July 2.—The caveleros of Shaxma sent to buy 20 green tuns and 20 green porringers, which I set at 6masper peece. But they would not geve the price, but retorned them.
And a cavelero kinges man sent a calfe for a present.
Albaro Munos, the Alferis, and Mr. Eaton with them, went abord theThomas, and had 3 peces of ordinance shot afe at their retorne.
July 3.—We had news how the junck of Vilango Luis is arived at Nangasaque from the Manillas, and Miguell de Salinas in her. They bring news that Don Jno. de Silva is dead before Malicca, and his fleete retorned to Manilla, but first he drove away the Mores of Achin and the Duch forcesse from Malacco, as they say.
We have news of an other Japon junck arived from Manillas at Langasaque, master Yasaman Dono.
We went to the King of Firando with a present.
July 4.—By generall consent there was a present sent to Capt. Whaw, China Capt. brother.
And Torazemon Dono sent me a gerdell and a peretabisfor a woman.
Also ther was a present sent to Tonomon Same.
July 6.—Ther was a present geven Andrea Dittis, theChina Capt. And there was geven two presentes to Soyemon Dono and Torazemon Dono.
The gentelman of Firando, which came from Xaxma, I meane Fony Sames kynsman, came to the English howse, and sent me 2 barrils wyne and 2 fyshes for a present. He tould me the King of Xaxma had rezolved in counsell to let us have free trade into the Liqueas and all other partes of his dominions, but that the 2 noble men, which were here the other day, durst not tell me so much without order from the king, yet assured hym it was true.
July 7.—I receved a letter from Capt. Whaw from Langasaque, wherin he writes thankes for the present sent hym, as also advising me how 3 of Twans barkes are retorned, which should have gon for Tacca Sanga, or the Iland Fermosa, but went not thither, but rather a boot-haling on the cost of China, where they have taken 11 boates or juncks, and put all the people to death because they stood out and fought with them.
He also wrot his brother to advize me not to goe towardes Miaco this 10 or 12 daies, and that when I went, to goe well provided, for that it was reported there were pilferyng knaves abroad on the cost of Arima, and speeches geven out that theTono, or King, of Xaxma meaneth to make wars against the new Emperour in right of Fidaia Samme, whom they report to be alive, and that he meaneth to begyn with Langasaque. This is now the common report.
Yt is said that one boate of Twans men put into a creek at Iland Fermosa, thinking to have discoverd ferther into the cuntrey; but, before they were aware, were set on by the cuntrey people, and, seeing they could not escape, cut their owne bellies because they would not fall into the enemies hands.
July 8.—I receved 2 letters, 1 from Jor. Durois of the 16th July, new stile, and the other from Albaro Munois,of the 17th ditto, with a peare blew silk stocking and a jarr ofnipasent me for a present, and Mr. Eaton and Mr. Rowe each of them a jarr ofnipa. They wrot me how the Portingals had 4 gallions at Malacca which came from Goa, one wherof the King of Achin burned with his gallies, and the other 3 the Hollanders burned after, yet before Don Jno. de Silva arived at Mallaca, and were gon towardes Molucas before he came, he dying for greefe that he did not com in tyme, as the Span. and Port. report.
July 9.—The king sent me a melch goate and a kid to Mr. Baylie for a present, to make use of the milk, he being sick.
July 10.—I sent Mr. Eaton with ourjurebassoto desyre the King to let us have a greate bark to carry up our goods, and our ouldbongewto accompany me, for that I was desyrous to keep our ould, as the Duch did, and not to chang every yeare a new, as hetherto we had donne. He retorned me answer that he had present use of his greatest barkes, meanyng to go to the Emperour hym selfe within few daies, yet, notwithstanding, he would provide me of a good bark, and not of the least; and for our ouldbongew, he could not spare hym, having put an office into his hands, but for any other I might make choise and keepe myselfe to hym ever hereaftr yf I pleased. Mr. Eaton said he fownd the king accompanid with all his cheefe men, surveing of armor; soe I dowbt there will be som broyles in Japon before long. God grant all may fall out for the best.
Pasquall the Spaniard retornd from Langasaque, and Christophell the Alman with hym, and an ould souldier called Reales. They said that 2 juncks of China were arived from Caggalion in Phillippinas, and 2 other China junckes from Camboia, laden per Portingalls. And late at night the pilot arived with an other Spaniard in company with hym.
July 12.—Towardes night Zanzabar,allisYasimon Dono,sent me word that an English or Duch shipp was com to an ancor in Cochi roade, a league from Firando. Soe I sent out a boate to look who they weare, and it proved to be theAdviz, an English ship, the master called Jno. Totton. I sent a hogg and a barrill wyne to company; and the purcer or merchant, Mr. Ed. Willmot, came ashore and brought me divers letters, viz.:—
1 from WorllCompany, a joynt letter to rest.
2 from Capt. Jno. Jourden, a duble letter, viz. copie of that sent perThomas, dated at Jaccatra le 12th January, 1615, with an other perAdvice, dated in Bantam le 29th May, 1616.
1 other from Capt. Jorden, a duble letter, viz. copie of 1 sent inHozeander, with 1, 10th August, 1615, sent per dittoAdvizfrom Bantam, who lost her monson, and retorned to Bantam.
1 from Capt. Coppendall, dated in Bantam, le 25th May, 1616.
1 from Diego Fernandas in Bantam, le 13th May, ditto ano.
I delivered 3tais5ma.8condrinfyne plate to gouldsmith to make buckles for my sword hangers and chape,[142]sword and dagger, and I waid the buckels and clasps my ould gerdell containing 1ta.5m.2co.And the gouldsmith brought the 2 chapes of my sword and dagger, being silver, and poz. 9mas.1condrin.
