FOOTNOTES:

December 3.—The Hollandes generall went abord theGallias, a shipp of 400 tons, which they are now sending out to attend the Amacan shipp, whoe, as it is said, is ready to departe from Langasaque. Soe the generall took leave (or bad the capt. farewell), and shot affe much ordinance out of all their shipps, that all Firando shook with it, and at same tyme ordained one Mr. Barkhout captaine of theGalliasand theSon, whoe are apointed to som exploit; and Jno. Dreckson Lamb to goe in theFlushingdirect for Molucas.

The generall, Jno. Derickson Lamb, sent me a peece of wrought velvet, a peece of silke grogren, and a peece of black rich taffety, for a present, with many complementall and frendly speeches.

TheGalliaswent out to Cochy roade, because she might be ready to set seale when the Macan shipp departed from Langasaque. Ther was much ordinance shot affe at Duch howse and out of ther shipps, and 5 pec. out of theAdviz.

December 4.—I rec. a letter from Capt. Adames, dated in Osakay le 21th of November, advising of an other sent per his man in a bark of Sakay with 1300taisNagita plate in bars; and that Grubstreet will pay noe plate, but put hym affe with wordes. But the bark of Sackay is not yet com, wherin the plate cometh.

Sofy, the richbozof Miaco, came to vizet me, and broughtme a present of 10 Japon trenchers and a baskit of wallnuttes, with many complementall wordes, and tould me he would com to morrow to look of such merchandiz as we had, and buy them, yf we would sell at resonable price.

December 5.—The bark of Sackay, wherin Capt. Adames sent the 1300tais, arived at Firando this day, sent per his man Gerosaque, rec. of Tozayemon Dono, as also the 2000taisbefore was rec. of hym.

December 6.—I sent Jno. Derickson Lamb, the Duch generall, a present, viz.:—

The Hollandes generall sent me two bottells of Spanish wyne and a Hollandes cheese.

And I rec. 2 letters from Mr. Wickham, dated in Langasaque, le 3th and 4th currant, sent per Mr. Burges, wherin he writes me he stayeth only for 3 or 4000taisthe Capt. China promiseth to send me in refyned plate within 2 or 3 daies.

December 7.—This night past Shosque Dono, the King of Firandos secretary, was made to cut his belly, as the secretary of Taccamon Dono was caused to doe the lyke few daies past. The reason was for that they bought and sould abord the Hollandes shipps, and forbad all others to doe the lyke. The king demanded 800taisfrom Shosque Dono, or else to cut his belly, whoe, not having it to pay, did it.

He also demandeth 300taisof Goresano, our quandom knavejurebasso, or else to get hym out of the cuntrey with on sute of aparell on his back, and leave howse, wife, and children, and all the rest he hath, behind hym.

Also the lyke demand, or such lyke, is made to Skyamon Dono, a stranger, and favoret of the kynges heretofore.

The Hollandes generall sent me a present of 2 bottells Spanish wyne and a Hollandes cheese. And the domene cam to me with 3 soldiers with hym to entreate me to speake to the said generall, Jno. Derickson Lamb, to save 3 souldiers that were condemned to the gallies, of the which I had broken the matter to hym before. And it seemeth now they are desiros to sett them at liberty upon my second motion, as I understand from the fiscall.

December 8.—The Hollanders were envited to dyner to the howse of Semi Dono, whither they went in pomp, the generall leading in cuerpo, with a trunchon in his hand and a greate cheane of gould about his neck, and all the cheefe in rank after hym, 2 in two, to the number of above 20 persons.

December 9.—The rendador (or mynt man) of themperour came from Langasaque to Firando to melt plate for the Hollanders, and came to vizet me and brought me a present of a silkecatabra, offring to refyne our plate in any forme or goodnes as we desired, and tould me his sonne was strucken blynd, desiring to have our chirurgions to look on hym and to see whether they could doe hym any good or no.

I went to vizet the Hollandes generall, whoe at my request set at liberty 4 souldiers formerly condemned to the gallies.

December 10.—The fiscall and secretary of the Hollanders came to thenglish howse and brought the prisoners with irons at their legges, and tould them for my sake they were sett at liberty, and soe caused a smith to knock affe their shakles and let them loose, they upon their knees geveing me thanks, promising to doe soe well hereafter that they hoped my time emploid for ther liberty should not be ill spent, etc.

