Part 21

The King of Goto arived at Firando this after nowne, being bownd up to vizet the Emperour, but came heare ashore and vizeted the King of Firando. So it is thought fit to cary him a present, because our shipping and junck do still com and goe for his contrey, and somtymes per meanes of fowle weather enter into his harbours, and have byn kyndly used.

_December 22._--I went and vizeted the King of Goto, and carid hym a present, viz. 1¼ _tatt._ brod cloth, 3 syngle peces chint bramport, 1 chast fowling peece. He took it in good part, and after sent his man to vizet me (he being ready to departe towardes Edo), to tell me his hast was such he could not com to thank me hym selfe, but assured me that, yf any of our shiping (junckes or other) came upon his cost, they should be suckared with the needfull, and that instantly he would adviz me of the arivall of any that were to enter; for which I thanked the messenger, telling hym I was sory his Highnes was departed on such a sudden, because I ment to have saluted hym with ordinance as he had passed out, the which he said he would make knowne to the king, his master.

_December 23._--I went and vizeted Songero Samme, ould Foyns sonne, and carid hym a present. Yt is said that the king of this place is to goe up to themperour forthwith, and soe much Oyen Dono tould me, he comyng to vizet me yisterday, telling me the king was in great care to provide me money to send in these ships, he being now put to his shifts in respect of his going up to themperour. Also it is said Sangero Samme is to go up to themperour, but upon what occation is not knowne, whether it be by comandement of themperour, or of the King of Firando, his nephew. Yf themperour sent for hym, it is thought it is to make hym kyng.

And I had an ould cloake of Mr. Totton, which I gave to Capt. Whaw, China Capt. brother, at Langasaque.

_December 24._--We receved 15 barilles gunpolder from Langasaque from Capt. Whaw. Also I had 18 cakes Surat soape of Mr. Totton.

_December 25._--Our 2 shipps, _Thomas_ and _Adviz_, shot of each one 9 peces of ordinance at son rising, in honor of Christmas Day. And Andrea Dittis sent me a present of 2 peces black taffeties and 10 greate China cakes of sweete bread.

We envited the masters, masters mates, and cheefe offecers of both shipps to dyner and supper, being som 20 persons, as also the China Capt. and our selves, merchantes, were above 30 persons. And Mr. Rowe envited us abord the _Thomas_ to morrow to dyner. Mr. Totton being very sick, could not com, as Mr. Wilson, masters mate of _Thomas_, the lyke. God send them health.

_December 26._--We dyned abord the _Thomas_, and had 3 peces at entring abord, with 3 for a health to Honorble. Company, viz. 2 out of _Thomas_, and 1 out of _Adviz_; with 5 other single healths, viz. 1 to Capt. China, 1 to Capt. Middelton, 1 to Capt. Jourden, 1 to Capt. Adames, and 1 to Capt. Saris; with 7 peces out of _Thomas_ at going ashore, and 5 out of _Adviz_; with 3 out of _Thomas_ for the women. And we had the _cabokis_ after supper ashore, who plaid and dansed till after midnight, and then went away, being 8 women and 6 or 7 men.

_December 27._--I sent the _caboques_ eight _tais_ plate bars per our _jurebasso_.

And in consideration of the frenship the China Capt. brother hath shewd as to procure as money, 3000 _tais_ at intrest, and would let Mr. Wilmot nor his followers pay nothing for their diet at Langasaque, they lying theare above a month at a Chinas howse, we gave to the China his host 1 _tatta_ black brod cloth, and to Capt. Whaw 2 _tatta_ stamet bays, 7½ _tay_ wight best amber beades, being 130 beades, 2 _tay_ 9 _mas_ worst amber beades, being 10 beades.

Yasimon Donos littell doughter came to vizet me and brought me a present of oringes, and I gave her a perfumed fan, a perfuming bras balle, and a bundell of paper.

