Part 20

_November 18._--I went to Safian Dono to know whether he would lend me any money upon intrest, as he promised me; but he put me afe to Gonrok Dono his nephew, whome he said had charge of his busynes, and he drove me afe with wordes, ofring to deliver me money for all our sappon[226] which was com in this junk, at 22 _mas_ per _pico_. So I left of that matter and retorned to bed to Osakay, having first receved in good changed plate of Tozayemon Dono our host one thousand two hundred _tais_, upon accompt of lead and other merchandiz, the lead at 7 _tais pico_; and gave hym a present. This Tozayemon Dono hath lent me 1000 _tais_ gratis, besids all other favors donne in our busynes, he having donne more then all the rest.

Also we paid hym for our dyet in his house 16 _tais_, and to the servantes 2 _tais_.

And I gave Mr. Eatons littell doughter Helena a silk coate, and to her mother a single pece chint bramport.

Our host sent 3 men with pikes to accompany us to Osakay, with pikes because it was late.

_November 19._--I wrot a letter to our host of Sakay, Tozayemon Dono, to com to Osakay forthwith, to geve order for lading of copper, and to bring rest money along with hym, changed or unchanged. Also an other letter to Magazamon Dono, our host at Miaco, to send hether a chist of glas bottelles to carry down with us.

And ther was paid unto Jorge Durois per Mr. Eaton, for money disburced at Langasaque for us, as followeth, viz.:--

_ta. m. c._ 1 jar conserves of lemons and orang flowers 04 5 0 1 jar conserves of oreng flowers and peaches 04 0 0 2 quince trees and 2 baskites of onyons to sett 01 1 0 120 tallo candelles cost 02 0 0 143 candelles cost all 02 2 0 1 peare of milstons 01 5 0 ------------ Som totall of howse accº. amonts unto 15 3 0 ------------

More for my own acco. as followeth:--

_ta. m. co._ 2 peare silk stockinges 07 0 0 2 pear more receved in way from Shrongo, 1 blak, 1 ashcoler 06 4 0 2 pear wollen or cotton yorne stockinges, 7 mas per 01 4 0 ----------- 30 1 0 -----------

_November 20._--Our host Tozayemon Dono came from Sakay and brought me eight hundred _tais_ more to mak the other up 2000 _tais_. And Eche Dono retorned from Miaco with rest of the bar copper, being 50 _pico_, which was laden abord the bark, and the rest is in house ready to lode to morrow.

Mr. Eatons boy Domingo is to make hym a new bond to serve hym 7 yeares in these partes, or at Syam, Cochinchina, or Patania, but not to goe for Bantam nor for England; and is for 10 _tais_ plate delivered his father and mother a yeare past.

And per lyk agreement he is not to carry Susanna his sister out of Japon, which is to serve the lyk tyme for 5 _tais_; but he to fynd meate, drynk, and cotes to both.

_November 21._--Our host of Osakay, Cuemon Dono, gave me a silk _kerymon_ and 2 silk _catabras_, with 2 sackes rise, 5 sackes charcole, 3 sackes salt, and 5 salted coddes, for a present; and gave Capt. Adames, Mr. Wickham, Mr. Eaton, Fesque Dono our _bongew_, and Gorezano our _jurebasso_, each of them a _keremon_ of silk, with other matters to our followers. And sowne after the Governor sent me an other present, viz. 5 silke _keremons_, 2 _langanates_, and 2 barelles wyne; and sent to buy 2 pec. corall, which I sent to hym as a present from my selfe.

Gorezano our _jurebasso_ having falne out with divers of my frendes by means of his fowle tong, espetially now of late with Tozayemon Dono, our host of Sackay, I willed hym to make peace with hym, or else I would not entertayne hym any longer; at which my admonisions he set light, as well as at Capt. Adames, Mr. Wickhams, Mr. Eatons, and others. Whereupon I put hym away. This fellos fowle tong hath much injured me and others, namely Capt. Adames, against whome he gave out speeches at Emperours court, that he was an occation we gave not a greater present to the Emperour and to others, which hath procured Capt. Adames much ill will, and the lyke to all of us. This Gorezano had byn a dead man long ago, yf I had not saved hym, and have this reward for my labour.

_November 22._--I receaved fowre hundred _tais_ of Mr. Wickham upon acco. of Tozayemon Dono, and gave Mr. Wickham up a note of all the monies I receaved to carry downe, since I arived at Miaco; which amounted to eight thousand eight hundred forty and six _taies_, eight _mas_, and seven _condrins_, wherof 7650 _taies_ were packed up in 6 chistes to goe for Firando, and the rest in an other chist to lay out for iron and other matters at Bingana Tomo.

