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 theboseof Dushensh, being 17 trees, for doing whereof we had 5 of thebosesmen,whome we paid 6d. or 1masper peece, with 14 other laborers at 5condrinsper peece, to carry and plant the same trees.
Abosecame 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 50gantes, 10cattispepper, with 2 small bars plate.
Marche 7.—Thebosesent 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 seabongews, is all 10 persons, each of them 2barsoswyne, 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 didthink to bring yow in trouble for seling her. Which is the occation I write yow now she is at Firando.
We had 21cakis, or square postes, of Yasimon Dono at 1 mas pec., and 30 bundelles straw of Synemon Dono, cost 1⅓mas.
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 1tay5condrins.
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, 500taies, I say five hundredtaisin 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 50taisplate bars in hand, as followeth:—
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 2barsoswyne and 4 fishes, with a littell pepper.
And the China Capt. envited hym selfe to ourfro.
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 378½cattissea weed bought this day, at 7½masperpico.
And Joco Conde Dono sent me a present of 3 hanches salt veneson, with certen shelfish calledwoby.
Matinga had 5 bales rise of 6gantespermas, 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 EmperoursCourt; 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 anammabush[135]for their gide, the pilgrams haveinge letters written on the backs of theirkeremons(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 aboz. 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 1tay, 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 20taiesin 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 ornuquisat 12condrins. And abose, 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.
Marche 28.—All the kayes of our howse dores, being 6, were stolne, and one of them sould in truck of rise, which coming to my knowledg, I laid hould on hym which bought it to bring forth the partie which sould it, and kept hym prisoner in our English howse all night, but could get nothing of hym. Soe, upon the word of the China Capt. with 2 other neighbours, I let hym goe free upon his promis to looke out for the partie which sould it. And soe we sett up a bill in writing, that I would geve a bar of plate to hym which brought the kayes.
We had but 3 oryng trees from Sugien Dono, the[y] bing so great the bark could bring no more.
Marche 29.—About nowne the King of Shashma passed by Firando and came to an ancor a league from Firando; whither I went to vizet hym, being accompanid with Mr. Osterwick, and carid a present of 2 barilles wyne, 2 bundells fysh, and 2 damaskt fowling peeces.
And at our coming to the roade where he staid at an anchor, we fownd Tonomon Samme, the kinges brother, with Bongo Samme his uncle, ready to present the King of Shashma with a present, as also Capt. Speck was ready to doe the lyke for the Hollanders, having 3 other merchants to accompany hym. But Tonomon Samme willed us both to stay till they had byn first with hym, and sent me word I should com next after; yet the Duch pressed forward by meanes of Zanzabars brother in law, and stept into the bark before me. But at his retorne I tould hym, that all might heare me, that he knew well my place and ranke was to have gon before hym, and caused ourjurebassoto signefie as much to the King of Shashma, and that the King of England had vassales much greater then the prince (or county) which governed the Hollanders, and that their state or government was under the comand of the King of England, he haveing garrisons of English souldiers in their cheefest fortres or places of strength they had. In fine, the King of Shashma took notis of my speeches, and sowne after sent a great lord unto me to thank me both for this present as also for the other the yeare past, and withall sent me 10 bars of silver waying 43tais, and the lyk som, as I understand, was sent from hym to the Duch, after they had byn with us.
But I forgot to note dowing (sic) the present geven by the Duch, viz.:—
I know not well whether the cloth as I sayd was 2tattamisin a peece or 1tattamy. They presented allso divers peeces of China stuffs, but I think they were for his followers, for they put up a petission to the king (as I think) to have trade into his cuntrey, but, as I understand, were put offe till his retorne. As also I deliverd hym the Emperours letter, procured formerly, to have trad into all his dominions; but he gave me no answer, but sent me word by hym which brought the present that, at his retorne from the Emperours Court, he would com and vizet our English howse and geve me answer to content.
A frend of the China Capt. sent me 2 orange trees and a peach tree from Tabola, I sending a bark and men to fetch them.
Pedro the porter entertayned at atayper month.
Marche 30.—I sent Goresano, ourjurebasso, to a cavelero which accompanid the lord of Shashma yisterday, when he came to the English howse with the present, to thank hym for his paynes, and that I did not expect any present at all, yet, it being sent from so greate a prince as the King of Shashma was, I could not refuse the receaving therof. He retorned me answer that it was not for the vallu of the mony that the king sent it, but only as a token of good will, according to the Japon custom, and that I might be ashewred, yf we had a mynd to trade into Shashma, that we should be welcom and find that greate man ready to further us in what he might for the good entertaynment he had at our English howse yisterday.
And there was a barr more of Oban gould of fifty-fivetaieslent to Andrea Dittis, the China Capt., to send to his brother Whaw, to geve to the sonne of Twan Dono.
Our neighbours envited them selves to dyner to morow, it being our Easterday, I meane the 10 of the two wardes and princepall men.
Marche 31.—Easterday. Our neighbours came to dyner, 24 persons.
There was reportes geven out the Emperour is dead, and that Frushma, or Tushma Tay, a great lord or prince in the north, is slayne per the Emperours people, coming from Edo to Mico; but I esteeme this ordenary Japon newes, which prove lyes. Also they report the King of Shashma taketh this voyag to reveng Frushma Tais death.
