More for my own acco. as followeth:—
November 20.—Our host Tozayemon Dono came from Sakay and brought me eight hundredtaismore to mak the other up 2000tais. And Eche Dono retorned from Miaco with rest of the bar copper, being 50pico, which was laden abord the bark, and the rest is in house ready to lode to morrow.
Mr. Eatons boy Domingo is to make hym a new bond to serve hym 7 yeares in these partes, or at Syam, Cochinchina, or Patania, but not to goe for Bantam nor for England; and is for 10taisplate delivered his father and mother a yeare past.
And per lyk agreement he is not to carry Susanna his sister out of Japon, which is to serve the lyk tyme for 5tais; but he to fynd meate, drynk, and cotes to both.
November 21.—Our host of Osakay, Cuemon Dono, gave me a silkkerymonand 2 silkcatabras, with 2 sackes rise, 5 sackes charcole, 3 sackes salt, and 5 salted coddes, for a present; and gave Capt. Adames, Mr. Wickham, Mr. Eaton, Fesque Dono ourbongew, and Gorezano ourjurebasso, each of them akeremonof silk, with other matters to our followers. And sowne after the Governor sent me an other present, viz. 5 silkekeremons, 2langanates, and 2 barelles wyne; and sent to buy 2 pec. corall, which I sent to hym as a present from my selfe.
Gorezano ourjurebassohaving falne out with divers of my frendes by means of his fowle tong, espetially now of late with Tozayemon Dono, our host of Sackay, I willed hym to make peace with hym, or else I would not entertayne hym any longer; at which my admonisions he setlight, as well as at Capt. Adames, Mr. Wickhams, Mr. Eatons, and others. Whereupon I put hym away. This fellos fowle tong hath much injured me and others, namely Capt. Adames, against whome he gave out speeches at Emperours court, that he was an occation we gave not a greater present to the Emperour and to others, which hath procured Capt. Adames much ill will, and the lyke to all of us. This Gorezano had byn a dead man long ago, yf I had not saved hym, and have this reward for my labour.
November 22.—I receaved fowre hundredtaisof Mr. Wickham upon acco. of Tozayemon Dono, and gave Mr. Wickham up a note of all the monies I receaved to carry downe, since I arived at Miaco; which amounted to eight thousand eight hundred forty and sixtaies, eightmas, and sevencondrins, wherof 7650taieswere packed up in 6 chistes to goe for Firando, and the rest in an other chist to lay out for iron and other matters at Bingana Tomo.
Sadaye Dono, the governors secretary, sent me 2 Japon pistolles for a present. And sowne after came a servant of Calsa Sammes to vizet me with a present of frute, telling me (as from his master) that he was sory he could not doe me any pleasure in respect he was in disfavour with the Emperour his brother; but, yf it were otherwais with hym hereafter, that then he would do that which now he canot.
November 23.—Our host brought uscabuques, 3, one the cheefe, with their musick, and staid all night. I gave the cheefe a bar Coban. And Echero Dono, Mr. Eatons ould host, brought me a present of abento, or box for 5 persons to eate in, and a fyre harth from his wife; and Shroyemon Dono, a pike and 10 papers fyne rise.
November 24.—Gorezano made frenship with Tozayemon Dono, and would have gladly gotten to bejurebassoagaine; but I would not.
November 25.—I gave the cheefecaboqueI single pec.chint bramport, and her maid 5masin plate, and so sent them away.
And we departed from Osakay towardes Firando in the after nowne. We put over bar of Osakay at night, and divers frendes came after us with banketes for a farewell.
We got this night to a place called Taccasanga, 20 leagues from Osakay.
November 26.—So we [made] 25 leagues this day, and came to an ancor about midnight, it being calme, and so stopped the tide.
This day passed afoyfone[227]by us with 20 ores on a side, wherin went abongewof the King of Biengos,[228]and came and spoke with us, seeing we were strangers, and sent me a dozen of larks for a present. So in requitall I sent hym a smallbarsoof wyne and a salt cod, which he took in good parte, sending me word, yf we put into any port of his masters province, we should be welcom and have any favour shewed us we stood in need of.
November 27.—We waid ancor an hower before day and rowed it up, haveing somtyme wynd and somtyme calme. And so towardes night arived at Bingana Tomo,[229]haveing met a bark of Firando per the way, whoe tould us our 2 shipps and junk were all ready and attended our coming, wishing us to make hast. We made this day 15 leagues.
At my coming to Bingana Tomo, I thought to have fownd 600picosiron ready bought and waid out, as I writ our hostis; but fownd nothing donne per meanes iron was so deare, as the worst sort at 17½taisperpico, and second at 21mas pico, and non of best sort to be had. So I had thought to have sent back an expres to Osakay to Mr. Wickham to have bought som theare, but upon better consideration left it ofe, and thought it better to carry money then iron at so deare a rate. But in consideration ourhostis said she had bought 100picos, worst sort, at 17mas2condrins, I took that and meane to send it to Syam, the king of that place haveing writ for iron; also a smith of this place haveing greate store of flat iron a span broad, made of purpose for the Emperour, but durst not sell without consent of themperoursdicoorbongew, which he would send unto to know the lowest price.
November 28.—I delivered two hundred and fyftietaisplate bars unto Mr. Eaton, to pay for iron at Bingana Tomo, viz.:—
November 29.—We departed this mornyng from Bingana Tomo towardes Firando—
We met 7 boates with the King of Fingos[230]provition, he, as they say, cominge after to goe up to themperour. And, after them, mett as many with the King of Bongos in lyke sort.
So we made this day and night following 30 leagues.
November 30.—We came to an ancor 3 leagues after we had past the streates of Camina Seak,[231]and thear road all night, it proving a very storme. So we made this day 13 leagues.