Sadaye Dono, the governors secretary, sent me 2 Japon pistolles for a present. And sowne after came a servant of Calsa Sammes to vizet me with a present of frute, telling me (as from his master) that he was sory he could not doe me any pleasure in respect he was in disfavour with the Emperour his brother; but, yf it were otherwais with hym hereafter, that then he would do that which now he canot.

_November 23._--Our host brought us _cabuques_, 3, one the cheefe, with their musick, and staid all night. I gave the cheefe a bar Coban. And Echero Dono, Mr. Eatons ould host, brought me a present of a _bento_, or box for 5 persons to eate in, and a fyre harth from his wife; and Shroyemon Dono, a pike and 10 papers fyne rise.

_November 24._--Gorezano made frenship with Tozayemon Dono, and would have gladly gotten to be _jurebasso_ againe; but I would not.

_November 25._--I gave the cheefe _caboque_ I single pec. chint bramport, and her maid 5 _mas_ in plate, and so sent them away.

And we departed from Osakay towardes Firando in the after nowne. We put over bar of Osakay at night, and divers frendes came after us with banketes for a farewell.

We got this night to a place called Taccasanga, 20 leagues from Osakay.

_November 26._--So we [made] 25 leagues this day, and came to an ancor about midnight, it being calme, and so stopped the tide.

This day passed a _foyfone_[227] by us with 20 ores on a side, wherin went a _bongew_ of the King of Biengos,[228] and came and spoke with us, seeing we were strangers, and sent me a dozen of larks for a present. So in requitall I sent hym a small _barso_ of wyne and a salt cod, which he took in good parte, sending me word, yf we put into any port of his masters province, we should be welcom and have any favour shewed us we stood in need of.

_November 27._--We waid ancor an hower before day and rowed it up, haveing somtyme wynd and somtyme calme. And so towardes night arived at Bingana Tomo,[229] haveing met a bark of Firando per the way, whoe tould us our 2 shipps and junk were all ready and attended our coming, wishing us to make hast. We made this day 15 leagues.

At my coming to Bingana Tomo, I thought to have fownd 600 _picos_ iron ready bought and waid out, as I writ our hostis; but fownd nothing donne per meanes iron was so deare, as the worst sort at 17½ _tais_ per _pico_, and second at 21 _mas pico_, and non of best sort to be had. So I had thought to have sent back an expres to Osakay to Mr. Wickham to have bought som theare, but upon better consideration left it ofe, and thought it better to carry money then iron at so deare a rate. But in consideration our hostis said she had bought 100 _picos_, worst sort, at 17 _mas_ 2 _condrins_, I took that and meane to send it to Syam, the king of that place haveing writ for iron; also a smith of this place haveing greate store of flat iron a span broad, made of purpose for the Emperour, but durst not sell without consent of themperours _dico_ or _bongew_, which he would send unto to know the lowest price.

_November 28._--I delivered two hundred and fyftie _tais_ plate bars unto Mr. Eaton, to pay for iron at Bingana Tomo, viz.:--

_ta. m. co._ 168 fardells corse iron, at 65 _cattis_ fardell, amontes to 109 _picos_, 20 _cat._ 185 6 4 016 fardells best iron amontes all unto nett 012 _picos_, 75 _cat._ 025 2 0 ---------- The corse iron at 17 _mas pico_, and best at 20 _mas cat._ 210 8 0 ----------

_November 29._--We departed this mornyng from Bingana Tomo towardes Firando--

And we paid for our diet 9_ta._ 0_ma._ 0_co._ And to servants 1 0 0 And I gave an ould woman 0 4 5

We met 7 boates with the King of Fingos[230] provition, he, as they say, cominge after to goe up to themperour. And, after them, mett as many with the King of Bongos in lyke sort.

So we made this day and night following 30 leagues.

_November 30._--We came to an ancor 3 leagues after we had past the streates of Camina Seak,[231] and thear road all night, it proving a very storme. So we made this day 13 leagues.

_December 1._--We waid ancor at break of day and road it up with the tide to a villadg called Mia Nots, 5 leagues from the place we came from, and after rowed 2 leagues more and came to an ancor againe, the sea being very greate. So we made 7 leagues this day.

_December 2._--We wayed ancor 2 howers before day, and sett sayle and came to Shimina Seak[232] 2 howers before night, where we staid all night per meanes of the fowle wether; Capt. Adames coming in late same night. So we made 25 leagues this day.