Aprill 1.—I receved a letter from Mr. Wickham, dated in Osakay the 22th ultimo, wherin he adviseth me the tymber and neales is provided, and that the tymber will be put abord a bark of Fingo to morow, fraight 10taies. Also he reportes of news, but so variable that it was not worth writing of. And I wrot an other letter to Jorge Durois to buy 2 or 3 jarrs conserve, all that was left being geven to the King of Shashma, and Tonomon Samme, Sangero Samme, and Soyemon Dono sending after to me to have had som for the said king. This letter I sent per Antonio, the kinges caffro.
Aprill 3.—The King of Shashma went out of harbour at Fyrando this mornyng. And Sugian Dono sent me a fyne tree of flowers to plant in our garden.
Aprill 4.—The wyfe of a fellow, which hath stolne 17 mas of the themperours plate and is run away, is seazed upon with her sonne and servantes and all she hath, and were to have byn put into prison. Soe her frendes came to me and Andrea Dittis to speake to the justis for her, which we did. Soe they staid her from going into prison, and take councell what is to be donne therein.
Aprill 7.—Tonomon Samme, understanding of my golden fish, sent to desire to have it; so I gave it hym, and he gave me a great black dogg. He desired to have a littell pepper and som cloves, which was also sent hym, som 2cattispepper and a few cloves.
Aprill 10.—The China Capt. gave me a peece crisped white silke, lyke sipers.[136]Mr. Osterwick said he bought the lyke at Bantam for 2 Rs. of 8.
Aprill 11.—The China Capt. went a pilgremage to a pagod neare Goto, for a voy (sic) he made for recovering of his brother Whaws health.
Aprill 12.—I receved a letter from Jorge Durois, with 36 tallo candells, per ourjurebassoswife, but she retorned without geting her father set at liberty, Twan not being willing to despense with hym.
Mr. Nealson, Mr. Osterwick, and my selfe went to dyner to Oyen Donos this day, and were well entertayned, and amongst other speeches we had conferrence of the Hollanders presuminge to have entrance to the King of Shashma before us, and of my reproving Capt. Speck for it, etc. But all took it rather for a reproofe to the Duch then otherwais, in respeck the King of England keepeth garnison in the princepall fortresses they have, at his charge. The Hollanders can not deny yt.
There came 2 Spaniardes from Edo this day, and tould me it is comenly reported above that the Emperour is dead, and that they met the King of Figen going to Shrongo with greate forcese. So they esteeme there will be warrs above. They said they thought Mr. Wickham and Mr. Eaton were providing to com to Firando with such matters as they have resting, standing in dowbt what might ensue.
The China Capt. retorned from his pilgremage.
Aprill 13.—Pasquall the Spaniard made enquiry which of the English in Firando was Mr. Wickhams kinsman, and in the end it proved to be Mr. Osterwick, unto whome he sentrecoudo[137]that he had sould 2½, I say twocattisand a halfe of exellent white amber greece at one hundredtaiesthecatty, and gave Mr. Osterwick order to receve the payment; as also he sent an othercattyof the lyke to Capt. Jourden to Bantam per Capt. Copindall, refusing to sell it heare to me for the Companies use at twentytaies, haveing secretly emploid others before to have sould it for a greaterprice, but could not. Thus now am I not deceaved in hym, that I imagened he had made an India voyag in the Liqueas, having fingered 4 or 5cattisof exellent amber greece, which made hym to stand upon his puntos to have gon away in som Japon junck or Holland ship for Pattania or Bantam. Yet let both hym and the world judg of me yf I dealt frendly with hym (I meane Mr. Wickham), when I let hym put to acco. what he would, and yet, over and above, lent hym one hundred and fiftie rialls of eight to make benefite of, and gave hym as much with it of my owne to doe as a frend, yf occation were offred. But he retorned me my money as I delivered it, and emploid all his owne,ut supra.
Capt. Speck came to vizet me, and amongst other matters I tould hym I marveled he thrust hym selfe forward to have entrance to the King of Shashma before my selfe. His answer was, he knew no reason to the contray, and that in these partes he took the Grave Moris and the Estates of Holland to be as much as the King of England, yf not more.
The China Capt. envited Mr. Nelson, Mr. Osterwick and my selfe to supper amonst many Japons.
Aprill 14.—I receved a letter from Mr. Eaton, dated in Osakay, le 24th of Marche, sent per a bark of Figen with tymber, viz.:—
Tonoman Samme sent me 2 hanches venison for a present;and I sent hym 2 English knyves and a quarter of a Hollands cheese, he sending after to buy som.
Aprill 15.—Thebozor pagan prist above sent me a tree of white flowers for a present.
Aprill 16.—We sent a boate to Langasaque, to buy 400 Shashma boardes to cover the endes of our gadong.
Our new wall of the north side, made per our neighbours, shronk soe it was this day broaken up agane, or rather puld downe.
Aprill 17.—News was sent me by Oyen Donos sonne that the Emperour had geven the King of Firando leave to retorne to his contrey, and that they thought he would be heare within this 10 dayes.