December 1.—We waid ancor at break of day and road it up with the tide to a villadg called Mia Nots, 5 leagues from the place we came from, and after rowed 2 leaguesmore and came to an ancor againe, the sea being very greate. So we made 7 leagues this day.
December 2.—We wayed ancor 2 howers before day, and sett sayle and came to Shimina Seak[232]2 howers before night, where we staid all night per meanes of the fowle wether; Capt. Adames coming in late same night. So we made 25 leagues this day.
The King of Cokera was at this place with 50 seale barkes, ready to goe to vizet the Emperour.
December 3.—We waid ancor and put to sea with wynd provinge varible, and arived at Firando the morow mornynge at son rising, haveing made 55 leagues per day and night followinge.
And sowne after Ed. Sayer arived at Firando from Shashma, where the king used hym kyndly, in respect of my vizeting hym as he passed by this place.
I sent ourjurebassoto adviz the King of my arivall and that I ment to vizet hym to morrow. And he sent a man after to bid me welcom, as all the princepall of the towne did the lyke; and the neighbours came them selves and met me, after they heard the shipps shute of their ordinance.
And the Hollandes Capt. sent hisjurebassoto bid me welcom and that he would have com hym selfe, but that he was busy writing to send away their ship and junck.
December 4.—The China Capt. tould me how he had 2000taisin fyne plate ready to send in our ship, and that he would write to his brother to provide more, but the worst was that Langasaque was belegered and all the passages stopt that no man might retorne from thence. The occation he knew not; only som said it was to look out for on of Fidaia Sammes consortes, and others that it was to look out for padres.
Also there was reportes that 25 saile Hollander shipps had taken the Molucas.
December 5.—I went and vizeted the King of Firando, in company with Capt. Adames and Ed. Sayer, with letters from the king of Shashma and Safian Dono; and I carid the king a present of 2 barrellesmorofack, 2 salmons, and 5 perfumed fans. He took it in good parte; and I gave hym thankes for the paynes that Fesque Dono hisbongewhad taken in going up with me.
And from thence I went to the Hollandes howse to vizet Capt. Speck, to know yf he would send me 2 letters in the ship that went for Bantam and the junck that went for Syam, which he promised me to do, as also to geve me a letter to Bantam to send in our shipp, to signefie that it was falce the reportes geven out about carrying the ebony in theHozeander, and that he was ready to do the lyke for us upon all occations offered, it being the States pleasure he should do soe.
I wrot 2 letters, 1 for Bantam to Capt. Jourden, per Duch ship, and the other to Syam to Mr. Benjamyn Farry, per Duch junck.
December 6.—I sent the China Capt. brother akerymonand 2 salmons, and gave the lyke to hym selfe, and akerymona pece to Mr. Sayer, Mr. Nealson, Mr. Osterwick, Mr. Rowe, Mr. Totton, Niquan the China, and Mat[ingas] father, and 1 to Mr. Wilmot; andmiangasof gerdelles and showes to Mr. Eatons, Mr. Sayers, Mr. Nelsons, Mr. Osterwikes and Mat[ingas] women; and a silverchawpot and a fan to Capt. China wife; and a peartabiswith string and a fan to his doughter.
The king sent for me and Capt. Speck, and shewd us a letter he had from the Councell to tell us we should not trade into no other parte of Japon but to this towne of Firando and Langasaque, and to adviz hym eich yeare at ships coming what merchandiz we brought, to the entent to signefie the Emperour thereof.
We find per experience that the King of Shashma hathshewd us extraordenary favor, and the Duch to the contrary non at all. The occation I think is the present I gave hym as he passed by this place to goe to the Emperor, the Duch not doing the lyke. So that now he let Matias stay allmost a month suing to speak with hym and might not have admittance.
December 7.—A mestiso[233]came to demand passage in our junck for Syam, and tould me he went in the junck with Mr. Peacock and Walter Carworden for Cochinchina, and related to me the death of Mr. Peacock cleane contrary to the report I had before, saying that it was by mischance, an other boate runing against them in a corant overthrowing theirs; and that Mr. Peacock was drownd by meanes of money he carid in his pocket, and that his host was in the boate with hym and hardly escaped with swyming, being halfe dead when he came ashore; and that Walter Carwarden, their host, and he went afterward and fownd the dead body of Mr. Peacock, and brought it ashore and buried it; and that Water remeaned in the contrey above a month after, not any one offring hym injury, yet in the end embarked hym selfe in the same junck he went in to retorne for Japon, carrying all matters left unsould along with hym; which coming to the knowledg of the Kyng of Cochinchina, he wrot a letter to Safian Dono, to signefie unto hym that he was inocent of the death of the English or any other, and that, yf they sent any of their nation to receave the money he owed them, he was ready to pay it.
I sent a bundell figes, a paper rise, and 2 perfumed fans to our neighbours, Japon manour, I retornyng from above, viz.:—
December 8.—I came to understand that Gilbert Dickenson, being put in trust to way out the Companies wood to Japons, did secretly consort with them to wrong the Company to benefit hym selfe: namely in 20picosdelivered to one he gave 22picos, and after went for money for the said 2picos, which coming to the knowledge of Andrea Dittis, China Capt., he advized me hereof and caused the money to be staid. He delivered or wayd out much more to Tomo Dono and Cushcron Dono; but I canot fynd out in what sort it was, only it was tould me he was seene rec. money of them and brought it back againe to chang for better, it not being good. Also he was accused per the chirurgion of theAdviz, called Robert Hawley, that he in secret tould hym he made accompt to put ten pownd in his purce per waying out of that wood, etc.
December 9.—I wrot a letter to Soyemon Dono, and sent it per ourjurebasso, to entreate hym to speake to the king for the 3000taishe oweth, to send now in these shipps which will be ready within 5 or 6 daies.
Georg Durois came to this place, haveing past much danger at sea, staying 6 daies after us, many barks being cast away before his eyes.
