Part 9

_October 1._--Taccamon Dono sent me a dish of fresh fish, 1 of fresh water. The kinges smiths house was set on fyre this night by the neglegence of his servantes, but sowne quenched. Yet his dores were shutt up by order from the king, because they looked no better to matters; it being stricktly looked unto, and they banished or put to death that have their howses burned.

In the after nowne the boate I sent to Langasaque, to buy provitions to envite the king to dyner, retorned and brought that she went for, with 2 jarrs conserves from Jorge, brought for me. And Susanna, his wife, sent me a box of conserves, with a baskit of peares and an other of figges, and a small box of conservs for China Capts. doughter, which I sent unto her. Jorge letter was dated in Langasaque le 9th of October, new stile, in which he advised me that Damian Marin and Jno. de Lievana were taken prisoners per meanes of Capt. Gorrocho, which truly I doe beleeve.

_October 2._--Thomas Davis, the carpenter, died this mornyng at break of day of the small-pox, he being choaked with them.

I envited the king with his 2 brothers and Nobesane, Semedone, Sangrasame, Taccaman Dono, Sugean Dono, and 5 other cavelleros to beare them company at the kinges choise. They dyned after the Japan manner, and supped after the English. And, as he was at supper, word came that the King of Crates was arived; which made hym to make short, and soe went to meet hym at landing. Soe the great Holland shipp shot afe 3 peces ordinance as he passed by, and the littell shipp 3 other at his landing. Soe after he sent me word of his arivall, and envited hym selfe to our _fro_ to morrow in the afternowne.

I understood Peter Wadden went 3 tymes over the walle in the night; soe I turned hym abord againe. He is a graseles fello and unlykly to amend.

_October 3._--The King of Firando sent me a buck, knowing the King of Crates cam to supper, and gave me many thankes for his kind entertaynment yisterday. And after nowne the King of Crates came according as he said, being accompanid with the King of Firando and 3 other noble men of Crates. Unto whom I gave the best entertaynment I could and to their owne contentes. And after, they went abord the great Holland shipp, and at retorne ashore had 6 peces ordinance shot out of her and 3 peeces out of the littell shipp.

And towardes night 2 Hollander mariners which had comited som falt were laid out for having byn abcent 2 or 3 daies from shipp; and 1 of them came to the English howse, desiring me on his knees to get his pardon. Soe I wrot a word to the capt., and sent our chirurgion along with hym. And they were no sooner gon but others brought the other Duchman, and he desird the lyke favor of me; but, whiles I was writing the letter, he gave them that kept hym the slip and soe escaped for the tyme.

The King of Crates gave me a present of 2 _langanacks_[110] and a _cattan_, and desird to see the experience of a fyry arrow shot out of a slurbo[111] and a burnyng pike; which is referd till his retorne from a province of his which he is now bownd to vizet.

_October 4._--The King of Crates departed from Firando this mornyng, and the great Holland ship shot afe 3 peeces of ordinance as he passed by them.

And I receaved a letter from Ed. Sayer, dated in Langasaque, le 30th of Septembr, how he had delivered the present to Gonrock Dono with the letters, and that he willed hym to stay 2 daies, and he would use his endevor for us in what he could. And I wrot 2 letters to Jorge Durois and Capt. Garocho.

And upon councell of frendes, haveing remeander of things bought for inviting the 2 kinges, I invited to dyner to morow 9 cavaleros, viz., Gonosco Dono, Unagense Dono, Matasabra Dono, Oyen Dono, Toresamon Dono, Soyemon Dono, Shosque Dono, Otonagen Dono, Sifian Dono. I had thought to have envited Ushenusque Dono, our _bongew_, and the kinges secretary, but they were out of towne.

_October 5._--The China Capt., Andrea Dittis, retorned to Firando from Goto, and brought me back a gould ring, delivered hym the 17th September last, to have byn sent for a present to an euenuke in China, valued as it cost 5 l. str.; but, upon better consideration, not haveing two ringes, and 2 principall men emploied about the affares, they thought it best to buy 4 _cattans_ or Japan sables, and to send 2 to eache one. Also the China Capt. gave me a musk cod for a present, and was sent from a China unknown unto me. And he doth assure me on his life that our pretence to gett trade into China cannot chuse but com to good effect; which God grant.

The cavaleros envited to dyner came, being 8 in number, as apeareth on the other side. And as they were at it, Bongo Sammes adopted sonne (which is the kinges youngest brother) came by, and they called hym in, and after departed all content.