December 11.—In respect Capt. Whaw lent hisfoy foneand people to bring back Mr. Wickham, we gave a barillwyne, a bag rise, and atayof plate to company, and 1tayplate to Capt. Whaws man.

The sargantes, corperalls, and other Duch officers came to thenglish howse, with Georg ——[271]an English man, to thank me for being the meanes to get the 3 souldiers pardoned. Yt seemes Capt. Speck was much against it, and urged the generall to tell hym he was thoccation of that had happened in leaving open the windoes, otherwise no such matter had byn attempted; and, yf he well bethought hym selfe, these men had spent their blood in getting those goodes, and lost all they had when thadmerall ship was sunk, so that a more charetable mynd were better; “and yet (said he) I am no man that will mentayne theft. And had it byn any of your merchandiz sent out of Holland I should esteem the falt more greater.”

December 12.—Capt. Barkhout, Mr. Albartus, and an other merchant came from the Hollandes generall to envite us to dyner on Sonday next.

We delivered the 10picosapon to theTonoof Firando, geven hym in present.

December 13.—The rendadors made ready the place to refyne our plate, and Croby Donos partner delivered me one thousandtaisin ould plate bars, chosen per rendador, it being better to melt then thother, and goeth upon accompt of sappon, he which bought it haveing promised the one halfe.

The Hollandes generall sent me a Hollandes cheese per Albartus, puting me and rest in mynd to com to morow to dyner. Yt seemeth they had not greatly cared yf we had not promised to com to dyner, in respect the world might have esteemed they respected us not yf they had not don it, which made me to goe, not for a dyner, etc.

December 14.—The thunderbout light upon the mastes of the 2 Hollandes shipps, theFlushingandSonne, the night past, and did them som hurt, but not much.

We dyned at Hollandes howse, where we were kyndly entertayned, etc.

December 15.—The kyng dyned at Hollandes howse this day, where there was healths drunk and much ordinance shot affe, both at the howse and abord the shipps.

We dyned abord our junk, she being now ready to set seale for Syam. God send her a prosperous voyage. We had 3 peeces at our going abord, with other healths, shot affe for Kynges Mt. of England, with 7 at our departure, and 5 out ofDefence.

December 16.—I sent yisternight to thank the Duch generall for our kynd entertaynment the day before. And he retorned answer, he was very glad yf it were to our content, and was ready to doe ether me or any other of our English nation any service or pleasure he could; withall sent me word that the loving kyndnes he had receved from me in espetiall could never be forgotten whiles he lived, knowing well it came from a good hart, wishing the English else where were of my opinion and caradg, and then he durst presume there would be no ill will betwixt the English and Hollanders.

The China Capt., Andrea Dittis, retorned this mornyng from Langasaque, and brought me a present of a box sett with glasse beades, or such lyke, as I think, as also a letter from his brother, Capt. Whaw, to send hym 1000taisin plate of bars to be emploid about procuring trade into China, they allwaies being answerable for it, whether it take effect or no. Also he desired me to send hym a Japonkeremonof the largest of them themperour gave me, to be emploid that way, for which he would not forget to be answerable.

Our junk being ready to goe out, the Japon offecers cam and demanded to have 14 passingers to goe for Syam, although I had it under their handes to the contrary that they should carry non. Soe in thend I offred to geve 7 ofthem 5taisper man, and the boteswaine 30tais, to be emploid in wood, and deliver them at their retorne to Japon, but know not whether they will be content therewith or no. God blesse me out of the handes of these people.

An ambassador of Figen[272]sent to the King of Firando came to see thenglish howse this day, to whome I gave the best entertaynment I could.

Mr. Totton fell into a strang humor, misusing Mr. Nealson in vild terms, telling me he was used like a slave in the English howse, and therfore would com in it no more. This he did being in drink, as it seemed.

December 17.—I gave 2 of my bestkeremons, geven me per Emperour, to China Capt. and his brother, to be sent into China about procuring trade, for a present to greate men.

I sent Jno.jurebassoto Oyen Dono to speake to the kyng to helpe with money to send in this shipp for Bantam, as also to cause the 22 bagges rise to be delivered me, paid for twise in acco.; whoe retorned me answer he would solicet the kyng in this matter.