And at same tyme the King of Crates man came to vizet me, and said it was reported that the Emperour was very sick with a fall he had from his horce in going a hawlking, so that no man might speake with hym. Yet, notwithstanding, Shungo Samma had geven leave to the King of Faccata and the King of Figen to retorne for their countries, but comanded all the rest to stay his ferther plesure.
And towardes night a cavelero sent me word how it was trew that the Emperour was alive, and had spoaken to the King of Firando and two other princes only, of purpose to stop the mowthes of those which reported hym to be dead; only it seemed to them he was not halfe well.
Aprill 18.—We receved 660 tiles, viz. 360 for gadong walle and 300 tiling flat tiles.
And I receved an other letter from Jo. Durois, dated in Langasaque, le 24th of Aprill, new stile, wherin he advized me how the speeche went that Shashma Dono was building the fortres at Osakay and Frushma Tay with hym.
Also Soyemon Dono sent me a letter how they could not sell the merchandize, viz. the white baftas they tooke for the King of Firando. Soe he willed me to take them backagaine. Unto which letter I retorned answer, I could not doe it in respeckt I had advized the Company into England of the sale thereof, as also the lyke to the agent at Bantam.
Gonosque Dono sent me 2 hanches of venison for a present. We receved 34 rownd postes of Skidayen, calledyofen nuquy. Skiamon Dono came from Langasaque and sent me a present of confittes and craknills.
Aprill 19.—The 2 seabongewscame to vizet me, and amongst other matters we had speeches tuching Capt. Specks goinge before me to salute the King of Shashma, and of my reproveing hym for it, wherin they said I had reason and that they knew it not till now.
Aprill 20.—Mr. Eaton arived from Osakay with a Spaniard in his company, pilot of the ship which came from Nova Spania. Mr. Eaton brought me 2 letters from Mr. Wickham, dated in Miaco the 4th and 6th currant, in which he wrot me something humerously, both about the busynes as also about my misusing of his gerle woman, which is untrewe. Also I receved a letter from Ric. Hudson, with 2 others, 1 from Capt. Adames sonne, and the other from our hostes at Miaco and Osakay, he of Miaco sending me 2 pewter basons for a present, and the other of Osakay 10 pewter pottage dishes.
And we receved tymber of Skidayen Dono, viz.:—
Mr. Nealson in a pot humor fell out with Antony the kinges caffro, and struk hym in my sight.
Aprill 21.—I bought a duble silver and gilt salt containing 13 R. ⅛ R. of 8, for same wight Spanish money.
Aprill 22.—I delivered 5 ould gould ringes of Matingas to the gouldsmith, to make new.
And Mr. Eaton gave me 5 Japon beakers, 4 pottage dishes, 8 other Japon dishes, and a wassell bole.
Aprill 23.—We receved tymber of Skidayon Dono, viz.:—
Receved in 1 boate 700 howse tiles, and in an other 700 tiles more, viz. 450 howse tiles and 250 flat for godong.
Aprill 24.—We bought 40 rownd poles, cost 2mas, littell ones to cover carpenters shed. Tome Dono lent us 20 mats ortomas, and the China Capt. lent us 6 bundells of small canes to cover carpenters shed. And 40 mats bought of 2 others per Gorezano.
Aprill 25.—We borowed 200tomas, or straw matts, of Sifian Dono, of 20 permas.
Aprill 26.—I wrot a letter to Figean a Camme, King of Firando, complementally, that I was glad to understand of his safe arivall at Shrongo and kind entertaynment of themperour; and that yf any shiping arived heare from England or our junck from Syam, that I would adviz hym thereof. This letter I sent per conveance of Oyen Dono.
And I reconed with Gorezano, ourjurebasso, for monies he disbursed for me, as followeth:—
Aprill 28.—We receved 3 square post for the water gate, 1 plank for the bridg, and 7 smallficamonsservisable.
Aprill 29.—I reconed with Yoskey for monies laid out for me, viz.:—
Aprill 30.—Mr. Wickham writ he delivered 25tat.broad cloth to the King of Firandos man. Also of the lying news of Fidaia Sammes being alive, and that 200 Japons are put to death at Osakay for selling people after the wars, and that Micarna Camme Samme, the Emperours sonns sonne, bought acaboke, or player, cost hym 10000taies, is 2500 li. sterling.
May 2.—We reared the frame under the north side of our howse this day.
Zanzabar,alliusYasimon Dono, envited us all to dyner this day and used us kyndly.
May 3.—We receved in 2 barkes foure thousand six hundred tils, wherof 50 were for gadong walle.
May 4.—We receved a bark; lading ston. Cushcron Dono.
May 5.—The sonne of Tuan Dono of Langasaque departed to sea with 13 barkes laden with souldiers to take the iland Taccasange, called per them soe, but by us Isla Fermosa. And it is reported he is at Goto, staying for more succors which are to com from Miaco, and thought they mean to goe for Lequea, to look for Fidaia Samme.
Peter, our new porter, and Miguell, Coreanjurebasso, went about to have gotten a Japon servant to the Jesuistes to have served in our English howse, which I refused to doe; but Peter let hym lodg one night in the howse, which Gorezano tould me of, which both the other took soe in snuffe that they thretned to kill Gorezano. Soe I turnedPiter out a dores. Which Miguell, in his usuall drunken humor, stomocked and entered into termes with me that I had no reason to doe it; soe I turned hym out lykewaies to beare the other company.