July 13.—1 went abord the shipAdviceto Cochi, and saw her safely brought into the roade of Firando. We shott of 7 peces to salute the towne, and 3 when thebongewswent away, and 5 at our going ashore, as also 3 were shot afe at our first coming aboard. And theThomaswelcomed them with 3 peeces from ashore, her ordinance being landed.
I receved these letters following, viz.:—
All the abovesaid letters from London.
All the abovesaid other letters from Bantam.
July 14.—The barkJaccatraarived at Cochi this mornyng, and bringeth news of an other greate shipp of Holland, which came out 4 daies before her from Pattania.
Here came reports of the arivall of the barkJaccatraand an other greate Hollands shipp; but as yet non com in.
July 15.—Receved aland the 7 packes broad cloth, with the rest merchandize, viz. Russia hides, 4 balles; gild leather, 1 case; 3 chistes gallipot; 1 chist jugges; 2 chistes glass botts.; 8 case bott., 1 with whot waters; 2 casses furs; 1 box callico, etc.; 1 box corall; 1 box amber; 1 trunk falconaria;[143]with a box rootes from Cape, but are rotten and not worth anythinge. News were brought that 2 Duch shipps are entred harbour at Cochi, a league from Firando.
The kyng envited us to dyner to morrow, which I gladly would have put ofe, but could not. The kinges brother came to English howse to viset me.
July 16.—I cleard with Yoskey for these matters following:—
We were invited to dyner per the king, and well entertayned, and the China Capt. with us, Mr. Rowe, Mr. Totton, Mr. Wilmot, and the purcer ofThomas, with Mr. Eaton, Mr. Nealson, and my selfe. And after nowne the 2 Duch shipps entred the haven of Firando, viz. the one called theBlack Lyon, a shipp of 7 or 800 tonns, and the other the barkJaccatra.
The Hollanders report that all the Hance townes in Germany, with the Kyngs of Denmark and Sweaden, are entred into confedracy with the States.
July 17.—There was a man of theAdviceran away, called Tho. Heath, being guner, but was staid by the offecers of the King of Firando, and word sent to me thereof.
July 17.—We carid the king a present as followeth, viz.:—
And I had conference about our abuse offred per them of Umbra, which the king tould me he would assist me in it, in what he might, taking the present in kynd part.
I went to Duch howse, where they used as very frendly, and Wm. Johnson, master of barkJaccatra, delivered me a letter from Mr. Jno. Browne, dated in Pattania the 14th of June; but it had byn opend by som other before it came to my hands. Advized in it of theSea Adventuresarivall at Syam.
Jno. Jossen arived at Firando from Edo.
July 18.—A man died out of theAdvice.
Yasimon Dono came runing, and brought me word that our junkSea Adventurewas arived; but it proved a false larom.
The Hollandes master, capt., and Capt. Speck came to English howse, and brought me a present of a barill Spanish wyne, a great glasse bottell aquavite, 2 Hollandes cheeses, and a small pot butter. Mr. Jno. Baylie gave me a beza ston[144]for a present—a reasonable bigg one.
July 19.—Sugen Dono sent me a barell salt raspas[145]for a present.
July 20.—I delivered three hundredtaisplate bars to Mr. Osterwick to pay botemen, and to deliver som to Mr. Eaton to defray charges up, and rest to remeane for other occations.
And the China Capt., Andrea Dittis, came and bought currall, viz.:—
At 10taysplate for 1taywight currall.
I receved of the gouldsmith 2 hookes and 12 buckles formy sword hanger, with a littell pec. silver containing just 3tais.
July 21.—Mr. Totton, master of theAdvice, gave me a target and a peare Pattania pikes for a present. And I gave hym 2 pere silke stockings, viz. 1 peare red of my owne and an other peare greene, and sent from Jor. Durois the other day.
A Duch marener, being drunk, stabd a woman, because she would not let hym enter into her howse.
About 10 a clock at night, Hernando Ximines came to the English howse, and brought word how Capt. Adames was arived in our junck from Syam, and that we had goodes com in 2 junkes more besids her.
July 22.—I went to Cochi, and there met Capt. Adams in our junck, and carid boates to tow her into the roade, which they did.
And I receved a packet letters from Mr. Benjamyn Fary, wherin was contayned, viz.:—
1. A note all charges upon the junkes voyage.
2. Invoiz goodes sent inSea Adventure.
3. Invoiz goodes reladed in her.
4. Invoiz goodes laden in Capt. Shobick junck.
5. Invoiz goodes sent in Capt. Geequans junck, wherin Ed. Sayer goeth.
6. Mr. Farys letter to me, dated at Judea[146], in the River of Syam, le 3th June past.
7. Invoiz of goodes retorned to Andrea Dittis, China Capt., for his sulfer or brimston.
July 23.—We had a generall councell this day of divers matters, viz.:—
1. Yt was thought fyting to buy or fraight a small China junk.2. To sell our junck which came from Syam, yf we can.3. To send Mr. Willmot to Nangasaque to attend coming junkes.4. To land our goodes at Langasaque, and put it in a sure gadong, rather then bring it to Firando, it being a better place of sale then Firando.5. To procure abongewof king to remeane abord, to see the Japons have their due, and no more, for avoyding of scandaloz tonges.
1. Yt was thought fyting to buy or fraight a small China junk.
2. To sell our junck which came from Syam, yf we can.
3. To send Mr. Willmot to Nangasaque to attend coming junkes.
4. To land our goodes at Langasaque, and put it in a sure gadong, rather then bring it to Firando, it being a better place of sale then Firando.
5. To procure abongewof king to remeane abord, to see the Japons have their due, and no more, for avoyding of scandaloz tonges.
