Part 26
He also tould me they took a small junck, wherin they fownd all Don Jno. de Silvas designes, emprinted in the Spanish tong in the Manillias, which was to have joyned his forces of the Manillias, which were 10 gallions, to those which he thought to have fownd at Malacca com from Goa and other places, which, with gallies and other vessells of war, might be as many more, I meane 20 seale in all. With which forces he first thought to have gon directly for the Ilands of Murises[248], there to have met with such Holland shipps as were bound homwards, and after the spoile of them to have retorned by the cost of Sumatra, and so for Bantam, to have destroid all, both English and Duch, not letting any one remeane alive, generall nor other. But, as I noted heretofore, his forces he ment to have met at Malacca were destroid and 4 gallions Portugezes burned, one per the King of Achin and the other 3 per the Hollanders. So, Don Jno. dying at Malacca, his fleet was dispersed, one gallion being cast away in a storme at Malacca, and other 2 sent for New Spayne. So 7 retorned for Manillas, where they wintered and were brought agrownd, most of them being halfe full of water and all unrigged when the Hollanders first came on the cost, which they saw with their eyes; yet the gridines of pilling China junks made them to abstayne from that they ought to have donne till it was to late to be amended.
_July 26._--I wrot a letter to Capt. Whow, to thank hym for the present he sent me; and I gave his men which brought it in a boate, they being xij men, a bagg of rise, a barill of wyne, and one _tay_ in small plate. Capt Whow sent an other present to Capt. Speck with an other letter; but he did not vouchsafe to thank hym for it, nor to write a letter in answer of his, nor gave any thing to them which brought the present.
Capt. Shoby Dono came to Firando and brought me a present of halfe a lb. of lignum allowas (or _calemback_[249]), with 2 Champa matts. And an other which came in company with hym brought me a box of cumfets.
Leonard the Hollander came to thenglish howse and tould me the _tonos_ brother (Tonomon Samme) asketh a therd of all they have taken, in right of his brother; but I think they will not [geve] it. I had rather have that then ten kyngdoms of Firando.
_July 27._--The Hollanders envited Lues Martin and Alvaro Munes abord the _Black Lion_ whoe is admerall, where their weare many guns shot affe for healths, but of whome I know not, for I cannot esteem it was for the King of Spaine, whoe is their mortall enemye; and at their retorne ashore had 3 calverins shot afe for a farewell. Many Japons and Chinas took notis thereof and could not chuse but laugh.
We made an accompt at hazard or by estimation with Tozayemon Dono, host of Sackay, as apeareth by perticulars noted downe in the wast book, viz.:--
Bordes of 2 _tatt._, 300 at 9 _condrins_ per bord. Bordes of 3 _tat._, 800 at 1 _mas_ 2½ _condr._ per bord. Plankes of 4 _tat._, 25 at 6½ _mas_ per plank. Iron ordenary, 50 _pico._, at 16 _mas picull_. Ditto yet to come, 50 _pico._, at 15 _mas pic._ Copper in _gocos_, 100 _pic._ to com, at 6_ta._ 5_ma._ 6_co._ per _pico_. Copper in bars, 100 _pic._ to com, at 8_ta._ 5_ma._ 0_co._ per _pico_. Charges bordes and copper and iron laden abord barkes, 18_ta._ 7_ma._ 0_co._
_July 28._--This day was held festivall by the nobles of Firando in remembrance of Dono Samme, father of Foyne Samme, soe that (as their order is) they drunk hard, pristes and all. And in the end Tonomon Samme, the kinges brother, going home, met a Hollander in the streete, it may be in as good a pickell as hym selfe, and, because he used no reverence to hym, caused his men to beate hym, breaking his head and cuting affe 2 or 3 of his fingers. But he was nothing comended of any man for it.
