Part 29

And towardes night Croby Dono came and brought me a banketing box for a present, and Echere Dono brought 2 _barsos_ wyne and 10 _sequanseques_.

And I gave a coat to Shiske Dono, Echere Donos brother, cost me 3 _tais_ 8 _mas_.

_November 2._--I rec. this mornyng 3 letters from Firando per the expres sent from Miaco per Capt. Adames:--1 from Mr. Wm. Eaton, dated 16th and kept till 21th ultimo; 1 from Mr. Nealson, of 21th ditto; 1 from Mr. Osterwick, 21th ditto; 4 from Capt. China, Matt[ing]a, Jno. Japon, and Sinda Dono. And with these letters came these papers following, viz.:--

Tozayemon Donos acco. in English } wrote out per Neamon Donos acco. in English } Mr. Osterwick.

1 paper for broad cloth and elophants teeth } all written in 1 paper for 2000 dearke (_sic_) skins of Syam } Japons and for 1 paper for broad cloth } thaccompt of 1 paper for severall merchandiz } Tozayemon Dono 1 paper for 50 _pico_ sapon } our host of 1 paper abstrack of accompts } Sakay.

1 paper (or acco.) of Neaman Dono of Edo, in Japons.

1 paper (or bill) of Zezabro Dono, host son of Osakay, for broad cloth sould hym at Firando.

All which pappers and accompts I left with Capt. Adames, to reccon with the said partis when they com up, I being ready to departe towardes Firando.

Also Mr. Ric. Wickham left in the handes of the said Capt. Adames these papers and acco. written in Japons, viz.:--

1 paper or bill of Tozayemon Dono and Shroyemon Dono, for broad cloth left with them 10th November, 1617.

1 bill or paper of Tozayemon Dono, for goodes at same tyme.

1 bill or paper for goods left with Yechero Dono of Osakay, le 25th November, 1616.

The 13 _piculls_ 88 _cattis_ silk sold Tozayemon Dono I rate at 218 _tais pico_, as I sould rest, is 3025 : 8 : 4. So I make ballance of Tozayemon Donos acco. 6093 : 3 : 3¼, besides the 50 _pico_ Syam wood.

And towardes night Tozayemon Dono came to vizet me, and tould me I should take noe care for the payment of the money for the goods sould hym, for that it should be at Firando in tyme to goe in our shiping.

_November 3._--I made a bargen with Croby Dono of Osakay and sould hym all the silk remeanyng at Firando unsould at my arivall theare, at 218 _tais_ per _pico_, and am now to receve 1000 _taies_ in hand and rest at delivery of silke, all in good Nagite plate, paying the small exchange of 3 or 4 _mas_ per 100 _tais_.

And being ready to go towardes Firando, there was geven in the howse at Osakay for presentes, viz.:--

To our host:

1¼ _tatta._ brod clo. sad blew. 3 _tatta._ fustion.

And to his wife:

1 pec. black satten, cost 4 _tais_. 1 pec. cushen velvet.

And to his sonne:

3 _tatta._ naro perpetuano.

And paid for diet and howse charges, 100 _taies_; and geven the servantes a bar plate, 4 _ta._ 3 _mas_; and to the cheefe maid two _taies_. And I gave Woman Dono 4 _tais_ 3 _mas_; and Shiske Dono one _tay_.

The sonns of howse gave me presents of wyne, 2 _barsos_, and 5 hensse.

Soe, late at night, we went downe to Dembo, to goe over the bar next mornyng, unto which place divers frendes accompanid us with bankets.

And very late Croby Dono came with a thousand _tais_ plate bars and two writings of the bargen of sale that remeanes at 218 _tais picull_, this 1000 _tais_ being in part, and rest to be paid at delivery thereof.

I rec. 20 _tais_ of our hostes wife of Osakay, to employ for Woman Dono, Mr. Wickhams gerle, and a writing delivered per Mr. Wickham wherby she is to serve the said woman 4 yeares and then at liberty.

