Chapter VI: Part 6

There was delivered to the fownder for formes as followeth: 1 bras shiver of the boate; 1 rownd shot of saker; 1 langrell shot of saker; 1 crosbar shot of minion; 5 braz of severall sortes--to make others by. And I agreed with hym as followeth: to make 5 greate bras shivers of 35 or 86 _cattes_ per shiver; 5 others of a lesser sise: 3 others of sise of that of boate; 2 others of bigger sise; 1 quintall bras of severall sortes--and to pay 12 _taies_ per _pico_ for all, on with an other, ready made, the fownder finding all stuffe. Also 100 saker shott, ½ round and other ½ crosbar; 100 minion shot, ½ rownd and other ½ crosbar; 50 saker langrell shott, all iron--price made at 14 _mas_ per _pico_ or 100 wight Japon. I was forsed to put out these at hazard per ould shott and shivers, the master, Jno. Hunt, not coming to geve direction, nether at my request and writing, nor at sending for of Capt. Coppendall, refusing ever to enter againe into the English howse. I could say much of this frantick master, Jno. Hunt; but I leve it to other men to tell.

Also the China Capt., Andrea Dittis, had a littell brod cloth, pink culler, to make his littell doughter a peare of stockinges or bowtes this cold wether.

And there was 3 sackes rise, of 50 _gantes_ per sack, geven to 3 pore Chinas which lost their junck per tempest of the cost of Shashma and came to the China Capt. for releefe, he geveing eche of them a sack rise and a _tay_ in plate. And upon good consideracion I gave them, per generall consent, each one a sack, as above said.

Mr. Dorington late at night came to the English howse, and tould me the master sent hym to tell me the mast was wolled,[121] and ready to bring ship to a caryne.

_January 4._--I went to the Duch howse and desired Capt. Speck to send us his helpe and people to bring our shipp to a caryn, as formerly in frenshipp they had promised us; which in good sort he assented unto, and sent for the masters of the great shipp and junck and willed them and the rest to aide us in what they might. These men came at Capt. Specks first sending for, and did what he ordayned, but Mr. Hunt sent me word he would never com in the English howse, upon a lunetike humour, which each man telleth me is his condition not only heare, but at Pattania and elsewhere hath donne the lyke. Soe I went abord and saw them turne up the ships keele, but water came in so fast at port holes and else where that they were forced to right her againe to cawke her better. I tould Mr. Hunt I was com to vizet hym abord, althoughe he sent me word he would not com ashore, yet willed hym hereafter to com when I sent for hym, or else I would fetch hym. Also I willed hym to send Jno. Shepperd ashore to dresse the Companies meate; which he denyed at first, but after sent hym.

And Zanzabar, _allius_ Yasimon Dono, came to vizet me at English howse, and brought me a present of oringes and a barrill of wine, and sent 2 men to helpe to bring downe the shipp.

_January 5._--Zanzabers littell doughter came to vizet me, and brought a present of wyne, orenges, eggs, and fysh drest. And an ould man of Miaco, now our neighbour, brought me a banketting box for a present. His name is Ito Yoguiche Dono.

Sangero Samme, sonne to Foyne Samme, was this day made sure to a doughter of a noble man of Crates.

Their was 210 _cattis_ ould junk or rops put out to toose[122] for occom, wherof 50 _cattis_ to Domingo, and 160 _cattis_ to Unquan the China.

_January 6._--Sugen Dono of Crates sent to borrow a peare of _bubes_, he haveing invited the King of Firando to dyner, in respect he had geven or augmented his yearly stipend from 500 _gocos_ per anno. to 1000 per anno.

Capt. Speck came to the English howse with Derick de Vryz and others to take leave, the great shipp being ready, as they said, to goe out. They had byn with the kyng before they came to us, and, as it seemed, had drunk hard. It is said they gave a present worth 5000 _taies_ to the kinge, but I canot beleeve it. Once they have geven much in respect of the prize they brought in, as also for lycence to carry out munision, victuelles, and men for the Molucos.

_January 7._--The greate Duch shipp, called the _Ankewsen_, went out to Cochi, and I went abord with our bark with 16 men, to rowe and helpe to toe them out, as the king sent many barks to doe the lyke; and I carid 2 barilles wyne, 3 hense, 2 duckes, 3 fyshes, 20 loves fresh bread, and a baskit of oringes, and dronke to their good voyage; which Capt. Speck tooke in good parte, and sent his _jurebasso_ with complemento, _nifon catange_.

Zanzebars wives brothers and her father were abord, and made peace with Jno. Gorezano, our _jurebasso_.

_January 8._--We had made price before with Andrea Dittis for all our lead at 6 _taies_ per _pico_; but now a Japon offring us 6½ _taies_ per _pico_, he was content to let us sell hym the one halfe.

Also I receaved 3 letters from Langasaque, 1 from Jorge Durois with 16 falling bands at 7 _mas_ per band. And an ould China brought me a present of China cakes.

_January 9._--This last night, about 10 a clock, 4 Portingale prisoners ran away out of the Duch howse and are scaped and thought got to Langasaque.

Yasimon Dono advised me of a man of his com from Miaco, who reporteth of very fowle wether above, and that 70 or 80 barks are cast away per meanes therof. God send us good news of ours sent to Osekay and Tushma.

_January 10._--Three of the Portingales which ran away were fownd per meanes of men the King of Firando sent out after them, and brought back againe to the Hollanders.

Gizamon Dono, Zanzabers wives brother, brought me 3 wilduckes for a present. He tould me that word was brought to the kyng that 80 barkes are cast away betwixt this and Shiminaseke now of late per torment, most being laden with rise. God bless our bark sent with merchandize.

_January 11._--The king being ready to goe up to the Emperour, we laid out a present and sent hym, I going after, accompanid with Mr. Nealson and Mr. Osterwick:--

2 damaskt fowling peeces.
5 pec. white baftas of 20 Rs. _corg._
5 pec. blew byrams of 15 Rs. _corg._
5 pec. red zelas of 12 Rs. _corg._
5 pec. borall or foota chader.
5 pec. chader Cambaia.
5 pec. buxshaws.

