Portingall frigottes burned. Also that the Conde Redondo is com for
viz Roy of Goa (or India), and that all in generall have complained
against Don Jeronimo de Silva for his covetousnesse, desyring to have
hym sent away and an other sent to Phillippinas in his place.
He writes also how the King of Spaine maketh sharp warrs against the
Duke of Savoy, and that the Venetians and the Turk take the Savoyans
part. Allso that Prince Charles of England hath maried or is made sure
to the King of Spaines doughter.
_July 16._--Yasemon Dono, Capt. Adames host, came out of Xaxma, and
hath bought store of planke and tymber secretly underhand for the
Hollanders; otherwaies the King of Xaxma would not let them have any,
being noe frend to the Hollanders. Yt is said the Hollanders meane to
make a galley of parte of this tymber to set out against the
Portingale frigotes.
_July 17._--I rec. a letter from Jor. Durons, wherin he writes me that
it is of a certen that the shipp the Portingalles sunck is a Hollander
and no Englishman, and that they have saved many letters of the
Hollanders, which it should goe hard but he would get som of them and
send to me to put me out of dowbt of the matter. Also he writes that 56
ther was above 20000 _pezos_ or R. of 8 sunck in her, which were sent
to buy tymber in Xaxma, to make 5 or vj gallis or friggates to set out
against the Portingalles and Spaniardes, espetially them which com
from Amacou.
The other ij letters were from Capt. Andrea Dittis and Capt. Whow, his
brother, that the 3 junckes which went to Taccasanga, wherin the
Worll. Company had 600 _tais_ adventure, are all retorned to
Langasaque without silk, non being permitted to com out of China, and
that they had sent much money into China to buy silk (from
Taccasanga), but had noe newes what was becom of men nor money.
I forgot to note downe how Georg Durons advized me that the cheefe
Hollander in the Indies is sunk in the shipp that was coming from
Bantam by the Portingales, and that the Holland shipp had taken ij
China junckes, which the Portingales reskewed, and retorned them to
China.
_July 18._--A China brought me a present of a cup of _abado_[13] (or
black unecorns horne), with suger cakes.
[13] Span.: _abada_, the female rhinoceros.
_July 19._--Jno. Portis the Scotsman gave me a peare white silke
stockinges with ij greene stoones lyke esmeralles, but I know not
whether they be right or counterfett, etc.
Four noblemen of Crates came to see thenglish howse, viz. the cheefe
justis, the secretary, and ij other princepall men, whome I
enterteyned in the best sort I could.
_July 20._--Capt. Adames tould me this day that Capt. Speck and the
Hollanders sent to desire hym to goe up with Capt. Barkhout for Edo,
to carry their present to themperour, for that Jno. Yoosen, their
countreyman, was out of favour with themperour and other princes by
meanes of his fowle tong. So this day the kinges brother hath lent
them a bark to carry them up.
Jorge Durons writes me of a miraculosse matter happened in England
which, allthough I know to be a stark lye, yet I thought good to sett
downe verbatum, viz.:--
Yt is here reported (or spoken) for certen that in England apeared in 57
the fermament a very greate cros, with the crowne of thorne and
nailes, such as our Saviour Christ suffered his passion withall; and
that the Kinges Matie. of England and all his nobilletye saw it and
fell downe and worshipped it; only one prist (a bad Christian) tould
the king and the rest it was no miracle, but a fantesie. Wherupon at
an instant both the pristes eyes flew out of his head, and he died
imediatly in the sight of all men. Whereupon the King of England sent
presently to the Pope of Rome to have a learned bushope to com into
England to treate of these miraculos causes.[14]
[14] Cocks, as a thorough-going Protestant, marks this last
sentence with a marginal note: "O monstroze lye".
_July 22._--I wrot these letters following to send per Capt. Adames,
he being now bound up with the Hollanders, viz. 1 to Figien a Came,
King of Firando; 1 to Gonrok Dono; 1 to Tozayemon Dono of Sakay; 1 to
Amanuo Crobio Dono of Osakay; 1 to Neamon Dono of Edo; 1 to Magazemon
Dono of Miaco; 1 to Cuemon Dono, our host Osakay; 1 to Cocozayemon
Dono, secretary to Oyen Dono, at Edo; 1 to Capt. Adames wife and
children, at Edo; 1 to Skengero Dono, hostes sonne of Miaco; 1 to
Sebeoye Dono, hostes sonne of Osakay.
_July 25._--The Hollanders had a bark lent them per the king to goe
for Osakay, and soe forward per land to Edo to vizet themperour.