_December 28._--I wrot two letters (per Andrea Dittis, China Capt., his direction) unto 2 greate China lordes, viz. to Fiokew, secretary of Estate, with 200 _tais_ plate bars, delivered to his servant Liangowne, for to provid charges per way; to Tykam Shafno, concellor of Estate; and that I delivered 10 bars gould Oban to same man for purpose afforesaid. The 200 _tais_ bars plate Mr. Osterwick delivered to China Capt., but put them upon his accompt; but the 10 bars Oban, containing 24 _tay_ wight gould Capt. Whaw delivered of hym selfe, amounting unto 550 _tais_ plate, all going for their proper accompt, yet they them selves have wrot I sent it (or gave it), as apereth to them in my 2 letters. God grant good suckcesse.

Also I wrot 3 letters in Japon, viz. 1 to Safian Dono, and an other to his secretary, to desire Safian to geve me a letter of favor to the King of Cochinchina, for payment of such soms money as he bought goods for of Mr. Peacock. I say, to pay the money to Capt. Adames and adviz me how Mr. Peacock came to his end and what became of Water Carwarden. And the 3rd letter was to our host, Tozayemon Dono, of Sackay, to buy 50 _picos_ _goco_ copper, to send me per first, with such money as he made of our goodes.

Also Mr. Totton being very sick, I put hym in mynd to make all matters stright, which he promised me to do.

I paid the China sumaker 18 _mas_ my selfe for 6 peare pantables, slippers and pomps, at 3 _mas_ pec., for my selfe.

_December 29._--Mr. Jno. Totton, master of the _Adviz_, fynding hym selfe weake, sent for me, and in the presence of Mr. Edmond Wilmot tould me he ment to make his will and set matters in order, asking my opinion to whome he were best to make over his estate, that it might com to his son, his ould mother, and a sister he had, in respect he was now in these forren partes of the world of Japon and they in England; so that, yf he should put it into my handes or Mr. Wilmots, we were mortall as well as hym selfe; so that he thought it best to make over his estate to the Honorable Company, our employers, leaving us heare for witnesses of what past; unto which his adviz I gave comendation, so that he went on and took an inventory of his estate of goodes and monies.

And I wrot 5 letters in Japon to severall men, viz. 1 to host at Osakay, Cuimon Don; 1 to host at Miaco, Menguayemon Dono; 1 to Neyemon Dono and his partner at Edo; 1 to Capt. Adames wife; 1 to Cacoyezamon Dono, secretary to Oyen Dono.

_December 31._--I was geven to understand that Tome our _jurebasso_, whome I ment to send for Bantam to have done hym good and have geven hym 4½ years tyme he was to serve me--I say I was enformed he owed 15 _tais_ to the _caboquis_ for whoring, with other wild trickes he had don, as pawnyng his fellows weapons and aparell. So I delivered hym up his papers and turned hym away, he having beaten his owne father the day before, who came to vizet hym.

_January 1, 1616-7._--Capt. Adames departed yisternight toward Langasaque, to buy cables and seales for his junck, I meane our junck in Shashma (falne to the Company), sould to hym for 750 _tais_ Japon plate, but cost Company 1289 _tais_, Capt. Adames now being resolved to make a voyage into Cochinchina in the said junck.

Mr. Row sent me a hat for a new yeares gift.

_January 2._--We deliver 2½ brod clothes to the 2 ships, to make men aparell this cold wether, both the whole clothes being much staynd and moughteaten in the begyning or fore end of the cloth for 4 or 5 yardes in each cloth, viz. no. 338 murrey containing 33 yardes, cost sterling £21 : 0 : 0, and no. 23½, a straw clr., 16 yardes, cost £14 whole, £7 : 0 : 0; which cloth and halfe was delivered to the _Thomas_ to Mr. Row and his purcer Colson; no. 524, fawne culler, containing 33 yardes, cost £13 : 15 : 0; which cloth was delivered to Mr. Edward Wilmot, purcer to _Adviz_, to clothe the naked company.

Capt. Speck and the master of the great Holland ship came to me to request us to cary them 3 men in our ship for Bantam, yf they came not before their great shipp went from hence, which they were determened to send away forthwith, the yeare being overpast. To which demand I answered I would take councell and adviz them.

