Also this day I went and took my leave of all the lordes of the Councell, but spoake with none but Oyen Dono.
And, as we retorned, about 10 a clock, hapned a greate earthquake, which caused many people to run out of their howses. And about the lyke hower the night following hapned an other, this cuntrey being much subject to them. And that which is comunely marked, they allwais hapen at a hie water (or full sea); so it is thought it chanseth per reazon is much wind blowen into hollow caves under grownd at a loe water, and the sea flowing in after, and stoping the passage out, causeth these earthquakes, to fynd passage or vent for the wind shut up.
November 8.—We dyned at King of Firandos brothers, where we were kindly entertayned, and I carid him abarsoof wyne and a fresh salmon for a present.
The people in this place did talke much about this comett seene, that it did prognosticate som greate matter of warr, and many did ask me whether such matters did happen in our cuntrey, and whether I knew what it did meane or would ensue therof; unto which I answerd that such many tymes have byn seene in our partes of the world, but the meanyng therof God did know and not I.
November 9.—Capt. Adams was sent for to Cort about ourgoshonof last yeare, to know what junk it went in to Cochinchina, and, as it is thought, Andrea Dittis, the China Capt., hath deceaved me, and delivered mygoshonto Seme Dono at Firando and served his turne in his junck, which now is com out. These matters are com to light per meanes of seeking out the truth of sturrs which happened in Cochinchina with Japons against Chinas, whereof the King of Cochinchina advized themperour of their unrulynesse; soe that it is thought noegoshonswill be geven out for that place this yeare.
The comet apered this mornynge greater then any tyme before.
November 10.—I went to Chawna Shogero Dono this morning to desire hym to get out ourgoshon, which he promised me he would, and desird to buy som corall of me, yf I had any. Soe I sent hym that which I had, out of which he took 9mas4condrinwight, and would have sent me money for it; but I gave it hym.
Towardes night Torazemon Dono and an other gentellman came to vizet me from King of Firando, unto whome I made knowne how Semy Dono had used me about mygoshon, which was thoccation I was staied heare soe long tyme without my dispach from themperour.
November 11.—I went and tooke leave of King of Firando, I being ready to retorne to morrow for Miaco, and fownd him very weake and sick; yet he gave me very kind entertaynment, and wrott letters (as he tould me) tohis brother and Semy Dono, to pay me the rest of money he oweth to the Company and to doe me justice against Gorezano and all others.
And before night Torazemon Dono and wrot me a joynt letter to deliver them mygoshonfor use of Semi Dono; which I denyed, and wrot them answer therof.
November 12.—I went to Cawno Shogero Dono about the report geven out of selling mygoshon, and he tould me that the capt. of Semi Donos junck is com up and witnesseth that Semi Dono sould hym mygoshonfor 300taies; so that, yf the matter should com in question before the Emperour, it would cost som men their lives. Yet, for his parte, he would doe the best he could to amend all, and said it was better I stayd here 2 or 3 daies to se all ended, for, yf I went away, nothing would be donne.
November 13.—The comet doth contynew still till this day, drawing towardes W. southerly.
About 10 a clock at night a fyer began in the north parte of the citty of Edo; but it was calme wether; otherwais much hurt had byn donne. Yet ther were a few howses of pristes (orboses) servantes with 5 pagon temples burned in 3 divers places a greate distance one from an other, many merchantes howses and tradesmens howses betwixt, and yet it passed over all them without doing harme, and only burned downe the other, as aforsaid; which many esteeme a handy work of God.
November 14.—I forgot to note downe how the night past, when the fire was neare to the King of Firandos howse and Cakayemon Donos, I sent 8 or 10 men to have holpen them, yf need required; but the streetes were so stopped that non could passe but one as a messenger, to tell them of my good meanyng, which they took in good part.
November 15.—There was presentes geven to Andrea and Maddalyna, his wife, Mrs. Adams sister, in repect they hadsent us presentes of 2barsoswyne, frute, and a fresh salmon, and came from Orengaua, 2 daies journey, to vizet us, viz. 1 peece velvett, 1 pece damask, and 5maswight corall.
Mr. Nealson fell sick on a sudden of a fever with a bloody flux, in greate extremety; so we sent for one of kinges chirurgions, to take his councell, Mr. Nealson being very ernest to be lett blood; but he councelled the contrary, saying it was nothing but an extreme cold he had taken which drove hym into this excesse or fever, which, out of dowbt, was his syting in his shert and a gowne 2 or 3 howrs together on the topp of the howse, to look at the fyre when the pagods were burned 2 nightes past.
November 16.—Yisternight about 10 a clock was an other fyre.
November 17.—We went to see the Emperours eldest brothers howse, called Shrongo Samma, being envited to doe it per the ould Emperours cook, who sent me a present at Shrongo and came hither and vizeted me 2 or 3 tymes since with presentes, besides this frenship. So I sent hym a peece of damask for a present.