May 8.—I delivered one hundredtaisplate bars to Mr. Osterwick, wherof he delivered 50taislyke to Mr. Eaton to goe to Ikanoura to buy tymber, because Skidayen Dono deceaveth us.
The perticulars of tymber is as followeth, viz.:—
May 10.—We had 2 barkes lading flat stones of Tome Dono and Cushcron Dono, to pave yard.
May 14.—Unagense Dono sent me a present of halfe a wild bore.
May 15.—I wrot 3 letters to Mr. Eaton, China Capt., and Jor. Durois, advising Mr. Eaton to com away with what tymber he had bought and buy no more, but bring 3 or 400 bags lyme. And sent these letters per Skeyo that was our skullion.
May 16.—I receved three hundred and fyftietaiesplate of bars of Oyen Dono, in full payment for the ould debt due per King of Firando, besides or above the 3000taiesdue per hym last. I say the King of Firando oweth 3000taisover and above this 350taisnow paid; which three hundred and fyftietaiesMr. Osterwick receaved.
Also Mr. Eaton fell out with a Japon of Figen, whoe misused and struck hym with a staff and knockt hym downe, thinking to have kild hym, for spite he bought tymber at a hier rate then he. But Mr. Eaton, in defence of hym selfe, hath dangerously wounded the other. But the Umbrians took Mr. Eatons parte, other wais they Figians hadmurthered hym. Soe he stands on his gard till I send to cleare hym, the Umbrians protecting hym.
The China Capt. retorned from Langasaque, and brought me word how Mr. Eaton was abused by them of Fingo, and that it was a marvell he escaped with life. So, per his counsell, I sent a bark with 4 ores to cary a letter to Mr. Eaton, and withall sent an other in Japons to thedicoof Ykanaura, desyring hym to have a care that no violence were offred to the scrivano,alliusMr. Eaton, for that to morrow I ment to send a letter to the King of Umbra, his master, to have hym set at liberty and retorned to me, as our priveleges geven per the Emperour spesefied, as the King of Firandos man could testefie, whoe I ment to send Mr. Nealson along with in the mornyng about same matter. And so I gott Jubio Dono of Crates to write me a letter to the King of Umbraut supra.
Capt. Whaw, the China Capt. brother, did send me a present of vallance for a bed, embradered.
May 17.—I sent Mr. Nelson to Umbra with the letter written to the king, and he carid 50taisin plate bars and 10taisin small plate with hym.
The China Capt. lent us leafe gould to gild one mark and 2 head tiles.
May 18.—There came a man from Umbra about the quarrell of the Fingonians with Mr. Eaton, saying they swagered mightely because they thought the man would dye.
May 19.—I receved a letter from Mr. Nealson at Fooky,[138]3 leages hence, being staid per contrary wind, but departed from thence this mornyng before day. Also the small bark I sent to Mr. Eaton with a letter retorned, and tells me the man which he hurt is in no danger of death; yet, not withstanding, they of Umbra will suffer no man to speake to hym, not so much as hym which carid hym my letter, nor a Spaniard which came to hym from Langasaque witha present. I think it is the saturnecall humor of the ould kyng, because he is a Christian, he being a mortall enemy to that name for hatred of the Jesuistes.
And, after we were gon to bed, Tonomon Samme, the Kinges brother, sent me word that he ment to send an expres to the King of Fingo, and that yf I would write he should carry my letter. I retorned hym word that I knew not what to write to Fyngo till I knew the certenty of what passed in Umbra, which will be when Mr. Eaton and Mr. Nealson (which went for hym) retorned.
May 20.—I went to Soyemon Dono to tell hym I marveled them of Umbra used the scrivano (aliusMr. Wm. Eaton) soe hardly that they would suffer no man to speake with hym nor let hym have victuelles for money. He answered me that the Umbrians kept such ward about hym for his good, because the Fingonians, being above 150 persons, had mad bragges they would kill hym, and, Ikanoura being a littell towne or village, were afeard of the worst, and so kept ward; but that they skanted hym of victuells he marveled, but he was assured it was not of mallice, but knew the place was bare of provition, and that I might rest assured that, when thebungewwith Mr. Nealson were arived, that Mr. Eaton should presently be set at liberty; and in the meane tyme I must have pasience, for their trowble was much more then ours. He also tould me that yf I would write Mr. Eaton or Mr. Nealson, that he ment to send a man expres to Umbra this day. Soe I wrot them both, and sent them per a man sent from Firando of purpose per kinges brother.
We reared the building to the southward of our howse in Firando this day.
May 21.—I wrot a letter to Jor. Durois, and ther inclozed the other I thought to have sent per Skeyo, kept till now per meane of contrary wynds, in which letter Iadvized hym of the trowbls of Mr. Eaton at Ikanaura in Umbra; sent per servant Bugo Same.
And after, we recd. in 2 barkes 1400 tils. Also we had 3 barkes lading ston, viz. 1 of Tome Dono, 1 of Cushcron Dono, 1 of Synemon Dono. And we had 35 bundells canes of the China Capt.