Capt. Adames delivered me 4 letters, which came out of England in theNew Years Gift, viz.:—
1 from Sir Thomas Smyth, dated le 18th Feby., 1613. Company.1 from Mr. Tho. Willson, 16th February, ditto.1 from my brother Walter, ditto, 16th, 1613.1 from Mr. Ed. Dodisworth in Surat, 20th Novbr., 1614.
1 from Sir Thomas Smyth, dated le 18th Feby., 1613. Company.
1 from Mr. Tho. Willson, 16th February, ditto.
1 from my brother Walter, ditto, 16th, 1613.
1 from Mr. Ed. Dodisworth in Surat, 20th Novbr., 1614.
July 24.—Capt. Adames went with me to vizet the kyng, he being comen from Syam, I meane Capt. Adames. And we carid a present as followeth, viz.:—
But he was sick, and kept his bed; so we could not speake with hym.
Late towardes night came news how the Duch junck is arived at Nangasaque, many men being dead, and the rest so weake and sick that they weare forced to put in theare for want of men to bring her to Firando. I meane the Duch junck which comes from Syam.
Sangero Samme fownd a woman of his yisterday playing falce with an other Japon, for which he presently cut her in peeces with his owne hands, and, after, the man was brought to the place of execution and cutt in peeces; and his brother had the lock of haire on his head cut affe by the hangman with the samecattanwhich cut his brother in peecese.
July 25.—Our host of Osakay (or Sakay) sent his barke to seek fraight and to carry me up, yf I came. Mr. Wickhamwrot a letter to ourjurebassohow he sent her to bring me up, yf I weare not provided for before; but he wrot me no word at all.
And I delivered two bars Oban gould to Mr. Eaton, with 18taywight Priaman gould. I say I delivered it to Mr. Osterwick to geve to Mr. Eaton, and put it into the invoyz goodes, and carid up; the bars Oban gould at 55taisper barr.
July 26.—The king sent 2bongewsabord to see the marreners have their owne, they being brabling knaves, espetially the boteswayne.
Farnando Ximenes gave me a new hatt with a bang [band?] gouldsmiths work, a peare silk garters, with gould fring, and shewstring same, ruch.[147]
July 27.—The King of Firando was very sick this day, so that his brother and all the nobilletie went post hast to vizet hym. And sowne after the king sent word he was very ill, and that showting of ordinance disturbed hym much; wherefore he desired both English and Hollanders not to showte affe any more till he fownd hymselfe better.
We put all matters abord to goe towards the Emperours court to morrow, God permiting wynd and wether.
July 30.—I receved a letter from Mr. Wickham, but had no tyme to read my letter over, being ready to departe for Edo, and Capt. Adames abord before me. Soe we sett forward in the after nowne, and having a good gale wynd, and got to Langowne[148]that night, where we came to an anchor, it being calme.
July 31.—About midnight we wayed ancor, the tide serveing, and rowed it up all the affore nowne; but, after, had a fresh gale westerly, so that late at night we got to the streate of Ximina Seke,[149]where we came to an ancor.
August 1.—We wayed ancor this mornyng an hower before day, but we[re] forced to stop the tide for want of wynd;but, a gale coming up after at W., we got after midnight neare unto Camina Seke,[150]and there came to an anker till mornynge.
August 2.—After daylight we waid ancor and passed the straites of Camina Seke, and, the wind being good, we got to a place called Tacca Sackey, in a bay, to an ancor, haveing made 32 leag., and wated in the way at a place called Camangare,[151]where our host of that place brought me a present of dry fysh, and I sent hym abarsoof wyne.
August 3.—After daylight we waid ancor from Taccasackey, and, having calme, rowed it up till the gale came; and soe, late at night, got to an ancor at Woshmado,[152]haveing made 30 leagues.
August 4.—Before day we departed from Woshmado, rowing it up till the wynd came; and late in the night got it up neare the bar foote of Osakay, where we rode at an ancor till mornyng.
August 5.—We put in over the bar of Osackay, rowing against the wind, meeting above 300 barkes going out; but it was past 10 a clock before we got up to the towne, where Mr. Wickham, with our hostes, came out and met us with a banket,nifon catange.
I wrot a letter to Mr. Nealson and Mr. Osterwick, how I was advized per many that it was dangeros to send about our small junck to Edo, yf she were not com away befor this letter came to his handes, and then my opinion was to send her for Osackay. Also, not to sell lead under 7taiesperpico. This letter I sent per conveance Mr. Albartus.
Sr. Albartus came to vizet me, accompanid with his host and others, with a banket,nifon catange, as many others did the lyke, and late towardes night our host of Sackay did the lyke, and brought me a silk coate orcatabra, and an other of lynen to Capt. Adames, withcomendacons from Safian Dono, whose man he was, as also from Chubio Dono, his brother, with offer of much frenship. Also our ould host of Miaco came to vizet me, and brought 2 barrilles wyne for a present. He fownd hym selfe agreeved the English were gon from his howse, and would needes know the occation, which proved to be his bad usage of Mr. Wickham, who lodged above 3 months in his howse, in all which tyme he never would so much as eate nor drink with hym, but gave out bad wordes against all our nation. Soe I sent hym away with good wordes, telling hym I knew by report he was a ruch man, and needed not to care for any for the English (as he reported), nether would the English be undon whether they lodged in his howse or in an other.
August 6.—Our ould host of Sackay, with our boateman and Domingos mother, came to vizet me, and brought me presentes of frute, hense, and wyne. And I gave eache of them a singell pec. chint bramport, and a bar plate containing 4ta.3ma.8co.to Mr. Eaton’s child, Hellena, to carry her mother, and acatabrato the wench which brought her.