This howse we saw cost the workmanshipp, besides the tymber and all other stuffe, 34000 bars of Oban gould at 13l.10s.str. per bar. And his 2 yonger brothers have made 2 other howses adjoynying unto yt, not much inferior to the others. And it is to be considered that all these buildinges are of tymber, covering and all, but soe guilded over with gould, both within and without, that it sheweth most gloriouse to the eye, but endureth but 20 or 30 yeares, and then build an other new; which they accompt a greate glory and take it a base thing to dwell in a howse builded by his predecessors.
Capt. Adames went to Court againe to get our dispach, but did nothing. Soe he talked with Chawno Shogero Dono about my departure from hence to morrow, I havingbusynes at Miaco and else where, and that Capt. Adames, havyng busynes to stay heare 4 or 5 daies after me, might bring it with hym.
November 18.—We departed from Edo this day, after nowne, and gave presentes as followeth:—To Capt. Adames 2tattablack cloth, and one peece damask; and to Mrs. Adames 1 peece cushen velvett, 1 peece damaske, and 5maswight corall; and to Mrs. Adames sonne Josephe 1 pec. velvet; and to his doughter Susanna 1 pec. damask; and to his wives mother 1 pec. damask; and to Tome Dono,jurebasso, 1 pec. taffety; and to Jacobe Dono, his clark, 1 pec. taffety. And geven to servantes in house 2800gins; and paid for our diet 160tais.
And so we went to bed to Sheningaua, 2 leagues from Edo; and paid charges, supper and breckfast, 4: 1: 6, and to servantes 400gins.
November 19.—An hower before day we saw an other comet (or blasing starr) rising just east, in the constellation of Scorpio. It is a mighty comet, and, in my opinion, bigger then that which was seene when Sebastian, King of Portingall, was slayne in Barberry.[55]
And paid for a colation at Caningaua[56]400gins.
And for dyner at Todska[57]1000gins.
And for ferrying over water 300gins.
And so we went to bed to Oyse;[58]and paid for supper and breakfast 2ichebos, and to servantes 300gins.
[55]Slain in battle in Marocco, 4th August, 1578.
[56]Kanagawa.
[57]Totska.
[58]Oiso.
November 20.—We broke fast at Wodowra,[59]and paid 1000gins. And dyned at Facony,[60]and paid 1000gins. And la all night at Mishma;[61]and paid for supper and breakfast 3: 8: 0, and to servantes 400gins.
[59]Odawara.
[60]Hakone.
[61]Mishima.
November 21.—We went to dyner to Yoishwarra,[62]1000gins; and to supper to Yegery,[63]and paid 3: 0: 7, and toservantes 200gins. And paid at passag at Fagicaw[64]300gins.
The first comet was not seene after this night.
[62]Yoshiwara.
[63]Ejiri.
[64]Fujikawa.
November 22.—We dyned at Shrongo;[65]and paid 2: 6: 0, and to the servantes 200cash.
And soe we went to supper to Fugida;[66]and paid to the howse night and morning 3: 2: 5, being in 2ichebos, and to servantes 300gins.
[65]Suruga.
[66]Fujieta.
November 23.—We dyned at Nisakay;[67]and paid 1ichebo, and to servantes 200gins.
And went to supper to Meetsque,[68]and paid for night and mornyng diet 2ichebosand 500gins, and to servantes 300gins.
[67]Missaka.
[68]Mitske.
November 24.—We went to dyner this day Famma Mattes,[69]where, Mr. Nealson being sick, we staid the rest of the day, and paid for dyner, breckfast, and supper 4ichebos200gins; and for passage at a river 600gins; and torockshakesto cary Mr. Nealson 300gins.
[69]Hamamatsu.
November 25.—We dyned at Arra,[70]and paid 1icheboand 1 [hundred ?]gins; and for passage at a river 500gins; and torockshakesto cary Mr. Nealson 1000ginsorichebo.
And so we went to supper to Ushinda,[71]and paid evenyng and mornyng 2ichebos; and to servantes 300cashorgins; and 1ichebofor 5 cutttattamsspoiled per our people.
The 5tattamsafforsaid were cut by Co John and 2 other knaves, as we went up, unknowne to me till Capt. Adames had receved a letter therof.
[70]Arai.
[71]Yoshida.
November 26.—We dyned this day at Acca Sackey;[72]and paid 1ichebo, with 100ginsto the servantes.
And went to supper to Occa Sackey;[73]and paid 2ichebosand 500gins, and to servantes 300gins.
This day we mett theDyreswomen going towardes Edoto fetch one of themperours doughters to be married to theDaire.
[72]Akasawa.
[73]Okazaki.
November 27.—We went to dyner to Mia,[74]and paid 1icheboand 400ginsto howse and servantes; and passed from Mia to Quano[75]per water; paid barkhier 1ichebo920gins.
And paid for diet at Quano, night and morning, 2ichebos400ginsto howse and servants.
And to our ould host for his pains 1ichebo, and to an other man which brought a present 6mas8condrin; they taking paynes to goe to the King of Quanno, to whome I ment to have geven a present for his kyndnes as we passed towardes Edo, but he was not within; so his secretary exskewsed the receving thereof, with many kynd wordes that he would mak it known to his master. But there was 5 musk cods geven the Admerall, borowed of Richard King.