_July 26._--I rec. a letter from Jor. Durons, dated in Langasaque, the
1th of August, new stile, wherin he writes me much news how Gon Rock
Dono is brought in question with one Lues Tanares, for taking up much
goodes of the Chinas at a loe rate in themperours name, and forthwith
sould them to other merchantes at greate prices, whereby Gonrok Dono
gayned 40000 _tais_, and Tanares 10000. For which they are now brought
in question by the merchantes which bought the goodes of them, whoe 58
put up a pitition thereof all together to themperour.
He also writes that a greate _bongew_ is coming downe to lay handes on
7 or 8 padres, and to cut affe the heades of x or xij guardians, or
officers of Langasaque, etc.
The _barso_ of wyne from Magozemon Dono, our host of Miaco, with iij
jars of _caw_, the wyne for my selfe, and _caw_ for Mr. Wickham, I
rec. this day.
Capt. Adams was envited to dyner abord Holland shipp, and much
ordinance shot affe.
_July 27._--Sugean Dono of Umbra sent me a present of millons, and
came hym selfe to vizet me, using many complementall wordes, and tould
me the King of Figen was dead, and he ordayned to goe to his funerall
in place of the king of this place, as sent from hym. He saith he was
a pagon, and that it is ordayned a new grove shall be erected where
his body is to be burned, and a pagod built in it, where devine servis
or worship must be donne in memory of hym as a _came_,[15] or saint,
or rather more then a saint, for the _camis_ are helde in greate
esteeme.
[15] _Kami_, the Sintoo deities.
_July 28._--I rec. a packet of letters from Mr. Eaton, containing 3
letters, dated at Naffa in the grand Liquea, le 28th, 29th, and 30th
of Aprill last past, wherin he wrot me of the danger the junk _Sea
Adventure_ passed after their departure from Xaxma, being driven
agrownd at Liqueas ij or 3 tymes, and out of hope at last to get her
affe, being 2/3 partes full of water, he having carid the money and
other cheefe matters ashore at an islend called .[16]
Yet in the end she floted of her owne accord, and soe they got her
(not without greate danger) to the cheefe iland of the grand Liqueas,
to the port of Naffa. But he writes, when the kinges _bongews_
(or governors of the ilandes) understood it was an English junck, they
sent them boates with men and all other helpe possible, to save her,
by which meanes under God they escaped; and after sent them word to 59
look out thorow all his woodes and forist for tymber, plank, or what
else we stood in need of, for all was at service of thenglish nation.
But this must needes be by meanes of the King of Xaxma, whose vassale
the King of the Liqueas is, whoe had formerly geven them charge soe to
doe, as Mr. Eaton thinketh. In fine, he meanes to repare the junck
theare, and to proceed on his voyag for Syam, yf I sent hym not word
to the contrary. But I hope my letters are with hym before now, to com
away forthwith, at sight thereof, for Firando.
I also rec. ij Japon letters from Liqueas, i from the botswaine of the
junck, and the other from Co Domingo, and a therd from Antony, the
negro.
[16] Blank in MS.
_July 29._--I set 500 small potata rootes in a garden. Mr. Eaton sent
me them from Liques.
_July 31._--The Hollanders departed towardes Miaco this day before
nowne, and Capt. Adams with them, and had 13 peeces ordinance shot
affe out of the ij shippes, and 3 from the howse. Capt. Yarmans, capt.
of the _Gallyasse_, and Sr. Matias are they which went.
I wrot a letter to _bongew_ of Xaxma which sent the man with the
letters unto me which came from Mr. Eaton from Liqueas, to geve hym
thankes, and an other letter to boteswaines wyfe at Langasaque, and
gave her sonne which carid it 5 _mas_. And the man which brought the
letters had geven hym for his paynes, viz. 7 _tais_ plate bars, to
defray his charges hither and back againe, with 1 bar plate containing
4 _ta._ 3 _ma._, and ij _tatta._ fustian to make hym a peare breeches.
_August 1._--Our hostis of Bingana Tomo and her sonne came to vizet
me, and brought me ij _barsos_ wyne, and 5 bundels of Japon paper.
There came ij gentlemen in company with her sonne, one of them the
cheefe _bongew_ under Frushma Tay, king of the cuntrey, whoe is a man
of greater revenues then the King of Xaxma.
_August 2._--I rec. ij letters from Langasaque, 1 from Andrea Dittis 60
with 9 water millons, and the other from Alvaro Munos with a sword and
dagger for Ed. Sayer. We bought 168 _gantos_ fysh oyle of our hostice
of Bingana Tomo for a _mas ganto_.
