Chapter V: Part 5

_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
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Som totall amontes unto 60 0 0
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Skidian Dodo sent a beefe for a present; and Jorge Durois mad account for these thinges following:--

_ta. ma. co._
4 jarrs conserves, at 5 _tais_ per jar, is 20 0 0
2 milstones to grind malt or wheate 01 0 0
70 tallow candells, cost 01 0 0
---------- _ta. ma. co._
This is for the house, and amont unto 22 0 0 22 0 0
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More, 1 pere silk stockinges for Capt. 04 0 0
Cop., at
More, 1 pere thrid stock., for hym, at 00 6 0
More, 1 pere gren silk stockings, to Mr. 03 5 0
Osterwick
More, 2 pere silk stockinges, at 7 _tay_,
for Capt. Copingdall or Mr. Osterwick 07 0 0
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15 01 0 15 01 0
More due to hym per rest of velvettes and
sattens com from Amacan, besids profitt 27 2 0
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Som totall amontes unto 64 3 0
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_October 20._--I wrot a letter to Albaro Muños in answer of his, and another to Diego Farnando Rigote to geve 3 or 4 _gantos_ candy oyle to Jorge Durois and sell the rest as he can. Taccamon Dono sent me a beefe for a present and ther was a pece basta Deher, of 17 Rs. per _corg_, sent to Jorge Durois wife, in respect of frute and sweetmeates she sent to us at divers tymes which was spent in the howse.

_October 21._--This night past 2 of the Hollanders prisoners ran away out of great shipp, viz. both Portingales, 1 being capt. of junk they took, and the other a merchant whome they had taken 5 tymes before.

And Sticamon Dono sent me 2 duckes and a dish of peares for a present. He is a comedian or a jester to geve delight to the King.

_October 22._--This night past both the Portingalls which escaped out of the Holland shipp were taken and brought back per such as the King of Firando sent out after them.

The servant of Gonrock Dono retorned back 4 pec. tapis Suras of 1 _tay_ peece--thus thise pedling fellows use us--and thinketh to stop the other 2 _taies_.

Also Capt. Speck sent to buy our junk ould rother[116] with 2 great ores belonging to it, which prise was made of 110 _tais_ per endifferent men on both partes.

_October 24._--Capt. Speck came and tould me the carpenters had begild hym about his junk rother, they being good, so that he had no need of ours at 110 _tais_, but retorned them back againe.

_October 25._--I wrot a letter to Capt. Speck to desyre hym to lett us caryne our shipp against their small shipp called the _Jaccatra_, we finding it impossible to trym her agrownd where she is, we not being able to com to the keele of her without endangering the shipp.

The servant of Calsa Samme, the Emperours youngest sonne, came to the English howse and bought for his master as followeth:--

_ta. ma. co._
2 damaskt fowling peaces, at 15 _taies_ peec. 30 0 0
2 peec. buralles 02 0 0
1 pec. alleia Amad 02 0 0

And Nobesane sent us a beefe for a present.

Capt. Speck sent me a letter how they could not lend us the small ship to caryn against, for that they must bringe her agrownd this spring to trym her.

_October 26._--I wrot a letter to Mr. Eaton, and advised of the speeches ther is that Fidaia Samme is alive in Shashma, and much provition of barks a making ready, and that it is said the Emperour pretendeth to make warse against a great lorde in the north; wishing them (I mean the English) to keepe this to them selves and look out in tyme to prevent the worst, yf need be, and to send me downe the true accompt of all matters of ould, to the end I may send a true ballance to the Company in respect of our want, as also to avoid danger, whatsoever may happen.

George Durois sent me a present of 2 pottes of mangeas and 20 great peares from Langasaque, but noe letter came with them.

The King envited the Hollanders to dyner to day, and sent me word he would have had the English but that he stayeth for the retorne of Capt. Coppindall.

_October 27._--We set the mastes of our junck the _Sea Adventure_ this day; at the doing whereof were 3 or 400 men persons, all the neighboures, or rather all the towne, sending their servantes, and came themselves (them that were of accointance) and brought presents (_nifon catange_), after Japon maner, of wyne and other eating comodety, abord the junk, wishing a prosperouse voyag, all the offecers haveing eache one a present of a littell _barso_ of wyne, and should have had lykewaies each one a bar of plate advanced on their wagese, but I referd that till the coming of Capt. Adames.