And in the mornyng, as we were going out of the towne, the street being full of hackneymen and horses, they would not make me way to passe, but fell a quareling with myneremoners, and offred me greate abuse, som of the townsmen taking their partes. But, when they saw me about to goe to thetonoto complaine, they made frendes to speak unto me, and asked me forgivnes on their knees: they being in danger of lyfe, yf I complained.
[74]Miya.
[75]Kuwana.
November 28.—We dyned at Ishaquese,[76]and paid 1ichebo200gins; and went to supper to Sheque,[77]and spent night and morning diet 2ichebosand 500gins, and to servantes 300gins.
[76]Ishiyakushi.
[77]Seki.
November 29.—We went to dyner to Chuchamy,[78]and paid 1icheboand 400ginsfor diet and servantes. And to supper to Ishebe;[79]and paid for dyet 2ichebosand 200gins, and to servantes 300gins.
[78]Tsuchiyama.
[79]Ishibe.
November 30.—In passing by Cousattes,[80]our host sent his sonne to desyre us to enter into his howse, and made us a banket. Soe I gave hym anichebo, and 100ginsto servantes. And at Setto,[81]2 leagues short of Oates, our host Magamon Dono had provided a banket for us. And so we dyned at Oates,[82]and paid 1icheboand 200ginsto the howse, and 300ginsto the servantes; and betwixt Oattes and Miaco Skengoro Dono and Makey Dono mett us in 2 severall places with bankettes.
Soe this night we arived at Miaco, haveing made 10 leagues this day.
[80]Kusatsu.
[81]Zeze.
[82]Otsu.
December 2.—We were envited to Cuemon Donos sonne to dyner, where we had very niggardly fare for our selves and worse for our servantes. This fello is Grubstretes sonne, and worse then the father, and that needes not.
December 3.—Our hosts kinsman, dwelling at Oates, brought me 5 salted cod fish and Mr. Nealson 3 for a present. He mett us at a towne beyond Oates, 2 leagues, with a banket at our retorne from Edo, and with an other as we went.
December 4.—I bought and paid for my selfe, viz.:—
And we bought 10 bundelles writing paper, cost 8tais.
December 5.—We were envited to dyner to Mackey Dono and had kynd entertaynment. And he gave me a pike for a present.
And there were presentes geven to Shebe Dono, Grubstreetes sonne; and to Magamon Donos kinsman at Otes.
And I paid our hostis for embradoring and making Matingaskeremona bar Coban, 6: 4: 2.
December 6.—Our host of Miacos brother in law envited us to dyner to a place of pleasure without the cittie, where the dansing beares were, with a greate feste. And there came an antick dance of saters or wild men of other Japons, unto whome I gave 1000gins, and a bar of plate to goodman of howse, containing 4: 3: 0. Soe the dansing beares were sent home after us.
December 7.—Giffio Dono delivered us upon his master Tozayemon Donos accompt, as not being sould, viz.:—
36 Muscovie or Russia hides.2 peeces stamet bayes, containing 48 ½tattamis.1 remnent black bays, " 22 "1 remnent strawculler bais " 20 ¾ "all brod cloth:No. 013 brodcloth strawculler, containing 076⁄8tattamis.No. 005 ditto strawculler containing 07 ¾tattamis.No. 330 murey, containing 071⁄12tattamis.No. 204 murey " 0711⁄12"No. 059 popinge " 0715⁄16"No. 511 popinge " 06 ¾ "No. 463 sadd blew " 06 ½ "And 2tatta.strawculler, no. unknowne.
36 Muscovie or Russia hides.
2 peeces stamet bayes, containing 48 ½tattamis.
1 remnent black bays, " 22 "
1 remnent strawculler bais " 20 ¾ "
all brod cloth:
No. 013 brodcloth strawculler, containing 076⁄8tattamis.
No. 005 ditto strawculler containing 07 ¾tattamis.
No. 330 murey, containing 071⁄12tattamis.
No. 204 murey " 0711⁄12"
No. 059 popinge " 0715⁄16"
No. 511 popinge " 06 ¾ "
No. 463 sadd blew " 06 ½ "
And 2tatta.strawculler, no. unknowne.
Our hostis sent me a present, viz. 1keremonfor a woman, 2 pearesegdasor womans shews, 7 codd fish called in Japontarra. And she sent Mr. Nealson the lyke, with 5 codd fish.
And the host of the howse where we hadd the banket brought me a present of eating stuff in 3 boxes. And Cude Dono of Firando brought me abarsoof wine and a banket,nifon catange.
I sould Skengero Dono rest of my corall, containing 5ta.4mas, for 20taies.
December 8.—We went this night to supper to Fushamy, and gave presentes to Magamon Dono, our host of Miaco; to Skengero Dono, his son; and to our hostis. And I gave her littell doughter anicheboof gold.
And there was paid out for diett 40tais, and to the servantes in howse 3000gins.
