Part 7

Many other matters they write me, as of the duble mariadg betwixt the princese of France and Spaine; and that the King of Spaine hath marid the Duke of Savoies daughter;[96] and that the said Duk was generall in an armado per sea aginst the Turke, where the Christians tooke 150 of the Turks gallis; and that the King of France hath made 12 new gallions and sent them to the sucker of his father in law, the King of Spaine, with such forcese, that they and the Archduke have taken 20 seale of Holland shipps which were prepared to goe for the East Indies, and also have taken 3 citties or townes from the Hollanders; but I esteeme this a fable, for this Holland ship now com for Firando came out of Holland but 14 moneths past.

Many other matters they wrot of, which is overlong to set downe, namely, that the Kinge of Spain was sending an embassador to the Emperour of Japon with a greate present, in respect of his favour to Christians. So it seemeth he did littell know how he hath formerly banished all Christians out of his dominions: I meane all fryres, monkes, jesuists, and pristes.

_August 13._--I sent Mr. Nealson with our _jurebassos_ to Taccamon Dono, to desire his Lordship that Goresonas wife might be forthcoming at the kinges retorne to Firando, to answer to what her husband would aleadg against her, for that her proceadinges were a dishonor both to hym and me; which he retorned me word was true, and that yf she had byn a man, as she was a woman, he would have taken an other course then that he had donne, for that in some sort women have more privelege then men.

And sowne after, Taccaman Donos man wrot a letter to Gorisan to com and speake with hym, which he did, and was per his masters order, whoe tould Goresano that he had better considered of the matter, and that, yf he would, he would make his wife retorne againe to hym, whether she would or no; or else, yf I would, he would cause her nose to be cut ofe and banish her out of the cuntrey. This new change is per reason that, yf this matter of his wife be brought in question before the king, the other of the sea _bongew_ must be the lyke, which would be nothing to the lyking of Zanzabar and his rase, etc.

And after nowne the capten and masters of the 2 Duch shipps came to the English howse and brought me a present of 2 baricas of Spanish wine, 3 Hollands cheeses, 2 small potts of butter, and a bundell of stockfish.

And about midnight Mr. Eaton arived at Firando from Miaco, and, as he tells me, hath lent 100 bars of gould to the King of Firando, to be paid againe at 3 months; which is such a greefe unto me in respect of the presant use we have of money, that I know not what to doe. I did littell think Mr. Eaton would have served me so, I haveing written hym expresly to the contrary. Mr. Eaton sayeth the common report is that Fidaia Samme is yet living, with 5 or 6 other principall men, and thought to be in Shashma.

Mr. Eaton brought me 5 letters as followeth, viz., 1 from King of Firando, with 2 _catabras_, from Miaco; 1 from Ushenusque Dono, our _bongew_, from Miaco; 1 from our host of Osekey, Yasozama Amanoia Dono; 1 from Gilbert Cunings wife, from Edo; 1 from Andrea, Capt. Adams brother in law, from Edo. Mr. Eaton tills me how this Andrea and Mickmoy, our host, dealed Judasly with hym at Edo.

_August 14._--Sugian Dono sent me a present of new rise, _nifon catange_.

_August 15._--I receaved of Mr. Wm. Eaton, for goodes sould for my owne accompt in Japan, plate barse, fyve hundred threescore and nyne _taies_, one _mas_, and five _condrines_; and in plate barse, for acco. of the Wo^{ll} Company, one thousand two hundred and fiftie _taies_; and in Priaman gould, po. ten _taies_, I say ten _taies_ wight Priaman gould, and is the rest of a greater som delivered unto hym at his going up to Osekey heretofore. And I gave hym a peece ashculler grogren of my owne, cost me 11½ _tais_, as also a paire of blew stockinges, cost me 3 _taies_. Jno. Yossen retorned from Langasaque, and sent me a present of grapes.