The King of Cokera was at this place with 50 seale barkes, ready to goe to vizet the Emperour.

_December 3._--We waid ancor and put to sea with wynd provinge varible, and arived at Firando the morow mornynge at son rising, haveing made 55 leagues per day and night followinge.

And sowne after Ed. Sayer arived at Firando from Shashma, where the king used hym kyndly, in respect of my vizeting hym as he passed by this place.

I sent our _jurebasso_ to adviz the King of my arivall and that I ment to vizet hym to morrow. And he sent a man after to bid me welcom, as all the princepall of the towne did the lyke; and the neighbours came them selves and met me, after they heard the shipps shute of their ordinance.

And the Hollandes Capt. sent his _jurebasso_ to bid me welcom and that he would have com hym selfe, but that he was busy writing to send away their ship and junck.

_December 4._--The China Capt. tould me how he had 2000 _tais_ in fyne plate ready to send in our ship, and that he would write to his brother to provide more, but the worst was that Langasaque was belegered and all the passages stopt that no man might retorne from thence. The occation he knew not; only som said it was to look out for on of Fidaia Sammes consortes, and others that it was to look out for padres.

Also there was reportes that 25 saile Hollander shipps had taken the Molucas.

_December 5._--I went and vizeted the King of Firando, in company with Capt. Adames and Ed. Sayer, with letters from the king of Shashma and Safian Dono; and I carid the king a present of 2 barrelles _morofack_, 2 salmons, and 5 perfumed fans. He took it in good parte; and I gave hym thankes for the paynes that Fesque Dono his _bongew_ had taken in going up with me.

And from thence I went to the Hollandes howse to vizet Capt. Speck, to know yf he would send me 2 letters in the ship that went for Bantam and the junck that went for Syam, which he promised me to do, as also to geve me a letter to Bantam to send in our shipp, to signefie that it was falce the reportes geven out about carrying the ebony in the _Hozeander_, and that he was ready to do the lyke for us upon all occations offered, it being the States pleasure he should do soe.

I wrot 2 letters, 1 for Bantam to Capt. Jourden, per Duch ship, and the other to Syam to Mr. Benjamyn Farry, per Duch junck.

_December 6._--I sent the China Capt. brother a _kerymon_ and 2 salmons, and gave the lyke to hym selfe, and a _kerymon_ a pece to Mr. Sayer, Mr. Nealson, Mr. Osterwick, Mr. Rowe, Mr. Totton, Niquan the China, and Mat[ingas] father, and 1 to Mr. Wilmot; and _miangas_ of gerdelles and showes to Mr. Eatons, Mr. Sayers, Mr. Nelsons, Mr. Osterwikes and Mat[ingas] women; and a silver _chaw_ pot and a fan to Capt. China wife; and a pear _tabis_ with string and a fan to his doughter.

The king sent for me and Capt. Speck, and shewd us a letter he had from the Councell to tell us we should not trade into no other parte of Japon but to this towne of Firando and Langasaque, and to adviz hym eich yeare at ships coming what merchandiz we brought, to the entent to signefie the Emperour thereof.

We find per experience that the King of Shashma hath shewd us extraordenary favor, and the Duch to the contrary non at all. The occation I think is the present I gave hym as he passed by this place to goe to the Emperor, the Duch not doing the lyke. So that now he let Matias stay allmost a month suing to speak with hym and might not have admittance.

_December 7._--A mestiso[233] came to demand passage in our junck for Syam, and tould me he went in the junck with Mr. Peacock and Walter Carworden for Cochinchina, and related to me the death of Mr. Peacock cleane contrary to the report I had before, saying that it was by mischance, an other boate runing against them in a corant overthrowing theirs; and that Mr. Peacock was drownd by meanes of money he carid in his pocket, and that his host was in the boate with hym and hardly escaped with swyming, being halfe dead when he came ashore; and that Walter Carwarden, their host, and he went afterward and fownd the dead body of Mr. Peacock, and brought it ashore and buried it; and that Water remeaned in the contrey above a month after, not any one offring hym injury, yet in the end embarked hym selfe in the same junck he went in to retorne for Japon, carrying all matters left unsould along with hym; which coming to the knowledg of the Kyng of Cochinchina, he wrot a letter to Safian Dono, to signefie unto hym that he was inocent of the death of the English or any other, and that, yf they sent any of their nation to receave the money he owed them, he was ready to pay it.