_August 3._--Jno. Portus, the Scotsman, envited us to dynner this day:
I mean all thenglish.
_August 4._--This night past came news that the China Capt. junck
which went for Tonkin is cast away at that place by neglegence of the
pilot; but all the people saved. Som say the Japons did muten, and
carid away the money, but how trew it is I know not. Also it is
reported that both the junckes of Kitskin Dono and Semi Dono are
arived at Cochinchina, and they of the junk of Semi Dono are cozened
of 7000 _taies_ of their money, being waid out to pay for silke was
stolne from them, as that was from Edmond Sayer the yeare past.
_August 5._--I receved a letter from Andrea Dittis, from Langasaque,
wherin he conferms the newes of casting away Capt. Whaws junck, not
knowing whether the people were saved or no.
Also he writes me how Gonsalvas junck is arived from Manillas, in
whome his sonne is com from Manillas, I meane Andrea Dittis sonne, and
that Jno. Yossens junck is lykwais arived at Langasaque. He writes
also that iij shipps are arived from New Spaine at Manillas which
bring a new governor.
We had ij _pico_ suger from Holland factory, i browne and thother
candie, to pay as rest is sould.
_August 7._--There came news that a shipp is without, yf not ij, but
what they are is not knowne.
_August 8._--About midnight I had news brought me that the ship
without is a Hollander, and com from Molucos, and that her mast is cut
over board, and the ship much broaken. So I sent Ed. Sayer in the
morning to the Duch howse to know the certen news, and sent out our 61
_foy fone_ to helpe to toe her in, shee being but a littell distance
without and the wether calme. And presently after a French man,
chirurgion of the _Son_, came to me in secret, and tould me that this
shipp without was an English shipp, and one of iiij which the
Hollanders have lately taken at Molucos, not without slaughter of many
men, and the rest taken prisoners, and sent this small shipp to bring
news hither of it, I think of spite to scorne thenglish nation. And,
as they say, an other great Holland shipp, called the _Black Lyon_, is
without, and com from Bantam. Yt is to be esteemed they have taken our
shipp which should come from Bantam, and dowbtfull they did the like
the last yeare by the _Adviz_ which Mr. Wickham went in.
After nowne our _foy fone_ retorned from the Dutch Capt. Speck,
telling our _jurebasso_ Co Jno. that yt was an English shipp they had
taken by order of war, and therefore had noe need of our helpe to
bring her in. And this tyme Co Jno. tould me that out of dowbt it was
the ship _Adviz_ that Mr. Wickham went from hence in the last yeare,
and that he saw som negros in her which were heare the last yeare. Soe
herupon I went to Oyen Dono, the kinges governor, and tould hym what
past, desiring hym to speake to Tonomon Samma, the kinges brother, to
let me have a _bongew_ to goe abord this shipp betyme to morrow, to
take notis what she is, and whether the Hollanders take them selves
enemies of thenglish or no, and in what manner they have taken this
shipp, to thentent I might goe to themperour to have justice.
_August 9._--I sent an expresse to Langasaque with letters to Andrea
Dittis and Jor. Durons, that I am to goe to Edo to aske justice aganst
the Hollanders, and that yf the Chinas will goe up about that matter I
will assist them in all I may.
The Hollanders brought in our shipp in a bravado, and shot affe many 62
guns out of her, and out of their other two. But I had forgotten to
note downe how I went to Tonomon Samma, the kinges brother, to desyre
hym to let me have a _bongew_ to goe abord thenglish shipp which the
Hollanders had taken, to be a witnesse before themperour what answer
they made. But he would let me have no man, saying as yet no shipp was
com in, nether had he heard any thing of the matter till now. Soe I
retorned and sent out Mr. Osterwick, with Mr. Nealson and others, to
look upon her, to see yf they could know her or no. But they mett her
coming into the roade, and soe returned; only they spoake unto them
and bad them welcom, and much good might she doe them.
But sowne after (two severall tymes) Capt. Speck sent his _jurebasso_
unto me to certefie me he was sorry for what had happened, and that
the shipp and goodes were at my devotion. I both tymes retorned hym
thankes: they had pocession, and therefore might make their benefite.
Soe in the end he came to thenglish howse, accompanied with Capt.