The king tooke the present very kindly, offring us anything we would demand, saying that, allthough he went up to the Emperour, yet he had left such order with his governor that what we asked should be fulfilled. This present was sent this day, because yisterday Soyeman Dono came to aske what money the king owed upon bill, for that yt should be paid forthwith. Whereupon it was thought fitt to goe with this present before payment were made, otherwais yt might be thought it was sent in respect he paid the money, or else, perhaps, in payinge of it, he might have expected a greater present, in respect the Hollanders gave soe much once. Howsoever, he seemed to take it in good parte, and gave us a kind welcom with a colation, serveing us with his owne handes.

_January 14._--Letters came to Capt. Speck that the junk they sent for Syam is per contrary wind put into Shashma in a port or haven called Cata ura, and soe loose ther voyage.

And I paid 50 _tais_ plate bars to the fownder, advanced upon acco., for bras shivers and other matters with shot for ordinance, which he is to cast for to send in the _Hozeander_. The 2 fownders are called Jembio Dono and Scongero Dono.

There came certen caveleros Japons from Edo, and came to see the English howse, and looked on such comodeties as we had, but bought non. They report that the Emperour will have all the kyngs (or _tonos_) in Japon to goe for Edo, and there to remeane for the space of 7 yeares, and to carry their wives with them, and live every one in his howse aparte, with a servant of the Emperours to be allwaies in company with them--I meane with each one, to heare and see what passeth. This he doeth to prevent them from insurrections, and will not have sonns nor kynsmen, but the kinges them selves.

_January 15._--I wrot a letter to Mr. Eaton to Edo, per Toyamon Dono, a merchant of that place, advising of my other sent 6 dais past, and here withall sent as followeth, viz.:--

10 _cattis_ tobaco to his host, cost 2 mas 3 _condr._ _catty_.
33 eggs to his hostice, cost 1 _mas_ 9½ _condrins_.
10 _cattis_ tobaco to hym selfe, cost as _supra_.
02 Faccata gerdells for hym selfe for 3 _mas_ peece.

And advised withall that Mr. Wickham should make all the hast he could, for that Capt. Coppendall and Mr. Nealson were very sick.

_January 16._--Rowland Thomas, the purcer of the _Hozeander_, being drunk, did beat Mr. Dorington, master mate, Jno. Cocera the cook, and the servantes in the howse.

_January 17._--There was receaved of the kinges plate this day three hundred fyfty and seven _taies_ in plate of bars upon acco., sent from Oyen Dono per Refioen Dono, kinges steward.

_January 18._--We reconed this day with Tomo Dono and rest for biskit, and waid out as followeth, viz.:--

To Capt. Adames 0290 _cattis_.
To Syam voyag 0556 _cattis_.
To a present to Duche 0010 _cattis_.
To _Hozeander_ 3806 _cattis_.
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Som totall receaved 4662 _cattis_.
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And within night word was brought me how two of our shipps company were fighting with swords one a hill a littell from our English howse. Soe I went with Mr. Hunt the master and Mr. Osterwick and fownd them to be Jno. Clough the guner and Jno. Driver an ordenary marrener, both being drunken, and no hurt donne but that Driver had a scar on his forehead. Soe I put them both in the bilbows till the next mornynge.

_January 19._--Our host of Tushma came to English howse, and brought a present of walnuts and a Corea carpet or feltro. He tould me he brought merchandiz to sell to pay me the money the pepper was sould for, for that the money of the place he receaved for it was not good, as Niquan the China whome I sent to receive it could witnes, he turning back above 500 _taies_ in receving 120 _tais_.

Mr. Dorington, the mr. mate of _Hozeander_, mad show as though he were lunatick, talking idly; but I thynk he counterfeteth. A strange kind of people they are all of them which came in this shipp. Truly I canot praise any one of them which are sea men.

The Hollanders shott ofe 8 or ten pec. ordinance out of the small shipp and out of howse late within night. The occation we knew not, except the junk went out or that they had hard news that gave them content.

_January 20._--I wrot a letter to Capt. Jourden to Bantam, how the _Hozeander_ would be ready per the end of this moneth and how Mr. Osterwick was to stay heare, with other accurants, and sent it per conveance of Capt. Speck in the _Ankewsen_. I went to the Duch howse and delivered Capten Speck my letter. He tells me the occation they shot off the ordinance the last night was for that the King of Firando came to drink a farewell with them before he went up, and that the greate shipp and the junck would be ready to goe towardes Bantam within 7 or 8 daies at ferthest. He also tould me that he receved not letter of the putting of their junck into Shashma, as it was reported unto me.

_January 21._--I delivered two hundred and threeskore rialles of 8 to Andrea Dittis, the China Capt., to change into other plate for China busynes. More, delivered unto hym at same tyme one bag Rs. of 8 as it came out of England, containing one hundred pownd str., is fyve hundred rialles of eight for same purpose. For both which sommes he is to bring refined plate to send in the _Hozeander_. This is donne because the nobles in China should think this plate or rialls com from the English, rather then to present them with refined plat of this place. The China Capt. sent Niquan his kinsman with these rialls to bring plate back forthwith.

Jno. Osterwick going abroad with Mr. Nealson got a littell more drinke than was needfull, and the other was littell better. Yet Jno. Osterwick fell into termes of comparison, disinabling each one but hymselfe. I know not what to say of hym but that he is an overweenyng prowd yowth, I haveing had no experience yet but only by report of Capt. Coppindale.

And late in the night, after we were gon to bed, the kinges _bongew_ sent to borrow our boate, or _foyfone_,[123] for the king service; which I lent hym.

The small junck was retorned to the China Capten, but much out of reprations, which must be amended according to promis, for without her we could not have carined our shipp, and soe she had lost her monson this yeare.

_January 23._--I gave 6 _taies_ plate bars to Matinga to provide things against the new yeare. And I paid a bar of plate to Domingo my boy, to buy hym aparell, containing 2 _tay_ 1 _ma_. And I reconed with Jno. Gorezano for 6 _tais_, 9 _mas_, viz.

