Chapter V: Part 5

And to Jno. Portus, Robert Hawley, and Jno. Cooke, eache of them a peare of lether buskins; and to each of their women a peare _tabis_ and stringes, with a silverd fanne.

And to Matinga 2 ruch _kerremons_, with 2 gerdelles to them, a womans box, a box to put gerdelles in, a peare _tabis morofak_ with 2 peare stringes, and 2 peare small _beaubes_.

And to Susanna a box with a gerdell, a peare of _tabis_ and stringes.

And to Otto, Matingas mad, a gerdell, _tabis_ and stringes.

And to Gynne, littell Otto, and Besse, each one a pere _tabis_ and stringes.

And to littell Wm. Eaton a gerdell, _tabis_, stringes, and silverd fan.

And to my boy Larrance, to geve his mother, a gerdell.

Also Yoskes father sent me a pigg for a present.

_January 10._--I understand that in my abcense at Emperours cort that the Hollanders misused me in speeches, which som frendes hearing reproved them for it, and they made answer, a t---- for me and them to. And after, Mr. Sayer and Jno. Portus going along the streete, the Hollanders cast a cup of wyne in the faces of them. Where upon they grew into wordes, and fell together per the eares; in which broyle Jno. Portus broke a Hollanders pate with his dagger. I doe know that Speck, the Holland Capt., sett them on, otherwais they durst not 110 have donne it. Soe herupon Jno. Osterwick and Jno. Portus went to the Hollandes howse to know what their meanyng was to use us in such sort, and withall to tell hym that yf it were by his instigation, to challeng hym and his second into the feeld to answer Ed. Sayer and Jno. Portus, or any other the prowdest Hollanders he would apoint, yf he durst not doe it hym selfe; that they were base people in respect of thenglish, and I a better man then hym selfe or any Hollander in these partes. Capt. Speck exskewsed hym selfe, and said it was unknowne to hym (yet a lie), and soe put them affe. Yet, after, they did not attempt such matters noe more.

Tozayemon Dono, being now ready to retorne for Sackay, wanteth 400 and odd _tais_ of the Somo plate lent hym before my going up. And soe I dowbt he will play the gemeny with us, and that it will not come in tyme to send it for Cochinchina, as it is ordayned. Yet he sayeth he will pay duble yf it com not in tyme. We have now no remedy but patience.

We were envited this day to dynner to Andrea Dittis, the China Capt., (all thenglish), where we hadd good cheare. And in the ende he brought me his littell doughter of an yeare ould, called Ingasha, willing me to geve her a Christian name, and esteeme her as my doughter. Soe I gave her the name of Elizabeth. And he gave me a present with her, as followeth, viz:--

_ta. ma. co._
2 silver candell stickes, poz. 30 0 0
2 silver branches, gouldsmiths work 02 9 8
5 peeces grogran, which I esteem at 4 _ta._ peece 20 0 0
5 peeces cheremis, or silk sipers, estemed at as much 20 0 0
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72 9 8
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With 2 _barsos_ wyne and 2 fyshes.

Capt. Whow sent me 20 pound sitrons for a present.

_January 11._--Heale and snowe all day, and lyke per night following. 111

Divers caveleros sent me frute and other eatable presents, and came to bidd me wellcom home.

I cut a peece of green damask, and made 2 _keremons_ of it for Helena, Mr. Nealsons gerle, and Mr. Wickhams gerle, and lyned them with a peece Japon taffete. Also I gave Susanna a _keremon_ of them I had of Tozayemon Dono, and lyned it with a peece redd taffetie.

_January 12._--Cold, frosty, snowie wether, wind northerly, and soe remayned all day and night following. Soe this is the deepest snowe I sawe since I came into Japon.

Mr. Sayer and Mr. Osterwick wrot letters to Syam to send in the Holland junck in my abcense, Capt. Speck assuring them conveance. But this day he sent them back againe, saying that they fownd them under Albartus bed, whoe had forgotten them and left them behind hym. But this is one of Specks tricks, whoe, out of dowbt, had opened them before. But the worst is, Ed. Sayer and Jno. Osterwick were soe unadvized that they noted in their letter how I sent 2 others per same conveance, which I did per a Japon unknowne to the Hollanders, which I dowbt now will be intercepted: which angereth me not a littell.

_January 14._--This mornyng still cold, snowey wether, with much wind northerly, and soe remayned all day and the lyke per night following, with a hard frost.

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_December 5_ (_Shimutsque 21_), 1620.--I receved a letter from Cuemon Dono, of Nangasaque, that he hath 60 beeves lying by hym, and our men will not take them, for that they are leane; and therefore he would have us to take 40 of the best and leave the rest, and would send them by boate for Firando at his owne charges. But I retorned answer that, yf his beefes hadd byn fatt and com in tyme, we had took all, and now hadd taken pork of hym in place thereof, for that I could not meddell in this matter to keepe leane beevs all winter, having neither hayestack nor pasture.

_December 6_ (_Shimutsque 22_).--Mr. Wilkyn, a purcers mate of the _James Royall_, having byn sick of a consumption a long tyme, departed out of this world this night past, and was buried this day in our ordenary buriall place. Capt. Pring, Capt. Adames, and many other accompanied the corps to grave; and Mr. Copland, the preacher, made a speech out of the chapter read in the buriall.

The King of Firando sent word he was lame of a legg, and therefore could not goe abord the _James Royall_ to see her, as he desired, and therfore thanked Capt. Pring for his love, wishing hym a prosperouse voyage.

Also Capt. Pring, Capt. Adames, Capt. Lennis, with the ij preachers, [Mr.] Browne, and my selfe, dyned abord the _Bull_, and had 5 peces ordinance at our departure.

And I deliverd Mr. Robinson five R. of 8 to pay, when in England, to 113 my brother Walter Cocks.

_December 7_ (_Shimutsque 23_).--The _James Royall_ went out to Cochie roade this day, but, waying ancor too sowne, was put to the northward of Foynes Iland, and lost an ancor of 27 C. wight; and, yf she had not quickly let fall an other, had byn in greate danger, the currant driving her to windward, against the seyles and above 20 boates which toed her to leeward. Yet, God be praised, the second ancor held and staid her till tide turned. The Duch sent 4 barks to toe her out, and I the lyke; and Capt. Spek and others came abord to bidd Capt. Pring fare well.