I sent a bundell figes, a paper rise, and 2 perfumed fans to our neighbours, Japon manour, I retornyng from above, viz.:--

To Tome Dono and his wife; to Cushcron Dono and his wife; to Zazabra Dono and his wife; to Skydian Dono and his wife; to China _jurebasso_ and his wife; to Kitskin Dono and his wife, and a fan and a paper rise to his mother. And to China Capt. wife a _keremon_, she asking it.

_December 8._--I came to understand that Gilbert Dickenson, being put in trust to way out the Companies wood to Japons, did secretly consort with them to wrong the Company to benefit hym selfe: namely in 20 _picos_ delivered to one he gave 22 _picos_, and after went for money for the said 2 _picos_, which coming to the knowledge of Andrea Dittis, China Capt., he advized me hereof and caused the money to be staid. He delivered or wayd out much more to Tomo Dono and Cushcron Dono; but I canot fynd out in what sort it was, only it was tould me he was seene rec. money of them and brought it back againe to chang for better, it not being good. Also he was accused per the chirurgion of the _Adviz_, called Robert Hawley, that he in secret tould hym he made accompt to put ten pownd in his purce per waying out of that wood, etc.

_December 9._--I wrot a letter to Soyemon Dono, and sent it per our _jurebasso_, to entreate hym to speake to the king for the 3000 _tais_ he oweth, to send now in these shipps which will be ready within 5 or 6 daies.

Georg Durois came to this place, haveing past much danger at sea, staying 6 daies after us, many barks being cast away before his eyes.

The king sent Soyemon Dono and an other to know whether I ment to send goodes to Miaco and those partes; as he was enformed I did, contrary to themperours edict. Unto which I answerd that I ment to send goodes to our host of Sackay, which I had sould hym for the vallu of 1000 _tais_, for which I had receaved money of hym before hand; and that I might sell my goods to any man at Firando without geveng offence; and that he had sent his man with his chap or marke to set upon the goodes, and ment to com after hym selfe. So they took the answer in good parte. Also I desyrd hym to be ernest with the kyng for the money he owed us, to send in these shipps.

_December 10._--We had a generall meeting and councell at English howse, whereat assested, with my selfe, Mr. Ric. Rowe, Mr. Jno. Totton, Wm. Eaton, Wm. Nealson, Ed. Sayer, Wm. Nealson, Jno. Osterwick, Edmond Wilmot, Wm. Colston; where was handled the matter of the runing away of Tho. Heath and Nico. Wilson of th' _Advizes_ company, with Henry Blackcolles, Hewgh Hewes, Tho. Somner, and Christorfer Galsworthy of _Thomas_ company, for runing away with the _Thomas_ skiffe and 350 Rs. of 8 of Mr. Rowes in money; but being taken, we condemd them, with on Widger of the _Thomas_ company, their consort, to be duckt at yard arme 3 tymes and whipt at capstayn each one 20 stripes; only Heath the guner to be but duckt.

Also Jno. Hawtery was brought in question by Mr. Eaton for goodes stolne at Edo and Osakay, which he could not deny, but fell out in rayling termes against me, thretnyng me that he would make me to leape, etc. For which Mr. Rowe carid hym abord and put hym in the bilboes.

The Hollandes junck went out for Syam this after nowne.

_December 11._--We went abord the _Thomas_, and saw execution donne upon the persons aforsaid, according to order, only Galworthie and Widger were refered till an other tyme, they being both sick of the pox, and per the chirurgions opinion would be in danger of their lives yf they were ducked.

Georg Durois being ready to departe towards Langasaque, news came that the cheefe in that place was taken and bownd upon suspition. So he staid till he heard ferther newes.

Capt. Adames entered into extraordenary humours, taking the parte of the scrivano of his junk with one Miguell, 2 villans that have cozened the Company, against me and all the rest of thenglish, to mentayne them before the justice. I take God to witness I do what I can to keepe in with this man, etc.

News came from Langasaque that men might enter but not com out againe; so we know not what will com thereof.

_December 12._--We bought a slave of George Durois, pownd (_sic_) unto hym by one of Firando for 7 _tais_ plate bars, which money is now paid onto hym. The slaves christen name is Laurenso, and in Japon Sanzero.

Also this day arived a small China bark or _soma_ from Hochchew,[234] laden with silk and stuffes, in this towne of Firando. They bring news of the wars betwixt China and the Tartars.