_November 4._--We put over the bar of Osakay an hower before day, and made this day 35 leagues, day and night, geting 5 leagues past Mouro this mornyng by son rising.

_November 5._--I wrot a letter to Capt. Adames to send the _goshon_ of his junk with the lowest price he will sell the junk for. This letter I sent ashore at Bingano Tomo 3 howrs before day; and soe departed forward, we having made this day and night till son rising 19 leagues, having passed 4 leagues past Bingana Tomo.

_November 6._--We made this day and night following 20 leagues, being xiij leagues to short of Camina Seake in the mornyng at son rising.

_November 7._--We made this day and night following, till son rising, 21 leagues.

_November 8._--We made this day and night, till son rising, 23 leagues, and came to an ancor at a place called [Munco].[266] Also late came in a bark wherin Neamon Dono came, and sent me word he would vizet me, but did not, but departed away secretly in the night.

_November 9._--I wrot an other letter to Capt. Adames, to send per first bark we mette, to adviz hym how Neamon Dono did serve me, as also to same effect as former dated at Munco.

Soe about nowne we set seale, and with much ado got within night to Shimina Seak, it blowing much wynd N.erly. Soe we made 17 leagues this day, and ancored theare all night, wynd being W.erly, with rayne.

_November 10._--We staid at Ximinaseak per meanes of fowle weather.

_November 11._--In Ximinaseak I delivered the 20 _tais_ of Woman Dono to Mr. Wickham.

_November 12._--We departed from Ximinaseak after nowne, and paid our host for dyet ashore 8 _ta._ 1 _m._ 5 _co._ Soe we put to sea at son seting, and made till son rising 25 leagues.

_November 13._--We were forced to put into a village in Faccata called Cattadomary, 27 leagues to short of Firando.

I wrot a letter from hence to Capt. Adames, to buy 6 or 8 _pico_ gunpolder.

_November 14._--We bought two calves this day, cost 1 _ta._ 5 _ma._ 0 _c._ both.

_November 15._--We departed from Cattado Mary this mornyng, other barks going out, and soe, allthough it were calme, rowed it up, and with much ado the next mornyng got to Languay, wind being so contrary, having made, night and day, 14 leagues. We gave our host at Cattado Mary 3 _ta._ 5 _m._ 0 _co._ for his howse, and a peece of backar baroche[267] to his children to make them 2 coates.

_November 16._--We put into Languay, where we staid all this day and night following by means of contrary wyndes.

_November 17._--We departed from Languay, and about nowne came to Firando, haveing made 13 leagues; but gave a bar plate to our host.

At our arivall the Hollander shipps shot affe 14 or 15 pec. of ordinance, and our ship the _Adviz_ 7 peeces. And sowne after the Duch generall sent me 2 bottells Spanish wyne, and Albartus came to vizet me with many complementos. And most of the gentellmen of Firando ether sent or came to vizet me.

_November 18._--I wrot a letter to Capt. Adames and an other to his host, Croby Dono, advising howe we had sould all our silke, wood, and skins, as also all our broad cloth, of which I willed hym to adviz his said host, because he should send downe no more money trusting on the salle of silk.

Also I wrot 2 letters to Tozeyemon Dono and Cuemon Dono, desyring them to dispach Capt. Adames away, otherwais the money will not com in tyme to send in the shipp nor junk. Also I wrot Capt. Adams in a ticket put into my letter that the China Capt. hath spoaken to som frendes to buy his junk, but non will geve above 1000 _taies_ for her with pasport and all other matters.

The King of Firando sent to envite me and the rest of thenglish merchants to dyner to morrow.

_November 19._--I gave Mr. Eaton, Mr. Sayer, Mr. Nealson, and Mr. Osterwick, each of them a _keremon_ of them themperour gave me, with 2 others same to Capt. China and his brother. Also I gave a _langenack_ to Mr. Totton, a pike to Mr. Wedmore, and a banketing box to Mr. Coleson; with a gerdell and a peare _tabis_ and stringes to women of Mr. Eaton, Mr. Nealson, and Sayer, Mr. Osterwick, Capt. Chinas wife, and Susanna; and a coate and peare _tabis_ and stringes to China Capt. doughter; and like to Wm. Eaton; withot her matters to dyvers other servantes and frendes; and to Matinga, 3 coates, 2 peare _tabis_ and stringes, 2 gerdelles, etc.