Sould unto the King of Fushemis servant 40 peeces white baftas of 20 Rs. per _corg_ for 14 _mas_ per peece--amontes unto som of 56 _ta._

The King sent me a buck for a present.

_October 28._--Goresanos wife brought her doughter of 20 daies ould to the English howse, with a present of a _barsoe_ of wyne, figges, and oringes, desiring a name to be given her, which was per consent Elizabeth.

Calsa Samme tould me he had receaved letters from his master that the Emperour was to retorne to Osekay, and his master with hym, to fortefie the ruenated fortresse and put garrison into it; which is a signe that warse are lyke to ensue. God grant all may fall out for the best.

_October 29._--We bought 15 hogges of Bongo Samme, cost all 8 _taies_ plate of barse.

_October 30._--The governor of an iland at Goto, he which sent the pilot abord our shipp _Hoziander_, came this day to see our English howse, and brought a present of a beefe and 10 hense. He is going to the hott bathes in Issue[117] for dollor or greefe he hath in his boanes.

The China Capt. tells me that this night past his brother sent hym a post overland, to tell hym that Gonrock Dono hath staid a small _somo_, or junk, at Langasaque, which they had thought to have sent to China about our affares, but now is said to carry souldiers into an iland neare unto China called Tacca Sanga;[118] but I rather think it will prove the Liqueas, in which place it may be the Emperour doth think that Fidaia Samme lyeth lurking.

I wrot 2 letters to Langasaque, viz. 1 to Jor. Durois to send sample of pitch, as also making mention of present of mangeas and peares sent; 1 to Melchar van Sanfort with musters of 4 sortes of spikes or neales to be made at Langasaque, viz. 1000 great spikes, 1000 lesser, 1500 lesser, 2000 smallest.

_October 31._--In respect the servant of Calsa Samme may doe us good above hereafter, as per words he offers lardgly, I gave hym a fireloct petrenell for a present, which Mr. Hunt formerly gave me.

_November 1._--This day was a festivall day amongst the Japons, and the hors runing day, to shewte at markes with bowes and arrowes.

_November 2._--I wrote a letter to Mr. Gourney to Syam per way of Langasaque, per a China, advising how _Sea Adventure_ lost her voyag last yeare and put into Liquea, and now is ready to com with a cargezon littell more or lesse as the last yeare, Ed. Sayer and Capt. Adames going in her. Also that the _Hozeander_ arived heare, Mr. Raphe Copindell capt., and Mr. Jno. Hunt master; and he and Capt Adames gon to the Japon court. And how the Duch took a prise at sea, a junk laden with ebony, the Emperour geving them leave to make a good prise both of schipp and goods.

_November 3._--The king of Firando banished on of our marenars of our junck, because Takcamon Dono had banished a yong gentelman for geving hym a cut with a _cattan_. So the gentelman was recalled and the marener banished, and Takcamon Dono checked. Also a yong yewth was cut in peeces for thefte.

_November 5._--A servant of Gonrok Donos came from Miaco this day, and tould me Capt. Coppindall was retorned from Shrongo and that he was to com away for Firando forth with.

_November 6._--We bought Jno. Donos howse and _chawne_ over the way for 170 _taies_, and are to pay no rent for it in lending it the last yeare and this yeare lykwaies, it being a great howse standing aparte neare to our howse, over the way, fitt to put shipps store or any thing else. And he is to bring us 30 boates lading of ston on the bargen, to make walls before it.

I receved 2 lettrs from Capt. Coppindall, 1 dated in Miaco le 24th, and the other in Osekay le 28 October; and other 2 from Mr. Eaton, 1 in Miaco le 23th, and the other in Osekay le 28 ditto; wherin Capt. Copindall adviseth me how well the Emperour did receve the present he carid hym, and gave hym an other of 5 _kerremons_, 10 pike heades, 100 arow heades, and three _waccadashes_, and hath geven us his letter to the king of Shashman for trad into all his dominions. He also writes he, the Emperour, sent Capt. Adames to Edo to the padres, to know wherefore they are com in to his dominions, he haveing formerly banished all of their coate out of his dominions. He also hath made proclemation, in payne of death, that no Japon shall goe into New Spaine from henceforward. These padres are com now out of New Spaine in a shipp to.