_July 29._--Mr. Totton retorned from Langasaque, and brought word that Gonrok Dono said our bills in China languadg and Japons were made soe short that he could not judg on our side, but rather on the contrary. Soe it seemeth he harkned on both the China and the Japon scrivano, Cayanseque, to proceead against me, the one for 140 _pico_ wood, and the other for all the dead China capt. Giquans goods. So now they are retorned all to Firando.
It is said Belange Lewes junk is com from the Manillas within 9 or 10 leages of Langasaque, but not yet entred, and 2 or 3 other junks upon the cost.
_July 30._--We were envited to supper to Taccamon Dono as the China Capt. was the like, where we had good cheare, _nifon catange_ (or Japon fation), and at departure he gave me a _wacadash_ (or small Japon _cattan_) and a _catabra_ to China Capt.
I receaved a letter from Mr. George Savidge, per a China, dated in Camboja, le 10th May last past, wherin he writes me how the Portingales did soe insence the king against our nation at his first arivall that once he gave order that he should avoid out of his dominions, but after, upon better enformetion of their false reportes, caused hym to stay. And since that tyme, fynding the Portingales gilty of treason against the king and his sonne, he hath banished them all out of his dominions, and the rather for that they took a Holland bark going out and carid men and goods to Amacau.
Tonomon Samme sent ij men unto me to know whether I would deliver 140 _pico_ wood to the scrivano and 30 to the China _tico_. I sent Mr. Osterwick back with them, with a _jurebasso_, to tell hym I had no wood for the one nor other, but to the contrary was to rec. 42 _pico_ I yet wanted, and desird that handes might be laid on the said scrivano that he made not an escape till he had delivered the said sappon and Chinas goodes, etc.
Jno. Osterwick, going abroad with the Hollanders and being drunken, misused me in termes at his pleasure. I find hym a prowd, surly yong man, and one that scorns all men in respect of hym selfe.
_July 31._--Much rayne per night with extreme lightnyng and thunder, as I have not heard the lyke since we arived in Japon.
I sent our _jurebasso_ to thank Taccamon Dono for our good cheare, and to goe to Tonomon Samme to desire hym to keepe fast Cayanseque, the scrivano, till he delivered me the 42 _pico_ sappon and the Chinas goodes which is dead. But he could not com to speech of Tonomon Samme, but left word with his man.
We had news that the capt. moore of the Portingall shipp at Langasaque comanded Lues Martin to accompany hym to Miaco (or Edo), to speake to themperour and mak complaint against the Hollanders for robing at seas. But Lues Martin denid hym and came secretly to Firando, for which the Porting. capt. thretneth to hang hym.
I rec. a letter from Alvaro Munos, from Langasaque, dated le 8th August, new stile, wherin he wrot me how Billang Luis is arived from the Manillas, reporting the overthrow the Spaniardes had geven to the Hollanders in that place, burnyng and sinking 3 of their ships and driveing other 2 on grownd, with the losse of 66 Spaniardes, and had taken 80 Hollanders prisoners, etc.
_August 1._--I rec. 3 letters this day, in Japons, viz.:--
1 from Edo, from the King of Crates; 1 from Miaco, from Safian Dono; 1 from Miaco, from Jubio Dono--all three letters complementall in answer of myne.
And in the after nowne I rec. a letter from Mr. Wickham, how he was arived within 3 or 4 leagues of Firando; and therupon I sent out the _foyfone_ with Mr. Totton to meet them, whoe brought them into the roade of Cochy late at night. And Mr. Wickham came ashore within night, and tould me how the Hollanders had taken the ----[250] and _Swan_, tow of the Hon^{ble} Companies ships that were in the Molucas, kyling 5 men in doing therof, and keepe the rest prisoners, etc.