And towardes night I receved a letter from Mr. Nealson, dated in the gulfe of Umbra le 20th currant, and sent per thebongewwhich went along with hym, whoe now retorned back, with many complements from them of Umbra, but determen not to set Mr. Eaton at liberty till they had enformed theTonoof Fingo therof.
Mr. Nelson went to Ikanora to vizet Mr. Eaton and furnish hym with such matters as he stood in need of, understanding the Umbrians kept hym soe short.
Yosky the butler, being sick, asked lycense to goe to his howse to take phisick.
May 23.—Migell, ourjurebasso, desired lycense to goe take phisick, being very ill at ease.
May 24.—We had fliing news how our ship theHozeanderwith the Hollanders have met with the great Portingall ship of Amacan, and fought with her neare to the Liqueas, and som escaping out of her ashore retorned per way of Xaxma to Langasaque with news, but know not the end of the fight, whether she escaped or no. Of the which I advised Jor. Durois per Skeyo or his cafero in a letter; but I esteem it ordenary Japon news, which are lyes, dowbting (according to the English proverb) that it is to good to be true, yet, according to an other, I wish that there never com worse news to the towne.
Migell ourjurebassoswife came and brought me a small jarr ofachar[139]for a present, desyring me to exskews her husband in that he abcented hym selfe to take phisik in this tyme of busynes.
And after I was gon to bed, Soyemon Dono sent to have ajurebassoto com to hym about news they had from Ikanoura. Soe I went my selfe unto hym, and he tould me that the King of Fingo had sent a letter to Umbra, wherin he advised that, allthough the English had kild a man of his, he made no reconyng of it, only he was advised that som of Firando that was in company of the English had stolne somthing wherby this quarrell grew. This was the matter he sent to tell me of, and that to morrow they ment to send a man expres to Ikanoura about this matter. So I desyred hym he might carry me a letter to Mr. Nealson.
May25.—Mr. Nealson retorned from Ikanaura, but Mr. Eaton staid behind till thebongewretorned from Fingo.
The man Mr. Eaton hurt dyed the other night, whereupon they sent for Co John, Mr. Eatons boy, and cut afe his head, for that he began the brute; and thought to have donne the lyke per Skite, because he took Mr. Eatons part when they misused hym, and the lyk of Tome, hisjurebasso. All was about a peece of straw cord not worth a farthing.
And I receved 3 letters and a note from Mr. Eaton per Mr. Nealson, dated the 23th and 24th curant, the note manifesting the tymber, boardes, and lyme he had bought, viz.:—
Also he writes he receved 100 tallow candelles of Georg Durois at Langasaque, whereof he burned 23 in prison and Mr. Nealson 5 per way. So Mr. Nelson brought 72 to Firando.
May 29.—I entred into cowncell with Mr. Nealson and Mr. Osterwick, whether it were best to send Mr. Nealson back to Mr. Eaton with a bark to bring hym away, yf he be set at lyberty at the retorne of thebongewfrom Fingo, as they promised he should. So it was concluded upon, and, because I had ernest occation to use Gorezano in howse, I got lycense of Capt. Speck to have ajurebassowhich served the Duch, which he granted me. But when they were ready to depart, there came a Japon and whispered our Duchjurebassoin the eare, who presently refuced to goe on our pretended affares. So I was forced to send Gorezano againe with hym and a souldier of the kinges, whom Tonomon Same, the kings brother, sent with them at my request. The pointes of busynes tuching Mr. Nealsons proceading apeareth in a memoriall of this date, the coppie wherof I kept. I wrot a letter per hym to Mr. Eaton.
And receved a letter from Jor. Durois, dated in Langasaque le 5th of July, wherin he wrot me the news of the meeting of our English shipp with that of Amacan was a lye, only the great ship toed a boate after her, wherin were 2 horses with provition of meate for them and 4 or 5 persons to look unto them, but per stormy wether were broaken from the shipp and cast on the cost of Xaxma, having passed much danger, the bark being sunke, and 4 got upon a peece of tymber, living 5 days without meate or drink. I say 8 got on it at first, wherof 4 dyed before they got aland at Liquea.
May 30.—Jubio Dono of Crates lent us 5 sackes new barly, of 51 smallgantesper sack, till we could get other to malt.
May 31.—We sould 10 fardelles rotten cuttelfish to our fishmonger for 7tais8mas, to tak fish for howse in payment. This cuttellfish was bought for first voyag of our junck to Syam, and, she loosing her voyage, new put in place.
June 2.—I receved a letter from Mr. Nealson, dated in Ikanoura le last of May, signefying he staid the retorne of thebongewfrom Fingo, and that Mr. Eaton was better used now then heretofore, and that thebongewwhich used Mr. Eaton soe strictly is put of of his place and lyke to loose his head for cuting affe our servantes head.
The Hollanders reared a new gadong this day, as bigg as their other, and made an other thatcht one a mile ofe, to buld shiping and put tymber in, and have mad other much building this yeare, planted 2 orchardes, and made a new key out of the sea.
June 3.—I wrot a letter to Mr. Nealson, per the man which carid the other, how I thought best he retorned, for that it is nothing but delayes of the Umbrians who have sent to the Emperours court about the matter, as I think, or, yf he stay upon good occation, then to send back Gorezano.