The king sent Soyemon Dono and an other to know whether I ment to send goodes to Miaco and those partes; as he was enformed I did, contrary to themperours edict. Unto which I answerd that I ment to send goodes to our host of Sackay, which I had sould hym for the vallu of 1000tais, for which I had receaved money of hym before hand; and that I might sell my goods to any man at Firando without geveng offence; and that he had sent his man with his chap or marke to set upon the goodes, and ment to com after hym selfe. So they took the answer in good parte. Also I desyrd hym to be ernest with the kyng for the money he owed us, to send in these shipps.
December 10.—We had a generall meeting and councell at English howse, whereat assested, with my selfe, Mr. Ric.Rowe, Mr. Jno. Totton, Wm. Eaton, Wm. Nealson, Ed. Sayer, Wm. Nealson, Jno. Osterwick, Edmond Wilmot, Wm. Colston; where was handled the matter of the runing away of Tho. Heath and Nico. Wilson of th’Advizescompany, with Henry Blackcolles, Hewgh Hewes, Tho. Somner, and Christorfer Galsworthy ofThomascompany, for runing away with theThomasskiffe and 350 Rs. of 8 of Mr. Rowes in money; but being taken, we condemd them, with on Widger of theThomascompany, their consort, to be duckt at yard arme 3 tymes and whipt at capstayn each one 20 stripes; only Heath the guner to be but duckt.
Also Jno. Hawtery was brought in question by Mr. Eaton for goodes stolne at Edo and Osakay, which he could not deny, but fell out in rayling termes against me, thretnyng me that he would make me to leape, etc. For which Mr. Rowe carid hym abord and put hym in the bilboes.
The Hollandes junck went out for Syam this after nowne.
December 11.—We went abord theThomas, and saw execution donne upon the persons aforsaid, according to order, only Galworthie and Widger were refered till an other tyme, they being both sick of the pox, and per the chirurgions opinion would be in danger of their lives yf they were ducked.
Georg Durois being ready to departe towards Langasaque, news came that the cheefe in that place was taken and bownd upon suspition. So he staid till he heard ferther newes.
Capt. Adames entered into extraordenary humours, taking the parte of the scrivano of his junk with one Miguell, 2 villans that have cozened the Company, against me and all the rest of thenglish, to mentayne them before the justice. I take God to witness I do what I can to keepe in with this man, etc.
News came from Langasaque that men might enter but not com out againe; so we know not what will com thereof.
December 12.—We bought a slave of George Durois, pownd (sic) unto hym by one of Firando for 7taisplate bars, which money is now paid onto hym. The slaves christen name is Laurenso, and in Japon Sanzero.
Also this day arived a small China bark orsomafrom Hochchew,[234]laden with silk and stuffes, in this towne of Firando. They bring news of the wars betwixt China and the Tartars.
We agreed with ould Mr. Barges of theThomasand yong Mr. Burges of theAdvizto goe for pilottes in our junck for Syam. And ther was 50taisplate bars geven to Skidayen Dono for to make his voyag to Syam, he being capt. of the junck.
Niquan the China retorned from Langasaque with 6000taisfyne plate, sent from Capt. Chinas brother for as, and sent me word he would send 2000taissame plate to morrow, which he had taken up of a frend for us at intrest at 20 per cento according to my order, and would take up more yf we stood in neede.
December 13.—I receved 16cattansof Mr. Eaton to send to Sir Tho. Smith, cost viz.:—
The China Capt. sent us in 2 chistes plate bars good to melt, to send for Syam with the rendadors chape upon it, containing in each chist one thousandtais—is tow thousand in all.
December 14.—Taccamon Dono paid all his ould score and desired to have 50picossappon upon a new acco., to pay next yeare as we sell the rest.
December 15.—I delivered one hundredtaisplate bars to Andrea Dittis, China Capt., to deliver to Skydayen Dono, capt. of theSea Adventur, as his owne, for most advantage; but is for my selfe.
Capt. Adames envited all thenglish to a banket withcabokes.
December 17.—I delivered tow thousand tow hundredtaisto Mr. Eaton in plate, wherof 200taiswas in fyne plate, rest in bars, and is parte of cargezen sent per hym to Syam, rest being in severall sortes of goodes, am. to 3043ta.6m.2½co.
I wrot a letter to the King of Shashma, to geve hym thankes for the good usadg of Ed. Sayer and the rest in our junck, offring my service to hym in what is in my power. Soyemon Dono holpe me to endite and write my letter in good termes befyting so greate a prince.
Also Soyemon Dono tould me that the King of Shashma did much esteem our English nation, and would suffer us to trade into the Liqueas or any other partes of his domynions, but would not suffer the lyke to the Hollanders.
December 18.—Yasimon Dono and Albaro Munois arived at this towne of Firando, one from Xaxma and thother from Langasaque; and Yasi came and viseted me, telling me how our nation were respected in Xaxma, and the Hollanders nothing esteemed of, and that they were lyke to loose their processe with a China about red wood com in a junck from Syam put into Xaxma per contrary wynd.
December 19.—I delivered my letters to Mr. Eaton, viz.:
1 to Mr. Benjamyn Farry, Cape merchant at Syam, with the cargezon ther inclozed.
1 to Jno. Ferrers, to Syam, with his bill of 36 pezos or Rialles of 8 I paid to Capt. Adames for hym, and send hym 3 shutes of aparell by hym.
1 to Mr. Jno. Browne, to Pattania.
Tow Spaniardes came to vizet me, of Andelozea, sayingthey were parentes of Harenado Ximines, enquiring for 2 or 3 men that were escaped out of the Spanish shipps and they said fled to the Hollanders; but after, Capt. Speck came to vizet me and tould me these Spaniardes had hanged an English man out of littell ship.