Also I sent hym to Semidone to put hym in mind of 100taisGoresano oweth upon acco., that he would force hym to pay it. He sent me answer he was going out of towne, but, at his retorne within 2 or 3 daies, would tak matter in hand.

December 18(Seitach, 1th day Japon moon).—The fownders to melt plate (or mynt men) came to work this mornynge. I delivered the thowsandtaisto Mr. Osterwick, which I rec. of Croby Donos partner the other day, being plat bars, to fownd (or mynt) with the rest.

The China Capt. gave me 2 peces red damask, sent from his brother, Capt. Whow, as he said.

The Hollandes shipp called theFlushingwent out to Cochy this day, and I sent ourfoy foneto helpe to toe herout. She shot affe 9 peeces ordinance at going out; and 7 peces (or chambers) were shott affe at Hollandes howse, 5 peces out of theSon, with 5 out of our shippAdviz, and 3 out of our junk.

We were constrayned, in respect of the necessety of tyme, to agree to lend the mareners of our junk 150taisJapon plate till their retorne, with condition that yf they went quietly on the voyag, and so retorned to Japon with the good report of Mr. Eaton, the capt., and Andrea, the Japon botswain (or counter master, as they call hym), that then they ware to pay back but the 150tais; yf not, then to pay 300tais. As also there was 7 of them had 5taisa man paid them, is 35tais.

A letter to Capt. Whaw, with the 2 Japonkeremons, 30amarsor bundelles rottans; and that the 1,000tas.was ready to lend to procure trade into China; as also I had rec. thefoy foneor boate he sent me in present, etc.

December 19.—I rec. 2 letters from Capt. Adames, on dated in Osakay, 30th ultimo, and thother in Ximina Seak, 14th present, how he bringeth 1,200taisfrom Tozayemon Dono, and 500taisfrom Grubstreet, and can get no more.

Also I rec. a letter from Omperas father, with a littellbarsowyne calledbringe, and 200 orenges.

December 20.—A cavelero came to vizet me, and brought me 2barsoswyne and fishes for a present. Matingas father was his servant in tyme past.

The night past, the Hollanders tooke 4 theeves of their owne people, 2 soldiers and 2 caffros, whoe had made a falce key and stolne goodes out of the howse. Som thought to have fled, but were taken, the King of Firando haveing geven charge that no boate should passe out of the iland.

December 21.—I receved a letter from Capt. Adames from Langway, 12 leagues from Firando, how he la there windbound. And the Hollanders shot affe 7 peces ordinanceout of theSonabout midnight, and 9 chambers out of howse, in honor of their New Years Day to morrow.

December 22.—The Hollandes generall sent his nois of trompets[273]to geve me a salve this mornyng before day, unto whome I gave a bar plate containing 3ta.0m.6co.

About nowne, Capt. Adames arived at Firando, and came overland from Languay, the sea being greate and the wynd skant.

Late towardes night, the Hollandes generall, with Capt. Speck and all the cheefe, came to English howse to bid me fare well, the generall meanyng to departe towardes the Molucas to morrow, as they geve it out. The generall drunk a health on his knees to the Kinges Matie. of England, and cauced 7 peces ordinance to be shot out of theSon. And after, we drunk the lyke to the Grave Mouris, and shot 7 more out of theAdvize, and 5 for a health to the generall.

December 23.—The Hollandes generall, Jno. Derikson Lamb, went abord his shipp to Cochy to put to sea, and had 11 chambers shot affe at Hollandes howse, with 5 peeces ordinance out of theSon. And we shot 7 out of theAdvize, and they answered with 3 after out ofSon. I, not being well at ease, sent Mr. Wickham, accompanid with Capt. Adames and rest Englishmen, to Cochy to bid the generall fare well, and sent hym 2 barillesmorofack, a hogge, 2 sucking pigges, and 20 loves bread. And, as they were within saker shot of the Duch admerall, she shot affe 5 peces ordinance for a farewell to the Japonbongewswho accompanid them, one of which peeces, being a bras demycolverin (being duble charged by mischance), brake and staved 5 or 6 cabbins and as many chistes, and didmuch shake the generalls cabbin, puting hym in danger of his lyfe, and wounded and meamed 7 or 8 men, but non slaine, and was in greate danger to have fyred all the gunpolder, being 200 barilles; which cauced the fiskall, Mr. Albartus, and the secretary to leape overbord into the sea. Two of them, not being abell to swym, had lyke to have byn drowned, and the therd fell into a Japon boate, and shaken her bottom out, and had lyke to have broken his legges. Yet in the end all turned into a laughter and mocking of those 3 men. And soe gave thenglish kynd entertaynment, with 5 peces out of admerall, and 3 out ofGalliasat their departure.