And I wrot a letter to Capt. Adames, of the knavery of Miguel, our _jurebasso_, how Judas like he dealt with Mr. Eaton at Edo, and since his coming still abcentes hym selfe night and day, thinking I will beare with his fooleries as well as Mr. Eaton did, which he did of meare necessitie, not knowing how to mend hym selfe. Yet I am in no such need, but meane to put away the knave for his knavery.

And I receaved a letter from Capt. Garrocho, dated in Langasaque, le 22th of this month, new stile, wher inclosed came an other for the China Capt. Alsoe he wrote me to buy a case of bottells, a lookinglas, and 2 Holland cheeses for hym, etc.

There was geven to the owner and master of the boate which brought downe Mr. Eaton two peces of white _baftas_ of 10 R. per _corge_, in regard of the paines they tooke in bringing hym downe, etc.

And I sent a barell of wine and a bundell of paper to Gonosque Dono, and the lyke to Taccamon Dono, per Mr. Eaton newly returned from Miaco; which they tooke in good parte. And in the after nowne Semi Dono retorned from above, and sent his man to advise me therof (_nifon catange_). Soe I went to viset hym, in company of Mr. Wickham and Mr. Eaton, and carid him 2 barilles of _morofack_ and 51 peces of drid bonita. Also I sent a barill of wyne and millions to Jno. Yoosen, per Mr. Eaton, in respect he holpe hym at Edo, his _jurebasso_ playing the knave, viz., Miguel. He took it in good part, and envited me to breakfast the next morning with [hym]. Jno. Yoosens brother envited hym abord the greate shipp, and had 7 peces ordinance shot afe at his retorne ashore.

_August 16._--Mr. Eaton and I went to diner to Jno. Yoosen, where we met Capt. Speck, Sr. Mattias, and the masters and capt. of the ships, with Jno. Yoosens brother. And at our retorne we found Mr. Wickham and Mr. Nealson a littell intostecated, but Ed. Sayer stark drunk; and he and Mr. Nealson fell together per the eares with daggers drowne in very wild sort, and Mr. Wickhams tong ran at large.

And Bongo Donos wife in his abcense sent me a present of millans.

And Jno. Goreson our _jurebasso_ brought his wife to the English howse, where we made them good frends. And Lues Martin came to Firando.

_August 17._--A Spaniard called Albaro Monues brought me a letter from Capt. Garrocho, with 14 onces of amber grees, which he wrot me cost hym 95 _taies_ the _catty_, and esteemed it worth 110 _taies_ the _catty_. But I retorned it back by the same bringer, as not being worth the price he wrot me it cost.

And I receved a jarr of conserves from George Durois, with 25 peares, which the China Capt., Andrea Dittis, took per way.

I was advised to send to Andrea, our host at Langasaque, to buy 5 or 600 _gantes_ of shark oyle at the price of 100 _taies_ the C., as he advised Capt. Adames he could have as much as we stood in need of. This I meane to doe to try conclutions, to see whether wordes and deeds are alyke.

_August 18._--I went to Cochi to vizet Capt. Adames and see our junck work. Went forward and carid hym a bottell Spanish wyne, 2 hens, 1 duk, a pece pork, 8 loves bread and 6 millans, and returned to Firando to dyner, haveing invited Albaro Monues, whoe tould me the Duch mariners used hym ill yisterday in wordes, calling hym Cornudo, he being a marid man. Wherupon grew som quarrell, for which 4 or 5 Duch mariners were duckt at yard arme and each one 40 strips at capstayn.

Also the China Capt. retorned in our bark, the wind being still contrary, and, haveing given order along the cost to send our pilotes yf our ship came in sight, he went to Langasaque and staid halfe a day, and bringeth word that his brother tould hym that the common report amongst both Spaniards and Portingals was that now they took the English to be their enimis, as well as the Hollanders, and therfore would take all our shipps which traded into these partes of the world, etc. But I remember the ould proverb, that "God sends a curst cow short hornes".

