and that I should fynd hym ready to doe ether me or our nation any good he could.

_August 10._--We laden all our merchandize and other matters for Edo in 2 barkes, and sent it for Fushemi[153] by water to save chargis, Jno. Cook and Jno. Hawtery going along with it. Jno. Hawtery went out of our lodging to a whorehouse, and pawnd a shert and a pere silk stocking.

The King of Firandos man retorned from Court, and bringes word the Emperour will have all our lead and tynne, of which I advised Mr. Nealson and Mr. Osterwick, and sent the chirurgion of the kynges bill for 5 _tais_ therin clozed.

Ther was a _bose_ or pagon prist murthered in his howse; but the murtherers canot yet be fownd out.

_August 11._--Mr. Eaton not retornyng from Miaco, we were forced to stay heare this day.

_August 12._--Mr. Eaton retornyng to Osakay before day, wee set forwardes on our voyage towardes Edo, and dyned at Fraggata.[154] Soe we lodged this night at Fushema, the charges of the howse amonting unto 8 _ta._ 8 _ma._ 0 _co._

I thought good to note downe that, as we passed along the river side before we came to Fushima, we saw a dead man cast upon the shore, whome had byn murthered by som villans; yet the cuntry people let hym lye, and not geveing hym buriall. And on the other side was a man cursefied upon a crosse for murthering a merchantes servaunt. And in an other place (as we passed) I saw som 8 or 10 malefactors heades set upon tymbers by the hie way side. Yf it were not for this strict justice, it were no liveing amongst them, they are so villanouse desperate. And I thought good to note downe that, coming to Fushima, which is but 3 leagues from Miaco, we were enformed that som villanous people sett upon the gard which kept the 30 bars Oban, which was ofred for sallary to hym that would discover the murtherer of the _bose_ (and could be no other but the murtherers them selves), yet carid away the gould at nowne dayes. This is the report, but whether it be true or no I know not. It is said this cruel [men] have vowed to kill many men.

_August 13._--Jno. Hawtery, being sent afore with our goods per water to Fushami from Osakay, and haveing 4 _tais_ delivered to hym to defray charges, in two dais space idly spent the one halfe in whorehowses and drunkennesse, I fynding hym so drunken he could skarse stand on his feete; and, when he is drunk, he is mad furious.

We passed per a towne called Otes,[155] where Mr. Wickham met us and brought 300 _tais_ in plate of bars with hym. And at night we arived at a towne called Cosantes,[156] where we la all night. Jaquese, with Mr. Sweetland and 3 others, went before us with all our merchandize to avoid trouble and to be ½ a day before us.

Here our host tould us that Jno. Yosson passed by to goe for Edo yisterday.

_August 14._--We dyned at a place called Mina Cochi,[157] and charges cost as followeth:--

_ta. ma. co._ To the goodman for all our dietes 3 0 2 To the servantes 100 of _gins_ 0 1 0

So we went to another place to supper, called Tuchiama,[158] where we were forced to stay all night by meanes of the rayny wether. Our charges at Tuchiama was, viz.:--

_ta. m. co._ To goodman of house for all our diet 5 0 0 To servantes of howse 300 _gins_.

_August 15._--We dyned at Camiama,[159] and cost to howse 2 _ta._, and to servantes of howse 100 _gins_. And we went to bed to Shrock.[160] And, the wether seeming to be good, we hired 2 barkes to carry our goodes in; and about 10 a clock at night did embark our selves to have passed an arme of the sea of som 21 leages, to have shortened our journey as also to save chargis. But about midnight the sea began to rise with a stiffe gale wind easterly, soe that we altered our determenation and put downe into the cod of the bay to a place called Meea,[161] where we arived the morrow after nowne, not without much danger, haveing had an extreme gust of wynd, with much lightnyng and thunder, accompanid with rayne, so that it might be accompted a tuffon. One of our barkes which carid our goodes lagged behind, and so got not in the mornyng tide, as we did, soe that she ran a greate risge to have byn cast away by laysynesse of the barkmen. But our _bongew_, with Goresano _jurebasso_, behaved them selves so that they got the bark into a creeke (not without much danger, runing over sholes), being assisted with the men and marreners of one of the Emperours barkes, which la endocked in the same creeke.

This night began the feast of the dead, and candels hanged out all night.

_August 16._--This mornyng close, overcast wether, with a stiff gale wynd easterly, verying more southerly, with greate store rayne sowne after most parte of the day, but espetially in the after nowne; and towardes night proved a tuffon, very extreme wether, yet dry wether all night following and not much wynd. We could not know this night whether our goodes be much wet or no, the villanous barkmen are occation that we got not all ashore before the tuffon came, as we did out of our barke.