_November 7._--I wrot a letter to Syam to Mr. Gurney, as appeareth per coppie, and sent it to Langasaque to Melchar van Sanfort to send it per first junk which goeth from thence, advising Mr. Gurney, or any other in his place, to provid lading in tyme, knowing before of her coming. Also I wrot 2 letters, per Capt. China conveance, to the said Melchar to buy 8000 neales, and to Jorge Durois to buy 5 or 6 _piculls_ rosen.

_November 8._--I receved a lettr from Jorge Durois, dated in Langasaque, le 14th of Novembr, new stile, wherin he wrot that the king of Shashma was making ready 400 barkes of warr with all hast, but for what purpose it is not knowne; and that the Emperour had sumond all the kinges or _tonos_ in Japon to be at Shrongo in the moneth of Marche next.

He wrot me of pitch he would buy at Langasaque at 3½ _taies_ per _picull_.

A Japon called Martin, which Mr. Wickham imploied at Liqueas when he put Jno. Japon away, did steale a _wacadash_ or dagger with 10 _gocos_ or dishes, and being taken was condemned to be cut in peces. Yet the kinge saved his lyfe in respect he was of Langasaque, but banished out of his dominions for ever, in payne of death yf ever he were fownd heare againe.

_November 9._--The Portuguese, that was capt. of the junck which the Hollanders took, escaped againe out of the shipp _Ankewsen_ with fetters on his legges, and, as it is thought, could not be donne but the wache must know thereof.

Yt was not the Portingale capt. which escaped, but 10 other slaves, Chinas and Caffros, which did belong to the junck.

Gonrok Dono wrot the King of Firando that he had donne what he could to set Damian and Jno. at libertie, but that the capt. would doe nothing; yet, before the shipp went out, he would goe and fetch hym out hym selfe. This is Gon Rock Donos suttiltie, because he now understandeth the Emperour hath geven order to sett them at liberty; otherwaies he had rather they were hanged, to have Damians goods.

_November 10._--The China Capt. receaved a letter from his brother in Langasaque, of a China junck (or _soma_) which departed from thence for China with 77 or 78 men in her, but were met by theevs at sea, who cutt all their throtes and carid away all that was good, and soe the junk was driven upon the cost of Goto with 7 or 8 dead men in her, the rest being throwne over board.

Gorezon, our _jurebasso_, pad Pedro five _mas_ on my acco. to buy hym shewes. Oto, Mat[ingas] slave, ran away; but her surties brought her back againe. I enquired wherfore she ran away, and she answered because she wanted occupiing and that she could not endure it.

_November 11._--The China Capt. receaved a letter from his brother to buy 200 peeces dutts of us and he would send money for them, and buy them to geve to pore Chinas, to clothe them, that were in two junks which were cast away, one on the Liqueas and the other on cost Shashma, som being drowned, and them which escaped were stark naked. He tells me they will geve these duttis to these Chinas, which dwell most of them neare Lanquin, and tell them it was the gift of the English, because they should speake well of our nation in respeck of the matter they have in hand to procure trade into China. They must pay a _tay_ per pece for these duttis.

And we receaved a rest of a barell gunpoulder, very bad, which remened in Zanzabars howse, and put it into our new lodg. Also Mr. Nealson pad to the scrivano of junck 33 _taies_ 4 _mas_ small plate for marrenis fish for voyage, according to custom; and the rise they had the 9th day, rated, as it cost, 93 : 2 : 4.

_November 12._--I went to the King of Firando and tould hym that Mr. Eaton had advised me that Safian Do[no] said that yf the men were not sett at libertye upon sight of his letter, that then I should advise hym thereof, and he would use other meanes. So the king tould me he would send to Gonrock Dono, to know whether they would set them at liberty or no. Gonrok Donos man came to viset me, yet willed me I should not say he was heare. There is duble dealing with them.