December 20.—Our junck theSea Adventurewent out of Firando to Cochi and there came to an ankor.
And Capt. Speck brought me a letter to send to Syam, which I did, and enclozed it to Mr. Fary with a word or 2. Also Capt. Speck went out with his boate after our junck to helpe to tow her out, and carid a present of wyne and porke; and shot afe 7 or 8 chambers and pec. ordinance as she passed by, and our shipp shot afe each one 5 pec. of ordinance. And being abord I fownd the capt. drunk, with others of Firando with hym, whoe demanded a writing of my hand to make good their preveleges, as also that I should lend hym 200taisgratis at Syam, to pay the lyke som heare in Firando, at his retorne, which I denyed to doe and so retorned ashore, offring hym that yf he were not content with that which he had, that then he might geve over the voyage, and I would send an other in his place. They had gon out this mornyng but that Mr. Eaton was not abord, but about midnight he departed from hence, Mr. Wickham, Mr. Sayer, and Mr. Osterwick accompanying hym.
December 21.—Our junck,Sea Adventure, put out of Cochi Road towardes Syam this mornyng. God send her a prosperous voyage.
The King of Goto arived at Firando this after nowne, being bownd up to vizet the Emperour, but came heare ashore and vizeted the King of Firando. So it is thought fit to cary him a present, because our shipping and junck do still com and goe for his contrey, and somtymes per meanes of fowle weather enter into his harbours, and have byn kyndly used.
December 22.—I went and vizeted the King of Goto, and carid hym a present, viz. 1¼tatt.brod cloth, 3 syngle peces chint bramport, 1 chast fowling peece. He took it in good part, and after sent his man to vizet me (he being ready to departe towardes Edo), to tell me his hast was such he could not com to thank me hym selfe, but assured me that, yf any of our shiping (junckes or other) came upon his cost, they should be suckared with the needfull, and that instantly he would adviz me of the arivall of any that were to enter; for which I thanked the messenger, telling hym I was sory his Highnes was departed on such a sudden, because I ment to have saluted hym with ordinance as he had passed out, the which he said he would make knowne to the king, his master.
December 23.—I went and vizeted Songero Samme, ould Foyns sonne, and carid hym a present. Yt is said that the king of this place is to goe up to themperour forthwith, and soe much Oyen Dono tould me, he comyng to vizet me yisterday, telling me the king was in great care to provide me money to send in these ships, he being now put to his shifts in respect of his going up to themperour. Also it is said Sangero Samme is to go up to themperour, but upon what occation is not knowne, whether it be by comandement of themperour, or of the King of Firando, his nephew. Yf themperour sent for hym, it is thought it is to make hym kyng.
And I had an ould cloake of Mr. Totton, which I gave to Capt. Whaw, China Capt. brother, at Langasaque.
December 24.—We receved 15 barilles gunpolder from Langasaque from Capt. Whaw. Also I had 18 cakes Surat soape of Mr. Totton.
December 25.—Our 2 shipps,ThomasandAdviz, shot of each one 9 peces of ordinance at son rising, in honor of Christmas Day. And Andrea Dittis sent me a present of 2 peces black taffeties and 10 greate China cakes of sweete bread.
We envited the masters, masters mates, and cheefeoffecers of both shipps to dyner and supper, being som 20 persons, as also the China Capt. and our selves, merchantes, were above 30 persons. And Mr. Rowe envited us abord theThomasto morrow to dyner. Mr. Totton being very sick, could not com, as Mr. Wilson, masters mate ofThomas, the lyke. God send them health.
December 26.—We dyned abord theThomas, and had 3 peces at entring abord, with 3 for a health to Honorble. Company, viz. 2 out ofThomas, and 1 out ofAdviz; with 5 other single healths, viz. 1 to Capt. China, 1 to Capt. Middelton, 1 to Capt. Jourden, 1 to Capt. Adames, and 1 to Capt. Saris; with 7 peces out ofThomasat going ashore, and 5 out ofAdviz; with 3 out ofThomasfor the women. And we had thecabokisafter supper ashore, who plaid and dansed till after midnight, and then went away, being 8 women and 6 or 7 men.
December 27.—I sent thecaboqueseighttaisplate bars per ourjurebasso.
And in consideration of the frenship the China Capt. brother hath shewd as to procure as money, 3000taisat intrest, and would let Mr. Wilmot nor his followers pay nothing for their diet at Langasaque, they lying theare above a month at a Chinas howse, we gave to the China his host 1tattablack brod cloth, and to Capt. Whaw 2tattastamet bays, 7½taywight best amber beades, being 130 beades, 2tay9masworst amber beades, being 10 beades.
Yasimon Donos littell doughter came to vizet me and brought me a present of oringes, and I gave her a perfumed fan, a perfuming bras balle, and a bundell of paper.
December 28.—I wrot two letters (per Andrea Dittis, China Capt., his direction) unto 2 greate China lordes, viz. to Fiokew, secretary of Estate, with 200taisplate bars, delivered to his servant Liangowne, for to provid charges per way; to Tykam Shafno, concellor of Estate; and that I delivered 10 bars gould Oban to same man for purposeafforesaid. The 200taisbars plate Mr. Osterwick delivered to China Capt., but put them upon his accompt; but the 10 bars Oban, containing 24taywight gould Capt. Whaw delivered of hym selfe, amounting unto 550taisplate, all going for their proper accompt, yet they them selves have wrot I sent it (or gave it), as apereth to them in my 2 letters. God grant good suckcesse.
Also I wrot 3 letters in Japon, viz. 1 to Safian Dono, and an other to his secretary, to desire Safian to geve me a letter of favor to the King of Cochinchina, for payment of such soms money as he bought goods for of Mr. Peacock. I say, to pay the money to Capt. Adames and adviz me how Mr. Peacock came to his end and what became of Water Carwarden. And the 3rd letter was to our host, Tozayemon Dono, of Sackay, to buy 50picosgococopper, to send me per first, with such money as he made of our goodes.