Gonosquo Dono brought a present of 10 bundells Japan paper.

_October 6._--We bought our next neighbors _chowne_, or howse place, to the northwardes, to pay 40 _tais_ for it, and she to carry away the howse, but geve it out we pay but 25 taies for it, she being far in debt and therfore the money seazed upon. The other 15 _taies_ she hath secretly, to mentayn her and her children. Also Mr. Nealson paid the scrivano of the junk 60 _taies_ 4 _mas_ plate bars, for to pay carpenters and mareners; and sent 150 bags lyme to Cochi. And I delivered 40 R. 8 to China Capt. to buy, or rather garnish, 4 _cattans_, to send into China. Allso I delivered hym 4 _mas_ wight Priaman gould for same purpose.

And I delivered one hundred _taies_ plate bars to Mr. Nealson. Also Mr. Nealson paid sixteen _taies_ plate to China Capt., viz., 12 _taies_ in bars for blads, and 4 _taies_ in small plate of workmanshipp.

_October 7._--The China Capt., Andrea Dittis, came and tould me that the capt. moure[112] of the shipp of Amacon and other Spaniardes and Portingales had hired 2 barkes for 100 _taies_, to com from Langasaque to Firando, to use meanes to steale away a Portingall which is capt. of the junk the Hollanders took; and that ther was divers Spaniardes and Portingalls armed secretly in the said barkes, which matter was revealed by 3 Chinas which fled out of the said junk to Langasaque and made report hereof to other Chinas, 1 of whome wrot therof to the China Capt. So I went to the Duch howse and made it knowne to the Hollanders, whoe gave me harty thankes for it.

And I wrot a letter to our host at Tushma, per a merchant of that place, desyring to heare from hym of sale of our pepper, which I understand was soald long since; and that upon his advise I would send more, desyring hym to bring or send the money for this per first sure conveance.

_October 8._--This day, before nowne, our 3 barks we sent to Osekay with Capt. Copendall and his company retorned, from whome I receaved a letter, dated in Osekay the 23th ultimo, with an other of same date from Mr. Eaton, wherin they adviz me the Emperour was departed from Miaco 8 daies before their arivall, and that Capt. Adames went post after hym, being geven to understand that he ment to stay in a place at halfe way, hoping by this meanes to dispach busynes theare, and so to retorne; the Duch haveing dispached theirs before he went from Miaco. And they thought it fitt to retorne back all 3 barks, because they knew not how long it wold be before they retorned. Also they both writ me that pack no. 116 is wanting in the cargezon, with 5 bambows black paynting and 5 small pec. wax.

Also our host of Sackay came to Firando and brought me a present of a barrell of wyne, making much mone that all he had was burned when our comodeties were burned, so that now he is new to enter into the world, and to that entent meanes to goe purcer in a junk of Gonrock Donos for Syam.

I sent our _jurebasso_ to thank Songero Samme and Sifian Dono for the lent of their barks to carry up our men and merchandiez. Capt. Copendall advized me he gave 2 _taies_ to the master of the greate bark and 1 _tay_ to the purcer. And ther was geven away in presents as followeth, viz.: To Gonosqo Dono, governor, 1 pec. black satten, cost 6_ta_; 3 pec. whit baftas of 8 R. corg; 5 knives. To Shosqo Dono, the kings chamberlen, 1 pec. alleias of 15 R. per _corg_; 3 pec. baftas of 8 R. per _corge_, 3 pec tapis Suras. To Unagense Dono, capt. generall, 1 damask peec. To Skiamon Dono, provedore, 1 pec. alleias of 15 R. per _corge_; 1 pec. white baftas of 8 R. per _corge_; 1 pec. duble borall[113] of 7 Rs. per _corge_; 1 pec. tapis Suras. To kinge's cheefe cooke, 1 pec. alleias of 15 Rs. per _corge_. To kinges under cookes, 1 pec. white bafta of 8 Rs. per _corge_. To kinges sumaker for cookry, 1 pec. white bafta of 8 R. per _corge_. To an another ould cooke, 1 peec. white bafta of 8 Rs. per _corge_. To 5 neighbours maid servantes for cookry, 3 duble peeces of burrall of 7 Rs. _corg_.

I receaved a letter from Ed. Sayer, dated 6 days past, wherin he wrote me Gonrock Dono drivs hym of with delaies, and as yet hath not sett the men at liberty, but rather that the Portingals have put Jno. de Lievana in irons beloe in the shipp, as well as Damian, for that no man should com to speake with them.