_November 15._--Figean Samme, King of Firando, sent for 8 damaskt snaphanne fowling peeces, to send to Safian Dono for the Emperour. The price I sett at 20 _taies_ pec., and I wrot a letter to Safian Dono therof, as also to thank hym for writing to Gonrok Dono about seting Damian and Jno. at libertie.

_November 21._--A cavelero, on of the kinges men, sent me 5 hense for a present, and Skite and a Corean each of them a baskit oringes.

_November 22._--Our hostis of Bingana Tome, retorned from Langasaque, came to see thenglish howse and brought a present of pearse. I sent a letter per her to Mr. Eaton, to same effect as my former 5 daies past per kings man. Also I wrot 2 letters to Nangasaque to Melchor van Sanfort and Jorge Durois for the 8000 neales and 8 barill China oyle from China Capt. brother to trym _Hozeander_, and sent a boate expres for it.

_November 23._--The king sent me a letter that he receaved from Gonrok Dono, wherin he advised hym that he wold sett Damian and Jno. de Lievano at liberty.

_November 24._--Ther was, to the vallew of 150 _cattis_ wight, lead stolne out of the _Hozeander_ the night past, out of guners cabben, which were the covers for the tucholes of great ordinance and other ould lead rypt of shipp sids in tryminge her. It was taken out of Jno. Clough the guners cabbyn, and dowbtfull he was of consent; yet on Robyn, a Scott, is brought in question, he haveing offerd to sell som before, as also neales which he stole and was taken with them. Ther is, as Mr. Hunt sayeth, above 200 _cattis_ lead more stolne out of store rowme, which this Skot with an other Jocky, his cuntreman, are thought to have at severall tymes made away.

_November 25._--We met a knave Japon, a marrener, whoe ran away from junck at Liquea. Soe, seeing hym pas the street in Firando and entertayned into service of the Duch, whoe ordenarely entertayne all they know to have byn formerly entertayned per us (this is Jacob Specks humor), yet I laid hands upon this fellow and brought hym before the justice, and put in sureties to be forth coming to answer to what should be aledged against hym.

_November 26._--The king sent for a bottell Spanish wyne, and desird to buy Mr. Osterwickes cloake, being of culler du roy, which he sent unto hym at price of 20 _taies_. And, as I am enformed, the Portingall capt. is escaped out of the great Holland shipp, swyming abord to 4 barks which had layne secretly attending for hym this monthe; for which it is said Capt. Speck is much offended with Derrick de Vris, the master.

_November 27._--About break of day I receaved a letter from Capt. Adames, dated in Cocora, the 17th present, how he hoped to be heare within few dayes, and that he left Capt. Copendale at Miaco not very well, and that he bringeth _recardo_[119] from themperour to set Damian and Jno. de Lievana free. And I wrot hym answer forthwith, and sent it per Gingro the purcer, with 20 _taies_ in 5 plates bars, to spend, yf occation served, for hym to come overland, becaus he wrot me he had non.

Capt. Adames arived a littell after dyner, and we went to the kinges pallace to have delivered hym the letters came from thempror and Gota Zazabra and Saffian Dono; but the kyng was gon a hawkyng, and so we retorned, leaving the letters with Oyen Dono, his governor.

_November 28._--Capt. Adames went for Langasaque, accompand. with Ed. Sayer and Mr. Jno. Osterwick, and carid the Emperours authorety to set Damian Maryn and Jno. de Lievana at liberty.

Capt. Copendall arived heare before nowne.

_November 29._--The 2 barrilles _morofack_, which my host of Osekay wrot me he had sent me, are not to be fownd in the bark that Capt. Coppendall came in, and a chist which Mr. Wickham sent with _kerimons_ and other thinges in it, to the vallew of 20 _taies_, is lykewaies lost in same bark, or else the one nor other was never put into it.