And at Mr. Wickhams retorne, he had notis that the Japon whome I saved the life of the other day, and gave hym to hym for his servant, did yisternight steale a silver cup out of the Hollandes howse, and sould it in the towne for 3ta.3mas. The cup I retorned hom to Capt. Speck, with advize I recoverd it from the theefe which stole it.

December 24.—Our Japon slave had punishment this day, all the servantes in the howse, with others apointed, geveing hym 10 lashes with a duble rope over the naked body and buttockes, till all the skin was beaten affe, and after washed hym in bryne. I wish it may be a warning to the foole, for so I estem hym.

Divers passingers which ment to have gon in our junk against my will (for Syam) went and complayned to Taccamon Dono to have passag perforce, and to that entent he sent me word. But I retorned answer I had the Emperoursgoshonto entertayne or send whome I listed, in paying them, and, yf he had any other authorety to send passingers against my will, let hym shew it, otherwaies non should goe. Unto which he retorned me answer, he would not meddell in the matter, but bad me doe as I pleased.

December 25.—I envited all the shipp and junk offecers to dyner this day, it being Christmas Day. The ChinaCapt. sent me 10 boxes marmalad, a baskit of pearse, and a fat China capon; and sent a boate for a kyd, but not retorned. TheFlushingwent out, but, wynd proving contrary, retorned back to Cochy roade.

December 26.—I wrot a letter to Salvador Daravis, in answer of his rec., with the ring of rubis and 2 gars salt mangas. Also I send a scritorio for hym.

The Hollandes generall sent me abaricaof Spanish wyne, and after dyner I went abord the Hollandes generall to Cochy roade, and carid hym alanganate, which Safian Dono gave me for a present. At our coming abord (Mr. Sayer, Mr. Osterwick, and Mr. Totton accompanyinge me), he gave us 5 peces of ordinance, and, at our departure, 5 more, and 3 out of theGallias, viz. admerall, taking my visetation in very kynd part.

I gave the China Capt. akerymonof silk for his doughter to sleepe in; and after, he sent me a peece black satten and a peece blew damaske.

Capt. Adames bark arived this day late from Languay, having taken greate pains to row it up.

At my retorne from abord Duch shipp, word was brought me that Taccamon Dono said our junk should not goe out for Syam except I sufferd each offecer to carry 2 passingers, according to the custom of the cuntrey. Also others said that our junk was falne into an extreame leake. And the therd news was that Langasaque was set on fyre. For the two first, of the wordes of Taccamon Dono and junkes leake, I think it rather the knavery of the unruly mareners, whoe wish it might be soe, then otherwaies.

December 27.—I sent abord junk to look out about leake; and it is nothing but puting abord ballast hath brought her deeper, and som 6 inches water encreased in 16 howres.

I rec. a letter from Jor. Durois, dated in Langasaque, 2th January, new stile, with 8 oreng trees, cost all 6taies.

I rec. of Capt. Adames in ready money. viz.:—

All the which soms of 1780taiesI delivered at receapte to Mr. Jno. Osterwick.

And I rec. per Capt. Adames these letters following:—

1 from Tozayemon Dono of Sakay.

1 from Shroamon Dono of Osakay.

1 from Cuemon Dono, host of Osakay.

1 from Magazemon Dono, host of Miaco.

1 from Neamon Dono of Edo.

1 from Cynemon Dono of Osakay, unknowne.

1 from Tangano, etc.

This day the trew news came of the burnyng of above 200 howses at Langasaque, wherof many did belonge to pore Chinas. One amongst the rest, adventuring over rashly to have saved som money, was smothered and burned, never retorning out. And Andrea Dittis and his brother, Capt. Whaw, had 3 howses burned, with 1 gedong, much goodes being in it, as Andrea tould me.