Also Mr. Totton being very sick, I put hym in mynd to make all matters stright, which he promised me to do.
I paid the China sumaker 18masmy selfe for 6 peare pantables, slippers and pomps, at 3maspec., for my selfe.
December 29.—Mr. Jno. Totton, master of theAdviz, fynding hym selfe weake, sent for me, and in the presence of Mr. Edmond Wilmot tould me he ment to make his will and set matters in order, asking my opinion to whome he were best to make over his estate, that it might com to his son, his ould mother, and a sister he had, in respect he was now in these forren partes of the world of Japon and they in England; so that, yf he should put it into my handes or Mr. Wilmots, we were mortall as well as hym selfe; so that he thought it best to make over his estate to the Honorable Company, our employers, leaving us heare for witnesses of what past; unto which his adviz I gave comendation, so that he went on and took an inventory of his estate of goodes and monies.
And I wrot 5 letters in Japon to severall men, viz. 1 tohost at Osakay, Cuimon Don; 1 to host at Miaco, Menguayemon Dono; 1 to Neyemon Dono and his partner at Edo; 1 to Capt. Adames wife; 1 to Cacoyezamon Dono, secretary to Oyen Dono.
December 31.—I was geven to understand that Tome ourjurebasso, whome I ment to send for Bantam to have done hym good and have geven hym 4½ years tyme he was to serve me—I say I was enformed he owed 15taisto thecaboquisfor whoring, with other wild trickes he had don, as pawnyng his fellows weapons and aparell. So I delivered hym up his papers and turned hym away, he having beaten his owne father the day before, who came to vizet hym.
January 1, 1616-7.—Capt. Adames departed yisternight toward Langasaque, to buy cables and seales for his junck, I meane our junck in Shashma (falne to the Company), sould to hym for 750taisJapon plate, but cost Company 1289tais, Capt. Adames now being resolved to make a voyage into Cochinchina in the said junck.
Mr. Row sent me a hat for a new yeares gift.
January 2.—We deliver 2½ brod clothes to the 2 ships, to make men aparell this cold wether, both the whole clothes being much staynd and moughteaten in the begyning or fore end of the cloth for 4 or 5 yardes in each cloth, viz. no. 338 murrey containing 33 yardes, cost sterling £21 : 0 : 0, and no. 23½, a straw clr., 16 yardes, cost £14 whole, £7 : 0 : 0; which cloth and halfe was delivered to theThomasto Mr. Row and his purcer Colson; no. 524, fawne culler, containing 33 yardes, cost £13 : 15 : 0; which cloth was delivered to Mr. Edward Wilmot, purcer toAdviz, to clothe the naked company.
Capt. Speck and the master of the great Holland ship came to me to request us to cary them 3 men in our ship for Bantam, yf they came not before their great shipp went from hence, which they were determened to send awayforthwith, the yeare being overpast. To which demand I answered I would take councell and adviz them.
Also the King of Chicongo[235]sent an embassador to Firando, whoe desired to see our shipps, which he did and had 8 peces ordinance shot out ofThomasat departing.
January 3.—Yt was agreed upon generally to send Capt. Speck word that we would passe his men in our shipps, yf they came in tyme; but that I ment to send away our shipps within this 3 daies, tyme being spent.
January 4.—I gave a fello atayfor nutmegges he gave me, he being a marrener of theThomascompany.
Thecaboquestook Tome prisoner for 15taishe owed them for lechery, and, not haveing to pay, set his body to sale, or else might take hym for slave, no one geveing the money for hym.
January 5.—The ship carpenters made complaint because the howse carpenters wrought abord our shipps, and got the kyng to warne the howse carpenters not to doe soe no more, although he had formerly geven me leave. So I sent ourjurebassoto the secretary, Oyen Dono, to get the kings formor promis performed.
January 6.—Capt. Speck sent me word the greate shipp calld theBlack Lyonment to put to sea to night to goe for Bantam, and that yf I would write a word or 2 he would deliver it. So I wrot a letter to Capt. Jourden, how our 2 shipps were ready, and ment to send away theThomasto morrow, but to stay theAdviz10 or 12 daies, in respeck the master, Mr. Totton, was sick and not able at present to put to sea.
We laded 6 chists plate abord theThomas, being in all 8000tais, all fyne melted China plate.
January 7.—To day Taccamon Dono sent to me to end the matter betwixt the Japon Miguell and his consort about wood of Syam they cleamed in our junck, and desird me forhis sake to geve them 2picos, otherwais, yf law proceaded, it would cost them their lives. So I condecended.
January 8.—The King of Firando sent a writing unto me to have me set my hand unto it, that I sent goods up to Miaco to pay 1000taislent me by Tozayemon Dono. Unto which I answered I sent no goods up, but delivered and sould them heare to his man he sent downe to doe it of purpose, and shewd them my letter receved from Tozayemon Dono to same effect. Yet this would not serve, but he sent his man severall tymes to have me ferme[236]unto it, which still I refused, referring hym to take a recept from Tozayemon Donos man that bought the goods (or rather receved them) for his master. In fyne, thisTonoof Firando either doth it to bring me into danger of sending up goods (a thing contrary to the Emperours edict), or else he would begyn a new custom, to have me geve hym notis of what goods I sell or to whome, which by my prevelegese I am not bound unto, but only to bring our shiping to his port of Firando, but to sell to whome I will without geveing notis to hym. In fine, I had much ado about it, with Bending of many messingers, as also employing the Capt. China to perswade me unto it. Yet I denid to doe it, with reason.
Also theTonosent hisbongewto recon with us about tymber they brought for reparyng our 2 shipps, as knees and beames, but all was ended before those tymbers came; yet would they have us take them, and set the knees at 20taisthe peece, and the beames at 100taispeece, they in consience not being worth above the 10th parte they prize them at.