August 7.—Our ould host of Osakay, where Mr. Wickham yet lieth, envited us all to dyner this day, where we had extraordinary and kynd entertaynment.
August 8.—We paid to the kinges bark men and our owne as followeth:—
Paid out per Mr. Wickham, and is for demoragese in staying at Firando 10 or 12 daies after they were laden.
Allso ther was lent unto Ishon Dono, the Kynge of Firandos chirurgion, 5taisplate bars.
I wrot a letter to Inga Dono, Lord Cheefe Justice of Japon, to exskewse me I went not to Miaco to kisse hisLordships handes, which at my retorne from the Emperours court [I would doe].
Also I wrot 2 other letters, one to the King of Firando, and the other to Andrea Dittis, the China Capt., and sent them per the kinges bark now retorning to Firando. In the kinges letter, I recomended our English howse and our affares to the tuition of his Highnes in my abcense, desiring hym to have a fatherly care therof, and to assist them which I left in all occations they stood in need of.
August 9.—I sent ourjurebasso, accompanid with our host, to vizet the Governor (who is the Emperours kynsman), to exskewse me that I went not to kisse his Lordshipps handes, by reason of the fowle weather and the hast I made to goe to the Emperour, but that at my retorne I ment to doe it, God willing. He took it in good parte, and sent me word I should be welcom, and that I should fynd hym ready to doe ether me or our nation any good he could.
August 10.—We laden all our merchandize and other matters for Edo in 2 barkes, and sent it for Fushemi[153]by water to save chargis, Jno. Cook and Jno. Hawtery going along with it. Jno. Hawtery went out of our lodging to a whorehouse, and pawnd a shert and a pere silk stocking.
The King of Firandos man retorned from Court, and bringes word the Emperour will have all our lead and tynne, of which I advised Mr. Nealson and Mr. Osterwick, and sent the chirurgion of the kynges bill for 5taistherin clozed.
Ther was aboseor pagon prist murthered in his howse; but the murtherers canot yet be fownd out.
August 11.—Mr. Eaton not retornyng from Miaco, we were forced to stay heare this day.
August 12.—Mr. Eaton retornyng to Osakay before day, wee set forwardes on our voyage towardes Edo, and dynedat Fraggata.[154]Soe we lodged this night at Fushema, the charges of the howse amonting unto 8ta.8ma.0co.
I thought good to note downe that, as we passed along the river side before we came to Fushima, we saw a dead man cast upon the shore, whome had byn murthered by som villans; yet the cuntry people let hym lye, and not geveing hym buriall. And on the other side was a man cursefied upon a crosse for murthering a merchantes servaunt. And in an other place (as we passed) I saw som 8 or 10 malefactors heades set upon tymbers by the hie way side. Yf it were not for this strict justice, it were no liveing amongst them, they are so villanouse desperate. And I thought good to note downe that, coming to Fushima, which is but 3 leagues from Miaco, we were enformed that som villanous people sett upon the gard which kept the 30 bars Oban, which was ofred for sallary to hym that would discover the murtherer of thebose(and could be no other but the murtherers them selves), yet carid away the gould at nowne dayes. This is the report, but whether it be true or no I know not. It is said this cruel [men] have vowed to kill many men.
August 13.—Jno. Hawtery, being sent afore with our goods per water to Fushami from Osakay, and haveing 4taisdelivered to hym to defray charges, in two dais space idly spent the one halfe in whorehowses and drunkennesse, I fynding hym so drunken he could skarse stand on his feete; and, when he is drunk, he is mad furious.
We passed per a towne called Otes,[155]where Mr. Wickham met us and brought 300taisin plate of bars with hym. And at night we arived at a towne called Cosantes,[156]where we la all night. Jaquese, with Mr. Sweetland and 3 others, went before us with all our merchandize to avoid trouble and to be ½ a day before us.
Here our host tould us that Jno. Yosson passed by to goe for Edo yisterday.
August 14.—We dyned at a place called Mina Cochi,[157]and charges cost as followeth:—
So we went to another place to supper, called Tuchiama,[158]where we were forced to stay all night by meanes of the rayny wether. Our charges at Tuchiama was, viz.:—
August 15.—We dyned at Camiama,[159]and cost to howse 2ta., and to servantes of howse 100gins. And we went to bed to Shrock.[160]And, the wether seeming to be good, we hired 2 barkes to carry our goodes in; and about 10 a clock at night did embark our selves to have passed an arme of the sea of som 21 leages, to have shortened our journey as also to save chargis. But about midnight the sea began to rise with a stiffe gale wind easterly, soe that we altered our determenation and put downe into the cod of the bay to a place called Meea,[161]where we arived the morrow after nowne, not without much danger, haveing had an extreme gust of wynd, with much lightnyng and thunder, accompanid with rayne, so that it might be accompted a tuffon. One of our barkes which carid our goodes lagged behind, and so got not in the mornyng tide, as we did, soe that she ran a greate risge to have byn cast away by laysynesse of the barkmen. But ourbongew, with Goresanojurebasso, behaved them selves so that they got the bark into a creeke (not without much danger, runing over sholes), being assisted with the men and marreners of one of the Emperours barkes, which la endocked in the same creeke.
This night began the feast of the dead, and candels hanged out all night.
August 16.—This mornyng close, overcast wether, with a stiff gale wynd easterly, verying more southerly, with greate store rayne sowne after most parte of the day, but espetially in the after nowne; and towardes night proved a tuffon, very extreme wether, yet dry wether all night following and not much wynd. We could not know this night whether our goodes be much wet or no, the villanous barkmen are occation that we got not all ashore before the tuffon came, as we did out of our barke.