December 28.—I sent a barillskarbeare to the Hollandes fiskall; but the ship was gon out before it came, and the bearer delivered it to Capt. Speck.

We gave 1picobitell nuttes to the China Capt., for no man will buy them.

Towardes night the offecers junk came, and tould me Taccamon Dono had sent to warne their hostes not to suffer them to carry out our junk, nor goe abord, except they might carry passingers with them.

December 29.—I delivered my letters for Syam to Mr. Eaton, viz.:—

2 to Mr. Jno. Johnson and Ric. Pittes.

1 to Mr. Georg. Savidg for Camboia.

1 to Mr. Jno. Ferrers for Champa.

2 coppies letters rec. from Mr. Savadg and Jno. Ferrersfrom dit. plac.

1 letter to Salvador Daravis.

With the memoriall or comition delivered to Mr. Eaton.

All which letters and coppies are to be seene per coppies.

As also the cargezon goodes sent inSea Adventure, enclozed to Mr. Johnson, etc., viz.:—

I send tokens, viz.:—

Themakyman arived here yisternight, and brought me 3 letters, 1 from Tozayemon Dono, and the other from Magazemon Dono.

December 30.—I wrot 2 letters to the English and Japon umpra, and sent them 2 present, viz.:—

I forgot to note downe how I went to vizet thetonoyisternight, and carid hym a jar conservs, and Capt. Adames carid hym abarsowyne and 2 fyshes. I tould hym our junk was ready to departe towardes Syam, offring hym to doe hym any service in that place we could, which he took in good parte, promesing all frenshipp he could towardes our nation, and with all thanking me for the frenshipp I showed hym at his being at Miaco, and telling me I should have barkes ready to toe out our junk at my pleasure, etc.

Our junk being ready to goe out, Taccamon Dono sent me word that, except I would alow of 10 passingers to goe in her, we should have no boates to toe her out, nether would he suffer our offecers to goe in the junk. So the tyde not tarryng for the kyng (as the proverb is), I hired 2 boates by meanes of Capt. Adames, and two I set out my selfe, and the Hollanders sent theirfoy fone, and the China Capt. an other bark, and theAdvizsent her boate; with which we got out our junk, contrary to their expectation, and carid her into Cochy roade. Yet this Taccamon Dono cauced the Japans hostes to our offecers to stay them. Wherupon I was forced to goe to the king to complaine, but could not com to speech of hym. So the junk was forced to stay all this day, and loose a fayre wynde. And within night this Taccamon Dono sent 3 or 4 men (as coming from the kyng) to have passadg for 3 men, and got the China Capt. to com to speake for them; but I denid them all.

Oyen Dono sent me word the king had reproved Taccamon Dono and bad hym not meddell in our busynes.

Mr. Eaton had one hundredtaiesalowed hym on his wagis, and I paid hym my selfe.

December 31.—This day Taccamon Dono sent againe to the hostes howses of our junk offecers, charging them not to let the offecers departe till I agreed to let the passingers passe in our junk. So I was forced againe to get Capt. Adames to goe to the kyng, with ourjurebassoin his company, to complaine of the wrong Taccamon Dono doth us, our junk being now ready to goe out. So the kyng gave order forthwith to the hostes to let them goe. And sowne after Taccamon Dono sent to me to exskeuse hym selfe, saying he was ill enformed of my matter by the passingers, and therefore craved pardon. This Taccamon Dono is a prowd, humerose, dreamyng fello.

After dyner, Mr. Eaton went abord the junk to Cochy,and carid all the marreners with hym; but the wether did groe so boysterous, and blew soe hard a gale wynd, that they were in danger to have perished. And, as report goeth, ther is above 30 barkes cast away, laden with rise and other merchandiz, coming from Langasaque, Fingo, Xaxma, and those partes, and all or most parte of people drowned.

END OF VOL. I.

T. RICHARDS, 37, GREAT QUEEN STREET, W.C.

[1]Part i, pp. 366,sqq.