January 9.—The king sent still to have me set my hand to a writing concernyng sending up goods to Miaco, but I denid it, and went to Oyen Dono to tell hym my reasons, and to enforme the kyng thereof, which he promised me todoe, saving I had greate reason in doing that which I did; yet after I had much ado about the said matter, per other messengers sent, but still denid fermyng, allthough they thretned to bring the matter in question before the Emperour.
The China Capt. envited the king and the nobles to dyner, and feasted them both day and night with a China play; and after, they bid them selves his gestes againe to morrow, to have thecaboques, or women plaiers of Japon.
January 10.—I got Capt. Adames and Mr. Rowe to goe to Mr. Totton, to perswade hym to stay here till next monson, in respect of his sicknes, to the entent we might send away both shipps together; unto which he answerd that we might make them ready, and, yf he fownd he were not abell to goe, then he was content to goe (sic), or, if we pleased to let hym have the shipp to stay but 8 or 10 daies more, he made no dowbt but he should be well able to goe in her.
January 12.—I went with Mr. Rowe to the king to take his leave and offer hym our servis, eather at Bantam or in England. He seemed to take it in good part, and made us colation, and soe let us departe. And at night he sent 2 armors of Japon for a present to Mr. Rowe.
January 13.—We went out with theThomasfor Chochie. But the king sent word to desire us to shoot afe no ordinance till we came out as far as Cochi. The reason was, his brothers wife was brought to bead, and therefore wold not have her disturbed.
We had 11 boates with 2bongewsto toe out our shipp, and at ther and our retorne ashore they shot afe 7 peeces ordinance.
January 15.—I went abord theThomas, and carid my letters, viz.:—
1 to Mr. Humphrey Slany, with 2 beakers.
1 to my brother, Jno. Cocks, in Staffordshire.
1 to Peter Turner and Diego Farnandos, with 2 beakers.
1 to Mr. Jno. Hunt.
1 to Sophone Cozucke.
1 to Mr. Christofer Lanman, with 1 beaker, per coppie.
1 to Mr. Fra. Sadler and Mr. Ric. Atkinson, with 2 beakers, copie.
1 to Sir Tho. Hewet and Sir Wm. withmakeryware, per copie.
1 to my brother, Walter Cocks.
1 to Mr. Francis and George Dorington, with 4 beakers.
1 to Mr. Barnard Couper, per coppie.
1 to Mr. Jno. Gourney, per coppie.
1 to Generall Keeling, per coppie.
1 to Mr. Wm. Sewall of Coventry, per coppie, 2 beakers.
1 to Mr. Tho. Chase, per coppie.
1 to Mr. Georg. Balle, per coppie.
1 to Capt. Raphe Coppindall, per coppie.
1 to Mr. James Foster, master ofClove, with chaine and whistell: copie.
1 to Capt. Samwell Castleton, per coppie.
1 to Mr. Tho. Willson, Esquir, withmakaryware: coppie.
1 to Mr. Wm. Greenwell, deputy, withmakaryware: copie.
1 to Capt. Jno. Saris, with 2 beakers: coppie.
1 to Sir Tho. Smith, knight, as per coppie.
1 to generall Company, as per coppie.
1 to Capt. Jno. Jourden, as per coppie.
1 to Mr. Robt. Offley and Mr. Raphe Freman.
1 to Mr. Ed. James and Mr. Lawrance Green.
But, the wether being fowle, we went not abord, but taried till to-morrow.
All the letters afforsaid were dated the 1th day of January, but not fermed till now.
January 16.—We went abord and delivered all the letters as afforsaid, with the bookes made up in a box, I meane bookes of accompt, journall, and legear, and the keys of 6chists money sealed up and in paper and sent Capt. Jorden, as also 4 other letters, viz.:—
1 to the generall Company, per coppie.
1 to Mr. Thomas Willson, Esquir, sent per Mr. Raphe Willson.
1 to Capt. Jno. Jourden, per Wm. Sweetland.
1 to Capt. Jno. Jourden, per Lengow, a China, to lend 500pezos.
Mr. Raphe Willson gave me an English book called Essaies.
January 17.—Towardes night theThomaswaid ancor and put to sea. God send her a prosperous voyage.
January 19.—The boteswayne and an other offecer in Giquans junck came to vizet me, Ed. Sayer telling me they stood to hym in all extremeties, otherwais all had gon to wrack. So we gave 2 single peces chint bramport to the boteswayne and 1 to the other.
January 21.—I paid as followeth my selfe, viz.:—
We agreed with Gorezano to keepe the shopp with all sortes merchandiz, and geve up acco. weekly of what is sould, and to looke to the chang of all our monies; he to fynd hym selfe victuelles and to have 2taisper month.
January 22.—I paid 7½masto Matinga for cotton coates for Bicho, Jeffery, Dick, Otto, and Fuca, at 1½masper peece, and I gave Bicho, Jeffrey and Dick each of them akeremonof silk, redy made.
January 23.—I bought 3 gerdelles, cost amasand halfe per peece, for Bicho, Jeffrey and Dick, and gave them them.
January 24.—I paid Jno.jurebassolaid out for me, viz.:—
January 25.—In respect of Japon feast, we ment to send out theAdvizeto morrow; which coming to knowledg of the marreners, they came all in a troupe, the carpenter being ringleader, to ask 2 months wagis, saying they would not way ancor till they had it; and that mutenose fello told Mr. Totton to his face that when he came to sea he wold trym seales backward, and yet he hath receved, as per pursers book, above two therds of his wagis due to hym, contrary to order.
January 26.—We thought to have sent out the shipAdvizeto Cochi this mornyng, because the greate feast or new yeare of Japon begineth to morrow, which contyneweth 15 daies (as the lyke order is in China), but, wind being contrary, could not.