August 17.—We fownd our goodes not so bad wett as we thought, soe, haveing opened the fardelles and new packt them, we got to bed this night to a place called Ocasaqui,[162]it being 7½ leagues. We gave the host at Mia for our diet a bar Oban, with 200jinsto the howse, and spent 400jinsper way.
The ould Emperour was borne in this towne of Ocasaqui, in which place their is a very greate castell.
August 18.—We dyned this day at Yosenda,[163]and paid howse 3 : 0 : 0, and the servantes 100gins. And we went to bed to Aray.[164]
Here we had news how Calsa Samme hath cut his belly, being attaynted of treason against his father and brother to have destroid them and set up Fidaia Samme, his enemie. It is thought it will goe hard with Masamone Dono, his father-in-law; and speeches are geven out that the Jesuistes and other padres are the fyre brands and setters on of all this, in provoking children against parents and subjects against their naturall princes.
This night ended the feast of the dead.
August 19.—We came to dyner to Fame Mach,[165]and paid 3ta.5m.8co., and to the servantes of the howse 200gins. And we la all night at Mitsque.[166]
Here we had news how Calsa Same was to passe this way to morrow to goe to a church neare Miaco, called Coye; som say to cut his bellie, others say to be shaved a prist and to remeane theare the rest of his daies. All his owne men are taken from hym, and he sent with a gard of themperour his brothers men. His wife he hath sent to Massa Moneda Dono, her father. All [he] hath for his alowance in the pagon church [is] i.mangoca[167]per anno. He lodgeth this night at an uncles howse som 4 leagues hence, called Cacken Gowa.[168]
August 20.—We dyned at Cackingaua, the towne where the castell is where Calsa Samme la all night. We met hym and others on the way in 3 or 4 troups, but could not well understand in which of them he went, because he kept hym selfe close in aneremon.[169]It is said there goe divers other with him to that church (or pagod), where it is thought they shall all cut their bellies, som of them being men of 40 or 50mangocasper anno, which is 8 or 10 tymes more then the King of Firando hath. Also their is speeches that the Emperour is making ready forcese to goe against Massamone Dono.
We came to supper to Nishew Sacka;[170]so we made but 6 leagues this day, and there overtook our goods sent before. So we were forced to stay theare all night for want of horsese, all being taken up for the Emperourse service to carry alonge these noble men.
August 21.—We dyned at Fugi Eda,[171]and gave to howse 1000gins, and to servantes 100gins.
And so we came to Shrongo[172]to bed to Stibios, where we understood that the ould Emperour had left order with Shongo Samme (now Emperour) not to kill his brother Calsa Samme, but to confine hym into the pagod aforsaid for 10 yeares, and in the end, fynding hym conformable, to use his discretion.
I wrot a letter to Mr. Wickham of our arivall heare, and how Jno. Cook and Jno. Hawtery had staved me 5 bottells wyne, 2 potts conserve, a barill of Zant oyle, and let falle my bag biskit into a river.
August 22.—About 10 a clock we departed from Shrongo, and paid our host for the howse a bar of Coban gould, vallued at 5tais4mas, and to the servantes 200gins.
So we went to bed this night at Camber,[173]is 7 leagues from Shrongo, and spent per way 600gins; and we paid to howse 2000gins, and to servantes in 2 howses 400gins.
August 23.—We dyned at Barra,[174]and paid 400gins, and went to bed at Mishma,[175]2500gins, and to servantes 200gins; and might have gon ferther but could get no horses, per reason all were taken up before for the Emperour.
August 24.—And we went to Haconey[176]on the top of the montayne, where the great pond with the devill is, as they report, and spent in the howse 300gins; and, after, went Odawar,[177]where we la all night; but might have gon ferther, but could not for want of horses.
August 25.—The wether proving extreme fowle, we were constraind to stay at this place called Odowar.
I thought good to note downe how, in the tyme of Ticus Samme, there was a strong castill in this place, kept by one Wigen a Dono (whoe marid the doughter of Ogosho Samme, the deceased Emperour). This stood out against all the forcesse of Ticus Samme, having 100,000 men with hym in the castell, which Ticus seeing he could not bring hymunder, sent Ogosho to parly with hym and bring hym to reason, or else to cut his owne belly. So, upon the persawsion of Ogosho, he rendered up his castell, upon condition that he and all the rest might live peaceably without punishment. Yet Ticus Samme, having hym in his power, made Wigen a Dono to cut his belly, contrary to promis.
August 26.—We haveing remeaned at Odowar 2 daies, departed from it this morning, and paid to the howse
At this place two of Capt. Adames tenantes of Febys met us, and brought a present of 10 loves white bread and a dish of boyled beefe, with 2 bottelles wyne.
And soe we went to bed to Tozuka,[180]10 leagues short of Edo; from whence Capt. Adames went before to make ready his howse to receave us, and to com and meete us in the mornyng before wee enter the city.
I gave our hostes doughter at Oyesa a R. of 8 which I had of Mr. Wilson.
August 27.—We paid the howse at Tozekay. And soe we arived at Edo this day about 3 a clock in the after nowne, and lodged at Capt. Adames howse, he meeting us at the entry of the cittie with our men which went afore with the goods, who arived heare also this mornyng.
Capt. Adames doth now understand that his brother in law Andrea playeth the knave with hym, which he would hardly beleeve before.
The King of Firandos brother sent his man unto me to bid me welcom to Edo. The Spanish pilot and an other Castillano came to my lodging to bid me wellcom.
August 28.—The King of Firandos brother sent me a present of 2 barll. wyne and 2 piggs, and 1 barll. wyne and 1 pig to Mr. Eaton. And Codgskin Dono sent me a chist figges, 10 bundell ofwobi,[181]and a dish musk millians; and a merchant brought me a dish grapes. I sent ourjurebassoto thank them all,nifon catange.