_ta. ma. con._
Pro 4 peare sheews and slippers for myselfe 01 0 0
Pro a silver touthpicker for my selfe 02 1 0
Pro 2 pere _tabis_[124] for Beecho 00 3 5
Pro strings for Beechos shews 00 0 8
Pro a pere shew for Beecho 00 0 4
Pro a lock for Beechos chist 00 1 2
Pro 2 peare _tabis_ for Jeffrey 00 3 2
Pro string for Jeffres shews 00 0 8
Pro a pear shews for Jeffrey 00 0 4
Pro 2 barrilles wyne I sent to Taccamon with 00 8 4
fish
Pro 1 _mas_ paid the shewmakers sonne for roses 00 1 0
Pro 1 _mas_ geven the fisherman of Cochi 00 1 0
Pro 20 _tattamis_[125] for Matingas howse 02 4 0
Pro 20 _cattis_ tobaco sent to Miaco, at 2 _mas_ 04 6 0
3 _con_.
Pro 2 Faccata gerdelles for Mr. Eaton 00 6 0
Pro mattes to make up the tobaco 00 0 7
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12 8 4
6 9 0
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5 9 4
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Rests 5 _ta._ 9 _m._ 4 _c._ which Mr. Nealson paid unto hym, and put it upon my acco.

_January 24._--I paid fyftie _taies_ plate bars to Andrea Dittis, China Capt., for reprations to his junk lent to carin our ship _Hozeander_, she haveing broken and spoild the junck that the carpenters asked 100 _taies_ to have mended her. Newes was brought to towne that the Emperour is dead; but I beleeve rather it is a fable and geven out of purpose to see how people wold take the matter. Once the ould man is subtill.

_January 25._--Damian Marin fell out with Jno. de Lievana about comparisons betwixt the English and Duch, Damian takeing parte with the Duch and Jno. with the English.

_January 26._--The king sent Soyemon Dono, Skrayamon Dono, and another to look upon our comodeties, to the entent to buy for 2 or 3000 _tais_ at tyme. Soe we showed them samples of all and set price; but he took lyking only of pepper at 6 _taies pico_, baftas at 10 R. per pies, buxshaws at 9 _mas_ pec., boralles at 9 _mas_ pec., chint at 3½ _mas_ pec., and cader Macoy at 4 _mas_ pec. And tould the China Capt. he would com and vizet me before he went to Miaco, to morrow or the next day.

_January 27._--Capt. Speck came and requested that we would take into our shipp for Bantam as much ebony as we could in not pestering our shipp, and he would pay what fraight we thought fitt. And he sent me a baril _morofack_ and 4 boxes swet meate.

Also the king sent me word he would com to breckfast to morrow mornyng. So I mad the best provition I could, and the China Capt. sent me 2 powderd storkes, and Soyemon Dono a baskit oranges.

And Tome Donos sonne retorned from Miaco and sent me a present of Japan figges. He tells me our bark with the goods is safe arived at Sackay, but brought no letter from Mr. Eaton nor Mr. Wickham.

_January 28._--The King of Firando came to dyner to the English howse, accompanid with 7 or 8 caveleros, and took in good parte the entertaynment he had, and gave me a _keremon_, and a cloake to our _jurebasso_. He said he was to stay 3 or 4 yeares above at Edo; soe I think it is true that the _tonos_ (or kinges) must stay 7 yeares, as I noted som daies past. There was three peeces ordinance shott affe at his entry into the English howse, and 5 at his departure.

_January 29._--In the after nowne Soyemon Dono with 3 others came to the English howse, to receve the comodeties which the king would buy upon trust; but they tould me the Hollanders had sould the king pepper at 5 _taies_ the _pico_, and therefor thought I would not aske more. I answerd that, yf the Hollanders set pepper at that rate, they sell other comodetis at a hier, which, it might be, cost them nothing but the suting of a peece of ordinance, as silke at 240 _taies_ the _pico_, etc. And, it might be, in pollecie set pepper loe, to the extent to cros us and soe ether to make us to sell it better cheape then it cost or else to make us fall into dislyke of the king, and by this meanes get themselves favour and us disgrace. But the truth was, I set it at no hier a rate then I sould to others for ready money, and at such a price as I wold promis them to deliver no more at that rate. But for broad cloth, which they set at 14 _taies_ per _tattamy_, and Syam wood at 3½ _taies_ the _pico_, that I would sell hym at same rate, when our shipps and junck arived. Yet, doe I what I could, they said they durst not with their honor geve more then the Duch sould for. Soe we concluded to send the pepper to Osekay to Mr. Eaton at kinges charg, and he to sell it, and then to deliver the procead in money to the king. And so that matter was ended. But we delivered comodety to them for acco. of king as followeth, viz.:--

Baftas, white, 196 pec. of 11 Rs. _corg._ }
Eidem, lower, 101 pec. of 20 Rs. _corg._ }
Eidem, lower lodg. 201 pec. of 11 Rs. _corg._ } at 1 _tay_ pec.
Eidem, lo. lodg, 120 pec. of 15 Rs. _corg._ } _ta. m. co._
Eidem, up. lodg, 100 pec. of divers sortes } 718 0 0
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Som baftas, 718 peces divers prises }

Chader Rese Canary, 185 pec. lower of 4 Rs. _corg._
Chader eidem, 090 pec.
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Som chader, 275 pec.

Boralles, 100 pec., lodg beloe } at 1 _tay._
Buxshaws, 100 pec., lodg beloe } 200 0 0

_January 30._--The master, Jno. Hunt, envited us abord the _Hozeander_ to dyner. Mr. Wickham and my selfe retorned sowne after ashore upon occation of busynes, and had 5 pec. ordinance shot ofe at our departure, and the other 3 peeces when they came ashore.

And George Durois came to Firando and brought 2 jarrs of conserves, and he gave me in present as followeth: a box of marmalad, a box of cracknells, a box suger bred, a box of chistnuts, a bottell of Spanish wine.

The Duch junck went out of rode Firando to Cochi, and there came to anker by the great ship _Ankewsen_.

_January 31._--I receved 600 _taies_, I say six hundred _taies_, plat bars of Mr. Ric. Wickham, which he brought from Mr. Eaton, receved in parte of payment for lead sould at Osekay at 74 _mas_ per _pico_.