Also the King of Chicongo[235] sent an embassador to Firando, whoe desired to see our shipps, which he did and had 8 peces ordinance shot out of _Thomas_ at departing.

_January 3._--Yt was agreed upon generally to send Capt. Speck word that we would passe his men in our shipps, yf they came in tyme; but that I ment to send away our shipps within this 3 daies, tyme being spent.

_January 4._--I gave a fello a _tay_ for nutmegges he gave me, he being a marrener of the _Thomas_ company.

The _caboques_ took Tome prisoner for 15 _tais_ he owed them for lechery, and, not haveing to pay, set his body to sale, or else might take hym for slave, no one geveing the money for hym.

_January 5._--The ship carpenters made complaint because the howse carpenters wrought abord our shipps, and got the kyng to warne the howse carpenters not to doe soe no more, although he had formerly geven me leave. So I sent our _jurebasso_ to the secretary, Oyen Dono, to get the kings formor promis performed.

_January 6._--Capt. Speck sent me word the greate shipp calld the _Black Lyon_ ment to put to sea to night to goe for Bantam, and that yf I would write a word or 2 he would deliver it. So I wrot a letter to Capt. Jourden, how our 2 shipps were ready, and ment to send away the _Thomas_ to morrow, but to stay the _Adviz_ 10 or 12 daies, in respeck the master, Mr. Totton, was sick and not able at present to put to sea.

We laded 6 chists plate abord the _Thomas_, being in all 8000 _tais_, all fyne melted China plate.

_January 7._--To day Taccamon Dono sent to me to end the matter betwixt the Japon Miguell and his consort about wood of Syam they cleamed in our junck, and desird me for his sake to geve them 2 _picos_, otherwais, yf law proceaded, it would cost them their lives. So I condecended.

_January 8._--The King of Firando sent a writing unto me to have me set my hand unto it, that I sent goods up to Miaco to pay 1000 _tais_ lent me by Tozayemon Dono. Unto which I answered I sent no goods up, but delivered and sould them heare to his man he sent downe to doe it of purpose, and shewd them my letter receved from Tozayemon Dono to same effect. Yet this would not serve, but he sent his man severall tymes to have me ferme[236] unto it, which still I refused, referring hym to take a recept from Tozayemon Donos man that bought the goods (or rather receved them) for his master. In fyne, this _Tono_ of Firando either doth it to bring me into danger of sending up goods (a thing contrary to the Emperours edict), or else he would begyn a new custom, to have me geve hym notis of what goods I sell or to whome, which by my prevelegese I am not bound unto, but only to bring our shiping to his port of Firando, but to sell to whome I will without geveing notis to hym. In fine, I had much ado about it, with Bending of many messingers, as also employing the Capt. China to perswade me unto it. Yet I denid to doe it, with reason.

Also the _Tono_ sent his _bongew_ to recon with us about tymber they brought for reparyng our 2 shipps, as knees and beames, but all was ended before those tymbers came; yet would they have us take them, and set the knees at 20 _tais_ the peece, and the beames at 100 _tais_ peece, they in consience not being worth above the 10th parte they prize them at.

_January 9._--The king sent still to have me set my hand to a writing concernyng sending up goods to Miaco, but I denid it, and went to Oyen Dono to tell hym my reasons, and to enforme the kyng thereof, which he promised me to doe, saving I had greate reason in doing that which I did; yet after I had much ado about the said matter, per other messengers sent, but still denid fermyng, allthough they thretned to bring the matter in question before the Emperour.

The China Capt. envited the king and the nobles to dyner, and feasted them both day and night with a China play; and after, they bid them selves his gestes againe to morrow, to have the _caboques_, or women plaiers of Japon.

_January 10._--I got Capt. Adames and Mr. Rowe to goe to Mr. Totton, to perswade hym to stay here till next monson, in respect of his sicknes, to the entent we might send away both shipps together; unto which he answerd that we might make them ready, and, yf he fownd he were not abell to goe, then he was content to goe (_sic_), or, if we pleased to let hym have the shipp to stay but 8 or 10 daies more, he made no dowbt but he should be well able to goe in her.

