Part 18

_September 28._--We went per water to a towne called Misackey,[184] 5 leagues from Orengaua, to vizet Fungo Dono, the ould Admerall, and carid hym a present. And Capt. Adames gave hym a leopardes skin and 5 handks. chint bramport. And Mr. Eaton gave hym 2 single peces chint bramport. He entertayned us kyndly at dyner and sent us meate for supper, and gave me a _wacadash_ (or short _cattan_) from his side; and sent his men to shew us his sonns howse newly built, being a very fayre place. This man is one of the best frendes we have in Japan.

_September 29._--We retorned per water to Oringaua, not without much diffeculty. And the Admerall Fongo Dono departed per water towardes Edo, to vizet the Emperour the first day of the new moone; but, the sea being greate and the wynd contrary, he went ashore, and so went overland per horse.

We gave our hostis at Misakay 2 _ichibos_ for howsrowme and dyet, and 1 _ichebo_ to her eldest dowghter, being wife to a Hollander, and 500 _gins_ to her yongest doughter, and 200 _gins_ to servantes in the howse, and 300 _gins_ to the howse where Mr. Eaton did lye. And Capt. Adames gave presentes, viz.: 1 handkerchefe and an _ichebo_ to Adrian the Hollanders wyfe, 1 handker. and 500 _gins_ to the mother, 1 handkerchefe and 100 _gins_ to youngest doughter, 1 handkerchefe to Mr. Eatons hostis, and 100 _gins_ to servantes of the howse.

_September 30._--I gave Capt. Adames 2 _keremons_ and Andrea, his brother in law, one of them the Emperour gave me. And there was geven out in presentes as followeth, viz.: to Capt. Adames wife, 1 pec. blak grogren, 1 pec. sleze land, 1 cheane amber beades; and to Josephe her sonne, viz: 1¼ _tatt._ black cloth; and to Suzanna her doughter, viz.: 1 whole peece chint bramport; and to Andreas wife, 1 pec. black grogren; and to Capt. Adames wives mother and an other doughter, viz.: 2 single peces chint bramport; and 1 single pec. chint bramport to Adrians doughter.

Towardes night arived a man of Capt. Adames expres, sent from Mr. Wickham with letters and others from Firando, Mr. Wickham advising that by proclemation at Miaco, Osakay, and Sackay, it was defended that no Japon should buy any merchandize of strangers. Whereupon he could make no sales of our comodeties, and therefore did wish me, yf I met the expres on the way, to retorne to Edo to redrese it, yf I could.

4 letters from Mr. Nealson, of 9th, 16th, 17th, and 20th August. 2 letters from Mr. Osterwick of 8, 16 ditto. 1 letter from Mr. Wickham of 19th September. 1 ould letter from Mr. Wickham. 2 letters from Mr. Rowe, of 10th and 17th August. 1 letter from Mr. Totton, of 20th August. 1 letter from Mr. Ed. Willmot, of 11th August, from Langasaque.

_October 1._--I wrot 2 letters, one to Mr. Wickham and an other to Mr. Nealson and Mr. Osterwick and retorned them per same expres, unto whome Mr. Eaton delivered 3 _ichebos_; and he said Mr. Wickham delivered hym 60 _mas_, wherof he spent 43 _mas_ per the way. And Mr. Wilson, Jno. Cook, Wm. Sweetland, Jno. Hawtry, our _bongew_, and others, to the halfe of our company, I sent away directly towardes Miaco. And Capt. Adames, Mr. Eaton, and my selfe retorned againe towardes Edo, and lodged at Phebe. We gave 1000 _gins_ to the servantes at Orengaua, for Capt. Adames nor his wife would let us pay nothing for diet.

_October 2._--This mornyng fayre calme wether, or rather a littell wind easterly till about nowne, and then the wind vered northerly, a greate gust all the rest of the day, but not so much per night.

By meanes of this storme (we being onward on our way towardes Edo per water) we were forced to run over the sholes right ashore, not without danger; so that it was dark night before we got our thinges on land, and went to a towne in the way 4 leagues short of Edo, called Cowa Saky;[185] where we had bad lodging and worse fare.

We paid for our diet at Phebie with our hors hier from Oringaua and geven in the howse, viz.: 2 _ichebos_ in gould and 1000 _gins_, paid out per Mr. Eaton. And for our boate hier to Cowa Sackey 1 _ichebo_, and 400 _gins_ geven to a pilot to help us ashore in a place to land our goodes.