I reconed with the teliers, and paid the fat tealor 5taisin small plate for making me 5 new garmentes and sowing two ould gownes and a satten dublet. And he paid me 2taisgreate plate out of it for 2 peeces duttis sould hym.
Also I paid the China button maker 1tay4masfor buttons, in small plate.
And I reconed with the leane telor, and paid hym for dyvers garmentes and mending ould, as apereth per particulars—
June 5.—I receved a letter from Figen a Camme, King of Firando, dated in Shrongo 18 dais past, with 3 salmons for a present. Also he writes me of the good entertaynment the Emperour gave hym, with lycense to retorne to Firando when he pleaseth, and that the Empr. gave hym 18keremonsor gowns, with 18 storkes or salted fowles, for a present, a matter much esteemed in these partes.
Also I receved a complementall letter from Torayemon Dono, with another inclosed for the China Capt. which I delivered presently. Torayemon Dono advized of presentes geven the king.
And after dyner Mr. Nealson retorned from Ikanaura with Mr. Eaton and thebongewof Firando which went to Fingo, and Mr. Eatons host of Langasaque who went to vizet hym at Ikanoura so sowne as he heard he was in trowble, and hath kept hym company ever since, conveaying a musket and other armes into prison to defend hym against them of Fingo, yf they went about to offer violence, offring his person for his defence till the death, yf need required.
Thebongewwhich went for Fingo retorned with answer to them of Umbra that they should set the Englishman at liberty, for that he would not medell with them, being under the Emperour his protection; and that them of Fingo, which began this brute, went upon their affares without knowledg to hym, and therefore he would not defend them in the action. Yet, notwithstanding all this, they of Umbra would not deliver Mr. Eaton in 2 dais after the news came, siting still indanconsor councell about it, making delayes, keeping hym baricaded till the last hower. And, although the otherbongewused Mr. Eaton kindlie at first, and let Mr. Nealson goe and vizet hym, yet after he restrayned hym and would not let hym speake with hym in 2 daies. Their hatred against us (I meane them of Umbra) is per meanes of the padrese or pristes, who stered them up against us to make us odious to the Japons, for they are all, or the most part, papisticall Christians in Umbra, and attribute a great (or cheefe) occation of banishment of them out of Japon per meanes of the English, many papistes and Jesuistes lying secretly lurking in most partes of Japon till this hower. Yet I hope in tyme to use the lyke frenship to them as they have donne now to us. And it is serten them of Umbra are enemies to them of Firando,for that Foyne Samme recovered from them much land which they had taken from Doca Samme his father, and added much of Umbra unto it, which they of Firando pocesse till this day.
June 6.—I receved a letter from Mr. Wickham, dated in Miaco le 22th ultimo, with an other from Co. Jno.jurebasso, both per thekeremonsellar or mercer, with 2 barrill wyne, cost both 13mas, with 2catabrasfor Matinga, 2 for his woman Femega, and 1 for Mr. Eatons woman. He writes that the King of Xaxma with Frushma Tay and othertonoswere com to Miaco, and all other permitted to retorne for their cuntres.
June 7.—Mr. Eatons host enformed me how he was in Cochinchina when Mr. Peacock was kild, and that the King of Cochinchina knew nothing thereof, and that he thought, yf we sought, we might have restitution of all. He sayeth they were 5 men which murthered both the English and Duch, wherof 2 were of Cochinchina, 2 Japons, and the other a China, their names being as followeth: Mangosa Dono, Sanzo Dono, Japons; Mangosa, Mr. Peacockes host; Hongo, a China; Uncam,bongewof junk, Amy,bongewof bark, of Cochinchina.
I offred hym that, yf he would put me in suffitient sureties at Langasaque to be answerable that he should render the Wor. Company a just accompt of all he recovered or receaved, that then I would geve hym power to follow the matter, and be bownd to geve hym satisfaction for doing thereof to his owne content, and procure the Emperours letter to the King of Cochinchina, yf need so required. So he gave me answer he was content to put me in sureties to content. The present was geven hym, as well in respect of the paines he hath taken with Mr. Eaton, as also for hope we have to employ hym upon Cochinchina busines.
June 8.—This day was a Japon feast, being the 5th day of ther 5th month, called by themGunguach goriore.
The China Capt. sent me 2 smallbarsosof wine and 2 fishes for a present this Japon feast, and the fatt China telior and buton maker sent me 1barsoand 2 fyshes. And I sent the China Capt. a salmon and a phan.
I was enformed that the King of Firando spake not with the Emperour, but only was permitted to enter into a chamber, where they said he la sick in a littell cabbin coverd with paper, Codgkin Dono, the secretary, going into it and telling hym that theTonoof Firando was there to vizet hym, and came out againe, telling hym the Emperour thanked hym and gave hym lycense to retorne to his cuntrey. But they verely beleeve he is dead, and that they keepe it secret; yet it may be a pollecie to see whether any will rise against hym in armes.
June 9.—We trid our elle speare afore oure howse, and took 65 fresh elles.
Mr. Eaton gave his boy Co Johns aparell andwakadashto his father, with 5 mas in plate.