_August 2._--The _Adviz_ entred into harbour of Firando, and Taccamon Dono came abord her before shee entred, sending 12 or 14 boates to tow her in, as the Hollanders sent their _foyfone_ with 20 ores to helpe to doe the lyke. Taccamon Dono had 5 peeces ordinance shot affe at his departure, and other 5 we shot affe as we passed by the Duch howse, they haveing first shot 5 pece out of admerall, and after, other 5 from howse; and when we came to an ancor we shot affe 7 more, and the Holland admerall answerd with 5. So, going ashore, we had 7 more shot affe.
The _tono_ sent ij men to stay abord (as he said) till our goods were delivered ashore, to see we had no injury offered us. I answerd them it was needles, yet in thend was content they should stay this night, till I had better enformed the king of the matter.
The Japons stole Mr. Tottons Terky coate (or gowne) from abord [it haveng a gould ring with a diamond in the pocket],[251] no ring in it.
And I rec. of Mr. Wickham these letters following, viz.:
1 generall letter from Wor. Compa., dated in London, 30th July 1615, with 1 copy sent per _Clove_ to us in generall, and 1 copy per _Clove_ to Capt. Adames. 1 from Sir Thomas Smith, dated 31th January, 1615. 1 from my brother, Walter Cocks, in London, 8th January, 1614. 3 from my nephew, Jno. Cocks, at Cape Bona Spe., 26th June, 1616. 2 from Capt Georg Bale, from Bantam, 9th June, 1617. 1 from Capt. Copendall, from Bantam, 9th ditto ano. 1 from Mr. Westby, from Bantam, 5th ditto ano. 1 from Harnando Shimenes, Bantam, 4th ditto ano. 1 letter retornd I wrot Capt. Castleton, he being dead.
Tonomon Samme, the kinges brother, sent me 3 _barsos_ wyne, 3 drid salmon, and a lynen _catabra_ for a present.
_August 3._--I sent a note to Tonomon Samme of such sortes of merchandiz as we had in our shipp, and withall desird that no _bongew_ might be sufferd to remeane abord, it being a scandall to our nation as also against our prevelegese, which never had any such matter offred till now.
After nowne Tonomon Samme, the kinges brother, accompanid with Unagense Dono and Soyemon Dono, came to thenglish howse, and at same tyme Capt. Speck came also per water. So I made them colation. And Tonomon Samme departed, biding me unlade our goodes when we would. Capt. Speck came to heare news and brought me 3 bottells Spa. wyne.
Tonomon Same sent to have a parrat which was in our shipp, which was thought good to buy of the carpenter and geve hym. Also I sent a munky to Taccamon Dono. Both which presentes were taken in good parte. And Mr. Wedmer, master mate, gave me a parakita, and the chirurgion gave me the munky I gave Taccamon Dono.
This day was a Japon rosted to death, runing rownd about a post, fyre being made about hym. The occation was for staling a small bark of littell or no vallue.
_August 4._--The Japons and Chinas unladed their goodes, because they did lie on the top of ours. And we rec. ashore 2 chists silk, no. 14 and no. 20, but the rope broke in taking up no. ----; soe it fell into the water and was much endomaged by watering; but we washed it forthwith in fresh water.
Flying newes came that Capt. Adams junck is arived in Xaxma, but of no certenty.
I wrot a letter to Gonrok Dono about my processe: seeing it could not be ended nether heare nor at Langasaque, I ment to remove it to Miaco. Also I advised hym of the arivall of our ship _Adviz_ and what sortes goodes she brought.
_August 5._--After daylight was don the last night, word came that the Hollandes junk was arived neare unto Langasaque, haveng byn almost 2 monthes on the way, so that dyvers are dead for want of water and all the rest full of the skervie. God send us good news of ours, for she was ready to com away with the other.
We rec. ashore this day out of th' _Adviz_ 16 chist of silk.