I forgot to note downe how Mrs. Adames sent powdered beefe, fysh, and bread, with rise, after us to Phebie.

_October 3._--We went to the secretary Oyen Donos howse to have spoaken with hym about our occation of retorne, but were perswaded per his men to attend his coming to the howse of justice, and there might speake to hym and the rest as they entred; which we did, but were referred of for answer till the next mornyng. So from thence we went to Codgskin Donos, but fownd Inga Dono, the Cheefe Justis of Japon, arived from Miaco and com to vizet hym. So we could not speake with hym.

Also we met there a Spaniard, com from the iland near Langasaque, where he was arived in a small shipp by contrary wynds going to Manilla, and might not be sufferd to goe out againe without lycence from the Emperour.

Jno. Yoosen came to vizet me, and tould me he howrly expected the Hollanders, and that, tuching the cortalling of our prevelegesse, it was not to be suffered, it being wrought per Safian Dono and other his associates to have us pend up at Firando, to the entent to work upon us as they did on the Portingals and Spaniardes at Langasaque; but (said he) the Hollanders will forsake Japon before they will be bownd to do it.

_October 4._--A Duchmans sonne came to vizet me, and brought a present of powndgranetes and oringes; unto whome I gave a _tay_ in plate fyne, paid per Gorezano.

I got Capt. Adames to goe to Codgskin Dono with our _jurebasso_, to make the occation of our retorne knowne unto hym and to aske his councell (as our cheefe frend) what course we shold take. He spoake with hym and the rest of the Councell and, as it seemeth, they will enlarge our previlegese.

A merchant, our frend, envited Capt. Adames, Mr. Eaton, and my selfe to supper, and sent for the _cabokes_, _nifon catange_.

_October 5._--I wrot a letter to Mr. Wickham, and so to send it for Firando, advizing how I hoped to dispach our matters to content very shortly; and sent this letter per a yong man of Firando, neighbour to Yasimon Dono.

We could have no answer this day tuching our busynes.

_October 6._--We ment to have spoaken with Oyen Dono and rest about our busynes, but could not com to speech of them, they were so busye about other matters.

I wrot a letter to the seniora at Orengaua to thank her for our kynd entertaynment. We carid a present to Inga Dono.

This man is Lord Cheefe Justice of Japon, and now newly com from Miaco. I made knowne unto hym the occation of my retorne, by meanes of the proclemation at Miaco that we should sell non of our goodes in those partes. He tould me it was true that the Emperour had sent downe such order, that we should have no other place of sales but Firando. I answerd hym that the Emperour might as well banish us right out of Japon as bynd us to such an order, for that we could make no sals at that place, as I had fownd by experience of 3 yeares space and upwardes. He answerd me he could not withstand the Emperours pleasure, and that at present all matters were in other manner in Japon then in tyme of the ould Emperour, and that he could do us small pleasure in the matter, it being in the secretaries power to do most; yet, as tyme should serve, he would doe his best.

The letter I sent to Mr. Wickham was kept till this day, and sent per a man of Firando, neighbour to Yasimon Dono; wherin I advized hym I dowbted I should not make an end so sowne as I thought, and therefore wished hym to send away Mr. Wilson and the rest to Firando, but, for the _bongew_, he might stay my comyng yf he would.

We went also to the howses of Codgskin Dono and the rest, but could not com to speech of any, they, as it seemed to me, playing least in sight, which caused me to write 2 letters to Cawkesayemon Dono, secretary to Oyen Dono, willing hym to stand our frend to solicit his master for our dispach; which he answered me he both had donne and would doe, but verely thought we could have no dispach till after the hollidaies or feast, which begineth the 9th currant and lasteth 3 or 4 daies.

_October 8._--We went to vizet the counsellars againe, to have our dispach in remembrance. And first to Oyen Dono, the secretary, whoe tould us that we should speake to Codgskin Dono, for that he could do nothing of hym selfe. Unto which I answerd that the rest did refer us to hym, and therefore I besought his Lordship to procure our dispach; for I stood in dowbt my long staying and want of sales of our goodes per meanes of this edict would be an occation I should not send away our 2 shipps and junck this yeare, which would be a borthen to hevie for us to beare or to answer to our employers. He said he would doe what he could and take councell with the rest what might be donne. So from thence we went to Codgskin Dono, whome the servantes tould us was in the house. Yet could I not come to speech of hym, but lost my errant with his cheefe men.