_December 8_ (_Shimutsque 24_).--The Duch shippe _Trowe_ went out to Cochie road this day; and I sent out 4 barkes to helpe to toe her, as they did the like to the _James Royall_ yistarday.

We bought the howse Oque Dono our overthwart neighbor, for 1 C. x _tais_, viz. 90 _tais_ to hym selfe, for princepall, and 20 _tais_ to his wife in respeck our bakers made an oven and baked bread in the yard, and our maltman made malt and lodged all in the howse this monson.

Mr. Eaton put to acco. lj _tais_ vj-1/2 _mas_ rec. of Mr. Henry Smith, purser of _James_, for 2566 lovs bread of flower which should have gon in the junck _Godspeed_.

_December 9_ (_Shimutsque 25_).--I rec. 3 letters from Nangasaque, viz. 2 from Mr. Chapman, of the 1th and 7th present, and 1 from Mr. Badworth, of the 1th present, of thinges sent for Firando in 3 barkes, one of which is cast away, wherin Mr. White of the _Bull_ was.

_December 10_ (_Shimutsque 26_).--I rec. a letter from Gonrok Dono at Langasaque, per his man Yasimon Dono, to sent price of our lead, and that he was ready to rec. it. And Capt. Speck rec. another to same effect. This Yasimon Dono offerd us 3-1/2 _condrins_ for a _cattie_, which is 3-1/2 _tais_ per _pico_, not the money it cost in England.

And som speeches are geven out that our men above, at Edo, are kept 114 presoners. But I think it is a lie. Yet there weare the like reportes the other day; which was occation I gave Capt. Pring councell to get out into Cochie road, and will make as much hast as we can to gett out the _Moone_ and _Bull_. God send us good luck.

And we sent presentes to the King of Firando and his brother, Tonomon Samma, and to Semi Dono, as followeth. Capt. Speck, the Duch comander, Jno. Johnson, and Mr. Leonard for Hollanders, and Capt. Pring, Capt. Adames, and my selfe for English.

For Figien a Camma, King of Firando:--

150 _cattis_ white silke, viz. 158 skeanes white, and twisted 17
bunds., containing 100 _tatt._
007 _tatta._ stamet brod cloth.
007 pec. stuff, viz. 2 branch sattin, with rozes, 2 blak sattin,
with gold, 3 blak, with gold flowers.
020 pec. redd sais, viz. 10 greate, 10 small.
020 pec. white saies.
010 pec. damaskes, greate.
200 _pico._ of lead.
003 _pico._ peper, with 3 bagges of damask.

For Tonomon Samma:--

050 _cattis_ white silke.
002 _tatta._ stamet broad cloth.
007 pec. redd sayes.
007 pec. white sayes.
007 pec. Canton damasks.
020 _pico._ lead.
050 _cattis_ pepper, with a damask bagg.

For Semi Dono:--

25 _cattis_ white silke.
02 _tatta._ stamet brod cloth.
07 pec. redd sayes.
07 pec. white sayes.
07 pec. Canton damasks.
25 _pico._ pepper and 3 china basons.
10 _pico._ of lead.

_December 11_ (_Shimutsque 27_).--Andrea Dittis, China Capt., retorned 115 this morning from Nangasaque, and tells me he mett Mr. Sayer going ashore yistarday, as he was coming from thence. He sent Capt. Pring and me, each of us, a jar of _markasotes_, or sweet bred, and one to Capt. Adames.

Also I rec. a letter from Mr. Sayer, dated in Nangasaque yistarday, wherin he writ that one Faccata Soka Dono will lend us 5 or 6000 _tais_ at intrest, yf we will.

This day, at English howse, both we and the Hollanders sett our fermes to 2 books (one English, thother Duch) containing the presentes geven the King of Firando, Tonomon Samma his brother, Bongo Samma their greate uncle, and Semi Dono.

Yazemon Dono of Faccata hath lent us this day two thousand _tais_ plate of barrs at intrest, to pay ij per cento per month, is forty _tais_ per month.

I wrot a letter to the 2 _bongews_ of Umbra to thank them for releeving our men cast away in the bark.

And towardes night Bonomon Dono came from Tonomon Samma his master, and brought a pike and _langenatt_ for presentes to Capt. Pring and Capt. Adames. And presently after came Semi Dono with 2 Japon guns and 2 _barsos morowfack_ for Capt. Pring and Capt. Adames, and brought a bankett after Japon fation, to drink with them and take his leave, because he had no tyme to envite them to dynner.

Also the king sent 3 men to put us in mynd that he hadd ordayned them serchers, to look out we carid no Japons in our shiping. And I made answer we ment to carry out non but such we would formerly geve his Highnesse notis of, but were loth to consent to a new custom to serch our shipps, never used hertofore, it being against our preveleges granted us per themperour.

_December 12_ (_Shimutsque 28_).--We supped all at Duch howse, both Capt. Pring, Capt. Adames, and all the masters of the shipps and 116 merchantes ashore, where we had greate cheare and no skarsety of wyne, with many guns shott affe for healthes all the night long.

_December 13_ (_Shimutsque 29_).--I went downe to Cochie abord the _Royall James_ to seale up my letters, Capt. Pring soe desiringe me. And the Dutch mett us there at supper. And before I departed from Firando I sent our _jurebasso_ to tell the 3 new serchers apointed that I made acco. the _Royall James_ would goe out to morow morning before day, soe that, yf they would vizet her, it were good they went downe this night. I did it because they should take noe advantage against me, being lardg tonged felloes as they are.

_December 14_ (_Shiwas 1_).--I delivered all my letters to Capt. Pring for Bantam and England, viz.:--

1 joynt letter to Mr. Tho. Brockedon and Capt. Augustin Spalding, to Bantam.

1 privat letter to Capt. Spalding, with 15 _maky_ skritorios to sell for me.

1 to Mr. Adam Denton in answer of his, and sale of a cloak for hym.

1 to Jno. Beamond, with a _cattan_ from Jno. _jurebasso_.

1 to Right Worll. Company, of shipping arived this yeare.

1 to Sr. Tho. Smith, in answer of recept of 2 of his, with peare tables.