An Englishman came to thenglish howse, and secretly willed me to take heed how I accompanid the Duch or did eate or drink with them, for that they hated our nation mortally, and in all their councells (which daily they held) they ordayned and coyned articles against as how we abused them, and fermed it with all their handes, to send for England to their embassador, to stur up the Kinges Majesty of England against us his naturall subjectes. And, amongst the rest, he tould me of a Hollandes trick (worse then a Flemish) which they used, and was, when they had forcably taken the pocession of Poolaway from our English, it being rendred up to the Kinges Majesty of England, they called a generall counsell upon it, and forsably made an English merchant, whom they thretned with death, to sett his hand to a writing how he sould 2 peeces of ordinance to the blacks (or Mores) which brought them downe bownd from the fortresse, although they were sent on per the Hollanders to doe it. Which 2 peeces they ment to send for England with a glavering falce letter to exskewse themselves, laying the falt on the Mores, and that by the Hollanders meanes our mens lyves were saved.
This night began the feast of _bonbon_,[252] or for the dead, with hanging out of candell light, and enviting the dead, etc.
_August 6._--This mornyng the Duch junk from Syam entred into the harbour of Firando. They say our junk was ready to departe within 2 or 3 daies after them.
The Hollandes ship being to be brought in this feast day, they could get no men; soe Capt. Speck sent to desire me to lend hym our bark (or _foy foney_), which I did, with 16 ores to toe them in, they haveinge sent theirs before with 20 ores to helpe our shipp in. So the _Red Lyon_ that was cast away was made tite and brought in this day.
And I wrot a letter to Gonrok Dono, in answer of his, that I apealed to the Emperor, and would not stand to his sentence.
We rec. out of the _Adviz_ this day, viz.: silke, 18 chistes; bayes, 1 bale; brod clo., 10 fard.; cony skins, 2 bales, these most parte rotton and spoild; wax, 6 _catty_.
There was a greate eclips of the moone this night past, about 3 a clock after midnight, which Mr. Nealson and Mr. Totton observed, to find the true longetude of this towne of Firando, which standeth in 32½ degrees of latetude to the northward of the equenoctiall; and the stars they observed weare the Bulls eye and Hercus, the goate, I being present when she was halfe darkened, and the Bulls eye was 46 degrees above the horison, and Hercus 46 degrees and 40 minutes; and when she was wholy discovered the Bull eye 52 ----[253]min.
_August 7._--Before dyner Ed. Sayer arived at Firando and brought me in a letter from Capt. Adames, dated in Goto, 3th current, advising he hath fownd but a loosing voyage, 800 _taies_ at least. Also that the King of Cochinchina is well contented our nation shall trade into his cuntrey; but the cheefe men about hym, as it should seeme, weare axesary to the death of Mr. Peacock, and had parted the Companies goodes amongst them, with his host the Japon, whoe fled away whilest they were in Cochinchina, fearing to be brought in question.
So I retorned answer to Capt. Adames per the bark brought Ed. Sayer, unto whome was paid 4 _taies_ small plate, and a bag rise; and a peece damaske sent the _bongew_ Musioyen Dono, cost 4 R. 8, with a letter complementall.
And there was rec. out of the _Adviz_, viz.: brod clo., 2 bales; perpetuano,[254] 1 bale; wax, 9 cakes; quicksilver, 3 chistes; 7 hhds. drugs cacha;[255] 5 hampers pochok;[256] 3 hampers silk; 1 bale kersies; 1 bale lambskins, all spoild and rotton, not one skin left sownd, and 280 stark spoild; with 2 other bales cony skins, all in very bad taking.
_August 8._--The China Capt. went to Goto this day to Niguan his kinsman, whoe is come in his junk from Cochinchina. Unto whome I sent a barill _morofack_ and a littell pott green ginger.
And we rec. ashore this day out of _Adviz_ nyne hundred and seventy bars of leade.
The ij _bongews_ of our shipp _Adviz_ came to the English howse and fell a swaggaring, and gave us bad wordes about the stealing of Mr. Tottons coate, and, doe what I could, I could not get them out of the howse. So I was forced to send Mr. Osterwick with a _jurebasso_ to Tonomon Samme, or Taccamon Dono, to comand them out of our howse, because we could not be in quiet for them. But the noble men were gon a hunting, and the brablars departed when they thought good.