I forgot to note downe that Safian Dono was at the secretaries howse, siting in a darke corner, I being cald in and apointed to syt on the better hand of hym, not knowing whoe he was till Capt. Adames tould me, which then I went on the other side and craved pardon as not knowing hym. In fyne, every one complayneth that matters are worse then in the ould mans daies, and that this man doth nothing but change offecers and displace _tonos_, sending and changing one into an others contrey; so that much grudging is at it and all in law and plitos on with an other, so that what will com of it God knoweth, for, as the comon report is, no man dare speake to the Emperour of any matter they think is to his discontent, he is so furious, and no meanes but death or distruction. So that what will come of us or our sute I know not, for I tell them it were as good for the Emperour to banish us all out of Japon as to shut us up in Firando, it being a place of no sales.

_October 9._--This day was a greate feaste of Japon called Sheco, being the 9th day of the 9th month. So we could do nothing this day about our busynes at Court. But all day after nowne yisterday Capt. Adames and our _jurebasso_ staid wayting at Court gate to speake with the councellers, who still geve good words.

Jno. Yoosen sent me word his man was com from Miaco and that the Hollanders would be heare within a day or two.

And Cacozayemon Dono wrot me a letter that he had soliceted Oyen Dono his master about our affares, and that they were not unmindfull of it, but would shortly dispach us; only their busynes was much at present by meanes of the caveleros which came to vizet the new Emperour, as also for the sending away of the widdo of Fidaia Samme, doughter to the Emperour that now is, whoe is geven in second marriadg to a _tono_ called ----[186], whoe fought very valiently in defence of the Emperour at the overthrow of Fidaia Samme.

Mrs. Adames and her 2 children arived heare yisterday from Orengaua. And I gave Shezeros child an _ichebo_ and Mr. Eaton delivered an other to the _tuerto_[187] that plaid on the _shamshin_.[188]

_October 10._--Late towardes night was an uprower in the cittie of Edo, for that a cavelero, called Deo Dono, gave it out that he would take the Emperours doughter as she went to morrow towardes her new husband, for that the ould Emperour in his life tyme had promised her to hym, in respect of his service donne at Osekay against Fidaia Samme. But the Emperour now would not concent theirunto, but sent hym word to cut his bellie, which he refuced to doe, in taking of his howse with 1000 men his followers, whoe all shaved them selves, with 50 women of his, lyke wais protesting to stand out till the death; whereupon the Emperour caused his howse to be beset with above 10000 men armed, and ofred to leave his land to his eldest sonne of som 19 years ould, yf his servantes would deliver up the master in quiet; which coming to the fathers knowledg, he kild the said sonne with his owne handes; yet after, his servantes kild their master and deliverd his head to the men without, upon condition to have their lives saved and the lands to remeane to the other sonne; which, as it is said, the Emperour hath condecended unto.[189]

_October 11._--I went and vizeted the King of Firandos brother, and carid hym a present of 2 barills wyne and a dish of figges, which he tooke in good parte and offred to send to the Emperours councell to desire our dispach in his brothers name, which I thanked hym for.

I went to Jno. Yossen to vizet hym and see what news he heard of the Hollanders. But, as it seems, they were not come to Osakay when Albartus wrote hym his letter the 23th ultimo; so God knoweth when they will hither.

_October 12._--We went to vizet (or rather solicet) the Emperours councell for our dispach, but could not com to spech of any of them. We found our Castillano at Codgskin Donos, but could have no audience no more then we. And after nowne Capt. Adames and our _jurebasso_ went agane to the Cort and sawe all the Councell together, who gave them fayre wordes as before, biding them com againe to morow.

And towardes night an expres of the Hollanders arived at this place, who came for a _goshon_ for their junck to goe for Syam. He geveth it out that Mr. Baylie is dead, but I have no letters of any such matter.