[2]This is shown in a volume among the Records of the India Office, entitled “Supplement to China Materials, Book I. Japan” (press-mark: T. (b), vol. i), which contains a compilation, made in 1824, of all the material which could be gathered from the Company’s papers relative to the English trade with Japan from 1600 to 1689. I have found this book most useful; and some of the information which it gives cannot be obtained elsewhere, owing to the loss of original papers. Rundall, also, in hisMemorials of the Empire of Japon(Hakluyt Society), 1850, has printed some extracts from the diary.

[3]See his letters in Rundall’sMemorials. In the course of this Preface I have not thought it necessary to retain in quotations the old spelling of originals.

[4]Cocks calls him “the pope of Japon”, i. 311.

[5]See below, i. 201, ii. 270.

[6]Cocks notices the rumour of his death by poison, ii. 271.

[7]He rejoiced in the name of Quaeckernaeck.

[8]SeePurchas his Pilgrimes, i. 369. Foyne rather astonished Saris by asking for a piece of poldavis, or canvas, to make his shirt; and he seems to have appreciated English beef and pork, “sod with onions and turnips” (ibid., i. 369, 400). It was perhaps indulgence in such luxuries that gained him the nick-name of “Lucullus”, which occurs in one of Wickham’s letters.

[9]This is more probably a title than a name, as another Oyen Dono appears as secretary to the shogun.

[10]Called also Spex, or Specx, by other writers.

[11]An account of the journey to court, attributed to Speck, is printed in theVoiage au Japon, included in Constantin de Renneville’aRecueil des Voyages, Rouen, 1725, tom. 7. See also Rundall’sMemorials.

[12]Purchas, i, 396.

[13]The modern Shidzuoka.

[14]The expenses of this journey amounted to 1713taels4mas, or about £428.

[15]Purchas, i. 379.

[16]He thus spells his name in his early letters. At a later period he wrote “Cock” with a flourish, which would be equivalent to “Cockes”. His contemporaries sometimes call him Cock, but more generally Cocks, Cox, or Coxe.

[17]Calendar of State Papers, Colonial Series, East Indies, China, and Japan, 1513-1616, nos. 256, 281.

[18]Ibid., no. 98.

[19]Calendar, 1617-1621, nos. 315, 792.

[20]Incorrectly named Edward Sares in Saris’s narrative (Purchas, i. 379).

[21]Rundall’sMemorials, p. 67.

[22]His actual term of service was from 24th November, 1613, to 24th December, 1616. In the interval between the latter date and his death he was engaged, sometimes in trading on his own account, sometimes as agent or interpreter to the English or Dutch.

[23]Purchas, i. 369.

[24]Purchas, i. 377.

[25]He is said to have died from the effects of a wound received at the storming of Ozaka. See Titsingh’sAnnales, ed. Klaproth, Paris, 1834, p. 406.

[26]In the volume already referred to, entitledSupplement to China Materials, etc., in the India Office, the following extract from a letter of Cocks is given as coming from “Damaged Papers”, ii. no. 5, which can no longer be identified:—“I forgot to note downe how the Emperours Councell, when they saw me earnestly pursue the enlarging of our previleges, tould me that they made accompt it was not unknowne unto us the order the Emperor of China did take for keeping strangers from entering his dominions, alowing the Spaniards and Portingales no port to enter into, but only Amacau; yt being but a littell point or rock of noe emportance. Unto which I replied that their previleges were far better then ours, in respect they pay no duties but only a certain sum of money for ancorage of their shipps, neither were bound to goe to the Emperours court with any present yearely, as we doe, spending more money in going up and downe then the ancorage of their shipping cometh unto. As also the Portingales of Amacau have lycense to goe yearely to the greate cittie of Canton both to buy and sell such commodities as they have, and had boates provided by the King of China to carry them up and downe with their goods. So that I wished the Emperour of Japan would make our previleges equall with the Portingales at Amacau. Unto which they answered littell, but in smiling sort passed it over.”

[27]Rundall,Memorials, p. 184.

[28]“Au Japon se trouvaient encore trente-quatre membres de la Compagnie, tant à Nangasaki qu’en différentes provinces; cinq Franciscains, cinq ou six Dominicains, un Augustin, et cinq prêtres séculiers Japonais. La plupart de ces religieux et prêtres étaient cachés à Nangasaki.”—Pagés,Hist. de la Religion Chrétienne au Japon, 1869, p. 347.