_August 17._--We fownd our goodes not so bad wett as we thought, soe, haveing opened the fardelles and new packt them, we got to bed this night to a place called Ocasaqui,[162] it being 7½ leagues. We gave the host at Mia for our diet a bar Oban, with 200 _jins_ to the howse, and spent 400 _jins_ per way.

The ould Emperour was borne in this towne of Ocasaqui, in which place their is a very greate castell.

_August 18._--We dyned this day at Yosenda,[163] and paid howse 3 : 0 : 0, and the servantes 100 _gins_. And we went to bed to Aray.[164]

Here we had news how Calsa Samme hath cut his belly, being attaynted of treason against his father and brother to have destroid them and set up Fidaia Samme, his enemie. It is thought it will goe hard with Masamone Dono, his father-in-law; and speeches are geven out that the Jesuistes and other padres are the fyre brands and setters on of all this, in provoking children against parents and subjects against their naturall princes.

This night ended the feast of the dead.

_August 19._--We came to dyner to Fame Mach,[165] and paid 3 _ta._ 5 _m._ 8 _co._, and to the servantes of the howse 200 _gins_. And we la all night at Mitsque.[166]

Here we had news how Calsa Same was to passe this way to morrow to goe to a church neare Miaco, called Coye; som say to cut his bellie, others say to be shaved a prist and to remeane theare the rest of his daies. All his owne men are taken from hym, and he sent with a gard of themperour his brothers men. His wife he hath sent to Massa Moneda Dono, her father. All [he] hath for his alowance in the pagon church [is] i. _mangoca_[167] per anno. He lodgeth this night at an uncles howse som 4 leagues hence, called Cacken Gowa.[168]

_August 20._--We dyned at Cackingaua, the towne where the castell is where Calsa Samme la all night. We met hym and others on the way in 3 or 4 troups, but could not well understand in which of them he went, because he kept hym selfe close in a _neremon_.[169] It is said there goe divers other with him to that church (or pagod), where it is thought they shall all cut their bellies, som of them being men of 40 or 50 _mangocas_ per anno, which is 8 or 10 tymes more then the King of Firando hath. Also their is speeches that the Emperour is making ready forcese to goe against Massamone Dono.

We came to supper to Nishew Sacka;[170] so we made but 6 leagues this day, and there overtook our goods sent before. So we were forced to stay theare all night for want of horsese, all being taken up for the Emperourse service to carry alonge these noble men.

We paid for our dyner at Cakingaua 1500 _gins_. With more to the servantes 0100 _gins_. And for supper at Nisi Zaka 1500 _gins_. And to the servantes 0100 _gins_.

_August 21._--We dyned at Fugi Eda,[171] and gave to howse 1000 _gins_, and to servantes 100 _gins_.

And so we came to Shrongo[172] to bed to Stibios, where we understood that the ould Emperour had left order with Shongo Samme (now Emperour) not to kill his brother Calsa Samme, but to confine hym into the pagod aforsaid for 10 yeares, and in the end, fynding hym conformable, to use his discretion.

I wrot a letter to Mr. Wickham of our arivall heare, and how Jno. Cook and Jno. Hawtery had staved me 5 bottells wyne, 2 potts conserve, a barill of Zant oyle, and let falle my bag biskit into a river.

_August 22._--About 10 a clock we departed from Shrongo, and paid our host for the howse a bar of Coban gould, vallued at 5 _tais_ 4 _mas_, and to the servantes 200 _gins_.

So we went to bed this night at Camber,[173] is 7 leagues from Shrongo, and spent per way 600 _gins_; and we paid to howse 2000 _gins_, and to servantes in 2 howses 400 _gins_.

_August 23._--We dyned at Barra,[174] and paid 400 _gins_, and went to bed at Mishma,[175] 2500 _gins_, and to servantes 200 _gins_; and might have gon ferther but could get no horses, per reason all were taken up before for the Emperour.

_August 24._--And we went to Haconey[176] on the top of the montayne, where the great pond with the devill is, as they report, and spent in the howse 300 _gins_; and, after, went Odawar,[177] where we la all night; but might have gon ferther, but could not for want of horses.

_August 25._--The wether proving extreme fowle, we were constraind to stay at this place called Odowar.