_October 9._--We searched our warehouse for pack no. 116, but canot find it; and examening over packing bill and wast book, find that the said pack with the wax and 5 bambows painting were all sent along in the great bark of Sangero Samma; soe it must rest upon the master, the purcer, and upon Jno. Pheby to answer for those matters.

Ed. Sayer retorned from Langasaque and brought answer from Gonrock Dono that he had donne what possibly he could, but could not get the 2 men set at liberty. So I went and tould the king thereof, and tould hym I ment to send away a bark in all hast with letters to Capt. Adames to adviz the Emperour thereof, desiring to have his Highnes letters of favor of the matter, which he promised me. So I made ready the bark and wrot my letters: a generall letter to Capt. Adames, Mr. Eaton, and Mr. Wickham, as apeareth per copy, but antedated to morow; and also a letter to Capt. Copendall, advizing of losse of pack no. 116 with wax and paynting; and at any hand advised Capt. Adames to use all meanes possible to set these two men at liberty.

Gonrock Dono sent me a present per his man of a peare _bubes_[114] and 2 chist _mach_,[115] containing in each chist 200 roles cotton _mach_.

_October 10._--As I was about to send away the bark and sent to the king for his letters, he retorned me word that he had taken counsell about the matter, and wished me once more to stay a littell and he would send 1 of his owne men to Gonrock Dono, not dowbting but to procure the men to be set at liberty. So, much against my will, I was constrained to desist from my purpose.

I forgot to set downe how I receaved a letter from Martin de Guinia, the capt. of Amacan shipp, with an other from Capt. Garocho, and a therd from Jorge Durois, all dated le 15th present, new stile, and a forth letter from Albaro Munos, of 17th ditto. And Jorge Durois sent me 2 pear of silk stockinges, cost, as he said, 7 _taies_, with 100 candells at 7½ for a _mas_. Also I receaved a fifte letter from Melchar van Sanfort, dated in Langasaque, le 12th currant, new stile, only of commendacons; and he retorned me a Duch cronocle which I lent hym. And ther was a bag of Pattania pepper sould to Gonrock Dono for the Emperour, containing grose 160 _cattis_, is net 155 _cattis_, at 8 _tais_ per _picull_.

And about one a clock after midnight Tho. Heath, the carpenters mate of ye _Hozeander_, dyed of a lingaring disease, which began with a blody flux.

_October 11._--Our junck, the _Sea Adventure_, was lanched this day at Cochi, and I got Mr. Hunt to goe see her yf the carpenters had donne their partes, Ed. Sayer accompanyng hym. I sent the letters I wrot of 10th current to Mr. Eaton per a bark of Firando, and put 5 _mas_ port on it, and in that letter 2 others for Capt. Copindall, 1 from Mr. (_sic_) and an other from Mr. Osterwick, and a therd from my selfe, dated as to morow, le 12th present, advising with all speed to send them to Capt. Adames to speak to the Emperour to procure the liberty of Damian and Jno. Also I sent an other letter to Mr. Eaton, to enquir whether Twan is apointed to make warse against the Chinas, and to send me word.

_October 12._--I forgot to note downe yisterday that, when the ships company went to bury Thomas Heath in the place where they formerly had buried his mate, Tho. Davies, they fownd that som villanouse people had diged up the cooffin and stolne the winding sheete and his shert, and lefte the karkasse naked upon the grownd--a villanouse acte. So they soonke the other coffin into the sea.

The kinges eldest brother, Guenche Samme, _alius_ Tonoman Samme, had 20 _cattis_ wax, to pay as the rest is sould.

14 of the junks carpenters began to work upon the _Hozeander_ this mornyng, counting the master for one, all ship carpenters.

I had much adow this day about a boy which Mr. John Osterwick had entertayned, named Antony, whome (as it seemeth) is servant to a Spaniard that sent a Japon into our howse, a mallapert knave, whoe, without speaking a word unto me nor no man else, went up into Mr. Osterwicks chamber and laid handes on the boy to have throwne hym out of the howse per force; yet he went without hym. But sowne after the King of Firando sent me word to deliver the boye into his handes, which I did, he promising to send a man with hym that yf in case it be a false bravado of the Spaniardes (as I aleadge it is) that then the boy may be retorned back, etc.