_August 9._--The China Capt. retorned back, the wind being contrary, and went not to Goto.
_August 10._--The kinges brother sent back the parrot I gave hym, to keepe her, she being sick, or I rather think to have a better present sent in place, for the parrot is well. He also sent word he would use the _bonyews_ no more abord.
I rec. a letter from Gonrok Dono, tuching my proces with Casanseque, that he wisheth it might be ended heare in Firando, and not sent above. Also he adviseth me to send word to Safian Dono of goodes com in our ship, and not sell any till we know what themperour will take. God send merchantes, and then I meane to sell.
_August 11._--Naquan the China arived from Cochinchina this moryning, and left junk at Goto; and meane to unlade ther silk theare and carry it to Langasaque, because men are misused heare. And soe the Japons meane to doe the lyke with that com in Capt. Adams junk.
The China Capt. came in hast and tould me that he had news the Emperour was much offended with the Hollanders, because they had taken the China junks, stryking his hand on his thigh 3 times when he first heard it, saying he would not suffer them to doe it.
We rec. six hundred and seventy bars lead out of the _Adviz_; and Gonrok sent word to have all our lead for themperour, of which I desired a bill of [hym].
Word was brought towardes night that Capt. Adames junk was on the backsyde of the iland of Firando, and sent for boates to toe hym in. Soe I sent out our _foy fone_; as also the _tono_ sent out divers other barkes. But it was past midnight before she came in, the tide being against them. He came to vizet me, I not being well, and tould me the King of Cochinchina knew nothing of the murdering of Mr. Peacock, but that he was cast away per casualty.
_August 12._--We rec. 215 bars, I say two hundred and fyfteene bars lead ashore out of th' _Adviz_, which is the whole complement of lead, being 2065 bars in all. So now all goodes are rec. out of th' _Adviz_.
_August 13._--Gonrok Donos man with ij of Tonomon Sammes men came and looked on our lead, and took one bar for sample to shew Gonrok Dono, containing 43 _ll_ Eng. was 33 _cattis_ Japon, the price at 6 _tais picull_; all staid for themperour. As alsoe they tak all the Hollanders have, Syam lead and other; but that is not soe good.
There was rec. ashore out of Capt. Adams junk, viz. 2 chistes merchandizs, 1 bale galles, retorned unsould from Cochinchina; 2 chistes aguila, 2 hampers silk, bought at Cochinchina.
The chirurgion of the _Adviz_ now com, called Benjamyn Parsons, being (as I take it) drunken, met the Duch fiscall in the streete, and, like a bestly knave as he was, gerded out ... telling hym it was for the Hollanders. Wherupon he cam to thenglish howse and complained; but at that tyme I was ill at ease, and did not speake with hym; otherwaies he had been punished according to his desertes. But after, the said fiscall beged his pardon. This chirurgion is a drunken quarelsom fello.
_August 14._--The servant of Gonrok dono with 2 of the kinges servantes came to thenglish howse to have set my hand to a China letter, how I had 500 _pico_ lead, at 6 _tais_ per _pico_, for themperor, and not under. And in the meane tyme, as we were debating the matter (I denying to set my ferme to any such writinges I knew not), came the China Capt., and tould me they had set downe 5000 _piculls_ for 500. In fine, I denid seting hand to any writing, although they aledged that Capt. Speck had, for 600 _pico_, Syam lead, now com in their junck.
Also the kinges brother sent to have me send to Langasaque about my plito with Casanseque, the scrivano; which I denyed, desiring justice here.