I thought good to note downe how, in the tyme of Ticus Samme, there was a strong castill in this place, kept by one Wigen a Dono (whoe marid the doughter of Ogosho Samme, the deceased Emperour). This stood out against all the forcesse of Ticus Samme, having 100,000 men with hym in the castell, which Ticus seeing he could not bring hym under, sent Ogosho to parly with hym and bring hym to reason, or else to cut his owne belly. So, upon the persawsion of Ogosho, he rendered up his castell, upon condition that he and all the rest might live peaceably without punishment. Yet Ticus Samme, having hym in his power, made Wigen a Dono to cut his belly, contrary to promis.

_August 26._--We haveing remeaned at Odowar 2 daies, departed from it this morning,

and paid to the howse a bar Coban 6_ta._ 4_m._ 0_co._ And to the servantes in the howse 0300 _gins_. And for passing passage, 2 places 0520 _gins_. And at Oyesa[178] for wyne and meate and to servantes 1200 _gins_. And at Fugisau[179] for dyner 1000 _gins_.

At this place two of Capt. Adames tenantes of Febys met us, and brought a present of 10 loves white bread and a dish of boyled beefe, with 2 bottelles wyne.

And soe we went to bed to Tozuka,[180] 10 leagues short of Edo; from whence Capt. Adames went before to make ready his howse to receave us, and to com and meete us in the mornyng before wee enter the city.

I gave our hostes doughter at Oyesa a R. of 8 which I had of Mr. Wilson.

_August 27._--We paid the howse at Tozekay. And soe we arived at Edo this day about 3 a clock in the after nowne, and lodged at Capt. Adames howse, he meeting us at the entry of the cittie with our men which went afore with the goods, who arived heare also this mornyng.

Capt. Adames doth now understand that his brother in law Andrea playeth the knave with hym, which he would hardly beleeve before.

The King of Firandos brother sent his man unto me to bid me welcom to Edo. The Spanish pilot and an other Castillano came to my lodging to bid me wellcom.

_August 28._--The King of Firandos brother sent me a present of 2 barll. wyne and 2 piggs, and 1 barll. wyne and 1 pig to Mr. Eaton. And Codgskin Dono sent me a chist figges, 10 bundell of _wobi_,[181] and a dish musk millians; and a merchant brought me a dish grapes. I sent our _jurebasso_ to thank them all, _nifon catange_.

_August 29._--Andrea, Capt. Adames brother in law, arived heare from Orengaua late the night past. He brought a present of fresh bread, with a littell sallet oyle and som poulderd beefe. He is a craftie knave. I noted downe this present wrong, for Capt. Adames sonne sent it and not Andrea.

_August 30._--Codgkin Dono sent this mornyng betymes for Capt. Adames, and tould hym he had spoaken with the Emperour and tould hym of our being heare, and that we might com with our present when we would. Yet they thought it best to stay till the first day of the new mowne, which they accompted a happie day.

About 3 a clock in the after nowne there hapned an exceading earthquake in this citty of Edo in Japon, which contynewed, from the begyning to the end, about the eight parte of an hower; but about the halfe tyme it was soe extreame that I thought the howse would have falne downe on our heads, and so was glad to run out of doares without hat or shewes, the tymbers of the howse making such a nois and cracking that it was fearefull to heare. It began by littell and littell, and so encreased till the middell, and in lyke sort went away againe.

About some 22 yeares past their hapned an earthquake in the province (or kyngdom) of Bongo, in which there was a towne (or rather a cittie) of 4000 howseholdes sunck into the sea, not any living creature being saved. And at same tyme a mowntayne neare adjoyning was clove in the middell. And it rayned long haire lyke unto that of mens heads. This hapned som two yeares before Ticus Samme died. And, amongst Japons, earthquaks are held for prodigious things; yet they say this province of Quanto is more subject to them then any other part of Japon.

We opened our merchandiz to lay out a present for the Emperour, and fownd wanting a treble peece of chint bramport, with above a _catty_ wight of amber, and 9 writing table bookes; and most parte of our gally pottes broaken per the rude handling of our hackny men and fault of them should have looked to it. Also 2 bars of tyn stolne per the way, and 1 treble peece chint stolne heare, after they were opened.

_August 31._--Migmoy brought me a present of wyne, grapes, and waffar cakes, and tould me that for any difference of accompt, either betwixt Mr. Wickham or Mr. Eaton and hym, he was content to remit it to my discretion. He is a craftie fello and very ruch. Amongst the rest, he tould me he lyked our religion so well that he ment to turne Christian.

Jno. Yossen came yisternight to vizet me and envite me to dyner, with Capt. Adames and the rest. I answerd hym I would vizet hym before I retorned.