We went to dyner to the king, where we were well feasted, he esteeming our nation far before the Hollanders, as he tould us.

_November 20._--I wrot 2 letters to Langasaque, 1 to Jorg Durois, and other to Alvaro Munos, with 2 other letters in Japons to Gonrok Dono and Capt. Whaw, and sent a _keremon_ to China Capt. Whaw for a present. These letters went per Mr. Eaton, whoe I sent to Langasaque to rec. the money of Gonrok Dono for the lead sould themperour.

Also I sent Gonrok Dono 2 letters, one from Safian Dono, and thother from Chubio Dono, his uncles, wherin they wrot hym in our behalfe to use us well in all occations.

And we went to the King of Firando with a present as hereafter followeth, viz.:--

4 _tatta._ sad blew. 4 _tatta._ strawculler. 2 _tatt._ fyne black. 1 peec. Denshier kersy. 2 peec. brod perpetuano. 1 peec. narro perpetuano. 5 peec. fustians. 50 blak cuny skins. 50 white lamb skins. 50 fitchat skins. 5 _picull_ of lead. 10 _picull_ of sapon.

Mr. Osterwick paid 2300 _tais_ plate bars to Andrea Dittis, China Capt., for rest of acco. money taken up at interest of his brother and other Chinas, and gave me back my two bills for 3000 _taies_ lent us at intrest of 20 per cnto. the yeare past; and in this acco. they alowed the money and intrest wanting in acco. at Bantam, being, as Mr. Balle writeth, with exchang, 1800 _ts._

The Hollandes junk for Syam went out, and I sent Sr. Mathias, the capten, a barill _morofack_ and a pork.

_November 21._--I wrot a breefe letter to Syam, directed to Mr. Jno. Johnson and Mr. Ric. Pittes, and sent per Sr. Mathias in the Hollandes junk, advising them that our junk would be ready shortly to goe after her, Mr. Eaton being capt. in her, and Mr. Burges pilott.

_November 22._--I wrot a letter to Mr. Eaton for Langasaque, and sent it per Sr. Harry Starkasse.

I rec. a letter from Langasaque from Capt. Whow, with a peec. wroght satten for a toaken, in which letter he wrot me how all the skins he bought at 23½ _tais_ per 100 skins, whiche he sould to Japons at 18 _tais_ after at tyme, are now all retorned back from Miaco upon his hands, as not beinge merchandable, saying no man will geve 8 _taies_ per 100 skins for them, they are soe motheaten, as also ther wanted 135 skins in tale.

Also Giquan, the China, and an other China of Langasaque came to vizet me, and brought me in a present of 2 jars conservs, 2 _barsos_ wyne, a baskit of oringes, and another of peares.

And the China Capt. gave me a fardell or serne[268] of mase, waying neare a quintall,[269] it being sent hym from Bantam, and he not knowing what it is good for.

_November 23._--The China Capt. sent me a fatt hogg and 3 marchpanes for a present, haveing many Chinas com from Langasaque to vizet hym in respect of the berth of his yong doughter, the Chinas being above 50 persons; and each one hath brought a present, most of plate, and some of eatable stuffe.

_November 24._--Many men com to enquire after price silke; soe it is risen to above 250 _tais pico_, and is thought will com to above 300 _tais_ in respect the Hollanders have shipt away most parte of theirs they took per reprisall, and the Portingalls stand upon the price of theirs, as the Chinas doe the like. So now it apereth what it is to sell away per force, as we doe to make retorne per these shipps.

Gonrok Dono sent me a letter with 5 coates for a present, with many wordes of complemento, being ready to departe towardes Miaco.

And Mr. Wickham went to Langasaque, and ould Mr. Burges with hym.