1 to Mr. Wm. Harrison, treasurer, with a peare _macky_ tables.

1 to Mr. Mouris Abbot, deputie, with a peare pleing tables.

1 to my brother Walter Cocks, with xxiij _ll._ xv _sh._

1 to Mr. Totton.

1 to Christofor Lanman.

1 to Capt. Jno. Saris.

1 to Mr. Jno. Barker.

1 to Andrew Charlton. 117

1 to Tho. Antony.

1 to Sr. Tho. Wilson.

1 to Mrs. Mary Adams.

1 leger expedition from Mr. Robt. Price.

_December 15_ (_Shiwas 2_).--I went downe to Cochie againe, and wrot these letters for Bantam and England:--

1 to Mr. Brokedon and Mr. Spalding at Bantam.

1 to Mr. Jno. Ferrers at Bantam.

1 to Mr. Tho. Ferrers at London, to pay 9_l._ to my brother Walter Cocks.

1 to my brother Walter Cocks to receve it for acco. Jno. Ferrers.

_December 16_ (_Shiwas 3_).--Capt. Cleavenger, Mr. Cockram, and the Hollanders did arive this day from themperours court, with busynes to their owne content, the lead being put at five _tais_ the _pico_, and the prize referred to the King of Firando of the padres and friggat.

I rec. these letters from Edo and Miaco, viz.:--

1 from Oyen Dono, themperours secretary, to Capt. Speck and my self with many good words in it, and how our men were gratiously rec. per themperour.

1 from Gentero Dono, King of Firandos brother, complementall, that he is glad of tharivall of soe many English ships this yeare, etc.

[And others.]

And I wrote these letters for England and Bantam, viz.:--

1 to Honble. Company, of arivall of our men from Edo.

1 to Mr. Tho. Brokedon and Mr. Augustin Spalding, to same effect.

1 to Capt. Spalding, with a nest of 5 tronks for Mr. Denton.

1 to Mr. Adam Denton, to same effect.

And I carid Oyen Donos letter to the Duch howse, because it was 118 directed to Capt. Speck as well as unto me, and it emported as much as I noted before, as also of the recept of the cheane of gould and presentes sent hym from Honble. Company. And Capt. Speck shewed me an other letter which came from Codgsque Dono, directed both to hym and me, and one to same effect as that from Oyen Dono.

_December 17_ (_Shiwas 4_).--The _James Royall_ put to sea out of Cochie roade this day before nowne with a good wind. God send her a prosperous voyadge.

_December 18_ (_Shiwas 5_).--I paid unto one of the smiths of the _Moone_, a Staffordshire man, for a fowling peece, fyve Rialles of eight in Spanish plate, is xx_s._ str.

And there was brought ashore out of the shipp _Elizabeth_ xvj canestars of silk, and xv bales black China stuffes, cotton woll, and 3 hhds. of China rootes, all of prize goodes taken in the friggatt. The China blak stuffes somthing rotten.

And I lent xij R. of 8 to ij Staffordshire men, to pay me 5_s._ per R. of 8 yf they retorne to Japon 6 months hence; yf not, to pay x_s._ for R. of 8 in England. The name of thone is Smith, cook of the _Moone_; the others name is Asberry, a marrenar in the _Bull_.

_December 19_ (_Shiwas 6_).--I forgot to note downe how yistarday a Japon did beate an English man, and hald hym into his howse for 5 R. 8; but Abraham Smart met that Japons man in our howse and put hym into the stocks, unknown to me. But I let out the Japon, and put Smart into his roome, although the Japon hadd sett the other into bilbous--I meane the English man--wherof I complained to Semi Dono, and he caused thenglishman to be retorned, and bad me chuse whether I would pay the money to the Japon or no.

Mr. Sayer arived from Nangasaque this day, and brought a letter from Pheze Dono of 6000 _tais_ plate barrs taken up of a merchant for 4 months at ij per cento per month; also iij M. v C. _tais_ ditto 119 more, taken up of Soka Dono of Faccata at same term and intrest.

_December 20_ (_Shiwas 7_).--Capt. Speck and my selfe sent a letter to Gonrok Dono to Nangasaque per Mr. Osterwick, Co Jno. our _jurebasso_ accompanyng hym, to deliver the Councells letter to hym from Edo to take all our lead at 5 _condrins_ the _catty_, and make us ready payment.

_December 21_ (_Shiwas 8_).--The shipp _Moone_ went out of Firando to Cochi Roade this day at nowne; and the Hollanders shott affe 5 pec. ordinance at Duch howse and 5 out of the greate junck; and the _Bull_ shott affe 5 more; and the _Moone_ answered with 9 peces to them, and gave us 5 at retorninge ashore. The Hollanders sent out 4 barks to helpe to toe her out, and I 6.

_December 22_ (_Shiwas 9_).--The shipp _Bull_ went out this day, and I sent 6 boates, and the Hollanders 3, but the sea _bongews_ sent non.

_December 23_ (_Shiwas 10_).--We had a duble councell this day at English howse, first viz. amongst ourselves, thenglish, Capt. Adames, Capt. Clevenger, Capt. Lennis, and Mr. Munden, Mr. Cockram, Mr. Eaton, and my selfe assisting, viz.:--

1. Yt was agreed Mr. Ed. Sayer shall goe merchant in the shipp _Bull_, and Robt. Hawley and Ric. King and Harry Dodsworth to goe in other shipping, Duch or English, as shall be thought fitt.

2. Allso that the coates or _kerremons_ geven per themperor should be prised, it being referred to Mr. Eaton and Mr. Cockram to doe it, and then to be destributed per the amerall and his councell to whome they pleased; they being coates of two sortes, one rated at vj _tais_ per peece, and thother at 4 _tais_ peec.; and they which receve them to be bound to pay the money in England, yf the Company like not of the geveing.

The other was a generall councell both of us and Hollanders:--

1. Wherin was sould a cheane of gould, poz. vj _tais_ nyne _mas_, 120 which I Richard Cocks bought for 1 C. x R. of 8, ready paid downe, the one halfe being deliverd to the English admerall, Capt. Adames, and the other to Jno. Johnson, the Duch comander. But first there was xxiij R. of 8 taken out and geven to Capt. Morgan, which he had formerly disbursed. So rest neate delivered to each one 43-1/2 R. of 8.