And in the after nowne Capt. Speck came to the English howse, and tould me that Gonrok Dono had sent hym a letter from Langasaque, advising hym as a frend (as he said) that he should geve the Hollanders warnyng befor their shipping went out, as the lyke to the English, that they should take heed they did not meddell with the greate ship of Amacon, for that the Emperour had much adventure in her. Yet I say I wish we might take her and then make the reconying after.

_Febrary 2._--I gave a present to a merchant of Miaco, whoe gave me a fayre banqueting box before, viz.: 2 pec. byrams, white; 2 pec. byrams, nill, of 15 R. _corg._--these are of the Companis goodes--2 pec. chader Lullawy of my owne. He took it in good parte, and offerd to doe our nation any service he could above at Miaco. Mr. Wickham gave me a _keremon_ of them Sada Dono gave hym at Edo.

_Febrary 3._--The night past, about 11 a clock, there was a house sett on fire by necklegence of the people which made it cleane against the great feast of ther new yeare, which is within this 3 dayis. Soe ther was 7 howses burned downe; and had it not byn for the English and Duch, most parte of the towne had byn burned. For each one stood gazing one and did nothing, and divers brought their goods into our English howse for savegard.

Ther was a present geven to Torasemon Dono, a principall man in this place, which never had any thing geven unto hym since our arivall in Japon, which our frends tould us of. Soe he had geven

3 pec. byrams, white.
3 pec. byrams, nill, of 15 Rs. _corg._
3 pec. red zelas, of 12 Rs. _corg._
3 pec. boralles, of 5 Rs. _corg._
42 _cattis_ pepper.

And the China Capt., Andrea Dittis, went with me to viset hym, and carid hym a great jar of biskit. And I gave a _kerimon_ to Matingas father, which Mr. Eaton gave unto me.

Paid 6 _mas_ small plate to the fownder for 2 pans for Matinga.

And the kinge sent to have a gathering throughout Firando towardes the releeving the pore people whose howses were burnt; towardes which we gave a _tay_ in plate.

And paid the carpenter for mending Matingas howse

Pro 26½ dais carpt. work or wagis 3 7 2
Pro 30½ days work laborers 1 5 2½
Pro neales 1 0 9
Pro bordes and tymber 1 9 8
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Som totall 8 3 1½
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And I delivered 25 _tais_ plate bars more unto the fownders, upon acco. of bras shivers which are waid out this day, being 6 _picos_ and 42 _cattis_.

Mr. Nealson, being drunck (as very often he is the lyke, to my greefe), fell a brawling with the chirurgion, Morris Jones, and cut his head with his dagger.

Soyemon Dono came late and brought the kinges bill for three thousand _taies_ plate of bars, to be paid within this yeare for merchandiz sould hym. And I delivered hym in the King of Firando's bill for 1000 _tais_, lent at Edo 2 yeares past.

I gave 2 falling bandes with lace to Mr. Wickham, cost me 2 _tais_.

_Febrary 4._--Mr. Wickham fell into his ould humours of comparisons, misusing me. I think it is because he would goe for Bantam in the _Hozeander_, which I am well contented of. He presumeth the more, because Capt. Jourden wrot hym a letter he would geve hym preferment.

_Febrary 5._--I mad acco. this day with Oyen Dono and Shoske Dono for ould debt of the kinge, which they say is 950 _ta._ 1 _m._ 0 _co._; but I find it to be but 898 _ta._ 6 _m._ 3½ _co._

Cushcron Dono, a box _muches_[126] } new
Yasimon Dono, a barill _morofak_ } years
And his father in la, a _barso_ wyne and a salmon } giftes.
Jno. Japon, a bundell figges }

And we waid out the shot for ordinance.

And Mr. Nealson made recept for 25 _tais_ pad the fownders, and he paid them to ballance 14 : 5 : 5.

_Febrary 6._--The fownders reconyng was as followeth:--

_ta. m. co._
For 641 _cattis_ in bras shivers, at 12 _tay_ per _pico_ 76 9 2
For 296 rownd shot sacar and mignion, at 14 _cn._ 04 1 3
per _catty_
For 230 crosbar and langrell shot, at 25 _mas_ per _pico_ 05 7 5
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Som totall amonts unto 86 8 0

The fownders brought present, 2 iron pans with wyne and fysh.

And Mr. Nealson receaved 76 _ta._ 5 _m._ 0 _co._ of Keemon Dono, for acco. of Kyng of Crates, wherof 56 _tais_ was good and rest Shrongo. More, he receaved of the servant of Semidone, for acco. of the King of Crates, fyfty _tais_ plate bars, wherof 1 bar Shrongo.

_Febrary 7._--Mr. Jno. Hunt, master of the _Hozeander_, delivered me a draught of his voyag from Bantam to this place with all the sownding.

_Febrary 8._--Receaved in plate bars of China Capt., Andrea Dittis, fowre hundred and fyftie _taies_; and sowne after eight hundred _taies_ in melted plat more of hym.

And we had a generall counsell this day, wherin it was noted downe that Capt. Raphe Coppendall was ordayned by generall consent to goe up to the Emperour with a present. Also that Mr. Richard Wickham should have an alowance of 150 _taies_ per anno., to fynd hym aparell and other necessaries from our first arivall in Japon untill the last of August, 1615, we ariveing the 12th June, 1613. And that Mr. Jno. Osterwick should stay to keepe the bookes, and be alowed 20_l._ per ano. to fynd hym aparell and other necessaries, to begyn in Aprill last at his coming from Bantam. And that Jno. Coker, an Englishman, should stay for cooke in the English house, which is donne by his owne consent. And Mr. Wickham to goe up to lye at Miaco or Osekay, till other occation busynes be to employ hym in. And Mr. Eaton to com to Firando and goe to Tushma, to cleare in that place.

Soyemon Donos bark was set on fyre per neclegence of his servantes, beeing drunk and feasting abord according to Japon fation, this day, but by good helpe was sowne quenched.