_November 25._--I rec. severall letters from Capt. Adames, dated in Osakay, from the 10th to the 16th currant, 5 letters in all, 4 of them by his man Genkese, and the 5th by Croby Donos kynsman, with a present of a silk coate, a _cattan_, and 2 _barsos_ wyne; and 2 _barsos_ wyne and a hen from Taccamon Dono.

Also Capt. Adames wrot me that Safian Dono died at Sakay the 15th day of this month; as also that our host Grubstreet would pay no money, but drove hym affe with delaies, pleaing least in sight, etc. So I wrot hym a letter (I meane to Capt. Adames) to bring hym before the justice, and soe to make an end.

Genquese brought 2000 _tais_ in 2 chistes from Capt. Adames.

_November 26._--I went and vizeted Semi Dono with a present of 1¼ _tatta._ sad blew clo., and I peece fustion. He took it in good parte with many kynd protestations. This is a suttell man, and one that ruleth more then the king. The Hollanders gave hym a present worth about 200 _taies_.

I also made sale to China Capt. of Capt. Adames junk with the _goshon_, for 1200 _taies_. But Yasimon Dono stood against it, thinking others would geve more. So I offerd yt to hym at same price, which he refused.

I sent a letter to Capt. Adames, junk sould for 1200 _tais_.

_November 27._--I sent and envited the Hollands generall with the rest of the principall men to dyner on Sonday next.

I wrot a letter to Mr. Wikham and Eaton to Langasaque, how I thought the swart[270] was run away with our table lynen he had to wash, wishing them to look out theare for hym.

The Hollandes generall sent me a runlet of Canare wyne, exskewsing hym selfe to com to dyner on Sonday, for that he fownd hym selfe ill at ease and tooke phisick. But I doe rather esteem he taks state upon hym. Yet, be it ether one occation or other, I sent hym word he should be wellcom yf he pleased to com, and that I made no dowbt, although he were ill at ease now, yt might please God he might be well againe before Sonday, etc.

Mr. Eaton and Mr. Totton retorned from Langasaque to Firando this night. And the China Capt. Whawe lent them his _foy fone_. But som of the rowers stole a small silver cup of the Companies out of Mr. Tottons chist in carrying it abord.

Mr. Eaton tells me that a Spaniard called Miguell de Salines would have taken away our caffro Antony, set free per King of Firando, geving out great wordes that he would spend 4000 _taies_ but he would have hym. But Mr. Eaton tould hym his wordes would not prevaile, and therefore wished hym to com to me and aske hym, otherwais he had nothing to say to hym.

I, upon good consyderation, let the China Capt. and his brother, Capt. Whow, have our 2 lesser bras fowlers with their 4 chambers.

_November 28._--I delivered Capt. Adames _goshon_ to Skydayen Dono, whoe is partner in buying his junk, in presence of the China Capt., when it was delivered. And we sould all the rest of our skins of Syam to Croby Donos kynsman, for 20 _taies_ for 100 skins.

This mornyng an ould man came from Jor. Durois to trym our frute trees.

_November 29._--I wrot two letters to Langasaque, one to Mr. Wickham and an other to Capt. Whaw, and sent them per China Capt. And wrot Mr. Wickham to bring 3 or 4000 _tais_ refined plate from China Capt. for so much delivered hym heare to chang.

_November 30._--I rec. a letter from Mr. Wickham of report popish miracles, how a mans arme was drid up for offring to burne a fryres cope or vestment, his arme standing stiff out, he not being able to pul it back nor bend it. Thus doe these popish pristes envent lies to deceave the pore symple people.

The fryre that was taken at mas was called Padre Appolenarius, and was taken in Arima; but the Christians rose up in armes against the Emperours offecers, and tooke hym per force. So what will com of it is uncerten. Yt was this mans cope or vestment which he left behind hym which wrought this miracle, as the papists report; but yow may beleeve it yf yow please.

The Hollanders came all to dyner, except the generall and Mr. Barkhoult, they being sick of a fever, as the others report.