2. And in this councell was agreed that the shipp _Swan_ shall goe for Manillas with the fleete at halfe charges betwixt the Hollanders and us, I meane betwixt the ij Compans. of England and Holland, they first to geve in a trew acco. what it coms to.

3. Also it was ordayned that ij English men shall goe in each Duch shipp, and ij Duch in each English shipp.

4. There was presentes sett downe to be geven to men in Firando.

_December 24_ (_Shiwas 11_).--I gave out my bill for iij M. v C. _tais_ unto Faccata Soka Dono, taken up at intrest for 4 months at 2 per cento per month, the bill being dated from the 2th of the Japon _Shiwas_, is 9 daies past. Also certen Miaco men brought 6000 _tais_ more, telling me Feze Dono took it up att same rate for 4 months, but they desiring a bill of my hand and our lead bownd for payment therof, with a letter to same effect to Gonrok Dono, I denid it, ofering them ether to take my bill or my letter, whether they would, or my bill without mentioning the lead and the letter to mention it. But they would not, but carid away their money.

_December 25_ (_Shiwas 12_).--We shott affe 8 chambers and 5 peces of ordinance this morning, it being Christmas Day.

I gave 1 _tay_ to Mall Nubery, the _caboques_ coming to vizet us.

The _Elizabeths_ company mutened, and ment to have stured up the 121 _Palsgraves_ company to the like, but Capt. Cleavenger clapt the messengers into the bilbos till the admerall determened of it. But a multetude of the _Elizabeths_ men came to reskew them, and Mr. Browne, master of the _Palsgrave_, sent them packing with broaken pates and kept the presoners; for which the muteners sware by flesh and fell they will kill them. One James Littell, a Scotsman, is verey forward in the muteny as a turbulent felloe. And Capt. Edmond Lennis, capt. of the _Elizabeth_, went ashore, not reproving those felloes for it.

These felloes abovsaid in generall demanded in mutenose sort the fift parte of the merchandiz taken in the friggot, as also for other matters taken before, aledging Capt. Keeling did the like for priz goodes taken before. Also it is said Capt. Lennis hath secretly detayned a cheane of gould taken in the friggot.

_December 26_ (_Shiwas 13_).--We envited the Hollanders to supper this night in the name of Capt. Adams, admeralls name, as they before envited us in their comander Capt. Johnsons name; and we made them cheare to content.

_December 27_ (_Shiwas 14_).--Mr. Osterwick retorned from Nangasaque and brought answer from Gonrok Dono that it was referd to his discretion whether he would take our lead at 5 _condrins_ or no; soe he thought it too deare at that rate and ment to com to an other price.

And one Jacob Littell, a Scotsman, was taken prisoner for writing idell lynes to make the _Elizabeths_ company to muteny, he being of that shipps company, and wrot those lynes to the _Palsgraves_ company to have made them doe the like, but could not effect it per reason of Capt. Cleavengar and Mr. Browne prevented them. And this Littell, being taken and sent to Firando to be heard, broake out of the bilboes and sled (_sic_) we know not whither.

_December 28_ (_Shiwas 15_).--We went (with the Duch) to vizet the king; and the admerall and vizadmerall gave hym to understand shipps were 122 ready to departe, and therefore came to take leave of hym, which he accepted of in good parte, and thanked the admerall for the 2 _baricas_ Spanish wine he sent to hym the other day.

We took up vj M. _tais_ plate barrs of Souchio Dono and Cofio Dono of Miaco at intrest for 4 months, at ij per cento per month.

And I paid the shewmakers for xj peare slippers and shewes 5-1/2 R. of 8 in Spanish money, viz.:--

R. 8.
3 peare blak slippers for my selfe 2-1/2
2 pear red slippers for my selfe
1 peare shewes for Mr. Hely, the soulder 0-1/2
2 peare shews for Barnardo 1
1 peare shews for malt man 0-1/2
1 peare shews for the brewer 0-1/2
1 peare for Jno. Forster the trumpeter 0-1/2

_December 29_ (_Shiwas 16_).--Capt. Speck came to the English howse to talke about going to Nangasaque to Gonrok Dono, to settell the price of the lead. Soe it was agreed Capt. Speck should goe for both partes to doe his endevour.

And Mr. Eaton rec. xxv _tais_ of Mr. Cockram for 5 peces stuffes, at 5 _tais_ pece, to make aparell for servantes which went to Cort.

_December 30_ (_Shiwas 17_).--Yt was thought fytt and brought in question by the Hollanders to trym up a China _sampan_[92] to goe with the fleete, but she was fownd unservesable, and rather thought to proceade from the Hollanders to protract tyme till Capt. Speck retorne from Nangasaque, to see yf he can procure license from Gonrok Dono for men to goe out in their junck for Bantam; yf not, then must they keepe Hollanders, although they want them in the fleete.

Capt. Speck went this day to Nangasaque about the busynes spetified 123 yisterday, and carid 3 bottells Spanish wine from Hollanders and as many from us to present to Gonrok Dono.

[92] _San-pan_: literally, three planks.

_December 31_ (_Shiwas 18_).--I paid threeskore and 3 Rialles of eight, Spanish money, to Mr. Joseph Cockram upon a peare of gould masse beades waying 3 _ta._ 7 _ma._ 5 _co._, to sell for hym in his abcense and make hym what other profitt I can.

And I gave or paid for Susan xvij-1/2 _mas_, viz.:--

_ta. ma. co._
For a gerdell 1 1 0
For a lyning for coate 0 4 5
For flowers to dye 0 2 0

_January 1_ (_Shiwas 19_), 1620/1._--I went to Cochie to take my leave of the admerall and rest of our frendes, and remeaned theare all night.

_January 2_ (_Shiwas 20_).--There was a sea councell held this day abord the shipp _Moone_, admerall, both of the English and Duch, where it was debated what course they ment to take when they went out, being now ready to sett seale. And I gave all the cheefe comanders in our 4 shipps each one a remembrance of my opinion tuching this pretended voyage for Manillias, and that I understood there is xxiiij China junckes bound this yeare for Manillias, and the course they ment to take as apereth per coopie of that remembrance dated in Firando yistarday, being the 1th of January 1620, curant.