_November 30._--In the after nowne Capt. Adames retornd from Langasaque, and brought Damian Marin with hym; but Jno. de Lievana remeaned at Langasaque, sick ashore, they havyng set both Damian and hym at liberty the day before Capt. Adames arived at Langasaque; but, as Damian tells me, they had condemned them both to die the death, and sent hym word to confesse hym and make hym selfe ready, for dye he must. This passed some moneth agoe, he looking still when he should die, till the instant they set them at liberty. And then the capt. thought to have perswaded hym to have gon along with hym, promising hym mountaynes, and, when he could not preveale, procured hym to sweare he should not goe with the English nor Hollanders.

_December 1._--I receaved back from Capt. Coppendall the sylver salt, the 2 spoones, and 2 forkes of silver, lent hym up, with the 2 littell silver cups or tasters I lent hym. Also he gave me a present of one of the _kerrimons_ the Emperour gave hym, as also a peece of fine casho or chowter.

_December 2._--Lues Martin came to Firando and brought me a present of diet bread, with many wordes of complements, telling me that I was praid for of many for the charetable deed I did in setting Damian and Jno. at liberty, and that the capt. of the shipp was in no falt about the matter, but the Castillanos; in fyne, they are all our enymies, deadly yf it la in their powers. I was advised he hath byn 8 or 10 daies in towne, and la in his lodging secretly, but for what occation I know not. I tould hym I heard he had byn in towne some tyme before, which he denyed not, but said it was to sell silk.

_December 3._--Betyms in the mornyng the kyng sent to envite us to supper, because he understood our junck was ready to departe towardes Syam. Our entertaynment was good, only the drynking was overmuch. The Englishmen that went were, viz. Capt. Coppendall, Capt. Adames, Mr. Nealson, Ed. Sayer, Jno. Osterwick, and my selfe.

_December 5._--I delivered six hundred powndes str. this day to Capt. Adames, wherof forty powndes, ten shilling, was in _fybuck_ of Tushma and the rest in Rs. of 8, which maketh 2400 _taies_.

_December 6._--I sent 20 jarrs bisket and the 500 sheetes paper abord the junck, and delivered letters to Capt. Adames for the Syam voyage, viz. 1 to Mr. Jno. Gourney, agent at Syam; 1 to Capt. Jno. Jourden, agent at Bantam; 1 to Mr. Adam Denton, agent at Cattania; and put into the packet directed to Mr. Jno. Gourney a bill of lading and cargezon of all goodes sent; also 3 jars bisket sent, 1 to Mr. Gurney, 1 to Mr. Sharpe, 1 to Mr. Denton--my owne gifte; with a memoriall delivered Capt. Adames and Ed. Sayer, how to use busynes, yf they canot attayne Syam.

Soe the _Sea Adventure_ went of of roade, and the Duch shot of 6 pec. ordinance at her departure. And presently after Jno. Yoosen went for Miaco; and the Duch shot affe 9 pec. ordinance at his departure. So I went abord the junck to Cochi and carid a barill wyne, a baskit orynges, and an other of pears, and a third of biskit, and so drank to the health of the company, _nifon catange_, and retorned.

_December 7._--The wind and wether being very fayre, the Sea Adventure sett saile from Cochi towards Syam this mornyng. God send her a prosperous voyag.

_December 8._--We wayed out the wax which came in the _Hozeander_, and fownd it want a tonne; and also we waid the pepper, and it wanted above 2 tonne; which out of dowbt the mareners have embezeled and stolne. And I sent Niquan, the China Capt. kynsman, to Tushma, to bring the money for the peper, and wrot hym a letter, I meane to our host, to deliver hym the money, and, yf in case he would not, I sent a letter to the Kyng of Tushma to desyre justice. Also I sent our host a present of 2 peces white basta of 8 Rs. per _corg._, and 2 peces blew byrams of 15 Rs. _corge_; and I delivered our host bill unto Niquan for 61 _pc._ 70 _cattis_ peper and 305 bufflos horns.

_December 9._--We got the _Hozeander_ aflote and carid her out, which we could not doe in 2 springs past.

And there was eight rialles of 8 lent to the China Capt., Andrea Dittis, to make hym a silver cup, paid hym per my selfe. We laded 40 sowes lead, 30 bales wax, and 50 bagges pepper abord a bark to send for Osekay.

_December 10._--We put abord a bark to send for Osekay to Mr. Eaton, viz.