_October 13._--We went this mornyng betymes to Codgskin Donos, before son ryseinge, because we would be sure to find hym within; but had answer he was sick and therefore willed us to come againe at nowne, for that he would not goe out all this day. And so we retorned to Oyen Dono the secretary, and met his secretary by the way (with the Spaniard man), whoe tould us he was gon out, and that he want after hym to procure that mans dispach, which it may be will be at later Lammas. But afterward we went againe to Codgskin Dono, and in the end spoake with hym and made our case knowne unto hym, which he seemed to pittie, and tould us he was not the man now that he was in the ould Emperours tyme, only he was of this mans Councell, and in his opinion it was not tyme now to seeke to alter that which the Emperour had so lately ordayned, but that in tyme it might be amended, our case being better considered of; and then we should find hym ready to assist us in what he might. Jno. Yoosen was theare at same tyme when we spoake unto hym, and heard what past, and at same tyme presented hym a letter from the Hollandes Capt. telling hym he was on his way to com vizet the Emperor, but held backe per fowle wether, yet in the meane tyme desired to have a _goshon_ to send their junck for Syam. But Codgskin Dono answered he might stay for it till the Hollandes Capt. came.

So now I determen to put up a petition to have a lycence to sell such goodes as we have at Miaco and those partes, and so to retorne with their answer, good or bad, desiring in my petition that their honors will better consider of our first privelegese hereafter.

_October 14._--I wrot two letters, dated yisterday but kept till this day, the one to Mr. Wickham to Miaco, and the other to Firando to Mr. Nealson and Mr. Osterwick, advising them of what is past, as also sending two _goshons_ to Firando, one for Cochinchina and the other for Syam, to be a meanes to helpe to sell our junck. Also I wrot a letter in Japons to the China Capt., Andrea Dittis, and an other to Matinga; and sent all these letters expres per Jaquise.

Cacayemon Dono, the Emperours secretary, sent me word late yisternight how he had spoaken with his master, and gave me councell to send Capt. Adames and Gorezano our jurebasso betymes this mornyng to speake with his master, which they did before son rising; but he was gone out to the Admerall of the Sea, Shongo Dono, before they came. So they retorned without doing any thinge. And after, the said secretary, Cakeamon Dono, came to me and gave me councell to make a petition to them all, and goe and watch them as they came from the Admeralls howse and deliver it unto them. He tought me to indite it, desyring them that yf their affares were so emportunate at present that they could not speake to the Emperour for enlardging our privelegese, that then it would please them to geve me a letter of pasification to the justice of Miaco and those partes, for the selling of such goods as we had theare, and the next spring I would retorne to renew my sute about our privelegese.

This petision I deliverd to Oyen Donos handes, which he receaved with a frownyng countenance, calling Capt. Adames to hym and gave it hym back, asking hym whie he let on com to him that could not speake, and bad hym bring our petision hom to his howse. Soe sowne after Capt. Adames went to his howse with our _jurebasso_, but could not com to speach of hym, and soe retorned.

It is said that the merchantes of Miaco are com to this place to sue to the Emperour that we may sell no goodes in this place of Edo nether, which as yet is not denid us. I am still of the opinion that the Councell, haveing put it into the Emperours head that it is fitt we should be restrayned to Firando, dare not now speake unto hym to the contrary, he being such a furiose man. So I dowbt we shall not now get any good answer, to my no small greefe.

_October 15._--Capt. Adames and our _jurebasso_ went againe betimes this mornyng to Oyen Dono with our petition, and he had them bring it to the castill, which they did, and in the end had for a finall answer that the Emperours pleasure was that we should keepe factors at no other place but at Firando, and for our goodes which we had in any other place, to put it into the custody of any Japon we would for this tyme to make sales for us, but not to leave any factor English, nor to send any goodes hereafter from Firando, but to sell all theare. Whereupon Mr. Eaton and I thought good to leave all our goodes in the place under the custody of Capt. Adames, for this tyme; and he to leve order with what other he thought fyt to make sales in his abcense, because he goeth downe with us now to cleare all reconynges and to receave his sallary, due to hym per Wor. Company accompt to consort, he not haveing receved any thing till now.

Here is reportes geven out that the Emperour doth determen to put Massamone Dono and the Kyng of Faccata to death, with an other _tono_ or kyng.

And it is said Fidaia Samme is alive; but what will com hereof I know not.

_October 16._--Andrea, Capt. Adams brother in law, came from Orengaua to Edo, and he got (I meane Capt. Adames) his writing of his howse at Edo out of his handes and paid hym 35 bars Coban, which is 5 more then he was to pay; and so made an end of hym to the content of his senora.