And I carid a butt of rack of pie abord thadmerall to parte it with thother shipps in respect of a butt of Spanish wine geaven into the factory. And I sent xx. jarrs bisket abord the _Moone_.

_January 3_ (_Shiwas 21_).--This morning betymes all our fleete, both English and Hollands, being 9 seale, put to sea towardes the Manillias. God send them good speed.

And Capt. Speck retorned from Nangasaque, but did nothing with Gonrok 124 Dono, for he will not take our lead at 5 _tais pico_, although the Emperors councell tould our men at Edo they hadd wrott hym to doe it.

_January 4_ (_Shiwas 22_).--I went to the Duch howse to see the laying out of the presentes to geve to noblemen, as per councell ordayned. And at that instant the King of Firando departed towards Miaco and soe for Edo, the Hollanders shooting affe store of chambers and ordinance. And I went after in a bark with Capt. Speck, and we carid hym 3 jarrs concerves, i C. vj. _cattis_ grose tare, wherof 34 _cattis_ grosse weare of myne, rest of Hollanders. And Unagense Dono accompanying hym, we gave hym a present of 4 pec. red says and 4 pec. cheremis and 4-1/2 _cattis_ silk.

And I sent Richard Hudson to Cochie to take notis of thinges left in our howses, and delivered them to Shinso Dono, greate Domingos father, and weare as followeth, viz.:--

817 long shething plankes.
136 shorte ditto.
005 square tymbers.
002 ladders.
006 dores for gedonges, and 1 dore lost out of littell howse.
006 windoes to shutt.
002 shipp boates or skiffes, without ores.

And for the mattes, our marreners brutishly tore and cutt them in peeces, and carid such part they thought good away with them, in spite of them I lefte to keepe them, and would have wrong out staples and all iron work out of windoes and dores.

And Cuemon Dono, our fleshman at Nangasaque, retorned this day thither, and would not end accomptes with me, except I would alow hym i C. _taies_ plate of barrs put to acco. and paid hym per Mr. Ed. Sayer, as apereth per Cuemons owne hand writing; yet he will not alow thereof, but went away in a fustian fume.

_January 5_ (_Shiwas 23_).--I paid the Japon glover for a peare pomps ij _mas_ small plate.

And we went with the Hollanders and carid presents this day to Bongo 125 Dono, Sangero Dono, Stremon Dono, Nagen or Unagense Dono, Cacamon Dono, Oyen Dono, Jeamon Dono, Jensamon Dono, Taccomon Dono, Weamon Dono.[93]

[93] The presents comprised sayes, Canton damask, silk, cheremis,
Lankin silk, and lead.

_January 6_ (_Shiwas 24_).--Capt. Speck, Capt. Leonard, Albartus, and Mattias envited themselves to our _fro_ and supped at English howse.

_January 7_ (_Shiwas 25_).--We envited our neighbours to supper on Tewsday next, which provided thinges for our shipping, with the gunfounders, master carpenters, and smiths.

_January 9_ (_Shiwas 27_).--The China Capt. delivered me ij small cheanes of gould, sent me in present out of China, viz. 1 from Chisian Ducuco and 1 from Ticham Shofno, ij of the Emperor of Chinas councell; but the last from Ticham Shofnos sonne, his father being slaine in the Tartarian warr; they sending me word that we may have free trade into China, and the rather for that the ould king hath delivered up the goverment of China to his sonne.

All our neighbours that weare envited on Sunday last came to dyner this day, and had the _fro_ heate[d], and a play of _caboques_, unto whome I sent two bars of plate containing viij _taies_ vj _mas_.

Capt. Speck came to me late to desire me to look out for Capt. Adames _goshon_ to get Japons goe in his junck for Bantam, he standing in dowbt that Andreas, Capt. Adams woamans brother in law, is gone to Nangasaque to make it away to others.

_January 10_ (_Shiwas 28_).--I wrott 2 letters into China per conveance of Andrea Dittis, 1 to Chisian Dicuco and 1 to Ticham Shofno, of recept 2 chenes gould, with other complementall matters.

I lent my _goshon_ to Andrea Dittis, China Capt., and Itamia Migell 126 Dono, to make a voyadge for Tonkin or Cochinchina, and to retorne it to me, voyadg enden, under a recept geven me in Japons, fermed per both.

_January 11_ (_Shiwas 29_).--I was suretie for China Capt. for 1500 _tais_ plate barrs, taken up at intrest at 2 per cento per month from first of later moone of _Shiwas_, being the 13th of this month of January, antedated 2 daies, for 7 month space; which is to be sent into China with 1500 _taies_ more from China Capt. to procure free trade into China; which not taking effect, the China Capt. is to repay the 1500 _tais_ back, with the intrest, for Honble. Companis use.

_January 12_ (_Shiwas 30_).--We sent our _jurebasso_, Tome Dono, with the Hollands _jurebasso_, to Nangasaque, with a letter to Gonrok Dono, with good wordes once more to desire his Lordshipp to take the lead as the Councell sett price.

_January 13_ (_Second Shiwas 1_).--Andrea Dono, Capt. Addames brother in law at Edo, arived heare this day, and brought the _goshon_ of Capt. Adams from themperour, which Capt. Speck soe much desireth to make use of to sett out their junck for Bantam, otherwais she will loose her voyag this year (as she did the last). Soe I made it knowne to Andrea, who tould me he dowbted to doe it, in respeck of the badd tong of Jno. Yoosen that kept such a bawling at Emperours court against it. Soe he thought nether Capt. Speck nor I would be an occation to disgrace the children of the deceased Capt. Adams, whome we weare bound rather to favour then otherwais. And that which was more, he had, in the childrens behalfe, bought the halfe of a junck at Nangasaque, wherin he ment to goe hym selfe and make use of the _goshon_ lawfully. Unto whome I answered that he might make acco. that nether Capt. Speck nor my selfe ment not to doe any thing prejuditiall to our deceased frendes children in any sort whatsoever, but yf he had bought halfe 127 that junck, that Capt. Speck should take and quit hym of that losse and all other dangers that might ensue; and that upon necessitie it was as fitt our frendes should make use of it as a China or any other stranger. Soe we agreed to morow morning to goe to Capt. Speck and take councell about it.