_January 12._--I went with Mr. Rowe to the king to take his leave and offer hym our servis, eather at Bantam or in England. He seemed to take it in good part, and made us colation, and soe let us departe. And at night he sent 2 armors of Japon for a present to Mr. Rowe.

_January 13._--We went out with the _Thomas_ for Chochie. But the king sent word to desire us to shoot afe no ordinance till we came out as far as Cochi. The reason was, his brothers wife was brought to bead, and therefore wold not have her disturbed.

We had 11 boates with 2 _bongews_ to toe out our shipp, and at ther and our retorne ashore they shot afe 7 peeces ordinance.

_January 15._--I went abord the _Thomas_, and carid my letters, viz.:--

1 to Mr. Humphrey Slany, with 2 beakers. 1 to my brother, Jno. Cocks, in Staffordshire. 1 to Peter Turner and Diego Farnandos, with 2 beakers. 1 to Mr. Jno. Hunt. 1 to Sophone Cozucke. 1 to Mr. Christofer Lanman, with 1 beaker, per coppie. 1 to Mr. Fra. Sadler and Mr. Ric. Atkinson, with 2 beakers, copie. 1 to Sir Tho. Hewet and Sir Wm. with _makery_ ware, per copie. 1 to my brother, Walter Cocks. 1 to Mr. Francis and George Dorington, with 4 beakers. 1 to Mr. Barnard Couper, per coppie. 1 to Mr. Jno. Gourney, per coppie. 1 to Generall Keeling, per coppie. 1 to Mr. Wm. Sewall of Coventry, per coppie, 2 beakers. 1 to Mr. Tho. Chase, per coppie. 1 to Mr. Georg. Balle, per coppie. 1 to Capt. Raphe Coppindall, per coppie. 1 to Mr. James Foster, master of _Clove_, with chaine and whistell: copie. 1 to Capt. Samwell Castleton, per coppie. 1 to Mr. Tho. Willson, Esquir, with _makary_ ware: coppie. 1 to Mr. Wm. Greenwell, deputy, with _makary_ ware: copie. 1 to Capt. Jno. Saris, with 2 beakers: coppie. 1 to Sir Tho. Smith, knight, as per coppie. 1 to generall Company, as per coppie. 1 to Capt. Jno. Jourden, as per coppie. 1 to Mr. Robt. Offley and Mr. Raphe Freman. 1 to Mr. Ed. James and Mr. Lawrance Green.

But, the wether being fowle, we went not abord, but taried till to-morrow.

All the letters afforsaid were dated the 1th day of January, but not fermed till now.

_January 16._--We went abord and delivered all the letters as afforsaid, with the bookes made up in a box, I meane bookes of accompt, journall, and legear, and the keys of 6 chists money sealed up and in paper and sent Capt. Jorden, as also 4 other letters, viz.:--

1 to the generall Company, per coppie. 1 to Mr. Thomas Willson, Esquir, sent per Mr. Raphe Willson. 1 to Capt. Jno. Jourden, per Wm. Sweetland. 1 to Capt. Jno. Jourden, per Lengow, a China, to lend 500 _pezos_.

Mr. Raphe Willson gave me an English book called Essaies.

_January 17._--Towardes night the _Thomas_ waid ancor and put to sea. God send her a prosperous voyage.

_January 19._--The boteswayne and an other offecer in Giquans junck came to vizet me, Ed. Sayer telling me they stood to hym in all extremeties, otherwais all had gon to wrack. So we gave 2 single peces chint bramport to the boteswayne and 1 to the other.

_January 21._--I paid as followeth my selfe, viz.:--

_ta. ma. co._ To the gouldsmith, for working buckells, my gerdell and hangers 2 1 2 To Co. Jno. for 2 _kitesolls_ for me 0 5 0 And I paid the fatt China telier 3 2 2 And to the China haberdasher 0 4 0

We agreed with Gorezano to keepe the shopp with all sortes merchandiz, and geve up acco. weekly of what is sould, and to looke to the chang of all our monies; he to fynd hym selfe victuelles and to have 2 _tais_ per month.