I find on a sudden that Mr. Wickham grows very sullen humorous and, as I am informed, geveth out that he is not the Companies servant, but at will, and therfore will rather seek out for his retorne for England in some shiping from Langasaque to Syam or Pattania. I think the reason is that he hath fingerd 5 or 6 _cattis_ of good amber grees in the Liqueas, and thinketh to make an India voyag for hym selfe, and to retorne Capt. or Generall for the Company at his pleasure. Once truly I, and I think all the rest of the English in these parts, desyre rather his rowme then company. He is turbulent.

_August 19._--Taccamon Dono sent me a present of 8 hense. And I wrot a letter to Capt. Adames how the China Capt.'s brother had lent us 325 _gantes_ of shark oyle, and therefore wished hym to send a man to Andrea, our host, to buy 4 or 500 _gantes_ oyle at 10 _tais_ per hundred _gantes_, as he enformed us their was enough to be had, to the entent we may pay what we owe and have to serve our turne. And I delivered fyftie _taies_ plate bars to Mr. Nealson to lay out about charg of junck.

And Mr. Nealson paid Yaiemon Dono, our junk carpenter, forty 8 _taies_ in plate of bars, and is in full payment for 170 plankes for the junck at 4 _mas_ per peece; the rest, being 20 _taies_, was paid per hym before.

_August 20._--I receved a letter from Capt. Adames from Cochi, dated this day, how a bark with Spaniards from Langasaque put into that roade and came from Mallia[97] in shiping. The[y] say Don Lues de Fashardo did fight with 20 seale of Hollanders bound for the East Indies, and hath sunk or taken 12 of them, and the rest escaped by flight. Also the[y] say the King of Spaine hath wars with the Turk, and that this news is come from Madrid in 6 months per way of New Spaine.

And, after all, the Spaniardes came to the English howse, viz., Miguel de Salinas, Capten Medina, and a Jerman called Marcus, with Alferis Tuerto and Lues Martin, and Albaro Monues accompanied them. They used many complementos and tould me of Don Lues Fachardos discomforting the Holand flete going for the East Indies, but after such a divers sort that I can scarce beleeve it to be true; as also that 4 sayle of English shipps were passed the Straites of Magilanus into the South Sea.

Capt. Speck sent for 10 bars tynne, poiz. 9 _cattis_ 4 _tay_ wight.

_August 21._--I sent Capt. Adames a barill of _singe_,[98] 3 hense, and 6 loves of bread, with peares. And I wrot a letter to Andrea, our host at Langasaque, and sent it per a man called Miguel, an offecer of our junck apointed per Capt. Adames; and sent per hym one hundred and fiftie _taies_ in plate of bars, to pay for such hempe, sayles, and canes, as Andrea had bought for junck before, and 800 _gantos_ of oyle. Also I wrot to Jorge Durois how I had receved the milstones, a jar of conserve, and 25 peares, without letter; and desired hym to buy me an other jar conserve of sitrons or lemons.

And at night the Spaniardes envited them selves to our _fro_,[99] whom I entertayned in the best sort I could. Also Semidono had envited hym selfe to our _fro_ before, but after sent me word he could not com, being sick of the sullens, because I would not lend hym money, being well experienced of his payment before.

_August 22._--Semidone being necessitous and in cheefe office in the kinges abcense, and now demanding but 20 _taies_, I have, with generall consent, lent hym 20 _taies_, to be repaid at a month, as apeareth per his bill. And I delivered 50 _taies_, I say fiftie _taies_, to Mr. Nealson, to lay out in charges of junck; the 20 _taies_ to Semidone being paid per Mr. Nelson.

Semidone came to our _fro_, accompanyed with Gonosque Dono and divers other caveleros, whome (as I think) I entertayned to content.