_January 14_ (_Shiwas 2_).--I went to the Holland howse about the _goshon_, and cald Andreas thither, to perswade hym to deliver it to me and lett the Hollanders make use thereof to the most benefite of Capt. Adams children. But he answerd me he hadd sent it overland from Shimena Seak to Nangasaque by one of Mrs. Adams men. Yet, before, he tould me it was heare at Firando, but that he could not let me nor noe other have it, in respect he had promised it to one Goquan, a China, and had bought the one halfe of his junck. And then I asked hym whoe gave hym authoretie to dispose of this _goshon_, I sending it up to be renewed, without taking my councell herein. Unto which he could make noe answer. Soe I required a writing at his hand of sending the _goshon_ from Ximina Seak, and therin he promised me to use meanes to retorne it to me, and would goe to morow with me to Nangasaque to performe it.

_January 15_ (_Shiwas 3_).--I was enformed Andreas sent away a boate at midnight past to Nangasaque, to adviz his consortes of my demand for the _goshon_. Soe this day at nowne I went towards Nangasaque about that matter and our leade, and desird Andrea to goe with me as he promised, and went to his lodging with my bark to call for hym; and he sent me word he would com after in a bark of his owne.

Soe we went this night 12 leagues on our way, and came to an ancor.

_January 16_ (_Shiwas 4_).--We arived at Nangasaque this day at 3 a clock in the after nowne, but Andrea was not com. And I fownd Tome Dono, our _jurebasso_, whoe hadd spoaken with Gonrok Dono about my 128 plito with Cuemon Dono of Nangasaque for the bords and tymber; and he tould hym he would refer it till he came to Firando 10 or 12 dais hence, and then end it before Tonomon Samma, the king's brother, whome had spoaken about the matter before.

Also I sent to Jenquese Dono, Mrs. Adams frend, to adviz hym of my being heare and wherabout I came; yet he came not to me.

And at night Itamia Migell Dono came to vizet me with Hollands ost and divers others, and brought me a banket with ij _barsos_ wyne and ij wilduckes; and Palus (? Pauls) father a basket orenges and 18 small lobstars.

_January 17_ (_Shiwas 5_).--I sent to Gonrok Dono and Feze Dono of my arivall and that I would vizet them to morow or next day. But Gonrok made a feast to princepall in this place.

Andrea arived heare and sent me word he was aweary, yet ment sowne after to com and speak with me.

Many presentes were sent unto me.

_January 18_ (_Shiwas 6_).--Andrea of Edo came to me after nowne and tould me he could not nor would not deliver the _goshons_ unto me, telling me he did that which he did by order from Capt. Adams woman. Unto which I answered that that woaman had nothing to doe with it, but her children, whom I had charg over and not shee. And then he answerd me, she (or he for her) had taken all the paines and disburced the money to buy presentes to get out the 2 _goshons_. But, at same instant, Tozayemon Dono standing by answerd that he had delivered iij C. and odd _taies_ to Jenquese, Capt. Adames man, he demanding it for that purpose, this plate belonging to the deceased Capt. Adames. Soe I then demanded of Andrea whoe disburced this plate, he or I? Unto which he could answer nothing; but Tozayemon Dono desired me to refer the matter to hym till to morow, and he would end it to both our contentes.

And this day we went to dyner to Itamia Migell Dono, where we had kind 129 entertaynment and great cheare with _caboques_.

And I sent my packes of letters to Firando, to goe in the Hollandes junckes for Bantam and Syam.

_January 19_ (_Shiwas 7_).--We were envited to dyner to Kitskin Donos howse, and hadd good entertaynment.

_January 20_ (_Shiwas 8_).--A Portugez called Augustino de Fiquira came to me and desyred a letter to Capt. Speck to retorne hym a slave of his which was in cure of the ---- in the Duch howse, as he understood, his name being Francisco Mallabar. Of the which I gave hym a letter with the slaves name, with my opinion the keeping of such a slave would doe us nether creddit nor profitt.

And we were envited to dynner to Groby Dono, the Hollandes host at this place, where we had greate cheare, with the dansing beares.

And at last cast Tozayemon Dono sent me word, now I have staid 2 dais at his request, that Andrea and the rest will doe nothing.

_January 21_ (_Shiwas 9_).--I went to Gonrok Dono to demand justice against Andrea, Jenquese, and Wyamon, for the _goshons_ of Capt. Adams and the money they have receaved without lycense from me. And he gave me faire wordes, and willed me to retorne to hym to morrow after nowne, for that he was envited out to a frendes howse to a banket and at instant ready to departe.

And we were envited to supper to Paulo Dono, our gunpouder man, where we had good cheare, and many chambers and guns shott affe.

_January 22_ (_Shiwas 10_).--I went againe to Gonrok Dono about my plito with Andrea of Edo for the _goshons_ of Capt. Adames children. But he sent for the said Andrea, and, in my hearing, tould us both he would not meddell in the matter, he being of Edo and I of Firando. Soe I think Gonrok was grezed in the fist before hand.

Also Cuemon of Nangasaque came before hym about our processe with Ed. 130 Sayer for the 100 _tais_ he saieth he had not receved, although we have his hand to shew for it. Soe Gonrock Dono entreated me to geve hym 50 _tais_, because he was a pore man, and the matter in question both before the King of Firando and hym selfe. I answerd I would be ruled herin per his Lordshipp, but first desired the acco. might be perused betwix the China Capt., for me, and let hym apoint an other for hym selfe.

_January 23_ (_Shiwas 11_).--I went and vizeted Feze Dono, the justis, and carid hym 2 bottelles of strong waters, bottelles and all, which he took in good parte and gave me greate thankes for it. Alsoe I sent other two of same to Gonrok Dono, which he kindly accepted of. And I gave the water of other 2 to Alvaro Gonsalves and Alferes Twerto.

Also I took up iij M. _tais_ in plate of barrs this day of Tozayemon Dono, our host of Sackay, at ij per cento per month, or else at his coming to Firando to geve hym silke or other comodety in payment to his content, or keepe the money for 5 months at intrest.

This day Hollands junck departed from Firando towardes Syam.