December 9.—We went from Fushamy to Osakay this morning, and gave presentes: to our host 2tattablack bayes; and to his wife one peece ordenary taffety; to his doughter a gerdell, cost 7mas; to Ric. Cocks, his sonne, a coate, a gerdell, and shews, cost 2: 3: 0; to Wickham, his sonne, a gerdell and shews, cost 0: 5: 0. And to servantes in howse 1000gins, and for dyett 10tais.
And I gave a bar plate to Maky Donos sonne, containing 4tais, he bringing hym to me to geve hym the name of Richard Cocks.
I gave also 1tayto Mr. Nealsons boyes syster; and 2ichebosto 2 dansing beares which followd us to Fraccata.
December 10.—I forgott to note downe, the 7th day of this month, after goodes receved of Giffio Dono, that there wanted or rested yet to rec. for his master Toz. Do. acco. goodes left with him.
December 11.—Capt. Adams arived at Osakay, but brought not thegoshonwith hym, but left his man to bring it after, non yet being geven out per meanes of the brute betwixt the Japons and Chinas at Cochinchina.
December 14.—Tome Dono thejurebassoretornd to Miaco with his kinsman, and had geven them for horshier 4taisplate bars.
December 15.—We sould Maky Dono, in truck ofmakyware, viz.:—
For which he is to deliver me, upon my owne accompt, within 5 months after date hereof, inmakyware, viz.:—
Mr. Eatons littell doughter Helena came from Sackay to vizet me, and brought me a banket for a present, Japon fation, brought per her nurce, the mother being sick. And I sent her mother, by her, a bar plate, and gave the nurce 4massmall plate.
And Cuemon Dono, Grubstreet, our host, gave me a present: 1 sleeping silkkerremon, 5 codfishes, 5 bundells sea weed drid, 2barsosof wyne, 1barsoof vinegar; and to Mr. Nealson 1 silkcatabra.
December 16.—This day we went to Sakay to dyner, to meet Tozayemon Dono, our host, whoe I am enformed is newly arived from Firando, and I would cleare acco. with hym.
And, being at Sackay, I bought for Helena, Mr. Eatons child, these thinges following, viz.:—
December 17.—I bought this day
Also I paid for a scritorio with brass garneture 1: 4: 0.
December 18.—We retorned to Osakay; and paid for our diet and other bankettes 15: 0: 0, and to servantes 2: 1: 0.
Ther was 3 theevs taken at Osakay and put to deth, being of the consort of 100 roages sworne to robb and spoile all they could, and had a head or master over them. So ther is much looking out after the rest; and were discoverd per a woman.
December 19.—I rec. acubo(or womans box) from Maky Dono, cost 15mas, which I sent hym by his man; and wrott hym a letter to make me 10 chirurgions boxes and 10 salvatoris to them,makyware.
December 20.—Yechere Dono,aliusCynemon Dono, brought me a present of 2 barrilles of wyne. And I bought for Woman Dono:—
1kerremon, cost500More, for silk watto to put into it080More, 1 gerdell, cost070More, 2 pearetabis, cost037More, 2 peare stringes for them, cost013And geven her in money to buy oyle 1 bar plate250950
Susannas uncle sent me a letter from Sakay with 2 pewter bottelles for a present.
December 21.—This day at nowne we sett forwardes towardes Firando, and gave out presentes to Cuemon Dono, host at Osakay, to his wife, Luisa Dono, and to their sonne. And for our diet in plate bars 65: 0: 0. And 1 bar plateto Gifio Dono of Sakay for riding up and downe about busynes.
And there was 2ta.4ma.paid per Mr. Nealson for a barke to carry us aboard.
And our hostes sonne and other frendes, with Capt. Adams, accompanid us to Dembo, 2 leagues from Osakay, where we road at an ancor all night, the wind being contrary.
December 22.—Cuemon Dono,aliusGrubstreet, our host, came aboard our bark within night with a banket. And I wrot a letter to Capt. Adams of our stay this day per meanes of contrary wynd and tide. Unto which he retorned answer, and sent me 50muchos(or loves of bread).
December 23.—We set forward from Dembo, or rather Incobe, at Osakay this mornyng, passing the bar of Osakay, and arived at Fiugo[83]at nowne. The wind being contrary, we staid at an ancor all night, having mad 10 leagues this day.
After this night, the comett, or blasing starr, was seene noe more, and ended under the 3d starr in Chorls wayne or Ursa maior.
[83]Hôgo.
December 24.—We tarryed all day and night at Fiungo.
December 25.—We gave rice and fish to all our barkmen to dyner this day, with abarsoof wine, in respect of Christmas Day.
And meeting with a man of Yechero Donos, I wrot a letter to Capt. Adames of our puting into this place per meanes of contrary wind, and that yf he understood Tozsayemon Dono were arived at Sackay, to send me a letter expres per atento, to thend that yf the wind remeaned contrary, I might put back to Sackay, or else send Mr. Nealson, to look out for the 1000taies.
December 27.—We departed from Fiungo, and paid to the host 4: 0: 0, and to his littell sonne 0: 3: 1, and to servantes 7: 1: 0.