100 bags peper at 4-23/44 _pico_ 0242 3 4⅓
65 bales wax at 24 R. 8 per _picull_ 1163 7 1
40 sowes lead at 6 R. _pico_ 0440 1 6
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Som totall cargezon amontes to 1846 2 1⅓
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The China Capt. sent Mr. Eaton a jar conserves. And we receaved two hundred _taies_ plate bars of Andrea Dittis, China Capt., which 200 _taies_ he delivered to Mr. Nealson to lay out about shipps charges. But he paid Quiamo Dono 10 _taies_ of it, in parte bote hier to cary those goods above to Osekay, the rest to make it up 35 _taies_ Mr. Eaton is to pay at Osekay. The merchant that bought peper last yere offered 6½ _taies peco_ lead, but went from his word and offerd but 6 _tais pico_.

_December 11._--There was sould unto the Kyng of Crates, viz.:--

60 pec white baftas of 11 R. _corg_ for 90 0 0
5 pec. tapis Suras 05 0 0
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95 0 0
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_December 13._--We paid Jno. Dono seventy _taies_ in plate of bars, in full payment of the fee symple of the gadonge over the way, to westward of English howse, wherof one hundred _taies_ was paid before. Derick de Fries, the master of Duch shipp, being ready to departe, envited us to dyner to morrow. Our bark with goodes for Osekay retorned.

_December 14._--We dyned abord the great Holland shipp and had 3 pec. ordinance shot of at our retorne ashore. Capt. Speeck came not to dyner. He is over great in conceate.

_December 15._--I wrot a letter to Jorge Durois by a China, to send me of all sortes of garden seeds.

_December 16._--Capt. Whaw, the China Capt. brother, sent me a barrell of figges or jar of Japon green figges for a present. We envited the masters of the Hollander shipps and juncks to dyner to morrow, they being now ready to goe to sea with first good wind.

_December 17._--We envited the Duch to dyner, I say they came to dyner, and were Derick de Frize, master of great ship, Wm. Johnson, a merchant, Piter Johnson, master of a junk, the pilot of the greate ship, and Mr. Fredrick the chirurgion. I would have delivered an open letter to Derick to have carid, but he tould me he thought that Capt. Speck would be content to let hym carry our sealed letters, in respect our ship broght his and delivered them. Yf not, that then he would cary both our open and also our shut letters.

I receaved two letters from Mr. Eaton from Miaco, 1 of the 23rd November in Miaco, and the other of the 30th ditto in Osekay, with an acco. of such matters as he hath donne in Edo, Shrongo, and Osekay, as also a note what presents Capt. Coppendall gave away above.

Damian retorned from Langasaque with Jno. de Lievana, and Damian sent me a barill _morofack_ and a dish of peares for a present. Also our host of Osekay sent me a Japon standish for a present.

_December 20._--I wrot a letter to Bantam to Gapt. Jourden of what accorrantes have passed since tharivall of the _Hozeander_, as apereth per coppie, as the lyke for Syam, to Mr. Jno. Gourney, agent, and a third to Mr. Adam Denton at Pattania, and 2 others to Capt. Wm. Adames and Ed. Sayer: the first letter to Bantam sent per the ship _Ankewsen_, under covert from Capt. Jacob Speck, and the other 4 per Piter Johnsons junck for Syam, under covert as above said, Capt. Speck offring to send our letters the one or other way, in respect we brought their letters and delivered them. And 1 letter enclozed to Bantam from Capt. Coppendall.

_December 21._--There was 350 _tais_ plate bars receaved of Andrea Dittis, China Capt., wherof 50 _taies_ delivered to Skidayen Dono with a bar of Oban gould of 55 _taies_, to goe to buy a mast for our ship _Hozeander_, but 50 _taies_ was bad money and turned back.

_December 22._--About breake of day the Hollanders discharged much ordinance and small shott, it being their new yeares day. The Duch junck that they took prize went out of rode of Firando towardes Syam this day before nowne. And I wrot 2 letters to Mr. Wickham and Mr. Eaton, dated the 18 and 20th present, but kept till this day, and sent per the servant of Safian Dono, with a letter in Japans to his master in answer of recept of his per Capt. Adames and seting free of Damian and Jno.