Barkhout and Sr. Albartus, using many complementall wordes, offring
the shipp and what was in her at my comand. But yow must understand
they had well emptied her befor, having byn ij nightes and a day abord
of her before. I made them answer, I was sory for that which was
happened, and wished it had not byn soe, and that yt had byn enoffe
for them to have taken our shipp and goodes without bringing in of the
shipps in such a scornfull sort. He made me answer, they were not in
the falt, but them which sent the shipp, nether they in falte, for
that they did nothing but what their masters comanded them. "Why
then", said I, "yt seemes your mastars comand yow to be comune theevs,
to robbe English, Spanish, Portingalles, Chinas, Javas, and all others
whatsover, without respect, and to synk a French shipp going thorow
the straites of Sonday, becauce they should not carry news into France
of the abuce yow had offered them." These speeche did somthing move 63
them; soe they answered me that hitherto they had held frendshipp with
us, and still would do, till their comanders gave them order to the
contrary, and then they would doe as they thought good. Unto which I
answered they might showe them selves frendes to thenglish, yf they
pleased, ether now or hereafter, but for my parte I did not care a
halfe peny whether they did or noe. And soe they departed.
_August 10._--We had a councell this day, wherat assisted me Ed.
Sayer, Wm. Nealson, and Jno. Osterwick, where it was debated whether
it were fiting to send up to themperour, to complaine against the
insolentie of the Hollanders in presuming not only to take our shipps,
but openly to bring them in to our disgrace. Wherupon it was concluded
that I my selfe should take that long and troblesom voyag in hand, and
that Mr. Wm. Nealson should accompany me, as well to look out and
cleare debtes above, and bring reste downe, as also to carry up with
us such matters as the factory afforded, and to buy stuffes to geve
presentes to themperour and his nobles (at least, yf they would take
them), or els to make sals therof, yf they were refuced. Also it was
ordayned to send away a post, both by water and land, after Capt.
Adams, to enforme hym of the theevery of the Hollanders, to the entent
he should retyre hym selfe from them and stay my coming, and not goe
with them before the Emperour.
Soe we dispached a swift bark of 5 ores away, not dowbting but they
will sowne overtake them, for that our host Tozayemon Dono of Sackay
arived heare this day, and left hym at Shimonaseak two daies past, and
I make acco. our bark will be at Shiminaseak.
Oyen Dono came to vizet me in the name of Tonomon Samma, offering me
all assistance against the Hollanders, and wishing me to make hast,
not dowbting but the Hollanders would be driven out of Japon, yf I 64
made my complaint in due forme against them.
Also yt is tould me how the Hollanders have made a greate
_pancado_,[17] or sale of silk to divers Japons, and the silk waid out
and sealed up, but coming to payment there is 10 _taies_ in a _pico_
difference in the price, which amounteth to above 4000 _tais_. So that
much adow is lyke to be about it.
Oyen Dono being gon, Sugian Dono of Umbra came unto me (as from
Tonomon Samma) and wished me to make good enformations against the
Hollanders, wherin he would assist me, and made no dowbt but they
would be banishid out of the cuntrey. I desired hym that he would
assist me in the matter, and that I might be quickly dispached, to goe
up to the Emperour. Soe he went from me to the _tono_, telling me he
would use such dilligence I should be dispached to morrow.
[17] Span.: _pancada_, contract for sale in gross.
_August 11._--I went to Tonomon Samma, or rather he sent for me, to
know whether I ment to goe to themperour or no, to complaine against
the Hollanders. And I answered hym, yea. "But", said he, "do yow
pretend to comence any processe against them?" To which I answered,
noe, for that I would seek justice against them in England; only my
pretence was to geve themperor to understand they were comune theeves
and sea rovers and took all men they met withall, without exception,
were they frendes or foes; and that his Matie. might doe well to
embarg their shipps and goodes till he better understood the truth
thereof, and not suffer them to carry out victuelles and munition and
money as they did, and to keepe two or 3 shipp to goe a roveing as
they did this last yeare, to take Chinas and all others they mett
withall under culler of them; which they could not doe, had they not
this receptacle. Yt seemed he lyked my answer well, and wished me 65
to proceed therin formally, and that he for his parte would [geve]
assistance in what he could, and write to the king his brother at
large thereof, whome he knew would take my parte against them, as not
haveing yet forgotten the complaint they made against hym to
themperour the last yeare; and that I needed not to carry any _bongew_
up with me, in respect the kynge hym selfe was theare, whoe he knew
would assist me in person to goe to themperour and his councell.
We agreed with a bark this day to cary us to Osakay for lx _tais_
plate bars.
There was som which came and tould me this day that Tonomon Samma, the
kinges brother, and others asked the Hollanders wherefore they tooke
Englishmen and their shipping in this sort; unto which Capt. Speck
answered, it was because we brought shott, powder, lead, and other
munition, and sould it to their enemies. "Why", said the other, "are
the Englishmen your vasselles that they are bound to observe what yow
would have them, and may not they doe as they please with that which
is their owne to any one they esteem their frendes? As", said he,
"they bring lead and such other matters as themperour hath need of
yearly, which now it seemeth yow have taken, that non is lyke to com
this yeare. Soe that", said he, "this will make much against yow."