Soe we made 40 leagues this day and night, and came to an ancor at Shemuts,[84]10 leages short of Bingana Tomo.
[84]Shimotsai.
December 28.—The wind being contrary, we staid here all day and night following; and, the wether being cold, we had a fyre made with a few charcoll in my chamber, in a place of purpose for such occation, dawbed about with clea. But it seemeth it was decayed, for, after I was in bedd, it took fyre beloe (not being seene before). And had not som of our servantes byn up late, I had byn burned in my chamber, in such a place that I could not have gotten out. For the fyre began within 2 foote of the place I did lie in upon the mattes; and, when they came in and fownd it, yt flamed up brest hie, but, God be thanked, was sowne quenched without hurt.
December 29.—Thetonoor king of this place is a yong man called Mats Dayre Cunay Dono, of som 24 years ould; the cuntrey called Bigen[85]Sshmutsa; his revenews esteemed at (as our host his vassall tould me),[86]mangocosper anno. He is now at Edo per themperours comandment; and som 20 yeares past his father builded a greate castell or fortresse in this place, which was pulled downe 4 yeares past, when all (or the most parte of) the fortresses in Japon were dismantelled and utterly ruenated. The ruens of this are to be seene very large at my being heare.
We departed from Shemuttes, and arived at Bingana Tomo within night, having made 10 leagues.
Sent a bark to Miwarry[87]to buy 30barsos morofackto carry to Firando.
[85]Bizen.
[86]Blank in MS.
[87]Mihara, in Bingo.
December 30.—I bought and paid for 6 peareshegdas, or womans shews, 2mas.
December 31.—The wind being contrary, we could not departe; but receved 14 barillesmorofackfrom Miwarra, cost 16: 5: 2.
January 1, 1618/9.—We departed from Bingana Tomo, although the wind were contrary, and paid out for diet 5: 4: 0, for barkhier and a man to fetch wine from Miwarra 1: 4: 0, to servantes 1: 0: 0.
And we gave to our hostis of Bingana Tomo for a present one salmon and 2 codd fysh, and to her doughter a pikture of Christ and two musk codds.
Soe we made this day and night following 20 leagues.
January 2.—Raine and heale per night, a very storme or tuffon. So we went but 3 leagues this day, and ancored under an iland or rock.
January 3.—We wayed ancor, and with much adoe gott to an other iland to a roade, the village called Sua, having made this day 5 leagues, but, wind serving after, we gott to Camyna Seak[88]by break of day, having made per night 12 leagues.
[88]Kaminoseki.
January 4.—We gott this day and night following from Camina Seake to Chimina Seake[89]by break of day, having mad 37 leagues. But som 8 or 10 leagues short of Shimina Seak our boate ran against a rock in the water, that it was a woonder she was not split in peeces, but being a strong new boate shee had noe hurt. God be praised for it.
[89]Shimonoseki.
January 5.—Our host at Chimina Seak came abord of us, and brought me abarsoeof wine and a bundell of drid cuttell fish for a present, but, the wind being good, we did not stay, but put to sea.
The wind being contrary, we were forced to put back 3 leagues which we had gotten, and to enter into a port in Faccata called Ashia[90](or Asha), where we staid all night, and went ashore; and paid to howse 1: 2: 2, and to servantes 0: 2: 2, and for fresh fish bought to carry abord. And so we made this day 10 leagues.
[90]Ashiya.
January 6.—We departed this mornyng at sunne rising from Ayshia, and the morow morning, at lyke hower, arivedat Langway[91]in Crates, having made per day and night 33 leagues.
I forgott to note downe that the towne of Ashia was sett on fire some 10 daies past by drinking of tobaco, where their were above 400 howses burned, and 8 of the ruchest men in the towne burned in adventuring over far to save their monies and goods. Amongest the rest a mynt man was one of them, whome was noted above all others for a badd covetous man and one that had gotten his goodes uncontionably.
[91]Nagoya.
January 7.—We departed from Languay at sunne rising, and about 1 a clock were forced by a tempest (or tuffon) of wynd and rayne to put into a harbor of Firando, called Awoe, 7 leagues short of Firando, the sea being so overgrowne that we could not keepe it out to gett to Firando. Soe we made 6 leagues this day.
January 8.—We arived at Firando this day about nowne, having made 7 leagues this day.
Thetonoand all the caveleros sent messengers to bid me wellcom home, and all the neighbours and other frendes came in person to doe the lyke. And at our passing by the English shipp which the Hollanders had taken, they shott affe 3 peeces of ordinance to wellcom me, which I tooke rather in scorne then otherwaies.
January 9.—I sent presentes as followeth, viz.:—
To Tonomon Samma 2barsos morofackand 2 salmons.
To Bongo Sama 1barso morofackand 1 salmon.
To Taccamon Dono the lyke.
To Oyen Dono the lyke.