_December 23._--This day a boy of 16 yeares ould was cut in peeces for stealing a littell boate and carying it to an other iland. I sent to the kyng to beg his lyfe, which he granted me, and in the meane tyme sent a man after the execusoner to stay a lyttell; but he would not, but put hym to death before the pardon came, cuting hym in many mammocks to try their _cattans_ upon hym.

I sent Piter Wadden out to Cochi, with a barill wyne, 10 loves of bread, and a baskit of oranges, to Piter Johnson, master of the junck which goeth to Syam, which stayeth there to make acco. with Japonnars about the reparing of her, the Hollanders haveing emploid a knave about it which hath deceaved them, as Capt. Adames scrivano hath donne us, and carid 50 _taies_ with hym which was paid the carpenters upon acco. of _Hozeander_, and receaved the full payment of junck besids.

_December 24._--Our carpenters came and tould me that yf they might not have the 50 _taies_ paid them which Mr. Nealson paid the scrivano of junck, or rather the scrivano deseaved the carpenters and tould them it was of the junckes acco., when the truth is it was of shipps. Soe we are forced to pay this 50 _tais_ againe and keepe it upon acco. till the junk retorne.

There came 3 Spaniardes to our English house, which were of the shipp which came from Aguapulca. They tould me it was true that 7 or 8 shipps were in the S. say, and had donne som hurt one the cost of Peru, so that all was up in armes; and that the Spaniardes in New Spaine had made proclemacon, in payne of death, that all strangers were to avoid out of New Spaine and never retorne to trade theare any more.

_December 25._--Chrismas Day. Taccamon Dono sent 2 barilles wyne and 2 fishes for a present; the king 2 pec. wale fyshe; the China Capt. a jarr of China wine; and other neighbors other trifles per reason of Chrismas.

_December 26._--I sent our _jurebasso_ to thank the king and Takamon Dono for the presents they sent, according to Japon order.

The Hollanders had a demi cannon of bras cast this day, po. 5,000 wight, a very fayre peece.

_December 27._--Towardes night Soyemon Dono, the kinges steward, came to English howse, taking it in his way (as he said) going to the king. The China Capt. met hym. And his errand was about the money the king oweth the Wor. Company, which, as he sayeth, the king will now pay in, and take up comodeties of us to pay next yeare at a resonable rate, as the Duch have geven it hym, whoe have now sould hym upon trust for 10,000 _taies_. The king, he saieth, taketh this course by littell and littell to bring hym selfe out of debt, which his granfather left hym to pay, and so, once getting an even hand, will so hould hym. The merchandiz he taketh up he geveth to Japons at Miaco, of whome Foyne Samme took up money in tymes past, which still runeth on at intrest, and yf it should so contynew would undo hym. So I referd this matter ofe till to morrow, because I would take counsell, and in the meane tyme desird him [to say] I was as willing as Capt. Speck to doe the king any service I could.

Nicolas Grant, a marener, being drunk, stabd hym selfe thorow the arme, because Mr. Osterwick would not lend hym 12_d._...

_December 28._--The China Capt. built or reard a new howse this day, and all the neighbours sent hym presentes, _nifon cantange_. So I sent hym a barill _morofack_, 2 bottells Spanish wine, a drid salmon, and halfe a Hollands cheese; and after, went my selfe with the nighbours. Where I saw the seremony was used, the master carpenter of the kinge doing it, and was as followeth: First they brought in all the presentes sent and sett them in ranke before the middell post of the howse, and out of eache one took something of the best and offred it at the foote of the post, and powred wyne upon each severall parcell, doing it in greate humilletie and silence, not soe much as a word spoaken all the while it was a doing. But, being ended, they took the remeander of the presentes, and soe did eate and drink it with much merth and jesting, drinking themselves drunken all or the most parte. They tould me they beleeved that a new howse, being hallowed in this sort, could not chuse but be happie to hym which dwelled in it, for soe their law taught them, ordayned by holy men in tymes past.

The shipps company came to the English howse in a maske, and after plaied Christmas ule games in good sort and meryment.