Also the master, Jno. Hunt, and Mr. Osterwick, going to a lodg the king had lent as, fownd a yong gerle of som 11 or 12 years of adge, dead on the back side under the walle, and doggs feeding on her, havinge eaten both her legges and her lower partes, with one hand, being newly kild but a littell before. It is thought som villen had ravished her and after kild her, or else, being a slave, her master had kild her upon som displeasure and cast her out to be eaten of dogges, an ordenary matter in these partes, the lives of all slaves being in the masters handes, to kill them when he will, without controle of any justice.

_October 13._--This night past, about midnight, our small skiffe of the _Hoziander_ was stolne away and, as the shipps company sayeth, per a Hollander which ran away from the great shipp, being one of the two I wrot in favour of heretofore, and that they saw hym upon our bridg in the night about midnight; so out of dowbt I think they let hym goe away with the boate, one knave helping or winking at an others escape. For truly I neaver saw a more froward and bad leawd company then most of them are, and the cheefe ringleader a master mate called Dorington. So that, seeing contynewally their leawd courses in going abroad night and day without leave, the offecers them selves being worst of all, we were forsed to make orders and set them up at meane mast, sortinge the company into therds, one whereof might take their pleasure per day, retorning abord before sonne setting, and the other ⅔ to look to shipps busynes and that carpenters doe their labour. This Dorington hath said in open company amongst them all that nether captain, master, nor no other had authority to punish men with ducking nor whiping, geving it out with othes that he and the rest would have victuels as they list, without controle. Once he is a drunken, unruly, mutenouse fello, and not fitt to serve the Wor^{ll} Company.

I sent word to the Duch howse how that fello had stolne away our skiffe; as also I sent word of the lyke to Taccama Samme and the admerall, whoe have sent to look out after hym.

The China Capt. brought me word that all Goto is burned, the kinges howse as well as rest, not one howse left standing of some 300. It is thought the Japans sett it on fyre of purpose to have the riffling of the Chinas goods which came in 7 or 8 junks, but the fyre was so vehement that littell or nothing was saved, 5 Chinas being burned that adventured to save their goods.

And in the after nowne the kings man, which he sent to Langasaque about the setting of Damian and Jno. at liberty, retorned with a sleevles answer, they Portingales answering, as they did before, that they would not deliver them upon noe tearmes. And on the way, as the kings man retorned, som 7 leagues from Firando, he met the Duch man which had stolne our skiffe, and so brought both hym and it back againe. Soe I sent the Duchman to the Hollands howse, for which they gave me many thanks.

I went to the king to certefy hym, or rather to know of hym, what answer he had receavd from Gonrock Dono; which was as I said before. Whereupon I desird his Highnesse to lett me have his letters of favour to Safian Dono and to Gota Zazabra, testefying how these 2 men were entertayned into the service of Englishmen to goe in our junck for Syam; which letters the king granted me and sowne after sent them for the English howse. And I wrot an other to Chubio Dono, in the Japan tonge, to desire his assistance in this matter to the Emperour, to get these 2 men sett free. So we hird a light bark which rowed with 4 ores and a fellow to cary those letters, and paid 12 taies small plat for the voyag, to deliver the letters to Mr. Wm. Eaton at Osekay, or Miaco; in doing whereof they are to rowe night and day.

_October 14._--I sent away the kinges letters and wrot a generall letter to Capt. Adames, Mr. Wickham, and Mr. Eaton, and sent it per light horsman as before, advising at large, as I did in my former letters 2 daies past. And I sent out 6 barkes to tow in our junck from Cochi, which brought her into harbour at Firando about nowne.

I delivered back the writing I had of Capt. Whaw for 550 _pezos_ adventured to China the yeare past. I delivered it back to his brother Andrea. And ther was five _piculles_ Bantam pepper sould to Tomo Dono, to pay as we sell the rest.

Two Caffros of the King came from Langasaque and advised me that an English gentleman was kept captive in cheanes abord the ship of Amacan, and that they saw hym, he being a young man of 24 or 25 yeares of adge. But I did enter into opinion that this might be som trap of the Portingals and Spaniardes to make me to write to the Emperour upon such a slight speech without other proofe, whereby to geve the Emperour distast, ther being no such matter at all. Yet I have geven order to frendes that may goe abord the said shipp, to look out whether ther be any such matter or no.