Whereunto Capt. Speck has littell to replie.
I gave Matinga a silke _keremon_, a _catabra_ of same, and an upper
garment of fine white casho.
_August 13._--I wrot a letter to Capt. Adames to same effect as the
former, and sent it per our hostice of Bingana Tomo to send it from
thence expres.
_August 14._--Tonomon Samma, the kinges brother, sent for me to come
and speake with hym; which I did, and fownd that the Portingalles had
againe made complaint against Harnando Ximines and Jno. Portus, saying
they were murtherers of their capt., with many other falce reportes 66
of them, desyring to have them deliverd into their handes. Unto which
I answerd, that, yf the Portingales had anything to doe with them,
they should goe before themperour, wheare I would answer for them, and
to their shame prove their reportes falce.
_August 15._--I put into one chist to carry up, viz.:--
1 pece yello shag.
1 peec. ruch wrought velvett.
1 pott musk, containing 37 coddes.
1 box currall.
2 peec. red cherenis.
1 peec. black and green grogran.
1 pec. red damask.
1 pec. ruch figerd satten.
2 peec. corse damask.
2 pec. black ruch taffety.
1 pec. fyne white China taffety.
1 peec. Japon taffetie.
1 pec. yello satten.
1 peec. ordinary taffeties.
3 pec. white satten Lymis.
3 peces damask.
5 peec. satten, Capt. China.
1 peec. orreng culler shagg.
1 pec. oreng culler velvett.
4 pec. ordenary taffeties.
6 pec. ruch taffeties.
15 pictures.
1 pec. ordenary taffety.
Also Capt. Whow sent me a letter with many frendly speeches, that he
and what he had was at service of me and thenglish nation during life,
for that, till now, they stood dowbtfull that thenglish and the
Hollanders were all one, but now were fully resolved to the contrary;
and that in all hast they would send word to China of what was past,
to the entent to put them out of dowbt.
Gonosko Dono, an ould gentelman, our frend, dyed this evenyng. He was
father in law to Ushanusque Dono, our _bongew_, and the only souldier 67
esteemed of by Foyne Samme, thould king.
_August 16._--We went to Tonomon Samme, the kinges brother, and carid
hym a present, I being reddy to goe to themperour, viz.:--
1-1/2 _tattamy_ straw culler cloth.
2 _tatta._ straw culler bayes.
1 Russia hide.
3 _cattis ginco_ that came from Cochinchina.
ij greate gallipottes.
ij small gally pottes.
ij Duch jugges.
ij green tuns.
And I desird his letter of faver to the king, his brother.
Also Taccamon Dono, cheefe justis, sent me a _baroso_ of wyne and a
drid salmon. And sowne after I sent Mr. Nealson and our _jurebasso_
with a present of j peece of damask and ij cattis _ginco_, which he
took in good part, and offerd us all frenship he could doe our nation.
There passed a bark by, which came from Cocora[18] with banished
Christians, to goe for Langasaque. There came som of them to see
thenglish howse, amongst whome were 5 or 6 women.
They say the King of Cocora hath crusefied xxxvij men and women,
wherof 6 men were crusefied with their heades downeward.
[18] Kokura, at the extreme north of the island of Kiushiu.
_August 17._--I wrott ij letters, i to Bantam, directed to Capt.
Balle, and thother to Camboja, directed to Mr. Georg Savidg, with the
former in it rec. back from Nicholas Marin. And these letters I
deliverd to Andrea Dittis, who gave conveance to them per way of
China.
Capt. Speck sent for Mr. Osterwick to com and speake with hym, of
which he tould me, and I bad hym goe and knowe what was the matter.
Soe at his retorne he said the cheefe occation was for that I spoke
ill of their comanders or generalls of the Indies, wishing me to 68
refrayne my tong, or else to take heed of my selfe. Also he said he
sat still in his howse and said nothing tuching thenglish, as also
that there could nothing be done in thenglish howse but that he knew
it within xxiiij howers after; and that he held me for a furious and
hastie man which misused all thenglishmen in the howse, and did all
thinges on my owne head and spleene without taking councell. The first
point of these speeches Jno. Osterwick made knowne unto me, and the
rest tould unto other Englishmen which gave me to understand therof. I
dowbt this Jno. Osterwick, because his father was a Duchman, and it
may be he dealeth dubly.