And Capt. Adames came from Cochi in a greate rage against my _jurebasso_, Jno. Goresano, saying he was the occation the carpenters went not to work upon our junck. But this I know was an untruth, and the master carpenter and Zanzabers knavery. And Capt. Adames scrivano or purcer of our junk retorned from Miaco. And towardes night Capt. Adames fell into an extreame fever, with vomiting, and could not make water, soe he went to Zanzabars to take phisick. God send him his health.

_August 23._--Our scrivano of the junck tells me that Ogosho Samme sues to the Dyrio[100] to have the name of Quambaco,[101] which, as it should seeme, is as the names of Ceaser or Augustus amongst the Emperours of Rome, which is held an honor to all suckceadors. But he denied it till he know Fidaia Same is dead.

_August 24._--We bought 17 _cacas_, or square postes, at 1 _mas_ per peece, and 30 rownd postes, 2 for a _mas_, to send to Cochi, to make skaffolds to repare our junck.

I wrot an other letter to Capt. Speck, in Spanish, touching the retornyng of my slave Tome, he not haveing yet answerd my former, and sent this per Capt. Adames. But his agew took him againe, soe he delivered it not this day.

And there came a greate man of Crates to see our English howse, whome I entertayned in good sort.

_August 25._--I delivered one hundred rialles of eight to Mr. Nealson to employ in stuffs with Duch marenars, whoe, as it should seeme, have mett with som prize per way, otherwaies they could not afford to sell soe good cheape.

Also this night past a sentenell was slayne in this towne, and thought Taccamon Donos men dyd it, yet no certentie.

And I delivered or paid to Mr. Wickham in plate of bars, paid per Mr. Nealson upon acco., his yearly wages or sallary, twentie _taies_.

Capt. Speck retorned my boy Tome hom, yet wrot me a pricking letter, to which I answered as apereth per coppie.

Sugen Donos father sent a present of peares, and envited hym selfe to our _fro_ a day or tow hence. The China Capt. Andrea Dittis gave me a peece of Canton damask for the peece of Cochinchina silke I gave hym before. And the Japan feast of All Soles being com, the China Capt. afforsaid sent me a peece of Lankin damask for a present.

Mr. Nealson paid a smith for making 2 _piculls_ neals for junck, 2 _tais_ 5 _mas_.

Also ther was a pink culler, no. 85, and a primrose, no. 125, with 6 other remnantes broad cloth, measurd, as apereth per perticulers in the wast book; which broad cloth was retorned from Edo and Shrongo, and brought back per Mr. Wm. Eaton.

_August 26._--I bought and paid for myselfe two javelen or speare heads, cost 8 _mas_ and 8 _condrins_. And the China Capt., Andrea Dittis, bouth two _tattames_[102] and a halfe broad cloth, viz.:--

1¼ _tat._, cynamond culler, no. 125, at 12_ta. tatt._,

_ta. ma. con._ amontes 15 0 0

1¼ _tat._, sad bleu, no. 98, at 12_ta. tatt._ 15 0 0

Migell _jurebassos_ wife brought me a present of 3 hense, 20 egges, and pearse.

_August 27._--This day at night all the streetes were hanged with lantarns, and the pagons vizeted all ther _futtaquis_[103] and places of buriall with lantarns and lampes, inviting their dead frendes to com and eate with them, and so remeaned till midnight; and then each one retorned to ther howses, having left rise, wine, and other viands at the graves for dead men to banquet of in their abcense, and in their howse made the lyke banquet, leving parte on an altor for their dead frendes and kindred. This feast lasteth 3 daies; but to morrow is the solomest fast day.

_August 28._--Our ould _jurebasso_, Jno. Japon, groing in to poverty per his folly and lewd expences, came this day seeking new entertaynment; but we had no need of hym.