_August 15._--I carid a present to Tonomon Samme, viz.:--
2 _tatta._ sad blew cloth, ½ a kersy, pepper green, ½ a pec. naro perpetuano, 1 pece fustian, 1 _catty_ calemback,
which he seemed to take in good parte; and I desird of hym to have a bark to cary up the Emperours present, which he answerd me he would look out for.
_August 16._--I gave Niquan, the China, 1¼ _tatta_ black cloth, fyne cloth, in respeck he (as I think) taketh paines about our entrance into China.
And ther was a present geven Taccamon Dono, cheefe justice:--
1¼ _tatta._ sad blew. 2 _tatt._ carsyes, pepper green. ¼ peec. naro perpetuano. ½ a peec. fustion. 1 _catty_ calemback.
We began to way out the lead for themperour, but they brought 2 falce beames, one over 6 per cento, and thother 4 per cento. So we gave over; and they carid 4 bars to Langasaque, waying 115 _cattis_ per our beame, to try it per kinges beame theare.
The China Capt. gave me a peece yello shagy velvett.
_August 17._--I rec. a letter from the King of Firando, from Miaco, wherin he advized me to mak hast up, for that themperour would retorne back within a month.
One of the _Advizes_ company died this day, called Yewen Lake, whome was coffend and carid to the Christian buriall place, with a hearse (or coveryng) of black bayes carid over hym.
Oyen Dono came and viseted me to day, telling me it was best to reserve the greatest parte of the present for the King of Firando till his coming to Firando.
_August 18._--We laid out and packed up our cargezon goodes to cary to Miaco for presentes and otherwais, with an over plus to sel or bring back.
Mr. Wickham, according to his accustomed use, set me at nought, geveing me bad words, as Capt. Adams and others can witnes, saying his tyme was out, and that he would goe for England, and serve the Company no longer.
We had much a doe with the brabling Japons which came out of England, they demanding more then their due, as 10 _taies_ for 3 mo., when per my book most of them had but 7½ _tais_ per 3 mo., and the most (which was but one) had but 29 _mas_ per month, and demanded 350 _tais_ for their losses in England; and, had not Mr. Wickham brought a writing from Bantam of 150 Rs. of 8 rec. per them there, in consideration of the said losses, with all their ferms at it, they would have put us to much trouble. And one of them took Capt. Adames by the throte in his owne lodging, because he would not stand out for them that all the money they receved impres, at Capt. Saris being heare, was geven them gratis; and thought to have laid violent handes one Mancho, the _jurebasso_, because he witnessed the truth. I had much a doe to hold my handes that I had not cut affe one or two of their heades, which I make no dowbt but I might well have answerd.
_August 19._--Here came flying speeches of 3 junkes arived at Goto, one of which is thought to be ours.
And it was thought fyt to geve two presents unto the China Capt., Andrea Dittis, at Firando, and his brother, Capt. Whowe, at Langasaque, viz.:
¼ of black broad perpetuano. ¼ of haircullr naro perpetuano. ½ a peec. fustion.
I say to each of them thus much, in hope of their travill to procure trade into China.
_August 20._--The Hollanders went up this day towardes themperour. So their shipps shot affe ordinance at their departure, viz. Albartus, Matias, and Mr. Barkhoult were sent on this busynes.
And we are ready to departe, but can get no bark, but words of the kinges offecers; soe we are determined to hire a bark of Sackay.
_August 21._--This evenyng arived a junk from Cochinchina, being put on the cost of Corea, and bringeth word a junk is without, her mast cut overbord, which we esteem to be ours, and therefore send out our _foyfon_ with victuelles and fresh water, they being in destress. Also the China Capt. junk arived from Tonkyn at [night].
The Hollanders departed toward the Cort this morning, and shot affe much ordenance from abord shipps and at howse.
We, being driven off from tyme to tyme per the _tono_, hired a bark of Sackay to carry up the present, for 80 _tais_ plate bars, besides a bar plate for master and another to company.
A junk from Cochinchina entred late this night, her lading for Chinas of Cochinchina.