Capt. Speck came to the English howse and offred to make a consort to have their small shipp and ours to stay to take the Amacon shipp and the great shipp to goe for Bantam; but it was not thought fyt soe to loose our monson.

_Febrary 9._--I wrot a letter to Jorge Durois to send stockinges and candells, and sent it per bark sent per China Capt. to buy gunpolder and pitch or rosen for _Hozeander_. We laded all the bras shivers and shot abord the _Hozeander_ this day.

The bedell of the ward had 1 sack rise.

_Febrary 10._--We laded 14 _picos_ copper and 3 _picos_ iron abord the _Hozeander_ this day.

Shezque Dono, Sugien Donos father, came to the English howse and brought a present of _mushos_, wyne, and redish, _nifon catange_, with many words of complemento. And the sea _bongews_ brought presentes.

_Febrary 11._--Gonrock sent me money for 155 _catts_ Priaman pepper for Emperors accompt, at 7 _tais_ per _pico_, is 10 _ta._ 8 _m._ 5 _co._ As also 30 _tais_ for chaders, cambias, and buxshaws, which one of his men bought on trust. All which money I receaved.

_Febrary 12._--Torasemon Dono came hym selfe to the English house, and brought a present of a _barso_ wyne and 2 faisant cocks.

_Febrary 14._--The king departed this day to goe to the Emperour, and had 13 peces ordinance shot out of the _Hozeander_ and 5 out of the Duch barke, with 8 or 10 chambers out of Duch house. I went out with a banket of sweetmeate, 2 barilles wyne, a jarr of biskit, and 30 wax candelles; which he took in very good part, and after sent me word by a servant that it had sufficed to have sent any one in the howse, and not to have com my selfe.

Mr. Hunt, the master of the _Hozeander_, fell into termes with Capt. Coppendall about Rowland Tomas, the purcer, telling hym he did hym not right about the abuse was formerly offred, and that the said Tomas should find it when they were at sea. These were bad wordes, and were because the said master might not keepe the kayes and domenere over the purcer in matters of hold. But it is thought that the wax was gon out of hold per lyke meanes.

_Febrary 15._--Mr. Nealson paid Jno. Cokora the cooke ten _tais_ and a halfe in great plate, upon acco. of his wagis, to cleare with them he is indebted unto.

And Capt. Speck sent me word he would let as have 2 _picos_ poulder, yf we stood in neede. Of which offer I accepted. And Capt. Speck lent us 50 sheetes paper.

Mr. Hunt desired to have a councell assembled tuching the abuse offred to hym per Rowland Tomas; which was donne. But more falt to be imputed to the master, Jno. Hunt, then the other. Soe we made them frendes.

_Febrary 16._--Moris Jones the chirurgion had 12 _tais_ plate bars paid hym per Mr. Nealson, agreed upon per councell for his pains. And Jno. Cocora the cooke, upon acco. his wagis, 11 _tais_.

_Febrary 17._--Niquan, the China Capt. kinsman, retorned from Langasaque and brought 370 _cattis_ pitch or rozen, cost 14 _tais_; and 310 _cattis_ gunpoulder, cost 64 _tas._ 1 _mas_; and for the bark 02 _tais_. And Capt. Speck sent the 2 barilles gunpolder which he promised.

_Febrary 18._--We waid out the pepper to day for the king, and had much adoe with the 10 men of ward who crinched[127] for wight; soe it must be waid over to morrow againe. 77 bags this day did way 49 _pico_ 96 _cattis_, and 80 bags out of China Capt. lodg, 57 _pico_ 35½ _cattis_. And I gave my case China bottelles of 12 to Capt. Coppendall.

_Febrary 19._--We cleared acco. of the 3,000 _tais_ this day with the King of Firandos _bongews_, and delivered them merchandiz for 121 : 3 : 5.

Unagense Dono sent me a present of 2 barsos wine, 2 Japon cakes (or _muchos_), and 2 mallardes. And we receaved 49 coks of bras of fownder.

Capt. Speck wrot me a letter, desyring to have the master or purcer of _Hozeander_ to make a bill lading of the ebony sent in _Hozeander_, being 927 loggs (or sticks), containing, as he said, 929 _picos_. Soe the purcer, Rowland Tomas, made hym 2 bills of the number of loggs, but not of wight, to deliver it to the Duch present at Bantam.

_Febrary 20._--I wrot a letter to Capt. Speck to will hym send a note under his ferme to pay fraight for the ebony, as shall be thought fyting betwixt the 2 agents, English and Duch; as also to send the price and wight of the 2 barrilles of polder, which Jacob Swager tould me waid 200 _cat._ nett. And after, Capt. Speck sent word it cost him 16 _tais_ per _pico_, is 32 : 0 : 0.

The _Hozeander_ went out to Cochi, and shot offe 5 pec. ordinance; and the Duch shot ofe 7 or 8 chambers at Holland howse. And I went abord Derick de Frize, and had 3 pec. ordinance shot of at my going away, and at retorne from _Hozeander_, 3 more. And Capt. Speck sent Jacob Swager abord the _Hozeander_ as we went out, with a present of 3 barrilles wyne, 4 greate fishes, and 6 hense. And I gave a peece of watcht[128] damaske to Rowland Tomas, purcer of the _Hozeander_, in requitall of a small rough diamond in a ryng of gould he gave me the other day, esteemed worth som 4 or 5 _taies_. Also I gave the chirurgion, Mouris Jones, a peece red damaske and a R. of 8 in money for his payns taken in howse, and for a bag of synomond and a box of mace he gave me.

_Febrary 21._--I delivered to China Capt. a bag of rialles of eight, containing 500 R. of 8 in it, is 400 _tais_; and receaved 300 _tais_ in plate of bars of hym. And I waterd and new packed up the amber greese in 2 leaden pots, same as before, and the musk in an other, marked as followeth:--

_catt. ta. m._
32 A. 5 4 2 }
B. 4 9 8 } is 9 _catt._ 14 _tay_ wt. amber gris.
C. 4 0 0 musk in 86 cods, cost 048 0 0

being marked with the Companis mark. And packed up all three in one chist under same marke without number, and put abord the _Hozeander_.