_August 29._--I wrot a letter to Capt. Adames how his scrivano tould me our carpenters said they would not work a stroake on the junk, except I gave them a bill of my hand to pay them as they were paid the last yeare; which I think is a trampo[104] of the Duch to get our carpenters from us to serve their owne turnes, they now pretending to set out their rotten junk for to carry provition to the Molocas. So I willed Capt. Adames to content them with bill or what else, so our busynes may goe forward; and with all advised hym that two Englishmen might be spared to assist hym in looking to those Japons, we lying 4 or 5 of us idell heare, for that the Worll. Company would condem us for lying idell and to suffer strangers to look to ther busynes.

And I receved a letter from Capt. Garrocho, of the 2th Sept., new stile, wherin he advised me of the recept of former matters sent, and to buy hym a jar Spanish wyne. Also I receved an other letter from Alvaro Monos, with a present of 10 water millons, 10 wreathes of bread, and a basket of grapes, with offers of much frendship.

I understand that the Hollanders have offred Damian Marines to goe master in their junk for the Molucos; but I know not whether he will accept of it or no. But they have emploid hym to provid biskit for them.

And about midnight I had news that an English shipp was on this cost, and that 2 daies past she was som 20 Japan leagues from Goto, where 5 Japans were left abord to pilot her for Firando. So, hereupon, I sent out our pinis with Mr. Wm. Eaton in her, the Capt. China accompanying hym, to meet them, and sent them 2 barills wyne, 50 loves bread, 2 hoggs, 12 hense, 2 duckes, 10 water millans, and a baskit of pearse; and wrot a letter to Capt. Adames of the newse.

_August 30._--I sent our _jurebasso_ to advise Semi Dono, Taccamon Dono, Oyen Dono, and Gonosque Dono, of the newes our ship was without the harbour neare Goto; of which it seemed they were glad, and sowne after sent their men to congratulate or rejoyce with me.

And I receved a letter from Jorge Durois, dated in Langasaque, 7th of September, new stile, with a jar of conserve of citrones, bought and cost 5 _taies_; also an other jarr conserve which he sent me for a present, and 70 candells which cost one _taies_. And the man I sent to buy oyle retorned from Langasaque, and brought but 241 _gantes_ oyle, which cost 12½ _mas_ per ten _gantes_; but could get no more at prise, and so retorned the rest money back. Yet Jorge Durois writes me a Portingal hath a good quantety to sell. So I must now send this foole back againe with the money.

Also I receved a letter from the _bongew_ of Goto, wherin he advised me of our ships being neare unto Goto, and that he had put 3 or 4 men in to her to pilot her to Firando. And towardes night Capt. Adames wrot me a letter from Cochi how they had discovered the shipp to be within 4 leagues, and that he imagined she would be at Cochi this tide.

And I wrot a letter to Jorge Durois in answer of his rec. this day, willing hym to buy me 700 _gantes_ of oyle.

_August 31._--I caused store of boates to goe out to tow in our shipp, and wrote a letter to the capt. per Mr. Ed. Sayer, dowbting Mr. Eaton hath missed of them. But sowne after our bote retorned and the Capt. China in her with a letter from Mr. Eaton, how the ship was at an ancor 3 or 4 leagues from Firando, and that the shipps name was called the _Hoziander_, the capt. or Cape merchantes name, Mr. Raphe Copingall. So I retorned forthwith per the the said bark and went abord, where I receved these letters following, viz.:--

1 generall coppy of a letter from Worshipfull Company. 1 coppy of theirs in perticuler to Capt. Jurdain, Bantam. 1 from Capt. Jourden in Bantam, 15th Aprill, 1615. 1 from Mr. Westbie in Bantam, 10th ditto. 1 from Jno. Beamond in Bantam, ditto 10th. 1 from Harnando Ximenes in Bantam, le 9th ditto. 1 from Mr. Adam Denton in Pattania, le 5th July. 1 from Generall Saris at Souldania, 1st June, 1614. 1 from Sr. Thomas Smith in London, 30th November, 1613. 1 from Sr. Thomas Smith in London, 26th Aprill, 1614. 1 from my brother Walter Cocks in London, 6th Aprill, 1614.