To Andrea Dittis, China Capt., 2barsos morofack, and 2 salmons, with one silkkerremongeven me per Emperour; and an other silkkeremonsame to his sonne Augustine; and a silke gerdell, a peremorofak tabisand string, with a perfumed fan to Capt. Chinas wife; and a box or littelltrunkmakyware, and a silverd fanne to his eldest doughter, with a peretabisand stringes; with an other silverd fan to his yongest doughter.
To Ed. Sayer a silkkerremongeven me per Emperour.
To Jno. Osterwick the lyke.
To Mr. Wickhams woman a silke gerdell, a perfumed fan, a peremorofak tabisand stringes; with the lyke to Mr. Eatons and Mr. Sayers women; and allso to Mr. Nealsons and Mr. Osterwicks women.
And to Jno. Portus, Robert Hawley, and Jno. Cooke, eache of them a peare of lether buskins; and to each of their women a pearetabisand stringes, with a silverd fanne.
And to Matinga 2 ruchkerremons, with 2 gerdelles to them, a womans box, a box to put gerdelles in, a pearetabis morofakwith 2 peare stringes, and 2 peare smallbeaubes.
And to Susanna a box with a gerdell, a peare oftabisand stringes.
And to Otto, Matingas mad, a gerdell,tabisand stringes.
And to Gynne, littell Otto, and Besse, each one a peretabisand stringes.
And to littell Wm. Eaton a gerdell,tabis, stringes, and silverd fan.
And to my boy Larrance, to geve his mother, a gerdell.
Also Yoskes father sent me a pigg for a present.
January 10.—I understand that in my abcense at Emperours cort that the Hollanders misused me in speeches, which som frendes hearing reproved them for it, and they made answer, a t—— for me and them to. And after, Mr. Sayer and Jno. Portus going along the streete, the Hollanders cast a cup of wyne in the faces of them. Where upon they grew into wordes, and fell together per the eares; in which broyle Jno. Portus broke a Hollanders pate with his dagger. I doe know that Speck, the HollandCapt., sett them on, otherwais they durst not have donne it. Soe herupon Jno. Osterwick and Jno. Portus went to the Hollandes howse to know what their meanyng was to use us in such sort, and withall to tell hym that yf it were by his instigation, to challeng hym and his second into the feeld to answer Ed. Sayer and Jno. Portus, or any other the prowdest Hollanders he would apoint, yf he durst not doe it hym selfe; that they were base people in respect of thenglish, and I a better man then hym selfe or any Hollander in these partes. Capt. Speck exskewsed hym selfe, and said it was unknowne to hym (yet a lie), and soe put them affe. Yet, after, they did not attempt such matters noe more.
Tozayemon Dono, being now ready to retorne for Sackay, wanteth 400 and oddtaisof the Somo plate lent hym before my going up. And soe I dowbt he will play the gemeny with us, and that it will not come in tyme to send it for Cochinchina, as it is ordayned. Yet he sayeth he will pay duble yf it com not in tyme. We have now no remedy but patience.
We were envited this day to dynner to Andrea Dittis, the China Capt., (all thenglish), where we hadd good cheare. And in the ende he brought me his littell doughter of an yeare ould, called Ingasha, willing me to geve her a Christian name, and esteeme her as my doughter. Soe I gave her the name of Elizabeth. And he gave me a present with her, as followeth, viz:—
Capt. Whow sent me 20 pound sitrons for a present.
January 11.—Heale and snowe all day, and lyke per night following.
Divers caveleros sent me frute and other eatable presents, and came to bidd me wellcom home.
I cut a peece of green damask, and made 2keremonsof it for Helena, Mr. Nealsons gerle, and Mr. Wickhams gerle, and lyned them with a peece Japon taffete. Also I gave Susanna akeremonof them I had of Tozayemon Dono, and lyned it with a peece redd taffetie.
January 12.—Cold, frosty, snowie wether, wind northerly, and soe remayned all day and night following. Soe this is the deepest snowe I sawe since I came into Japon.
Mr. Sayer and Mr. Osterwick wrot letters to Syam to send in the Holland junck in my abcense, Capt. Speck assuring them conveance. But this day he sent them back againe, saying that they fownd them under Albartus bed, whoe had forgotten them and left them behind hym. But this is one of Specks tricks, whoe, out of dowbt, had opened them before. But the worst is, Ed. Sayer and Jno. Osterwick were soe unadvized that they noted in their letter how I sent 2 others per same conveance, which I did per a Japon unknowne to the Hollanders, which I dowbt now will be intercepted: which angereth me not a littell.
January 14.—This mornyng still cold, snowey wether, with much wind northerly, and soe remayned all day and the lyke per night following, with a hard frost.
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December 5(Shimutsque 21), 1620.—I receved a letter from Cuemon Dono, of Nangasaque, that he hath 60 beeves lying by hym, and our men will not take them, for that they are leane; and therefore he would have us to take 40 of the best and leave the rest, and would send them by boate for Firando at his owne charges. But I retorned answer that, yf his beefes hadd byn fatt and com in tyme, we had took all, and now hadd taken pork of hym in place thereof, for that I could not meddell in this matter to keepe leane beevs all winter, having neither hayestack nor pasture.