And I sent these presentes following for new years gifts:
2 barills singe wyne, of 50gantsbarell, with 2 greate fishes, to king.
2 barll. singe wyne, of 25gantsbarell, and 2 fishes to Bongo Same. The like to Oyen Dono. The lyke to Taccamon Dono. The lyke to Semi Dono. The lyke to Gonosque Dono. The lyke to Andrea Dittis, China Capt.
The tyme of Japon feast beginyng to morrow, we adventurd to cary out theAdvize, but could get no ferther then the Tabilo, and there came to an ancor.
And I thought good to note downe that Mr. Nealson fell a quarreling abord with me, being in his potts, as ordenaryhe is, telling he scorned to write or coppie out accompts under any man, and upon terms fell out with Mr. Wickham, whoe tould me that the said Wm. Nealson had written a scandalous letter to Sr. Tho. Smith, taxing me of insuffitientie in accompt keeping, extoling hym selfe that he did all, which is a notorious sclander, he doing nothing but write per coppie as I apointed hym.
January 27.—Oyen Dono came to vizet me and brought me 2 gilded pay pins.
We sent out these presents following, viz. 2 barellssinge, 2 fishes, to Sangero Same. The lyke to Xaxma gentellman. The lyke to Gotobongew. The lyke to Unagense Dono. The like to Sugean Dono. The lyke to Soyemon Dono. The lyke to Tozayemon Dono.
January 28.—I sent these presentes following, viz.:—
2 barilles wyne and 2 fishes to Sugian Donos father, of Umbra. The like to Yasimon Dono.
1½tatta.black cloth to a China of Langasaque emploid about trade.
1¼tatta.dito to the kinges chamberlen.
1¼tatt.black cloth to Sifian Dono, seabongew.
1¼ ditto to other seabongew.
1¼tatta.dto. to Fesque Dono, ourbongew.
2 barill wyne, 4 fishes, to Yasimon Dono.
1 barill wyne, 2 fyshes, to the userer.
2 barll. wyne, 4 fyshes, to Skidayen Donos wife.
And there was presentes brought to me, viz.:—
The baker, a smallbarsowyne and 12 loves bread.
Toraga, a smallbarsowyne and a banket egges and other thinges.
The skullion, a smallbarsowyne, 2 fyshes.
Skeete, a smallbarsowyne, 2 fyshes and orenges.
Jeffery, 2 bottells wyne and orenges.
Jenkyn, the lyke.
I gave Mon akeremonof silke, a peretabis, and a gerdell.
January 29.—The king sent me a buck, skyn and all.
This day a bark was cast away coming from Ishew, with 23, and as others say 29, people in it, men and women, all drownd. The men came to doe homadg to the king this feast.
January 30.—I sent Mr. Wickham to take leave of the king, for that he was going to Bantam, as also to thank hym for the veneson he sent me; but the kyng was sick and could not be spoake withall.
And I delivered my letters for to goe in theAdviseto Mr. Ric. Wickham, viz.:—
1 to Worll. Company, copie of former inThomas.
2 to Sir Tho. Smith, ditto.
1 to Generall Keeling, ditto.
1 to Capt. Jno. Jourden, ditto.
1 to Richard Row, dated this day.
1 to Harnando Ximenes, ditto, with 2 from Toraja.
Mr. Wickham had my salt silver and gilt salt seller, containing 131⁄8R. 8., put into cargezon goodes.
January 31.—Mr. Wickham left his gerle woman with Matt[inga] and gave her 2 bars plate, containing 8ta., upon acco. her diet.
I went abord with Mr. Wickham to take my leave. And as we past the Duch howse they shott of 3 chambers. And Mr. Leanord, the Cape merchant, came after in a boate with a present,nifon cantange, to byd hym farewell, as Capt. Adames did the lyke with 2 barell wyne and hense. So at departure we had 7 peces ordinance. But I had som wordes with some Japons which said our men owed them money; but I caused them to be turned ashore without payment, as being bawds and knaves. But the tyde being contrary and night coming on, the shipp did not departe.
February 1.—I sent China Capt. wife a perfumed gilded fan.
The shipAdvizput to sea this mornyng with a fresh gale,wynd at N. Easterly; and shot afe 3 pec. ordinance at departure. God send her a prosperous voyage, Amen.
There came a Scotsman from Langasaque to have sought passage in our shipp to goe to his cuntrey. He was lefte behinde out of the greate shipp in Xaxma.
Albartus the Duchman came from Miaco to Firando, and brought his woman and child with hym, he not being permitted to stay any longer above. He brought me a letter from Maguafen Dono, our host of Miaco, with 2 others from Mr. Wickham and Mr. Eaton, with 2 candelsticks and a duble salt of copper or brasse gilt, one candlestick being furnished with a lampe, a snuffe or place for candell, and a peare of extinguishers.
Febrary 2.—The Scottsman which came out of Spanish shipp is called Henry Shankes, and is a guner per his profession and out of money and aparell. Soe, upon his humble petition and by generall consent, we took hym into the English howse and geve hym meate and drink till we can otherwais provide to send hym for his cuntrey.
Unagense Dono sent me a present as followeth, viz. 2barsoswyne, 2 greatemuches, 2 wild ducks, and a quantety Japon potta rootes.
Febrary 4.—We reconed with Capt. Adames for his sallary since he entred into the Wor. Companies servis, viz.:—
Febrary 5.—I gave one of my bestkeremons, which themperour gave me, to the China Capt., he asking it to send into China about busynes.
And the Chinas came to the English howse with a hobby horse, or rather a tiger play, with actes of activety, many of them coming together. So it was thought fyt to send them somthing.
Febrary 6.—There was a bar plate, containing 4tais2condrins, geven to the Chinas tiger players, in respect they were Chinas and sent to the English howse.