_January 22._--I paid 7½ _mas_ to Matinga for cotton coates for Bicho, Jeffery, Dick, Otto, and Fuca, at 1½ _mas_ per peece, and I gave Bicho, Jeffrey and Dick each of them a _keremon_ of silk, redy made.

_January 23._--I bought 3 gerdelles, cost a _mas_ and halfe per peece, for Bicho, Jeffrey and Dick, and gave them them.

_January 24._--I paid Jno. _jurebasso_ laid out for me, viz.:--

_ta. m. co._ Pro silver work for the _cattan_ sent Sr. Tho. Smith 0 6 0 Pro workmanshipp 0 4 0 Pro a handell for _cattan_ 0 2 0 Pro cordes for the handell 0 4 0 Pro 2 bras buttons on the side handell called _menuque_ 0 1 3 Pro a hilt for the _cattan_ 0 1 5 Pro workmanshipp handell 0 1 0 Pro making cleane Sr. Tho. Smiths _cattans_ 0 1 0 ------- Som totall 2 0 8 -------

_January 25._--In respect of Japon feast, we ment to send out the _Advize_ to morrow; which coming to knowledg of the marreners, they came all in a troupe, the carpenter being ringleader, to ask 2 months wagis, saying they would not way ancor till they had it; and that mutenose fello told Mr. Totton to his face that when he came to sea he wold trym seales backward, and yet he hath receved, as per pursers book, above two therds of his wagis due to hym, contrary to order.

_January 26._--We thought to have sent out the ship _Advize_ to Cochi this mornyng, because the greate feast or new yeare of Japon begineth to morrow, which contyneweth 15 daies (as the lyke order is in China), but, wind being contrary, could not.

And I sent these presentes following for new years gifts:

2 barills singe wyne, of 50 _gants_ barell, with 2 greate fishes, to king.

2 barll. singe wyne, of 25 _gants_ barell, and 2 fishes to Bongo Same. The like to Oyen Dono. The lyke to Taccamon Dono. The lyke to Semi Dono. The lyke to Gonosque Dono. The lyke to Andrea Dittis, China Capt.

The tyme of Japon feast beginyng to morrow, we adventurd to cary out the _Advize_, but could get no ferther then the Tabilo, and there came to an ancor.

And I thought good to note downe that Mr. Nealson fell a quarreling abord with me, being in his potts, as ordenary he is, telling he scorned to write or coppie out accompts under any man, and upon terms fell out with Mr. Wickham, whoe tould me that the said Wm. Nealson had written a scandalous letter to Sr. Tho. Smith, taxing me of insuffitientie in accompt keeping, extoling hym selfe that he did all, which is a notorious sclander, he doing nothing but write per coppie as I apointed hym.

_January 27._--Oyen Dono came to vizet me and brought me 2 gilded pay pins.

We sent out these presents following, viz. 2 barells _singe_, 2 fishes, to Sangero Same. The lyke to Xaxma gentellman. The lyke to Goto _bongew_. The lyke to Unagense Dono. The like to Sugean Dono. The lyke to Soyemon Dono. The lyke to Tozayemon Dono.

_January 28._--I sent these presentes following, viz.:--

2 barilles wyne and 2 fishes to Sugian Donos father, of Umbra. The like to Yasimon Dono. 1½ _tatta._ black cloth to a China of Langasaque emploid about trade. 1¼ _tatta._ dito to the kinges chamberlen. 1¼ _tatt._ black cloth to Sifian Dono, sea _bongew_. 1¼ ditto to other sea _bongew_. 1¼ _tatta._ dto. to Fesque Dono, our _bongew_. 2 barill wyne, 4 fishes, to Yasimon Dono. 1 barill wyne, 2 fyshes, to the userer. 2 barll. wyne, 4 fyshes, to Skidayen Donos wife.