And I receaved a letter from Jorge Durois with a baskit containing 120 tallo candells of 6 for a _mas_, with 4 pere silke stockings, viz. 2 peare at 9 _pezos_ or R. 8, 2 peare at 7 _tais_ plate bars, and 4 peare cuffes and 1 band, cost 1 _tay_.

_Febrary 22._--Capt. Coppendall had a runlet of pery I gave hym. And I delivered in three bills to Semidone, viz.:--

1 bill of 70 _tais_, due of ould.
1 bill of 50 _tais_, for merchandize sould.
1 bill of 20 _tais_, for a gun.

And he gave me a new bill of 250 _tais_, wherof 116 : 5 : 0 was owing upon ould acco., and 133 : 5 : 0 goodes delivered at Miaco per Mr. Eaton, is 250 : 0 : 0 now owing, to pay at a yeare.

And Andrea Dittis, China Capt., sould a boy called Mats to Capt. Coppendall for 10 _taies_.

And the China Capt. had 4 _mas_ wight Paraman gould at 14 per one in plate, upon acco.

And I gave Mr. Jno. Hunt, master of the _Hozeander_, 2 Japon buck skins and a peare silk stockings for a present, in respect he gave me a case bottell.

There was a great eclips of the moone this night, began about 9 a clock. But the wether proved overcast that we could not observe no star, which we thought to have donne, to find out the true longetude of this place.

_Febrary 23._--The China Capt. sent 2 barrilles _morofack_, 2 jarrs biskit, and 2 barrilles pickeld tunny for a present to Capt. Jourden for Bantam. I gave Jno. de Lievana 2½ Rs. of 8 in Spanish money, and Françisco Carnero one riall of 8; and passed my word to pay a _tay_ in Japon plate to Tome Dono for Jno. de Lievanas housrowme.

_Febrary 24._--I delivered twenty and five _tais_ plate bars to Mr. Osterwick, to pay twenty _tais_ to Yayemon Dono and Tayamon Dono, the two carpenters, geven ten _tais_ a peece for a present for payns extraordnary about shipp.

The great Holland shipp, called the _Ankewsen_, went out to sea this day, and the junk in compa. with her.

And I went with Capt. Coppendall to Hollandes howse to offer Capt. Speck to carry his letters to Bantam, as their shipp did ours, shee being ready to put to sea to morrow; but fownd Capt. Speck was gon out with shipp.

Jacob Swager brought Capt. Coppendall a bottell of wyne and a cheese for a present.

Divers Shashmas came to see the English howse, whome I used kindly. They said the King of Shashma ment to goe to the Emperour the next moneth.

Capt. Speck sent word to desire us to carry 6 Japon marreners along in our shipp for Bantam that were left behind out of their junck.

_Febrary 25._--I sealed up my packet letters for England, viz.:--

1 to the Wor. Company }
1 to Ser Thomas Smith } all enclozed to Worll. Compa.,
1 to Mr. Edward James } with 1 from Mr. Eaton.
1 to Capt. Jno. Saris }
1 to my brother Walter }

And in that packet the letters[129] which went per junck per way of Syam the last yeare both to my Lo. Treasurer, the Worll. Compa., Mr. Wilson, Capt. Saris, and others; as also the ballance of the books.

More, I wrot letters for Bantam as followeth, viz.:--

2 to Capt. Jourden, with journall ballance and 4 books petty charges, all in a box left open, delivered to Capt. Coppendall; with a packet containing 2 pere silk stockinges, 2 bandes, and 1 per cuffes.

1 to Mr. Ric. Westby, with a Japon standish.

1 to Jno. Beamont, with a Japon standish and a peare clamps.

1 to Piter Turner, with a jar biskit.

1 to Francis Sewall, with a jar biskit.

1 to Harnando Ximenes, with a pere silk stockings.

All which matters I delivered to Capt. Coppendall, and went with hym abord shipp to Cochi and carid as followeth:

To Mr. Jno. Hunt, master, a bag bisket containing 55 _cattes_, and a box marma[lade].

To Mr. Dorington and Mr. Carpenter his mate, 1 bag biskit containing 50 _cat._

To shipps company, 3 barrilles wyne and 4 hoggs.

The China Capt. acoompanid us abord. We had 1 pec. ordinance at entry, 6 pec. for healths, and 5 at going away. Capt. Speck brought a letter to deliver to Duch president at Bantam.

_Febrary 26._--I wrot a letter to Pattania to Mr. Adam Denton, and Bent it per small Duch yaught, with a jar biskit and a letter to Mr. Gurney, Syam.

A slave of the Admeralls did run away and gott secretly abord our shipp; of the which I advised Capt. Coppendall. So, when they had waid ancor and were under seale, they came to an ancor againe and sent hym back per shipps boate. Soe, after midnight, wind vering northerly, they set seale. God send them a good voyage.

The chirurgion of the _Hozeander_ used speeches that Mr. Nealson had not geven hym satisfaction for paines he had taken with hym in his sicknes, and to that effect got Capt. Coppendall to write me a letter, and sent a note per Mr. Wickham of _dares_ and _tomares_.[130] Soe, at the same instant, Mr. Nealson sent all the chirurgions _dares_ back to hym, with a note of what he had geven hym. The chirurgion is a prating fello, and I think sett on per others.

_Hozeander_ put to sea at midnight.

_Febrary 27._--I had conference with the carpenters to build a new gadonge per water side, which, according to the note they put in, will cost for tymber and other stuffe, besides workmanshipp, 681 _tais_.

And Oyen Dono and Soyemon Dono sent in plate of bars upon the kinges acco. 519 : 2 : 3½, and upon acco. of China Capt., Andrea Dittis, 28 : 3 : 0.

_Febrary 28._--The Duch or Holland _pataga_[131] went out in the after nowne toward Pattania.

The China Capt. feasted all the neighbours, in respect building his new howse.

I had conference againe with carpenters about building the gadong, which, as they noted before, the very

_ta. ma. co._
Tymber and other stuffe would cost 681 0 0
And 2530 carpenters dais work at 1½ _mas_ day 379 5 0
And 2750 laborers daies work at 5 _cond._ day 137 5 0
And 0200 plasterrars days work at 040 0 0
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Som totall amontes unto 1238 0 0
----------

Soe, per advice and counsell of all, it is thought fit to let the gedong building rest till the next yeare, and only repare that on the other side.