_October 15._--In this burnyng of Goto the post, or man which carid the kinges letters, lost all that he had, to the vallue of 700 _taies_, being an ould man but well spoaken and therfore chosen to goe about this busynes. Whereupon the China Capt. said unto me that out of his owne he would send hym 50 _pezos_, is forty _taies_, and wished me to ad 20 _pezos_ more to it, to make it up 70 _pezos_, and that he would send it all to hym in my name, as a largesse in respeckt of his losse, being sorry for it, promising greater matters, yf yt pleased God to prosper hym in his proceadinges to get us trade into China.

And ther was sent 2 presentes to Whaw, the China Capt. brother, and an other China of Langasaque called Leangu, I say Leangu, both which are emploid about our busynes to procure trade into China, viz.:--

_ta. ma. co._ 6 pec. whit baftas, of 16 and 17 Rs. 8 _corg_ 04 0 4 6 pec. blew byrams, of 15 R. _corg_ 03 6 0 6 pec. red zelas, of 12 R. _corg_ 02 8 8 6 pec. tapis Suras. 6 knyves, cost 00 3 3½

And Jno. Dono lent us his howse over way to put our junkes provition in, till she be rigde. And I sent a letter per China Capt. to Jorge Durois, how I had receaved the 2 peare silk stockinges, and kept the case bottells for hym till he came. Also I gave order to the China Capt. to look out for 3 China carpenters, to goe in our ship for Bantam, as also to buy 150 grate bambooes for us, yf ther be any, and to enquire whether the Portingals have an Englishman prisoner abord their shipp or no. We brought all the tymbers and other matters ymploid about the junk from Cochi to Firando, having hired Tome or Jno. Donos howse to put them into.

_October 16._--The King of Crates retorned to Firando and sent to desire to see a fyre arrow shot out of a slurbo, which was donne before hym and the king of Firando to their greate content twise. He desird to have the slurbo to take a sample by to make an other, with a receapt how to make the compound for the fyre work. And about midnight departed towards Crates; which saved the geveing a present of 2 damaskt fowling peeces, yf he had staid till morninge.

Tansho Samme, the kinges kinsman, bought two pec. Cambaia cloth.

_October 17._--Before nowne Capt. Speck retorned from Miaco, and had 3 peces shot out of Duch howse and 6 out of greate shipp for a welcom. I went to the Duch howse to vizet hym, and he tould me, yf he had wanted but 2 howers tyme at his arival at Miaco, that the Emperor had byn gon before he had com; and that he with his owne mouth tould hym that the Portingall junck they had taken was good prize, both men and goods, and all other they took hereafter to be the lyke, both of them and Spaniardes, yf they had not his passe, but, having it, not to meddell with them. He also delivered me 3 letters from Capt. Copendall, Mr. Wickham and Mr. Eaton, dated in Miaco the 28 and 29th September, and one from Mr. Eaton of 2th October, with 2 others from our host at Osekay and Tome _jurebasso_. And Jorge Durois arived heare and tells me that the capt. more of the Amacan shipp sayth that, yf Gonrok Dono will, he is content to sett Damian and Jno. at liberty, for per his permision he took them prisoners, and at his demand he will set them free. But I answerd hym that I had his letter to shew the contrary. Once the end will try all. I think there be legerdymeane. Jorge sent me a present of a bottell Portingall wyne, 12 greate peares, and 2 boxes craknells and littell tarts.

_October 18._--Symon _jurebasso_ brought me a letter from Mr. Eaton, dated the 8th October, wherin he writes he hath opened all the packes cloth Cambaia, and findes most of the baftes, viz. ¾ of them, spotted and rotten, so that no man will looke on them. He offerd them all together to our host for 6 _mas_ per peece, but he would not buy them, answering he thought they would never be sould for anything. Also he saieth their wantes 10 pec. chaddr pintado of them were put into the cargezon.

_October 19._--Semidone sent me a letter how he met the King of Crates, whoe willed hym to write to me to send hym these parcelles following, and he would send money per they which brought them. Soe I delivered them to Semidonos man.

_ta. ma. co._ 20 pec. white baftas, of 20 R. _corg_, at 1½ _tay_ 30 0 0 20 pec. tapis Suras, of R. per _corg_, for 1 _tay_ pe. 20 0 0 05 pec. alleias, of 30 Rs. per _corg_, for 2 _tay_ pe. 10 0 0 ------------- Som totall amontes unto 60 0 0 -------------

Skidian Dodo sent a beefe for a present; and Jorge Durois mad account for these thinges following:--