[29]Father João Baptista Machado, Jesuit, and Pedro de l’Assumpcion, Franciscan, whose martyrdoms are narrated by Pagés.

[30]“He was made an officer and given the revenues of the village of Hémi, in Sagami, near the modern Yokosuka, where are situated the dry docks, machine-shops, and ship-building houses in which the modern war vessels of the imperial navy are built and launched—a fitting location, so near the ground made classic by this exile from the greatest marine nation in the world.”—Griffis,The Mikado’s Empire, 1876, p. 262.

[31]Saris makes an interesting remark on this practice of the Dutch:—“Before our coming they passed generally by the name of Englishmen, for our English nation hath been long known by report among them, but much scandalled by the Portugals Jesuits as pirates and rovers upon the seas; so that the naturals have a song which they call the English Crofonia, shewing how the English do take the Spanish ships, which they (singing) do act likewise in gesture with their cattans by their sides, with which song and acting they terrify and scare their children, as the French sometimes did theirs with the name of the Lord Talbot.”—Purchas, i. 368.

[32]The letter printed inPurchas, i. 411, is, by a printer’s error, dated 1610, instead of 1620.

[33]Cocks mentions another child at Firando.

[34]Adams left a will, drawn up apparently in duplicate, in English and Japanese. It was formerly preserved in the archives of the East India Company. In the MS. volume, T. (b), vol. i.Supplement to China Materials, the English document is referred to as being among the “Collection of wills”, and the Japanese version as among “Foreign papers”. In 1850, Mr. Rundall appears to have seen the Japanese, but not the English, version, for he states that “the will of William Adams, in Japanese, is preserved among the records of the Honourable the East India Company”, but that “a translation has not been traced” (Memorials of the Empire of Japon, p. 87). He also quotes the Inventory of the Estate of Capt. William Adams, showing that the value of the property was about £500. I regret to say that these documents cannot now be found in the India Office, although, by the kindness of Mr. C. C. Prinsep, I have had every assistance in making a search.Mr. Griffis, inThe Mikado’s Empire, 1876, p. 262, gives the following interesting particulars respecting Adams and his last resting-place:—“Will Adams had a son and daughter born to him in Japan, and there are still living Japanese who claim descent from him. One of the streets of Yedo was named after him Anjin Chō (Pilot Street), and the people of that street still hold an annual celebration on the 15th of June in his honor, one of which I attended in 1873. When Adams died, he, and afterwards his Japanese wife, were buried on the summit of one of the lovely hills overlooking the Bay of Yedo, Goldsborough Inlet, and the surrounding beautiful and classic landscape. Adams chose the spot himself. The people of Yedo erected memorial-stone lanterns at his tomb. Parry’s fleet, in 1854, anchored within the very shadow of the Englishman’s sepulchre. In May, 1872, Mr. Walter, of Yokohama, after a study of Hildreth and some search, discovered the tomb which others had sought for in vain. Two neat stone shafts in the characteristic style of native monumental architecture, set on a stone pediment, mark the spot. I visited it, in company of the bonze in charge of the Shin shin temple of the village, in July, 1873.”

Mr. Griffis, inThe Mikado’s Empire, 1876, p. 262, gives the following interesting particulars respecting Adams and his last resting-place:—“Will Adams had a son and daughter born to him in Japan, and there are still living Japanese who claim descent from him. One of the streets of Yedo was named after him Anjin Chō (Pilot Street), and the people of that street still hold an annual celebration on the 15th of June in his honor, one of which I attended in 1873. When Adams died, he, and afterwards his Japanese wife, were buried on the summit of one of the lovely hills overlooking the Bay of Yedo, Goldsborough Inlet, and the surrounding beautiful and classic landscape. Adams chose the spot himself. The people of Yedo erected memorial-stone lanterns at his tomb. Parry’s fleet, in 1854, anchored within the very shadow of the Englishman’s sepulchre. In May, 1872, Mr. Walter, of Yokohama, after a study of Hildreth and some search, discovered the tomb which others had sought for in vain. Two neat stone shafts in the characteristic style of native monumental architecture, set on a stone pediment, mark the spot. I visited it, in company of the bonze in charge of the Shin shin temple of the village, in July, 1873.”

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