_January 24_ (_Shiwas 12_).--The China Capt. sent away 16 China marrens to Capt. Speck.

I left a letter with Alvaro Gonsalves for to deliver to Emanuel Rodrigos when he returneth from Xaxma, of my coming hither only to make plito against Capt. Adames men for delivering the two _goshons_ without making me privie to it; and that Jenque hath receved above 1000 _tais_ of Capt. Adams money without making me privie to it nor how it is disburced; and Wyamon Dono, an other of the deceased Capt. Adams men, hath taken up 400 _tais_ worth merchandiz of me, and meneth to goe capt. of the _goshon_ in his junck without making me payment; and Torosacka, an other of Capt. Adams men, oweth Mr. Eaton 50 _ta_, 131 and meneth to goe offecer in his junck without making payment, which I desire non of them may. As also that Mr. Eaton hath certen fyne corse lynen, which he meanes to send to Manillias.

The China Capt. junck arived from Firando.

I receved a writing of Itamia Migel Dono to retorne me my _goshon_ at retorne of juncke _Willing Mind_.

And I reconed with Paule for these thinges bought, viz.:--

_ta. m. co._
For a chist 00 6 0
For 5 baskittes to put oringes in 00 1 6
For halfe a beefe 01 3 5
For an emptie jarr to put bread in 00 0 6
For 16 roles biskett bread 00 7 5
For neales to neale 2 money chistes 00 0 1
For reddish rootes to spend at sea, with other
hearbs and rootes 0 1 3
For 3 hense for sea 0 1 5
For fish at sea to eate 0 3 0
For xx loves bread for sea 0 2 0
For 440 candelles for howse provition 4 0 0

And geven for a present to China Capt. junck, viz.:--

For 2 emptie barilles 0 2 4
For 80 _gocos singe_ 1 1 5
For ij _tay_ fishes 0 1 2
More 5 roles of bread aforsaid.

And I sent Mr. Osterwick to Gonrok Dono with a coppie of my processe I ment to begyn with Capt. Adames servantes about the _goshons_, for the childrens right.

_January 25_ (_Shiwas 13_).--I reconed with Paule for these thinges following, viz.:--

_ta. m. co._
For 118 _gocos_ of _singe_ for sea 1 6 9
For 1 bunch of carrotes 0 0 5
For 9 _gocos_ of vinager for sea 0 1 8
For 1 sack salt for sea 0 1 0
For a jarr to putt egges in 0 0 6
For ij mattes to make up money chist 0 0 2 132
For 5 sacks of coles 0 2 2
Mor for 2 sacks rise for marrenars 1 5 0
And 1 sack geven the pore 0 7 5
And 1 for provition for sea 1 1 5

I retorned towardes Firando after nowne; and we paid out for diett in the howse 20 _ta._, and to the servantes 1 bar plate, is 4: 3: 0.

And I gave 2 peeces black satten, the one to Capt. Chinas wife, and the other to his sonne Augustins wife.

And Paulo Dono, our gunpouder man, went out to meete us with a banket 3 leagues on our way, and placed chambars on a rock and shott affe 12 or 14 tymes.

So we arived at Setto at night.

_January 26_ (_Shiwas 14_).--We departed from Setto, and paid in howse, viz. for howse rowme 1: 0: 0, for fish geven us 0: 3: 0.

Soe, the wind rising, we put into Woamon Docka.

_January 27_ (_Shiwas 15_).--About midnight we departed from Woamon Docka, and arived at Firando about 10 a clock this day in the affore nowne.

We paid at Woamon Doka, for howserowme 1: 1: 0, and for fish at one draught 0: 7: 0, and for 3 other tay fish 0: 1: 0, and for live fresh fish 0: 3: 0.

And at my coming to Firando I found that Man the Companis slave, bought the last yeare at Nangasaque to goe in our junck for a cawker, was run away, and hath stolne plate and other matters. This fello hath byn a secret theefe ever since he came into the howse, and hath stolne dyvers silver cupps, spoones, and forkes, with other matters, both of the Companis and others.

I sent all the orenges, rownd biskit cakes, and sweete bread to our neighbors wives whoe lent us money and furnished us with our tymber, mastes, biskit, etc.

_January 28_ (_Shiwas 16_).--I paid out myselfe in plate barrs vij 133 _tais_ for the outsides of 3 _kerremons_ for Mr. Eatons sonne Wm., his hostes daughter, and China Capt. doughter.

Capt. Leonard Campes came to thenglish howse, and tould me he knew not where the 2 negros weare which came from Nangasaque, which Alvaro Gonsalves and others wrot for; nether thought he it was fitt to retorne them, although he did know where they weare. Unto which I answerd that yf it were my case, as it was his, I would retorne them both, but espetially the one which was our frends slave. But it semeth he will not, nether take hym at 50 R. of 8, as he cost Alvaro Gonsalves.

_January 29_ (_Shiwas 17_).--I wrot 3 letters to Nangasaque about Man, the Companies slave which is run away, viz. 1 to Skidayen Dono, secretary to Gonrok Dono, 1 to Paule the gunpoulder man, 1 to Yoshemon Dono, Pauls father, to look out for hym; laying to his charge the stealing of silver cupps, spoons, and forks, with other matters; and they to seek hym out and send hym back in bonds.

Also I wrot to Alvaro Gonsalves I canot procure his servant out of the Hollanders handes.

The Hollandes junck for Bantam went out to Cochie Roade this day, and shott affe 7 peces ordnance and had the chambers and other ordnance shott out of Hollandes howse. And I sent the capt. of her a barill of _skar_ beare and an other to Hollandes howse.

_January 30_ (_Shiwas 18_).--I paid to the hatmaker China teliar, for making aparell, in small plate ij _ta._ vij _mas_. More for a _kerremon_ geven a child, small plate xv _mas_.

_January 31_ (_Shiwas 19_).--I delivered iij chistes of plate of barrs to Mr. Eaton, the same I receved of Tozayemon Dono at Nangasaque, to accompt with Cushcron Dono, our neighbors and others about provition of our fleete; and paid per him 2000 _tais_.