December 6(Shimutsque 22).—Mr. Wilkyn, a purcers mate of theJames Royall, having byn sick of a consumption a long tyme, departed out of this world this night past, and was buried this day in our ordenary buriall place. Capt. Pring, Capt. Adames, and many other accompanied the corps to grave; and Mr. Copland, the preacher, made a speech out of the chapter read in the buriall.
The King of Firando sent word he was lame of a legg, and therefore could not goe abord theJames Royallto see her, as he desired, and therfore thanked Capt. Pring for his love, wishing hym a prosperouse voyage.
Also Capt. Pring, Capt. Adames, Capt. Lennis, with the ij preachers, [Mr.] Browne, and my selfe, dyned abord theBull, and had 5 peces ordinance at our departure.
And I deliverd Mr. Robinson five R. of 8 to pay, when in England, to my brother Walter Cocks.
December 7(Shimutsque 23).—TheJames Royallwent out to Cochie roade this day, but, waying ancor too sowne, was put to the northward of Foynes Iland, and lost an ancor of 27 C. wight; and, yf she had not quickly let fall an other, had byn in greate danger, the currant driving her to windward, against the seyles and above 20 boates which toed her to leeward. Yet, God be praised, the second ancor held and staid her till tide turned. The Duch sent 4 barks to toe her out, and I the lyke; and Capt. Spek and others came abord to bidd Capt. Pring fare well.
December 8(Shimutsque 24).—The Duch shippeTrowewent out to Cochie road this day; and I sent out 4 barkes to helpe to toe her, as they did the like to theJames Royallyistarday.
We bought the howse Oque Dono our overthwart neighbor, for 1 C. xtais, viz. 90taisto hym selfe, for princepall, and 20taisto his wife in respeck our bakers made an oven and baked bread in the yard, and our maltman made malt and lodged all in the howse this monson.
Mr. Eaton put to acco. ljtaisvj½masrec. of Mr. Henry Smith, purser ofJames, for 2566 lovs bread of flower which should have gon in the junckGodspeed.
December 9(Shimutsque 25).—I rec. 3 letters from Nangasaque, viz. 2 from Mr. Chapman, of the 1th and 7th present, and 1 from Mr. Badworth, of the 1th present, of thinges sent for Firando in 3 barkes, one of which is cast away, wherin Mr. White of theBullwas.
December 10(Shimutsque 26).—I rec. a letter from Gonrok Dono at Langasaque, per his man Yasimon Dono, to sent price of our lead, and that he was ready to rec. it. And Capt. Speck rec. another to same effect. This Yasimon Dono offerd us 3½condrinsfor acattie, which is 3½taisperpico, not the money it cost in England.
And som speeches are geven out that our men above, at Edo, are kept presoners. But I think it is a lie. Yet there weare the like reportes the other day; which was occation I gave Capt. Pring councell to get out into Cochie road, and will make as much hast as we can to gett out theMooneandBull. God send us good luck.
And we sent presentes to the King of Firando and his brother, Tonomon Samma, and to Semi Dono, as followeth. Capt. Speck, the Duch comander, Jno. Johnson, and Mr. Leonard for Hollanders, and Capt. Pring, Capt. Adames, and my selfe for English.
For Figien a Camma, King of Firando:—
For Tonomon Samma:—
For Semi Dono:—
December 11(Shimutsque 27).—Andrea Dittis, China Capt., retorned this morning from Nangasaque, and tells me he mett Mr. Sayer going ashore yistarday, as he was coming from thence. He sent Capt. Pring and me, each of us, a jar ofmarkasotes, or sweet bred, and one to Capt. Adames.
Also I rec. a letter from Mr. Sayer, dated in Nangasaque yistarday, wherin he writ that one Faccata Soka Dono will lend us 5 or 6000taisat intrest, yf we will.
This day, at English howse, both we and the Hollanders sett our fermes to 2 books (one English, thother Duch) containing the presentes geven the King of Firando, Tonomon Samma his brother, Bongo Samma their greate uncle, and Semi Dono.
Yazemon Dono of Faccata hath lent us this day two thousandtaisplate of barrs at intrest, to pay ij per cento per month, is fortytaisper month.
I wrot a letter to the 2bongewsof Umbra to thank them for releeving our men cast away in the bark.
And towardes night Bonomon Dono came from Tonomon Samma his master, and brought a pike andlangenattfor presentes to Capt. Pring and Capt. Adames. And presently after came Semi Dono with 2 Japon guns and 2barsos morowfackfor Capt. Pring and Capt. Adames, and brought a bankett after Japon fation, to drink with them and take his leave, because he had no tyme to envite them to dynner.
Also the king sent 3 men to put us in mynd that he hadd ordayned them serchers, to look out we carid no Japons in our shiping. And I made answer we ment to carry out non but such we would formerly geve his Highnesse notis of, but were loth to consent to a new custom to serch our shipps, never used hertofore, it being against our preveleges granted us per themperour.