We agreed with ould Mr. Barges of the _Thomas_ and yong Mr. Burges of the _Adviz_ to goe for pilottes in our junck for Syam. And ther was 50 _tais_ plate bars geven to Skidayen Dono for to make his voyag to Syam, he being capt. of the junck.

Niquan the China retorned from Langasaque with 6000 _tais_ fyne plate, sent from Capt. Chinas brother for as, and sent me word he would send 2000 _tais_ same plate to morrow, which he had taken up of a frend for us at intrest at 20 per cento according to my order, and would take up more yf we stood in neede.

_December 13._--I receved 16 _cattans_ of Mr. Eaton to send to Sir Tho. Smith, cost viz.:--

_ta. m. co._ 2 best sort long _cattans_, at 2½ _tais_ per _cattan_, is 05 0 0 6 second sort long _cattans_, at 1½ _tais_ per _cattan_, is 09 0 0 8 short _cattans_, at 8 _mas_ per _cattan_, is 06 4 0 -------- Som totall amontes unto 20 4 0 --------

The China Capt. sent us in 2 chistes plate bars good to melt, to send for Syam with the rendadors chape upon it, containing in each chist one thousand _tais_--is tow thousand in all.

_December 14._--Taccamon Dono paid all his ould score and desired to have 50 _picos_ sappon upon a new acco., to pay next yeare as we sell the rest.

_December 15._--I delivered one hundred _tais_ plate bars to Andrea Dittis, China Capt., to deliver to Skydayen Dono, capt. of the _Sea Adventur_, as his owne, for most advantage; but is for my selfe.

Capt. Adames envited all thenglish to a banket with _cabokes_.

_December 17._--I delivered tow thousand tow hundred _tais_ to Mr. Eaton in plate, wherof 200 _tais_ was in fyne plate, rest in bars, and is parte of cargezen sent per hym to Syam, rest being in severall sortes of goodes, am. to 3043_ta._ 6_m._ 2½_co._

I wrot a letter to the King of Shashma, to geve hym thankes for the good usadg of Ed. Sayer and the rest in our junck, offring my service to hym in what is in my power. Soyemon Dono holpe me to endite and write my letter in good termes befyting so greate a prince.

Also Soyemon Dono tould me that the King of Shashma did much esteem our English nation, and would suffer us to trade into the Liqueas or any other partes of his domynions, but would not suffer the lyke to the Hollanders.

_December 18._--Yasimon Dono and Albaro Munois arived at this towne of Firando, one from Xaxma and thother from Langasaque; and Yasi came and viseted me, telling me how our nation were respected in Xaxma, and the Hollanders nothing esteemed of, and that they were lyke to loose their processe with a China about red wood com in a junck from Syam put into Xaxma per contrary wynd.

_December 19._--I delivered my letters to Mr. Eaton, viz.:

1 to Mr. Benjamyn Farry, Cape merchant at Syam, with the cargezon ther inclozed.

1 to Jno. Ferrers, to Syam, with his bill of 36 pezos or Rialles of 8 I paid to Capt. Adames for hym, and send hym 3 shutes of aparell by hym.

1 to Mr. Jno. Browne, to Pattania.

Tow Spaniardes came to vizet me, of Andelozea, saying they were parentes of Harenado Ximines, enquiring for 2 or 3 men that were escaped out of the Spanish shipps and they said fled to the Hollanders; but after, Capt. Speck came to vizet me and tould me these Spaniardes had hanged an English man out of littell ship.

_December 20._--Our junck the _Sea Adventure_ went out of Firando to Cochi and there came to an ankor.

And Capt. Speck brought me a letter to send to Syam, which I did, and enclozed it to Mr. Fary with a word or 2. Also Capt. Speck went out with his boate after our junck to helpe to tow her out, and carid a present of wyne and porke; and shot afe 7 or 8 chambers and pec. ordinance as she passed by, and our shipp shot afe each one 5 pec. of ordinance. And being abord I fownd the capt. drunk, with others of Firando with hym, whoe demanded a writing of my hand to make good their preveleges, as also that I should lend hym 200 _tais_ gratis at Syam, to pay the lyke som heare in Firando, at his retorne, which I denyed to doe and so retorned ashore, offring hym that yf he were not content with that which he had, that then he might geve over the voyage, and I would send an other in his place. They had gon out this mornyng but that Mr. Eaton was not abord, but about midnight he departed from hence, Mr. Wickham, Mr. Sayer, and Mr. Osterwick accompanying hym.

_December 21._--Our junck, _Sea Adventure_, put out of Cochi Road towardes Syam this mornyng. God send her a prosperous voyage.