August 29.—Andrea, Capt. Adames brother in law, arived heare from Orengaua late the night past. He brought a present of fresh bread, with a littell sallet oyle and som poulderd beefe. He is a craftie knave. I noted downe this present wrong, for Capt. Adames sonne sent it and not Andrea.
August 30.—Codgkin Dono sent this mornyng betymes for Capt. Adames, and tould hym he had spoaken with the Emperour and tould hym of our being heare, and that we might com with our present when we would. Yet they thought it best to stay till the first day of the new mowne, which they accompted a happie day.
About 3 a clock in the after nowne there hapned an exceading earthquake in this citty of Edo in Japon, which contynewed, from the begyning to the end, about the eight parte of an hower; but about the halfe tyme it was soe extreame that I thought the howse would have falne downe on our heads, and so was glad to run out of doares without hat or shewes, the tymbers of the howse making such a nois and cracking that it was fearefull to heare. It began by littell and littell, and so encreased till the middell, and in lyke sort went away againe.
About some 22 yeares past their hapned an earthquake in the province (or kyngdom) of Bongo, in which there was a towne (or rather a cittie) of 4000 howseholdes sunck into the sea, not any living creature being saved. And at same tyme a mowntayne neare adjoyning was clove in the middell. And it rayned long haire lyke unto that of mens heads.This hapned som two yeares before Ticus Samme died. And, amongst Japons, earthquaks are held for prodigious things; yet they say this province of Quanto is more subject to them then any other part of Japon.
We opened our merchandiz to lay out a present for the Emperour, and fownd wanting a treble peece of chint bramport, with above acattywight of amber, and 9 writing table bookes; and most parte of our gally pottes broaken per the rude handling of our hackny men and fault of them should have looked to it. Also 2 bars of tyn stolne per the way, and 1 treble peece chint stolne heare, after they were opened.
August 31.—Migmoy brought me a present of wyne, grapes, and waffar cakes, and tould me that for any difference of accompt, either betwixt Mr. Wickham or Mr. Eaton and hym, he was content to remit it to my discretion. He is a craftie fello and very ruch. Amongst the rest, he tould me he lyked our religion so well that he ment to turne Christian.
Jno. Yossen came yisternight to vizet me and envite me to dyner, with Capt. Adames and the rest. I answerd hym I would vizet hym before I retorned.
There was a feeling of an earthquake 2 or 3 tymes againe this day, espetially about 5 a clock in the after nowne. It shaked the house mightely, but nothing so forsably as the other day, nor of so long contynewance. And about midnight following ther was an other earthquake, much lyke unto this.
September 1.—This day we carid the present to the Emperour Shongo Samme, whoe receved it in kynde parte, Codgscon Dono and Shongo Dono assisting us in the matter. But it was long before we could be dispached, by reason all the nobles went with presents to the Empr., it being the first day of the new moone. Amo[ng]st the rest was the King of Faccata, who as yet is not permittedto retorne into his contrey; the reason I canot learne. I think there were not so few as 10,000 persons at castill this day. It is a place very strong, duble diched and ston walled about, and a league over each way. The Emperours pallis is a huge thing, all the rums being gilded with gould, both over head and upon the walls, except som mixture of paynting amongst of lyons, tigers, onces, panthers, eagles, and other beastes and fowles, very lyvely drawne and more esteemed [then] the gilding. Non were admitted to see the Emperour by my selfe, Mr. Eaton, and Mr. Wilson. He sat alone upon a place somthing rising with 1 step, and had a silkcatabraof a bright blew on his backe. He set upon tho mattes crossleged lyke a telier; and som 3 or 4bozesor pagon pristes on his right hand in a rum somthing lower. Non, no not Codgkin Dono, nor his secretary, might not enter into the rowme where he sat. Yet he called me once or twise to have com in, which I refused; which, as I understood afterward, was well esteemed of. I staid but littell in the place, but was willed to retorne; and both at my entrance and retorne he bowed his head. I forgot to note downe that all the rowmes in his pallis under foote are covered with mattes edged with damask or cloth of gould, and lye so close joyned on to an other that yow canot put the point of a knife betwixt them.
The present given was as followeth, viz.:
I sent ourjurebassoandbongewto Codgskin Dono and Shongo Dono to thank them for the paines they took about our busynes, and know of them when it pleased them I should come and vizet them to kisse their handes; but they were not com from the Emperours castell. So they left word with ther servantes.
September 2.—I sent ourjurebassoGorezano in the mornyng to Codgskyn Dono and Shongo Donos howses, to see yf they were at leasure, that I might com and vizet them; but he plaid the knave, and I think went not at all, but tould me they were gon to the castell. But, after Capt. Adames went, they sent me word they were at home. So I made what hast I could; yet, before I could com, the Emperour had sent for them, so I lost my labour, and retorned to my lodging with the presentes, refering it till to morrow.
And sent the accompt to Mickmoy to peruse over, for that I would make an end before I retorned.
September 3.—We carid 3 presentes, all alike, to Codgskin Dono, Oyen Dono, and Wotto Dono, 3 cheefe men next to the Emperour, to each of them alyke.
Also I went and visited King Firandos brother and carid hym a present.
September 4.—We were enformed of another noble man neare the Emperor, called Ando Tushma Dono, unto whome it was thought fitt to geve a present as to the former, this Emperour being newly com to the crowne, and the Spaniard haveing geven out ill reportes of us that we rob and stayle from all we meete at sea, which was tould to us by greate men in the Emperours pallas, which is because Capt. Keeling tooke 3 of their shipps (I meane Portingals) coming from Surat. But Capt. Adames did enforme them the trew occation thereof, how they Portingals did still molest our shiping at Surat, so that now we had wars against them and comition to take either Spa. or Port. where we met them, in regard they took us. Yt seemeth there is many papistes in these partes, which would doe us a mischeefe yf they could; yet the best is, the Emperour and them about hym are no frendes of Portingals nor Spa., and the rather for the extreme hate they beare to Jesuistes and pristes, whom they canot abide, and gave us warnyng that we should not com in their company, but rather to reveale them, to the entent they might be punished.