The master of the _Galleas_ and the secretary sent me a _barica_ of Spanish wyne.

_December 1._--I envited all the Chinas to dyner, which came to the ceremonies of China Capt. child, in respect of the overplus left of enviting the Hollanders. Soe it cost not much, they being above 20 persons.

Capt. Speck came hym selfe to desyre me to let hym have one peece of canvas (or poledavis) for a sample to trye to make other by.

_December 2._--The China Capt. departed towardes Langasaque with all the other Chinas with hym which came to vizet hym for the berth of his child.

Jno. Derckson Lamb, the Hollandes generall, came to vizet me at English howse, exskewsing hym selfe he came not to dyner the other day, in respect he was sick and newly let blood, soe that his chirurgion councelled hym not to goe; otherwais no other occation should have staid hym. So I made hym colation in the best sort I could.

Mr. Osterwick rec. 931 _ta._ 5 _m._ 0 _co._ of Croby Donos kynsman, for 4050 deare skins at 23 _taies_ per 100 skins, in bars of Nagita. At which tyme I deliverd back the chist of 1000 _tais_ plate bars rec. at Dembo, neare Osakay, of Croby Dono upon acco. of goods sould upon conditions, viz. silke, yf it were not sould before. But being sould before my arivall at Firando, I retorned the money back.

_December 3._--The Hollandes generall went abord the _Gallias_, a shipp of 400 tons, which they are now sending out to attend the Amacan shipp, whoe, as it is said, is ready to departe from Langasaque. Soe the generall took leave (or bad the capt. farewell), and shot affe much ordinance out of all their shipps, that all Firando shook with it, and at same tyme ordained one Mr. Barkhout captaine of the _Gallias_ and the _Son_, whoe are apointed to som exploit; and Jno. Dreckson Lamb to goe in the _Flushing_ direct for Molucas.

The generall, Jno. Derickson Lamb, sent me a peece of wrought velvet, a peece of silke grogren, and a peece of black rich taffety, for a present, with many complementall and frendly speeches.

The _Gallias_ went out to Cochy roade, because she might be ready to set seale when the Macan shipp departed from Langasaque. Ther was much ordinance shot affe at Duch howse and out of ther shipps, and 5 pec. out of the _Adviz_.

_December 4._--I rec. a letter from Capt. Adames, dated in Osakay le 21th of November, advising of an other sent per his man in a bark of Sakay with 1300 _tais_ Nagita plate in bars; and that Grubstreet will pay noe plate, but put hym affe with wordes. But the bark of Sackay is not yet com, wherin the plate cometh.

Sofy, the rich _boz_ of Miaco, came to vizet me, and brought me a present of 10 Japon trenchers and a baskit of wallnuttes, with many complementall wordes, and tould me he would com to morrow to look of such merchandiz as we had, and buy them, yf we would sell at resonable price.

_December 5._--The bark of Sackay, wherin Capt. Adames sent the 1300 _tais_, arived at Firando this day, sent per his man Gerosaque, rec. of Tozayemon Dono, as also the 2000 _tais_ before was rec. of hym.

_December 6._--I sent Jno. Derickson Lamb, the Duch generall, a present, viz.:--

1 _makey_ spout pot and eauer of largest sort. 1 standing cup and cover, _maky_. 1 tankard _maky_ work. 4 beakers _maky_ work. 1 8 0

The Hollandes generall sent me two bottells of Spanish wyne and a Hollandes cheese.

And I rec. 2 letters from Mr. Wickham, dated in Langasaque, le 3th and 4th currant, sent per Mr. Burges, wherin he writes me he stayeth only for 3 or 4000 _tais_ the Capt. China promiseth to send me in refyned plate within 2 or 3 daies.

_December 7._--This night past Shosque Dono, the King of Firandos secretary, was made to cut his belly, as the secretary of Taccamon Dono was caused to doe the lyke few daies past. The reason was for that they bought and sould abord the Hollandes shipps, and forbad all others to doe the lyke. The king demanded 800 _tais_ from Shosque Dono, or else to cut his belly, whoe, not having it to pay, did it.