And there was presentes brought to me, viz.:--

The baker, a small _barso_ wyne and 12 loves bread. Toraga, a small _barso_ wyne and a banket egges and other thinges. The skullion, a small _barso_ wyne, 2 fyshes. Skeete, a small _barso_ wyne, 2 fyshes and orenges. Jeffery, 2 bottells wyne and orenges. Jenkyn, the lyke.

I gave Mon a _keremon_ of silke, a pere _tabis_, and a gerdell.

_January 29._--The king sent me a buck, skyn and all.

This day a bark was cast away coming from Ishew, with 23, and as others say 29, people in it, men and women, all drownd. The men came to doe homadg to the king this feast.

_January 30._--I sent Mr. Wickham to take leave of the king, for that he was going to Bantam, as also to thank hym for the veneson he sent me; but the kyng was sick and could not be spoake withall.

And I delivered my letters for to goe in the _Advise_ to Mr. Ric. Wickham, viz.:--

1 to Worll. Company, copie of former in _Thomas_. 2 to Sir Tho. Smith, ditto. 1 to Generall Keeling, ditto. 1 to Capt. Jno. Jourden, ditto. 1 to Richard Row, dated this day. 1 to Harnando Ximenes, ditto, with 2 from Toraja.

Mr. Wickham had my salt silver and gilt salt seller, containing 13⅛ R. 8., put into cargezon goodes.

_January 31._--Mr. Wickham left his gerle woman with Matt[inga] and gave her 2 bars plate, containing 8 _ta._, upon acco. her diet.

I went abord with Mr. Wickham to take my leave. And as we past the Duch howse they shott of 3 chambers. And Mr. Leanord, the Cape merchant, came after in a boate with a present, _nifon cantange_, to byd hym farewell, as Capt. Adames did the lyke with 2 barell wyne and hense. So at departure we had 7 peces ordinance. But I had som wordes with some Japons which said our men owed them money; but I caused them to be turned ashore without payment, as being bawds and knaves. But the tyde being contrary and night coming on, the shipp did not departe.

_February 1._--I sent China Capt. wife a perfumed gilded fan.

The ship _Adviz_ put to sea this mornyng with a fresh gale, wynd at N. Easterly; and shot afe 3 pec. ordinance at departure. God send her a prosperous voyage, Amen.

There came a Scotsman from Langasaque to have sought passage in our shipp to goe to his cuntrey. He was lefte behinde out of the greate shipp in Xaxma.

Albartus the Duchman came from Miaco to Firando, and brought his woman and child with hym, he not being permitted to stay any longer above. He brought me a letter from Maguafen Dono, our host of Miaco, with 2 others from Mr. Wickham and Mr. Eaton, with 2 candelsticks and a duble salt of copper or brasse gilt, one candlestick being furnished with a lampe, a snuffe or place for candell, and a peare of extinguishers.

_Febrary 2._--The Scottsman which came out of Spanish shipp is called Henry Shankes, and is a guner per his profession and out of money and aparell. Soe, upon his humble petition and by generall consent, we took hym into the English howse and geve hym meate and drink till we can otherwais provide to send hym for his cuntrey.

Unagense Dono sent me a present as followeth, viz. 2 _barsos_ wyne, 2 greate _muches_, 2 wild ducks, and a quantety Japon potta rootes.

_Febrary 4._--We reconed with Capt. Adames for his sallary since he entred into the Wor. Companies servis, viz.:--

_ta. m. co._ Pro 3 yeares and one month, begyning the 24th November, 1613, and ending the 24th December, 1616, at 100_l._ str. per anno., amontes unto 1233 3 3

More per 36 Rs. 8 lent Jno. Ferrers at Syam, for which I answer hym, is Japon plate 0028 8 0 ----------- Som totall owing unto him 1262 1 3

And he is paid as followeth, viz.:

Per 15 bars Coban gould, paid per Mr. Eaton at Edo at 65 _mas_ Coban, is 0097 5 0

Per money owing me, 2 for one from Syam 0160 0 0