And I carid my packet of letters to the Hollands howse, to send for Bantam in the junck, per Capt. Albartus, being coppies of them sent 134 per the _Royal James_ both to the Honble. Company in England and precedent at Bantam, with others of 20th present and this day, as appereth per coppies. And in these letters I sent the coppie of taxation of _Swan_ per Hollanders and other charges about her in comune, she going with fleete for the Manillias; as also a note of charges laid out for James Littell, sent presoner in the junck for Bantam, in said junck: amont unto, in all, 12 _ta._ 1 _m._ 9-1/2 _co._

And Mr. Eaton paid iij _tais_ in small plate unto Tome of Nangasaque, who staid heare 18 daies to prune, cutt, and sett our trees in orchards and garden.

And the cutlar came to make cleane my weoapons this day.

Also this day a carpenter was cutt in peeces for a muteny he and other xj made, to enter a pedlars house and cutt certen wooden shewes in peeces, they esteeming to have preveledg to make such matters. All xij had died for it, yf the queene mother had not begged their lives.

_February 1_ (_Shiwas 20_).--I sent ij _taies_ to the dansing beares, in small plate, they coming to our garden with a banket when we planted our trees. And we began our work to wall in our howse, newly bought to make a gadong in.

_February 2_ (_Shiwas 21_).--I paid out xiij _tais_ plate of barrs my selfe unto the founders for a peace of a cheane of gould, and sent the money per Luarance my boy. Also I paid out, in small plate, for divers thinges for Susan, viz.:--

For ij gerdelles for servantes in howse 0 3 0
For i bundell of paper, for selfe 0 1 5
For 1/2 _catty_ tobaco, ditto 0 0 5
For woamans oyle, ditto 0 2 5
For _chaw_, ditto 0 2 0
For i peare wooden clamps, ditto 0 1 0

More paid out to Larrance, my servant, to buy hym a coate or _kerremon_ of silke, in small plate, 4 _ta._

And I went to Oyen Dono, kinges secretary, to vizet hym, and carid hym 135 a bottell Spanish wine and a greate fish, and took his councell about buying our three neighbours houses, and to aske leave to make our wharfe or kay 3 _tattamis_ further out into the sea. He tould me he would make it knowne to Tonomon Samme and Taccamon Dono, and then would advize me when it was tyme to goe my selfe.

And I rec. an other letter frem Alvaro Gonsalves about his caffro, and he sent the like to Hollandes Capt., but they will deliver no caffro.

_Febrary 3_ (_Shiwas 22_).--I receved ij letters from Nangasaque in answer of myne, 1 from Palue (_sic_) Dono, the gunpoulder man, 1 from Yoshemon Dono, Palus father, tuching Man the slave. They write me how Skidayen Dono, Gonrok Donos secretary, having receved my letter, went to Feze Dono and shewed it to hym. Soe they made a comune serche throwe the towne for the theefe Man, and, not finding him, comitted his father, mother, and brother to preson, with an other, his master which sould hym, whoe the ten of the streete are bound to answer for his forth coming, and, in fallt of fynding out the theefe, must answer with their lives or geve us content for what is stolne. And I retorned answer of my ij letters rec. this day from Nangasaque, thanking them for their paines taken to find out the fugetive theefe Man, and that we could not find hym out heare, desiring them to look out theare to his sureties to retorne hym to me, and I would use hym noe worse then he deserved. These ij letters I retorned per Paule the gunpowder man his man, whome he sent expres to me to adviz what hadd past. And I gave hym 5 _mas_, to pay for his boate hier, and a silke coate or _doboque_,[94] an upper garment or Japon cloake.

And I paid the Spanish telier five R. of 8, as followeth viz.:--

For buttons and loopes for a black bay coate, being 31 2 R. 8 136
For making the said bay coate 2 R.
For buttons for the sleeves 0-1/8 R.
For buttons and loopes for a Portingall cap, or
_galtera_[95] 0-3/8 R.
For making the said _galtera_ or capp, 4 _mas_ is 0-1/2 R.

Which money I paid in Spanish R. my selfe, being 3 tymes more then was reason; and so an end, etc.

We lent Andrea Dittis, China Capt., viz. 3 murthering peeces, or fowlers, with vj chambers, wherof 2 bras; 3 hargabushes of crockes[96]; and 4 Japon calivers or guns.

And the gouldsmith came to work this day.

[94] _D[=o]-buku._

[95] Port.: _gualteira_.

[96] Probably the "crook", or rest, for the harquebus.

_Febrary 4_ (_Shiwas 23_).--This morninge cold wether, with a hard frost, with snowe. Hard frost all day, and the like per night following.

_Febrary 5_ (_Shiwas 24_).--Capt. Leonard and Capt. Albartus and Wm. Cuiper went to the kinges brother to take leave of hym, to departe with the junck towardes Bantam; Albartus going capt. and Wm. Cuiper master. And, after, came to English howse for like occation.

And this day one Catsso Dono, the kinges kinsman, caused a master carpenter, his servant, to cut his bellie, which was master to the carpenter kild the other day. Soe it is thought he meaneth to pick a quarrell with Taccamon Dono for killing his other slave the last day; and verely thought sett on per others of the greatest sort; for Tonoman Samme and the queene mother labourd to have had the matter left till the king hadd retorned, but Taccamon Dono would not.

_Febrary 6_ (_Shiwas 25_).--Tyamon Dono our master carpenter came and borrowed xx _taies_ to redeeme the other xj carpenters freed the other day, they being taxed at iij _taies_ per head, forfeted to the king.

And I paid out money as followeth, viz.:--

For a _kerremon_ outside, lyning and dying, for 137
Williams nurse 1 0 2
For a silk gerdell for Tassak 1 0 0
And in plate bars, for ij pec. lyning for Williams coate,
with the 2 gerls coates, is ij _tais_ 4 _mas_ bars 2 7 6
And I paid in small plate to the glover sumaker,
viz. for iij peare of pumps, at ij _mas_ peare 0 6 0
For making iij peare of sue rozes at 5 _con._ 0 1 5

_Febrary 7_ (_Shiwas 26_).--I went to Hollandes howse, and took leave of Sr. Albartus, whoe I understand was ready to goe downe abord their junck to Cochi roade.

And Gonrok Dono, governor of Nangasaque, arived at Firando, and sent me ij silk _kerremons_ for a present, with many frendly words of salutation.