He also demandeth 300 _tais_ of Goresano, our quandom knave _jurebasso_, or else to get hym out of the cuntrey with on sute of aparell on his back, and leave howse, wife, and children, and all the rest he hath, behind hym.

Also the lyke demand, or such lyke, is made to Skyamon Dono, a stranger, and favoret of the kynges heretofore.

The Hollandes generall sent me a present of 2 bottells Spanish wyne and a Hollandes cheese. And the domene cam to me with 3 soldiers with hym to entreate me to speake to the said generall, Jno. Derickson Lamb, to save 3 souldiers that were condemned to the gallies, of the which I had broken the matter to hym before. And it seemeth now they are desiros to sett them at liberty upon my second motion, as I understand from the fiscall.

_December 8._--The Hollanders were envited to dyner to the howse of Semi Dono, whither they went in pomp, the generall leading in cuerpo, with a trunchon in his hand and a greate cheane of gould about his neck, and all the cheefe in rank after hym, 2 in two, to the number of above 20 persons.

_December 9._--The rendador (or mynt man) of themperour came from Langasaque to Firando to melt plate for the Hollanders, and came to vizet me and brought me a present of a silke _catabra_, offring to refyne our plate in any forme or goodnes as we desired, and tould me his sonne was strucken blynd, desiring to have our chirurgions to look on hym and to see whether they could doe hym any good or no.

I went to vizet the Hollandes generall, whoe at my request set at liberty 4 souldiers formerly condemned to the gallies.

_December 10._--The fiscall and secretary of the Hollanders came to thenglish howse and brought the prisoners with irons at their legges, and tould them for my sake they were sett at liberty, and soe caused a smith to knock affe their shakles and let them loose, they upon their knees geveing me thanks, promising to doe soe well hereafter that they hoped my time emploid for ther liberty should not be ill spent, etc.

_December 11._--In respect Capt. Whaw lent his _foy fone_ and people to bring back Mr. Wickham, we gave a barill wyne, a bag rise, and a _tay_ of plate to company, and 1 _tay_ plate to Capt. Whaws man.

The sargantes, corperalls, and other Duch officers came to thenglish howse, with Georg ----[271] an English man, to thank me for being the meanes to get the 3 souldiers pardoned. Yt seemes Capt. Speck was much against it, and urged the generall to tell hym he was thoccation of that had happened in leaving open the windoes, otherwise no such matter had byn attempted; and, yf he well bethought hym selfe, these men had spent their blood in getting those goodes, and lost all they had when thadmerall ship was sunk, so that a more charetable mynd were better; "and yet (said he) I am no man that will mentayne theft. And had it byn any of your merchandiz sent out of Holland I should esteem the falt more greater."

_December 12._--Capt. Barkhout, Mr. Albartus, and an other merchant came from the Hollandes generall to envite us to dyner on Sonday next.

We delivered the 10 _pico_ sapon to the _Tono_ of Firando, geven hym in present.

_December 13._--The rendadors made ready the place to refyne our plate, and Croby Donos partner delivered me one thousand _tais_ in ould plate bars, chosen per rendador, it being better to melt then thother, and goeth upon accompt of sappon, he which bought it haveing promised the one halfe.

The Hollandes generall sent me a Hollandes cheese per Albartus, puting me and rest in mynd to com to morow to dyner. Yt seemeth they had not greatly cared yf we had not promised to com to dyner, in respect the world might have esteemed they respected us not yf they had not don it, which made me to goe, not for a dyner, etc.

_December 14._--The thunderbout light upon the mastes of the 2 Hollandes shipps, the _Flushing_ and _Sonne_, the night past, and did them som hurt, but not much.

We dyned at Hollandes howse, where we were kyndly entertayned, etc.

_December 15._--The kyng dyned at Hollandes howse this day, where there was healths drunk and much ordinance shot affe, both at the howse and abord the shipps.