And Caukesayemon Dono, the secretary to Oyen Dono, came to vizet me and to take his leave, we being to depart to morrow, and willed me to take patience for a while tuching our privelegese, for a matter of state being once concleuded could not in a day nor 2 be revoked. Yet he dowbted not but the next yeare it would be amended, when the Emperour and his Councell had well considered of the matter, as now they began to enter into it; for all this is donne to banish padrese out of the cuntrey, and that, for his master and Codgskin Dono, we might be assurd of them, as he had heard from his masters owne mouth; and that it were not amis, yf I met the King of Firando per the way coming up to the Emperour, to put hym in mynd to solicet the matter.

We gave this Cakeyamon Dono a cloth cloke of Mr. Eatons, in respect of the paines he took since our coming.

There was an earthquake at 5 a clock in thafter nowne.

_October 17._--We departed from Edo at 9 clock and lodged at Caningaua[190] all night, where we met the Hollanders going up, who brought me 4 letters, viz. 3 from Firando and 1 from Osakay, viz.:--

1 from Mr. Wickham in Osakay, le 2th October. 1 from Mr. Baylie in Firando, 28th August. 1 from Mr. Osterwick in Firando, le 23th August, kept till 1th September. 1 from Mr. Nealson in Firando, 28th August, kept till 4th September.

Wherin they advized me of Mr. Baylies death, with many other matters.

I forgot we gave presentes as followeth, viz. To Mrs. Adames, 1 loking glasse, 1 pikture of Solloman, 2 blew tuns, 2 handkerchefs chint bramport. And I gave _cabukes_ 6 handkerchefes and 2 bundells paper; and 2 handkerches to Capt. Adames hostis. Also ther was 1000 _gins_ geven to howse; 1 single peece chint bram. to Capt. Adames father in law; and 1 whole pec. chint bramport to Mattem Dono, a merchant, our frend. We gave to host at Caningaua 2160, and to servantes in howse 0200.

The Hollanders tould me ther junck, which came from Syam and arived in Shashma, was cast away coming about for Firando, goods and all, only men saved. Also they reported that the great Spanish shipp in Shashma is cast away, coming from thence to goe to Langasaque.

_October 18._--We dyned this day at a towne called Camacra,[191] which in tymes past (500 yeares since) was the greatest cittie in Japon, and (as it is said) 4 tymes bigger then Miaco or Edo is at present, and the _tono_ or kyng of that place, called ----[192], was cheefe commander or Emperour in Japon, and the cheefe (or first) that took the authoretie royall from the _Daire_ who was the suckcessor to Shacke. But now at present it is no cittie, but scattared howses seated heare and theare in pleasant valles betwixt divers mountaines, wherin are divers pagods very sumptuouse and a nunry (or rather a stews) of shaven women.[193] I did never see such pleasant walkes amongst pyne and spruce trees as are about these pagods, espetially 5 of them are more renowned then the rest.

But that which I did more admire then all the rest was a might[y] idoll of bras, called by them Dibotes,[194] and standeth in a vallie betwixt 2 mountaynes, the howse being quite rotten away, it being set up 480 years past. This idoll is made siting cros legged (telor lyke) and yet in my opinion it is above 20 yardes hie and above 12 yardes from knee to knee. I doe think there may above 30 men stand within the compas of the head. I was within the hollownes of it, and it is as large as a greate howse. I doe esteem it to be bigger then that at Roads, which was taken for 1 of the 7 wonders of the world, and, as report goeth, did lade 900 camells with the ruens therof. But for this, it is thought 3000 horses would nothing neare carry away the copper of this. In fine, it is a wonderfull thinge.

Som report this cittie to be destroid with fire and brimston; but I enquired of the enhabetantes, and they say they never heard of any such matter but only that it was burned and ruenated by war.

From Camacora we went to Fugesao[195] to bed; and paid for diet, night and mornyng, 2 _ichibos_, and to servantes in the howse 200 _gins_.

_October 19._--We dyned at Woyso[196]; and paid to howse 1500 _gins_; and to the servantes 200 _gins_. And I gave his littell doughter 2 handkerchefs of chint bramport smaller sort. And so from thence we came to Odouar[197] to bed. And paid for dyet, night and mornyng, 2000 _gins_, and to servantes of howse 200 _gins_.

_October 20._--We dyned at Faconiama[198] on the hill, and paid 1000 _gins_, and to servantes in howse 100 _gins_; and at Mishma,[199] at hill foote, for colation 300 _gins_. And so we went to supper to Sammabash, and paid for dyet, night and mornyng, 2000 _gins_, and to servantes of howse 300 _gins_.

We met an expres per way, sent per Duch for Edo, but upon what occasion I could not learne.