_Febrary 29._--I wrot a letter to Mr. Eaton that news is com that wars is lyke to ensue betwixt the Empror and his sonne Calsa Samme, being backt per his father in law Massamone Dono, because the Emprour will not geve his sonne the fortresse and teretory of Osakay, yf it were gotten, as he promised he wold doe. I advised hym, yf wars were lyke to ensue, that he should com away and bring money, and put the rest into money yf it were possible.

Bongo Samme, _alius_ Nobesane, sent me a present of 10 hense and 2 _barsos_ wyne.

_Marche 1._--Delivered Mr. Nealson 50 _tais_ plate bars, paid unto Capt. China and neighbors for parte of 90 _tais_ to make ston walles. I delivered also two hundred and fyftie _taies_ plate bars to Andrea Dittis, China Capt., wherof 200 _tais_ I adventure, viz. 100 _tais_ to Liqueas, to buy amber greese, and the other 100 _tais_ into China, at his discretion for my best advantage, and the other 50 _tais_ I lend hym, to pay at his retorne from Langasaque.

I delivered the ten _tais_ plate bars to Capt. China which Capt. Coppendall paid for the boy he sould hym, called Matts. And there was two _tais_ small plate paid for a boy called Mon, to serve the Company 15 yeares, fynding him diet and aparell, the money paid his mother, whoe gave a writing in Japons to that effect.

Mr. Osterwick paid Skydoyen Dono upon acco. for these goodes following, viz.:--

_ta. m. co._
1 great mast for shipp 080 0 0
2 yardes for shipp 010 0 0
106 bark lading stones for junck 010 6 0
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Som totall amontes unto 100 6 0
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The which is paid as followeth:--

In plate of bars of that of Capt. China 060 0 0
Pro 131 _cattis_ peper, at 6 _tais pico_ 007 8 6
Pro 003 pec. chader bradry 003 0 0
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70 8 6
And now paid in ready money 29 7 4
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100 6 0
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Tonomon Samme, the kinges brother, sent to borrow 50 or 60 _tais_ plate for a frend, and I sent answer I had no money; yet he sent againe and would have no na; but I was still of one minde.

_Marche 2._--We had 15 trees of a _bose_[132] to sett in our ochard, viz., sypris, spruse, orange, lemon, chistnut, and other sortes flowres.

_Marche 3._--The China Capt., Andrea Dittis, went to Langasaque, and I wrot a letter to his brother, Capt. Whaw, and sent hym a Holland cheese, a bottell of sallet oyle, and a bag of wallnuts.

I delivered Oyen Dono the King of Fyrandos bill of 680 _tais_ for gould, and he gave me a bill of his owne hand for 350 _tais_ plate bars, due per King of Firando upon ould acco., beside the 3000 _tais_ last sould for. This bill of 350 _tais_ I delivered to Mr. Osterwick.

And I wrot a letter to Mr. Eaton, to buy 10 or 15 _cakis_ and rest in _shishero_ tables,[133] for the halfe our howst oweth of that was burned in Osekay.

Mr. Eaton advised me that Sade Dono was dead, and that Osakay was on fyre when he wrot the letter, and above 500 howses burned and the fyre not quenched.

_Marche 4._--This day 5 carpenters to make orchard walle on the back side of gedonge, and 2 laborers. And we planted the trees geven per the _bose_ of Dushensh, being 17 trees, for doing whereof we had 5 of the _boses_ men, whome we paid 6d. or 1 _mas_ per peece, with 14 other laborers at 5 _condrins_ per peece, to carry and plant the same trees.

A _bose_ came to vizet me with a present of fans.

_Marche 6._--We sent a present to the bose that gave us the trees, viz.: 1 barill wyne of 50 _gantes_, 10 _cattis_ pepper, with 2 small bars plate.

_Marche 7._--The _bose_ sent 3 trees or plantes more, and came to thank me for the present sent.

A Portingall called Gonsolva came to the English howse with complementall wordes. I esteemed he came to spie or learne out whether our shipp and the Duch yaught staid for to take the Amacon shipp.

_Marche 9._--I lent my book of St. Augustyn Citty of God to Mr. Wickham, and the Turkish History and a book of forme of debitor and creditor to Mr. Nealson.

I gave a fyne chint I bought of Water Carwarden to woman, Mr. Wickhams gerle.

_Marche 10._--Mr. Nealson went to the bathes at Ishew, fynding hymselfe ill at ease. And Mr. Wickham went for Miaco, to take acco. of Mr. Eaton, and he to retorne for Firando, as apereth per coppies. And I wrot a letter to Jor. Durois to buy som frute trees and send me, yf he conveniently can; and sent this letter per Nico. Martyn.

Also we sent presents to Tonomon Samme, Nobese, Oyen Dono, Sugian Dono, and his father Soyamon Dono, Gonosco Dono, Unagense Dono, with the two sea _bongews_, is all 10 persons, each of them 2 _barsos_ wyne, 4 fishes, and a quantety of pepper.

_Marche 11._--Mr. Wickham departed not till this mornyng towardes Miaco, and left woman his gerle behind hym, which he sayeth he bought of yow[134] and that yow advised hym, in a letter of the 20th ultimo, how her mother did think to bring yow in trouble for seling her. Which is the occation I write yow now she is at Firando.

We had 21 _cakis_, or square postes, of Yasimon Dono at 1 mas pec., and 30 bundelles straw of Synemon Dono, cost 1⅓ _mas_.

And I sent a verneson pastie to Mr. Eaton and an other the China Capten.

_Marche 12._--The night past Andrea Dittis retorned from Langasaque, and brought me a letter from Capt. Whaw, his brother, whoe sent me a jarr of oranges, with a littell fysh-pond (or jarr) with live fish in it, and bought 15 pigions for me, cost 1 _tay_ 5 _condrins_.

Also the master workman plasterrer came along with hym to repare our new bought gadong.