And Mr. Raphe Copendall came ashore with an other yong man called Jno. Osterwick; but the wind was soe extreame that all the barks were forced to retorne and leave the shipp riding at ancor.

It apeareth per the Worshipfull Companys letters that all the voyages now are put into one generall company in adventure. God be praised for it. And as Capt. Copendall tells me, their is an other company made to adventure 120,000 _l._ str. per ano. for 4 yeares ensuing, but to what places not openly knowne; and that a seale great English shipps weare entred into the straites of Magelanus, but for what entent not knowne.

_September 1._--I rec. a letter from Chubio Dono, wherin he wrot me much cumplimento, and sent an other as from the Emperour to Capt. Adams, that he should forth with com up to the Emperour. What the reason should be I know not; yet I suspect it was a plot laid before by Capt. Adames hym selfe and the Duch, to the entent he might goe up to serve their turnes; and truly I esteem he loveth them much better then us that are of his owne nation; or else it may be that he seeketh occation to get the Emperour to comand hym to stay and not to procead forward on the Syam voyag, his tyme of service to the Company being out within 2 months. Once the end will shew what is the occation. But Capt. Adames hym selfe esteemeth it is to enquire of hym about a fortresse newly built at the Liqueas, unto which place it was thought Fidaia Samme would retire after his losse of Osekey.

Capt. Speck came to English howse, being ready to go up to Miaco.

_September 2._--I got barks to goe out to tow our shipp into harbor, yf it were possible, much fearing a tuffon; and Capt. Copendall and Mr. Eaton went aboard to hasten matters forward and, yf the shipp came not in, to bring aland our Cambaia cloth and other comodetis, to the entent to lay out the present for the Emperor, and make as much hast as we can, not to be overlong behinde the Hollanders. But the wind proving so hard, we could nether get ship into harbor nor bring goods ashore, Capt. Copendall and Mr. Eaton remeanyng all night abord. God send us wether to bring her in this dangerous tyme of the yeare.

We looked out for a bark to goe up in to the Emperour, but could find non but ould rotten ons, all being above with the king but one which the Hollanders had gotten before we asked. So we sent to Sanguro Dono, Foins sonne, som 4 or 5 leagues hence, to borrowe a bark of his.

_September 3._--I got barkes to goe out againe to tow ship into harbour, yf it remeaned calme, or else to bring good ashore; but the wind was so stiffe all day that they could doe nothing.

And I wrot a letter to Mr. Jno. Hunt to send his carpenter to tell what plank and tymber he needed to sheath and repare the _Hoziander_; and withall sent hym a pig, 6 hense, 10 loves of bread, with peares, redish, cowcombers, and bell engenios.

And I wrot a letter and sent a present to the _bongew_ of Goto for puting pilot abord and sending me word therof. So the present was, viz.:--

1 pec. of white baftas of nyne Rs. _corg._ 1 pec. blak bafta died, at 9 Rs. _corg._ 1 pec. duttis of 10 Rs. per _corg._ 1 pec. blue byram of 10 Rs. per _corg._ 1 pec. red zelas of 12 Rs. per _corg._

And the master of the bark which brought downe Mr. Eaton came from Langasaque and brought me a present of pearse, and offerd to bring his bark hither, yf I had need to fraight her. And about mid night Capt. Adams went out in a bark abord the _Hozeander_ with many other barks to tow her in, we fearing a tuffon. And Capt. Copendall brought 2 bras vessells of quicksilver ashore out of the _Hozeander_.

_September 4._--About 9 a clock the _Hoziander_ came to an ancor in the harbor of Firando, being towed in with boates, and shot ofe ii peces ordinance; and the Duch answered them with two peeces out of the howse, and 5 out of the greate ship. And Capt. Speck with other merchant came abord her, he being ready to departe for Miaco: and he presently did, and had 3 peces ordinance for a farewell, and we the lyke when we retorned ashore. And they shot 3 peces more after out of the Duch howse.