June 11.—We had 2 boattes lading paveing stoones of Cushcron Dono and Tome Dono; but the Duch grudged to let us have them, saying the king had geven them the iland and per consequence the stoanes.
Mr. Nealson fell out with me extremly this day, misusing me as he hath donne the lyke many tymes before, which I have put up and still borne with his contynewall drunken humors.
June 12.—I receved a letter from Jo. Durois, dated the 12th currant, new stile, which is 10 dayes past, with a note in it, dated the 18th ditto, new stile, in both which he writes how it is certenly reported the Emperour is dead, with other news of Japon; as also to send back his negro or slave, yf I can procure it.
2 Chinas came and vizeted me, and brought me a present of a jarr China wine.
June 13.—Heare is reportes geven out that Fidaye Sameis alive and in keeping of theDayre, and that, the Emperour being dead, it is now mad knowne, and that he shall be Emperour and his fortresse at Osakay built againe. But I doe verely think this is a lye.
June 14.—This night past came an expres from the king, how he was at Anushma, a port of Faccata, som 30 leagues hence, and that he ment to be at Firando to night or to morrow. So Soyemon Dono and other caveleros went out to meete hym, or rather to goe to hym to the place where he is, the wind being contrary.
June 16.—The Kyng of Firando arived at Firando about midnight, and the Duch shott off certen chambers at his passing by their howse.
I sent ourjurebassoto Oyen Dono to desyre hym to tell the king that I was glad of his Highnes health and safe retorne, and that I would com and kis his handes, yf he weare at leasure, and, whiles he was speaking with Oyen Dono, the kyng per fortune or else of purpose passed by and gave ourjurebassovery kind words and said I should be welcom whensoever I came.
Tayamon Dono envited us to dyner, I meane all the English, he being our master carpenter, and our work all most ended.
I sent ourjurebassoalso to Semi Dono and Taccaman Dono to bid them welcom home, and to tell them I would come and vizet them when they were at leasure.
Semi Dono sent me word, it was certen that the ould Emperour was dead 26 daies past, and that he saw the place where he was buryed; and that Shongo Samme did it of purpose, that they might see he was dead. And the presentes which were geven to eachetonowere the legasie of the dead Emperour, being greate matters both in bars of gould and vestmentes. And that Shongo Samme gave them leave to stay 3 yeares without retornyng to vizet hym, to take theire ease for the paynes they had taken intym past. But I do verely beleeve he will sowne rise againe, yf any wars be moved against his sonne within these 3 yeares.
Gonrock Dono passed by yister night to Langasaque, to be governor; which doth rather conferme me in my opinion.
June 17.—The grownd on the W. side our new gadong did shrink with the extreme rayne, and 3 panes of our orchard wall fell downe and spoild divers frute trees, and all the rest of the wall much shaken and lyke to fall, the grownd geving way.
We went and vizetted the king, all of us together, viz.: Mr. Eaton, Mr. Nealson, Mr. Osterwick, and my selfe, and carid a present of 2 barrilles wyne, and 20 cordes of drid fysh of cuttell, and shell fysh, of eather 10 cordes, with a small pott of conserve of oreng flowers. He was accompanied with Bongo Samme his uncle, and the father of Sugen Dono of Umbra, and 2bossesor pagan pristes, with the agent of Crates. He took our vizetation and present in kind parte, offring us any thinge we stood in need of; and soe I craved pardon, telling hym I would retorne som few dayes hence to kis his Highnesse handes, after he had rested hym selfe of his journey, to make knowne som matters unto hym and to have his Highnesse councell therin.
The king had a flat galle pot in his handes and his uncle an other, which som body had presented unto them. So he asked me whether we had such in our countrey, and I answered we had. So he desyred, yff any came in our shiping, that they might be kept for hym. And, retornyng to the English howse, by chance Mr. Nealson had such a one as the others were, but paynted after an other fation. So I sent it to the king, which he took in good part.
June 18.—I went and vizeted Semydone and Taccaman Dono, and carid each of them 2 smallbarsoswyne with10 cordes drid fysh, 5 of a sort to each one. They tould me the ould Emperour died 28 daies past, and that all is now in quiet to Xongo Samme his sonne, in respect of the death of Fidaia Samme.
After I was in bed, Yesimon Dono sent me word he understood of a ship or junck that was on the cost of Firando, near an iland 3 leags hence, and that he had advised the Hollanders the lyke.
June 19.—The China Capt. tould me how he understood by som which came this night past from Langasaque, how they heard 2 peeces of ordinance shot affe per som shipp or junck, of the which I advised Capt. Speck in a letter sent per ourjurebassoGorezan. He retorned me answer that he had the lyke reportes brought unto hym, and had sent out men to heare yf it were true, but could heare of no such matter. And, sowne after, others brought news how they heard 3 peeces ordinance shot affe. So I sent out a boate, with 6 ores, to look yf they could see any shipping on the cost; but they retorned sowne after, the wether being dark and much rayne, and could see nothing.
Capt. Speck said he desired to talke with me about the state of Japon, for that he dowbted their might be som alteration by meanes of these reportes of the death of the Emperour.