December 12(Shimutsque 28).—We supped all at Duch howse, both Capt. Pring, Capt. Adames, and all the mastersof the shipps and merchantes ashore, where we had greate cheare and no skarsety of wyne, with many guns shott affe for healthes all the night long.
December 13(Shimutsque 29).—I went downe to Cochie abord theRoyall Jamesto seale up my letters, Capt. Pring soe desiringe me. And the Dutch mett us there at supper. And before I departed from Firando I sent ourjurebassoto tell the 3 new serchers apointed that I made acco. theRoyall Jameswould goe out to morow morning before day, soe that, yf they would vizet her, it were good they went downe this night. I did it because they should take noe advantage against me, being lardg tonged felloes as they are.
December 14(Shiwas 1).—I delivered all my letters to Capt. Pring for Bantam and England, viz.:—
1 joynt letter to Mr. Tho. Brockedon and Capt. Augustin Spalding, to Bantam.
1 privat letter to Capt. Spalding, with 15makyskritorios to sell for me.
1 to Mr. Adam Denton in answer of his, and sale of a cloak for hym.
1 to Jno. Beamond, with acattanfrom Jno.jurebasso.
1 to Right Worll. Company, of shipping arived this yeare.
1 to Sr. Tho. Smith, in answer of recept of 2 of his, with peare tables.
1 to Mr. Wm. Harrison, treasurer, with a pearemackytables.
1 to Mr. Mouris Abbot, deputie, with a peare pleing tables.
1 to my brother Walter Cocks, with xxiijll.xvsh.
1 to Mr. Totton.
1 to Christofor Lanman.
1 to Capt. Jno. Saris.
1 to Mr. Jno. Barker.
1 to Andrew Charlton.
1 to Tho. Antony.
1 to Sr. Tho. Wilson.
1 to Mrs. Mary Adams.
1 leger expedition from Mr. Robt. Price.
December 15(Shiwas 2).—I went downe to Cochie againe, and wrot these letters for Bantam and England:—
1 to Mr. Brokedon and Mr. Spalding at Bantam.
1 to Mr. Jno. Ferrers at Bantam.
1 to Mr. Tho. Ferrers at London, to pay 9l.to my brother Walter Cocks.
1 to my brother Walter Cocks to receve it for acco. Jno. Ferrers.
December 16(Shiwas 3).—Capt. Cleavenger, Mr. Cockram, and the Hollanders did arive this day from themperours court, with busynes to their owne content, the lead being put at fivetaisthepico, and the prize referred to the King of Firando of the padres and friggat.
I rec. these letters from Edo and Miaco, viz.:—
1 from Oyen Dono, themperours secretary, to Capt. Speck and my self with many good words in it, and how our men were gratiously rec. per themperour.
1 from Gentero Dono, King of Firandos brother, complementall, that he is glad of tharivall of soe many English ships this yeare, etc.
[And others.]
And I wrote these letters for England and Bantam, viz.:—
1 to Honble. Company, of arivall of our men from Edo.
1 to Mr. Tho. Brokedon and Mr. Augustin Spalding, to same effect.
1 to Capt. Spalding, with a nest of 5 tronks for Mr. Denton.
1 to Mr. Adam Denton, to same effect.
And I carid Oyen Donos letter to the Duch howse,because it was directed to Capt. Speck as well as unto me, and it emported as much as I noted before, as also of the recept of the cheane of gould and presentes sent hym from Honble. Company. And Capt. Speck shewed me an other letter which came from Codgsque Dono, directed both to hym and me, and one to same effect as that from Oyen Dono.
December 17(Shiwas 4).—TheJames Royallput to sea out of Cochie roade this day before nowne with a good wind. God send her a prosperous voyadge.
December 18(Shiwas 5).—I paid unto one of the smiths of theMoone, a Staffordshire man, for a fowling peece, fyve Rialles of eight in Spanish plate, is xxs.str.
And there was brought ashore out of the shippElizabethxvj canestars of silk, and xv bales black China stuffes, cotton woll, and 3 hhds. of China rootes, all of prize goodes taken in the friggatt. The China blak stuffes somthing rotten.
And I lent xij R. of 8 to ij Staffordshire men, to pay me 5s.per R. of 8 yf they retorne to Japon 6 months hence; yf not, to pay xs.for R. of 8 in England. The name of thone is Smith, cook of theMoone; the others name is Asberry, a marrenar in theBull.
December 19(Shiwas 6).—I forgot to note downe how yistarday a Japon did beate an English man, and hald hym into his howse for 5 R. 8; but Abraham Smart met that Japons man in our howse and put hym into the stocks, unknown to me. But I let out the Japon, and put Smart into his roome, although the Japon hadd sett the other into bilbous—I meane the English man—wherof I complained to Semi Dono, and he caused thenglishman to be retorned, and bad me chuse whether I would pay the money to the Japon or no.
Mr. Sayer arived from Nangasaque this day, and brought a letter from Pheze Dono of 6000taisplate barrs taken up of a merchant for 4 months at ij per cento per month; alsoiij M. v C.taisditto more, taken up of Soka Dono of Faccata at same term and intrest.