Febrary 7.—The King of Firando went for the bath at Ishew, and as he past per Holland howse they shot afe 5 chambers.
The China Capt. invited all the English to supper this night, where we were well feasted.
Febrary 8.—Yewkyn Dono of Shashma sent me a present of 20 birdes, viz. wood pigions, larkes, thrushes, and gren plovers, with 2barsoswyne.
Capt. Adames had news his junck was arived at Sotto,[237]15 leagues hence.
Mr. Totton fell into an extreme payne of puntos (or stiches), soe that we thought he would presently have dyed.
Febrary 10.—Capt. Adames junck came in this day about nowne, and the Hollanders shot affe 3 chambers as she passed by. I went abord with a present in a banketing box of a henne, a duck rosted, with sweetmeates,nifon cantange, and 2 bottellesmoroeffack, abarsoofsinge, and 3 loves bread, to welcom Yasimon Dono, which Capt. Adames and he took in kynd part. Ourfoyfoneywent to Shashma with the rest to toe her hither; but all the rest of the boates are com, only no news of her, which som take she is cast away, but I rather think it lasines.
Gorezano, ourjurebassothat was, seeing I ment to put hym away, sent many to entreate for hym, which, seeing he could not preveale, went to Semi Dono to complaine, saying I gave it out that the king ment to banish hym out of Firando. Whereupon Semi Done sent 2 men to know yf I had geven out any such speeches; which I retorned hym answer I did not, only I tould Gorezano that, yf he receaved any favor from the kyng, it was for my sake (as being myjurebasso), and not for his owne. Also I sent hym word I offred to take all the tymbers and knees which were brought in my abcense (allthough they came out of tyme when the shipps were provided) at a reasonable rate as they were worth, which thebongewsdenyed. And I went my selfe to Oyen Dono and tould hym the lyke, as also what passed tuching Goresano. Unto which he made answer that the kyng knew nothing of these matters, which, yf he did, thebongewswould have no thank for their labors, and for Goresano, all men knew his bad tong and that I had saved his life.
Febrary 11.—Ourfoyfoneretorned to Firando this day in the after nowne, it haveing byn 19 daies since she departed from the junck, which (as they say) was by meanes of a leake she fell in per meanes of the extreme fowle wether.
Febrary 12.—I sent Gorezano word to avoid out of our howse, for that I would have Mr. Totton to lodg theare, tothe entent to make cleane thefroagainst the Kyng of Xaxma com, it being geven out he will com ashore at Firando and vizet our English howse, etc. And sowne after Goresano came to me, telling me he was ready to departe out of our howse, yet seemed, to be angrey; and amongst other wordes (in presence of Mr. Osterwick) tould me that he could speake somthing of Mr. Eaton, but that he was loath to geve discontent. But I willed hym to say on. And was, that at Miaco one night Mr. Eaton, haveing drunk hard, tould hym that he would stay no longer in Japon, because the Emperour had taken our previleges from us; and that yf thenglish went out of Japon they would take all the junckes and shipping, that non should com into this place. I asked him whie he did not speake of this matter before Mr. Eaton went to Syam. He answerd he was then loath to meddell in such matters. But I replied that I esteemd he lyed in this matter, as well as in others, telling hym that Mr. Eaton could not determen of any going out of the cuntrey, I being his comander and over all the rest of the English nation. He replied it was true. In fine, he is an envious knave; so I bad hym doe his worst, assuring hym the least Englishmans word in Japon would be belived before his. He tould me he feared not the King of Firando, for that he could not use justice against hym, he being servant to Chubio Dono.
Febrary 13.—I borrowed one thousand five hundredtaisof Unquan the China and others, to pay the China Capt. This to be paid with 20 per cento intrest per my bill.
Febrary 14.—Sinze, our barkman, brought me a present of abarsowyne and 2 fyshes, desyring me to chang his name, according to order of Japon, which is held a greate honer amongst them. So the China Capt. sayid it was good to call hym Sinemon Dono.
Febrary 17.—I delivered tow bills unto the China Capt., viz. one of 2000taisplate fyne, payable to Capt. Whaw ata yeare from 6th January last, with 20 per cento intrest; the other of 1000taissame plate, payable to Gauquan, a China [at] Langasaque, same intrest and same tyme.
Febrary 18.—Capt. Adames tould me that the King of Firando had sent hym a sharp letter, because he did repare his junck and took no tymber of hym, saying he would not let hym have carpenters henceforward. Unto which he retorned answer that he had the Emperours passe to doe what he did, so that yt were good he took heed how he proceaded herein. Yt is thought Semidone settes on the sympletono.
Febrary 25.—Ther was a bark set on fyre in Firando per neclegence of them which trymbd her, and had lyke to have set the east parte of the towne on fyre, had I not sent 12 men with bucketes at first, which staid the fury of the fyre and quenched the fyre being entred into a thatched howse of office.
Febrary 26(1 Ninguach).—Mr. Nealson going a walking, per chance fownd an alter of the ancient god Priapus (or the lecheros god) ... whereunto women goe on pilgremadge ... as well women that are with child, to have speedy deliverance, as also them which are barren, to be frutefull.... I remember, when I was in France, and passing thorow the landes betwixt the citties of Bourdeaulx and Bayon, I had knowledg of an imag and altar, whereon stood a pickture ... which, as I remembor, they called St. Puchin, to which all baron women went on pilgremage, to the entent to prove frutefull, and to that entent scraped affe a littell ... and put it into wyne and drunck it, per which meanes they verely beleeved they should be frutefull.
Marche 1(4th ofNinguach).—A Byskan called Antony desird to have a man of his to goe in ourfoyfonefor Langasaque, which I promysed hym; but, as I was enformed after, it was Appollenaria, the fryre, which thought to have gon in her, but would not com in sight because I should not see hym.