The junck proved to be a China, and went along for Faccata, not tuching at Firando. Yt was a smallsomaor junck.
The King of Firando sent to begg my 2 golden fishes which the China Capt. brother sent me, which, much against my will, I gave hym, having geven his brother the other before.
June 20.—The King of Firando sent his chamberlen to me with a present of 2 Japoncatabras, with much wordes complementall for that he did not come to vizet me since his retorne from the Emperours cort, aledging the fowlewether to be cheefe occation. The chamberlen also gave me achaw[140]cup of tynne.
I sent ourjurebassoto thank the king for the present he sent me, and to tell hym I did not esteeme my selfe worthie of such honer as his Highnesse did unto me in sending me such a present. He retorned answer, he esteemed me worthie of much more, and was ashamed it was no better, yet desird me to take it in good parte, such as it was.
June 21.—Towardes night came news that a junk or ship was seene upon the cost of Firando, 4 or 5 leages offe. So the China Capt. went out in a boate, and Jno. Cocora, our cooke, with hym.
And about midnight came an Englishman with a letter from Mr. Jno. Baylie, merchant, and an other from Mr. Richard Row, master of theThomas, who is arived within 5 leages of Firando, and com per way of Molucos, and came from Bantam the 20th of January last.
I went abord theThomas, and procured boates from Firando to toe her in. So she entred the harbour about nowne, and shot of 3 peces as we passed per the Duch house, and 11 for the towne, coming to an ancor. Jacob Speck, the Duch Capt., came abord before she came in, and brought a present of 2 barilles wyne, 2 hogges, and a salmon, and had 3 peces ordynance at his departure. And the Duch answered with chambars, both as we passed as also at his departure.
June 23.—The king sent to have a note of what comodities was com in our ship, to thentent to send it to the new Emperour. So I gave it hym. Also we procured orders from king to set up in the ship that no Japon should com abord without leave, to prevent stayling and cozening the marreners, which the Japons are adicted unto.
The King of Firando retorned 8 fowling peces which theEmperour should have had; but, now he is dead, Safian Dono retorns them.
June 24.—I sent an other letter to Mr. Wickham, per King Firandos man, whoe goeth to the new Emperour with a note of tharivall of our shipp and what she bringes in her.
June 25.—Semi Dono, with others, came from the king to look on our gally pots, and carid som of them, with jugges and pottage dishes, to shew the king.
This after nowne came in a small junk of China, which came from Osakay and came into Japon last yeare.
June 26.—The kyng had dyvers sortes gally pots, posset pots, and jugges more sent hym this day, as also Semy Dono had 2 galle pots and 10 gren podingers. And Skiamon Dono had 2 or 3 broaken gally pottes and 1 whole geven hym, he coming to fetch the other for the kyng. Ther was a faggot of steele let fall over bord per neclegence of handing in.
June 27.—Albaro Munois, Alferis Tuerto, and Pasqual Benois came this day to Firando from Langasaque, and came to the English howse to vizet me. I think their coming is to learne what newes is at Molucos and Surat, the which I did not want to tell them the turuth. Albaro sent me a present of 2 bandes and cuffes, with three roles of rusk, and Alferis Tuerto a jar of conserves.
June 28.—There was 2 men of Fingo and of Firando cutt this day for quarreling on with an other.
June 29.—I am enformed how the King of Fingo hath sent to Ikenaura and caused the man to be cut which began the brute with Mr. Eaton.
Sugen Dono sent a present of frute, and came and vizeted the English howse.
And Yayamon Dono, kinges shipwright, had 4 blocks or pulleis lent hym to make others by.
June 30.—The king sent me word that a nobleman ofXaxma was com to Firando and desired to vizet our English howse and to goe abord our shipp, and that he was a man of acompt, and therefore wished me to use hym respectively; which I did in showing hym the howse and making him a colation, as he had the lyke abord and 5 peces ordinance for a farewell.
I send Albaro Munois and Gil de la Barreda, the Alpheris, each of them a gallon bottell oyle and a quart bottell Spanish wyne, glasse bottells and all for a present.
The nobleman of Xaxma sent to have a sample of gallie pottes, jugges, tuns, podingers, lookinglasses, table bookes, chint bramport, and combarbands,[141]with the prices.
July 1.—Upon good consideration we sent these thinges following for a present to the 2 noblemen of Xaxma, understanding they are kyn to the king and greate men in those partes, viz:—
Which present they tooke in good part, and retorned me answers per Mr. Eaton that, yf we would have any busynes with the King of Xaxma, we should fynd they were men that could doe something and would not be forgetfull both of their entertaynment at English howse as also abord the shipp; and that which bownd them the more, the sending these presents unto them of thinges they had neaver seenethe lyke before, and therefore would not want to signifie so much to the king their master. And sowne after they sent me thankes per 2 of their men, and eather of them sent me a present of a banketing box with furneture of trenchers, dishes, and other mattrs, for 5 men to eate with, after Japon fation.
Mr. Rowe went to Duch howse with a present of a runlet of wyne, a jarre conserved nutmegs, and som conserved ginger, and was frendly entertaynd.
Domingo was bownd to serve me 5 years, where I will out of England, and to fynd hym meat and drinke and clothes, and the rest at my pleasure.