And upon hope of trade into China I lent Capt. Whaw, the China Capt. at Langasaque, 500 _taies_, I say five hundred _tais_ in plate of bars.

And I wrot a letter to Mr. Wickham, and sent hym the halfe of sealing wax which Jorge Durois sent me, and advised hym my mynd it had byn better he had carid his gerle woman along with hym.

And we made prise for tymber with Skidayon Dono, and paid hym 50 _tais_ plate bars in hand, as followeth:--

_ta. m. co._
0450 _cakis_ of 2 _tatta._ long, at 1 _mas_ peec. 045 0 0
0550 _nukis_ of 2 _tatta._ _isonuque_, 3 per a _mas_ 018 3 1
0040 _ficamons_ of 1½ _tatta._, of 1½ _mas_ pec. 006 0 0
1000 ordinary bordes of 1 _tatta._, of 6 per a _mas_ 016 6 4
0070 other boardes of 1½ _tatta._, at 1 _mas_ pec. 007 0 0
0035 _isonuque_ of 2 _tatta._, at 2 _mas_ pec. 007 0 0
0040 _nandange_ of 1½ _tatta._, of 4½ per _mas_ 000 9 0
0150 _marraque_ of 2 _tatta._, at 3 per a _mas_ 005 0 0
0003 _monfashta_ of 1½ _tatta._, cost all 3 001 0 0
0015 _tambu_ of 2 _tatta._, at cost all 15 003 0 0
0002 _ficaye fashta_ of 2 _tatta._, cost both 000 5 0
0020 _cakina ita_ of 4 _tatta._, at 9 _mas_ pec. 018 0 0
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128 3 5
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The tymber to be all delivered in Firando the next moone.

And ther wer 2 presentes geven to Joco Conde Dono and Ushanusque Dono, each 2 _barsos_ wyne and 4 fishes, with a littell pepper.

And the China Capt. envited hym selfe to our _fro_.

And I forgot to note downe that this day a man was cut in peeces, whoe had layne in prison 3 yeares, for runing away with his wife and 2 daughters to Faccatay, they being slaves to the king of this place (of Firando), he writing to the king of Faccata to retorne them, which he did. It is said that the begyning proceaded for that the king of this place would have had the use of his eldest daughter. They being Christians rather choose to run away, which cost the father his lyfe, and yet the daughter, etc. And yt is said the wife, hearing her husband is executed, is secretly fled, or, as som think, hath made her selfe away. Word was sent to me to the English howse that, yf such a woman were com to me, I should retorne her back.

_Marche 13._--The mans wife, whose husband was executed yisterday and shee fled, was fownd dead this mornyng, she haveing hanged her selfe upon a tree.

_Marche 14._--I gave Andrea Dittis, the China Capt., 2 letters testimoniall (or of favor) in the names of Capt. Gotad and Roquan, to goe into China, yf in case they met with English shiping.

There was 378½ _cattis_ sea weed bought this day, at 7½ _mas_ per _pico_.

And Joco Conde Dono sent me a present of 3 hanches salt veneson, with certen shelfish called _woby_.

Matinga had 5 bales rise of 6 _gantes_ per _mas_, for which I answered.

_Marche 15._--Genta Samme, the kinges yongest brother, the adopted sonne of Bongo Samme, sent to buy 3 or 4 peeces stuffes, he being bownd to lye at the Emperours Court; which, in respect ther was never nothing geven unto hym before and he going to lye at Cort, was geven hym for a present.

And Bongo Sama envited Mr. Osterwick and my selfe to dyner to morrow, as he hath donne the lyke to the Hollanders.

There went divers pilgrams to Tencha dire with an _ammabush_[135] for their gide, the pilgrams haveinge letters written on the backs of their _keremons_ (or coates).

_Marche 16._--We went to dynner to Bongo Sammes, Mr. Osterwick and my selfe, where we met Capt. Speck with an other Duchman and a _boz_. We had very good cheare. And Genta Samme, the kinges yongest brother, came in at later end, and thanked me for the present geven hym the day before, and tould me he was going up to the Court (after his brother) to the Emperour, unto whome I desired hym to offer my service and that I made acco. to vizet them before it were longe, God sending our shipping to arive in saffetie.

_Marche 18._--We bought two fig trees, an orenge tree, and a peche tree, cost all 1 _tay_, and 2 other oring trees; and had an oring tree, a quince tree, and a peare tree geven.

_Marche 20._--Capt. Speck sent me 2 Portingale figg trees.

_Marche 21._--We receved 1000 tiles of all sortes to tile the new porche, with 2 head tiles.

_Marche 22._--I sent a letter to Mr. Nealson, per Jacob Swager, for the bathes of Ishew, he goeing to buy cattell of Bungo Samme, the king having geven them an iland to feed them on.

_Marche 23._--The China Capt. came back from Langasaque and brought me 2 China stooles for a present, and a baskit of greate orranges.

And I receved a letter from Jorge Durois, with 3 quince trees, 5 figg slipps, an orange tree, and a peare tree, with som garden seeds. His letter was dated in Langasaque, le 25th of March, new stile. Also I receved an other letter from Capt. Garrocho, with certen rowles of ruske.

The great shipp of Amacan put to sea on Sonday last.

_Marche 24._--Niquan, the China Capt. kynsman, departed towardes China 7 daies past from Langasaque; from whence he sent me a peece of rofesate red velvet for a present, and desired me to lend his wife 20 _taies_ in his abcense to buy her provition, for which he would be accomptable at his retorne, and Andrea Dittis his shewrty for repament.

_Marche 25._--We had greate canes of the China Capt. to make an arbor or shed for a vyne; and 6 rayles or _nuquis_ at 12 _condrins_. And a _bose_, frend to Capt. China, sent me 3 or 4 trees, 1 of peches and the rest of flowres.

_Marche 26._--Ushenusque Dono gave me a greate vine tree, which I planted in our new orchard on the west side our gadong.

And a cavelero of Tabilo sent the China Capt. an oring tree, a pear tree, and 2 peche trees, with other flowers, which he gave all to me to plant in our new orchard.

News came to Firando that the King of Shashma would passe this way som 3 or 4 daies hence.