Jacob the Duch man, which came into Japon with Capt. Adames, came to vizet me, and offerd his servis to the English. He is a cawker, a pore fello. The Duch offerd hym 3l.10s.per month the last yeare; but he refuced it, and after would have taken it, but then they would not geve it. And I put hym ofe with fayre wordes, telling hym we wanted no people, but had more then our trade did afford. I gave his wife and his sister each of them a single pece chint bramport.
Also we gave 2 pec. grogren, 3 pec. chint bramport, and 6 duble bookes to the secretaries of Codgkin Dono and Oyen Dono.
This day in the after nowne, about 4 a clock, was an other earthquake, but of small contynewance, and gave but one great shake.
Mrs. Adames and her sonne sent me a letter from Oringaua, with a peec. pouldren beefe, exskewsing their not coming to Edo, in respeck of the Spaniardes which did lie at their howse.
September 5.—We went to Ando Tushma Dono with a present as the other, wanting a small looking glass and som sortes gally pots, with 2 maps of London and 88 (sic). This man was not within, yet we left the present behind, and tould his man I would come and vizet hym when I knew he was at home.
A ruch merchant came to vizet me, and brought me a fat hoog for a present. Codgskin Dono sent me peares, grapes, and wallnuts for a present.
September 6.—We dyned at Jno. Yoosen the Hollanders, where we had good entertaynment. And, in regard of the kyndnesse he allwaies hath shewed to Mr. Eaton and Mr. Wickham, to goe to the Court to speak for them in the abcense of Mr. Adames, it was thought good to geve a present to his wife and doughter, as followeth, viz. 1 whole pec. chint bramport, containing 3 pec. of R.corg.; 1 peec black silk grogren.
September 7.—I went and vizeted Wotto Dono and Tushma Dono, and thanked them for the paynes taken in our affares, offering them to procure for them out of England anything they pleased to geve me notis of. They took my visitation kyndly, and said they would get our priveleges renewed andgoshonsor passes sealed this day, yf it were possibly.
And from thence we went rowndabout the kyngs castell or fortresse, which I do hould to be much more in compas then the citty of Coventry. It will contain in it above 200,000 souldiers in tyme of wars.
We dyned at the Kynge of Firandos brother, where we were well entertayned.
And towardes night the secretary of Oyen Dono came and vizeted me at my lodging, and brought me a present of hense; and amongst other speeches he began to talke of the padres, and that it were good we had no conversation with them. Whereupon I tooke occation to answer hym that he needed not to dowbt of us, for that they were enemies to us and to the state of England, and would destroy us all yf they could. But that it were good he advized the Emperour to take heed of them, lest they did not goe about to serve hym as they had donne the Kinges of England, in going about to kill and poizon them or to blow them up with gunpowder, and sturing up the subjectes to rebell against their naturall prince, for which they were all banished out of England.
September 8.—We dyned, or rather supped, at a merchantes howse called Neyem Dono, where he providedcaboques, or women plears, who danced and songe; and when we retorned home, he sent eavery one one of them. I had a bar of Coban gould of Mr. Eaton, containing 6tais4mas, which I gave them.
September 9.—Jacob the Hollanders wife brought me a present ofmuchesand other stuff,nifon catange, she being ready to depart towardes her howse.
Capt. Adames this day, as the lyke every day, staid at the Cort to solicet of dispach to get our prevelegis and passes, but still put afe; and amongst the rest the secretary tould hym that it was reported how there were semenary prists in his howse at Orengaua. So Capt. Adames sent away an expres with a letter to his wife to look to it that there were no such matter.
There is new edicts sent out into all partes of Japon, as namely to Langasaque, Arima, Umbra, and Bongo, which are most of them Christians, to see to it, that no padresbe fownd amongst them, and them in whose howse they are fownd shall be put to death with all their generation. This must be followed with extremitie.
September 10.—Codgskin Dono sent for Capt. Adames, which we hoped was to have geven us our dispach; but it proved to be nothing but to enquire ferther about the padres. So he retorned without doing any thing, they willing hym to retorne on the morrow, as they have donne the lyke any tyme this 9 or 10 daies, which maketh me to marvell, as I doe the lyke of the long stay of the Hollanders. God grant all be well in the south partes, and that they rise not in armes there.
September 11.—Capt. Adames was all day at Cort againe to attend for our dispach, but retorned without any thing; only they willed hym to have patience and to com againe in the mornyng.
Oyen Donos secretary came to vizet me, and tould me he suspected that our delay grew per meanes of the looking out for padres, which weare much sought after by the Emperour, and reportes geven out that som were at Capt. Adames howses at Orengaua and Phebe. So Capt. Adames wrot againe to his folkes, to look out that no such matter were proved against them, as they tendered their lives.
Yt is thought that the Emperour hath a meanyng to banish all Christians out of Japan. God grant all may fall out for the best, for our so long detayning maketh me much to marvill, and the Emperours hate against the Jesuistes and fryres very greate.
I receved 2 letters from Mr. Nealson and Mr. Osterwick, dated in Firando the 5th and 6th ultimo, and sent by Gonosque Dono, who is com up to vizet Codgsquin Dono, in respect of his fathers death, and bringes him a present of 30 bars silver from the King of Firando. In these letters they adviz me of the trowble they had with the covetos mareners of the junck which came from Syam, and that, asthen, no news of the other 2 junks arival at Langasaque with Ed. Sayer. Also that the news is that the Amacan shipp will not com to Langasaque this yeare, she being arested per a marchant of Goa for money the Amacan merchantes owe hym. This news is come per a gallie and a galliot which are arived at Langasaque and came from the Manillias.