_December 29._--I gave Matinga a pece satten, cost 5 _taies_, and a peece of taffety, cost 1 _tay_, to make her a _kerremon_, and 2 _kerremons_ of zelas to Oto and Fuco. And ther was sould and deliverd 10 _cattis_ Priaman pepper to the kinges doctor of phisick, rated at 8 _condrins_ per _catty_, or 8 taies _picull_.

And I thought good to note downe how Mr. Hunt, the master, came in a fume ashore, and broake Jno. Cocora the cooks head, at instigation of Jno. Shipperd, he having first misuesed and beaten hym without reason.

_December 30._--We bought 732 bags white lyme at 3 _condrins_ per bagg, it being good cheape. And I wrot a letter to Jorge Durois to look out for _morofack_ and cows shewet for shipps use for chirurgion. God send health.

A China of Lankyn brought me a present of a barill of Lankyn wyne and a dozen of China cakes.

_December 31._--I paid therty _taies_ for a howse for Matinga, that shee was in being for the Company.

And the Japon barber Rappado sent me a present of a basket of oringese.

I forgot to note downe how I wrot a few lynes to Mr. Jno. Hunt, to have had hym com ashore about Compa. busynes, to have had his advice about bras shivers;[120] but he retorned me a snapish answer.

_January 1, 1615[6]._--Mr. Hunt, the master of the _Hozeander_, remenyng still in his extreme humours (as I have fownd hym allwaies the same man ever since he came into Japon), wrot a letter to Capt. Coppendall, he being sick in bed (as he hath byn most an end ever since he retorned from Miaco), and I verely think that the unruly company of the shipp to be the cheefe occation--I say he advised Capt. Coppendall he would com ashore to morrow and geve direction how to cast bras shivars and shot for ordinance, aledging the guner knew nothing for shott, nor no man else but hym selfe for the rest. Yet, for my parte, I rest dowbtfull whether it be soe or noe, only I wrot hym before in frendly sort to com ashore and assist me in these matters for the service of the Wor. Company, our emploiers, because the Duch sent away shipp after ship yerly full laden with shot, powlder, ordinance, victuells, and munision, and I would in som sort geve a reason or tast to our emploiers of these matters and send them samples with price. But, as it should seeme, the master disenableth all but hymselfe, and others hould back, I know not whether upon sutteltie to leave the other in lurch, as debasing all but hym selfe. But be it the one or other, the Companies busynes rests undon, etc., and the very truth is, here doe I confes before God and the world, I never did see a more unruly compa. of people, and are far worse then they in the _Clove_, allthough they were bad enough.

And yisternight, very late, came on Jno. Shippard, a tapstar as I understand, and in very deed a shuffling fello, not worthy water for his hier. He is a turbulent fello, a make bate, and sett the master at odds with others per meanes of his smouthe tong, and yet a drunken fello, as most of the rest are the lyke; and came againe into the kitchin to quarrell with our cooke at supper tyme, I desyring Mr. Osterwick to put hym out of the howse and send hym abord the shipp; but he fell upon Mr. Osterwick, and puld his clothes afe his back, and misused hym, for which I put hym in the bilboes to cowle his feete till mornyng.

_January 2._--I wrot a letter to Jorge Durois to buy 100 or 200 tallo candelles and bring them with hym. And Matinga went into her new howse this day. And Gorezan, our _jurebasso_, removed his howse, and came with wife and famely and dwelt in the Companis howse over the way, to keepe the shopp or shew rowme.

_January 3._--This mornyng very cold wether, being a greate snowe, the greatest I saw since our arivall in Japon, with a stiffe gale wind northerly, rack from W. all day, and snow per fitts all day, but littell or non per night. The King of Firandos host at Osekay came againe and brought a present of figges, telling me he was to retorne to his howse, the king haveing rewarded hym well, as all the caveleros in his kingdom did the lyke, towardes the setting him up a new howse, his ould being burned in the wars with all that ever he had. Soe, with consent of Capt. Coppendall and the rest, ther was a bar of plate of 4½ _taies_ and a bag of rise of 51 _gantes_ geven hym and sent after hym to his lodging.