September 12.—In respect we are put affe from day to day and canot have our dispach, I got Capt. Adames to goe to Oyen Dono, the Emperours secretary, accompanied with ourbongewand Goresano ourjurebasso, to geve hym to understand, yf he make any dowbt of the matter, that we are no frendes of the Jesuistes nor fryres, nether suffer any of their sect to remeane in England, but punish all them which are fownd with death; this coarse haveing byn kept in England for above the space of 60 yeares, so that the Emperour needed not feare our conversation with that sect, for that their hatred against us and our religion was more then against any others whatsoever.
Oyen Dono the secretary used Capt. Adames kyndly, and tould hym and the other 2 how the Emperour was much offended against the padres, and therefore advized us not to have conversation with them nor to let them christen any children of ours, yf we chanced to have any, for then they might presume we were of their sect, whome the Emperour ment utterly to extinguish out of Japon. He willed Capt. Adames not to think it long we were not dispached, the Emperours busyness being such as yet it could not be done, but within a day or 2 he hoped to end it to our content.
September 13.—The Emperour went a hawking this mornyng with a troupe (as it was thought) of 10000 men. It is said he will retorne this night.
September 14.—Capt. Adames and ourjurebassowent to the Court to get our dispach, but could not be ended to day but referred till to morrow. The Councell tould themthat the Emperour would not write any letter to the King of Cochinchina, nor meddell in other mens matters.
This night past, about 2 a clock, hapned an earthquake; but of no greate contynewance. Som say they felt it 3 severall tymes; but I felt it but once.
We have much ado with Nico. Machievell,alliusMigmoy, about clearing accompts with hym; but as yet not donne. Mr. Eaton paid Singero, the expres, 1½taisto spend per the way.
September 15.—Capt. Adames went this day againe to the Court for to procure our dispach, but could not be ended, but refered till to morrow and then he to com with Codgskyn Dono, and so an end to be made.
September 16.—We could not com to accompt with Nico. Machiavell,allisMigmoy; so we are forced to go to law with hym.
Capt. Adames went againe to the Cort to have had our dispach, but by meanes of the fowle wether the Councell went not to the Court, so that he retorned back without doing of anything. Capt. Adames envited the merchantes to supper to morrow that envited us the other day.
September 17.—I receved two bars Coban gould with tenichibos, of 4 to acoban,[182]all gould, of Mr. Eaton, to be acco. for as I should have occation to use them in gestes or otherwais.
We envited them to supper which envited us the other day, and had thecabickesas they had. I gave 4 bars, calledichibos, to one of them.
September 18.—Capt. Adames went againe to the Cort to procure our dispatch, and fownd all the Councell busyed about matters of justice of lyfe and death; and, amongst the rest, one man was brought in question about FidaiaSamme, as being in the castell with him to the last hower. This man was racked and tormented very much, to make hym confes where his master was, or whether he were alive or dead; but I canot heare whether he confessed any thing or no. Also the Admeralls sonne (our great frend), called Shonga Dono, came to towne, having byn sent out by the Emperour before about busynesses. He had much talk with Capt. Adames about sea matters, and other greate men in company with them. And, amongst other matters, they tould Capt. Adames that they understood theire were certen ilands to the northward, very ruch in mynes of gould and silver, which the Emperour ment to conquer, and asked hym whether (upon good termes) he would be pilot. He made answer, he was not now at his owne dispose, being servant to the English nation, and therefore could not serve two masters. They asked hym whether he had heard tell of any ilands called les Ladrones, or of the theeves. He answered yis, but that his opinion was that they were of no moment, in respect the Spaniards had not taken them, they lying in his way as they passed from New Spanie to the Phillippinas. They also spoake of an other iland, called by the Spaniards Hermosa (or Rico en oro y plata). He answered he had heard of such a place in conferrence with Spaniardes.
In fine, the Councell tould Capt. Adames all our dispach was ready, only they wanted Codgkins Donos hand, he being sick. So he was referred to com to morrow and bring Codgskin Donos letter.
Paid out tocabokes3 bars Ichabo gould.
September 19.—We went to the Admerall yonger, Shongo Dono, and carid hym a present. And Capt. Adames gave hym 3 gilt Syam skins and a tigers skyn. He took our visitasion kyndly, and offerd us to do for our nation what he could. This man and his father are the trustiest frendes we have in these partes. And I thought good to notedowne how this man entred into speeches about the ilandes Ladrones, taking them to be ruch in myne of gould and silver. My answer was, that I knew no such matter, but to the contrary esteemed that yf the[y] had byn such, that the Spaniard would have had them before now, they lying in the way from Agua Pulca to the Phillippinas. But my opinion was that yf the Emperour pretended to make a conquest of any, that the Phillippinas them selves were of more emportance, and the Spaniardes weake and ill beloved of the contrey people, and that herein his Matieneeded not to dowbte the assistance both of the English and Duch, as occation should serve. At which speeches he seemed to make a pawse, and in the end said that they wanted such shipps as ours were. Unto which I answered, I marveled the Emperour did not make such, haveing both men (I meane workmen), tymber, and all thinges else necessary. Yt seemed to me that he tooke notis hereof.
Towardes night I receved a letter from Mr. Wickham, dated in Miaco the 27th ultimo, wherin he wrot that as yet he heard no newes nether of our small junck nor bark that should com with wood and skins from Firando; which maketh me to marvell very much.