36 of them came to Firando and deliverd a writing unto me, wherin they
demanded their 16th parte of priz goods. And, after, Capt. Adames, 182
admerall, wrote me to take one James Martin, a Scotsman, yf he came to
Firando, and lay hym in irons. This Scott is he which stured up the
_Bulls_ men to muteny, promising to perswade the _Moons_ men to doe
the like and to follow them, "because" (said he) "they sell away the
goods, and, yf yow suffer them to carry them away, yow shall never
have any thing".
_August 10_ (_Sitinguach 3_).--We had a jenerall counsell this day at
the English howse, both of English and Hollanders, where it was
ordayned that the Duch should carry the flag in the meane topp, as
admerall, this second voyage for Manillias, and the English as
vizadmerall. But Capt. Robt. Adams, admerall the former voyadg,
aledged he was free per meanes of a letter he brought out of England,
and soe ment to resigne his place to Capt. Chorles Cleavenger and
retorne for Jaccatra. Unto whome it was objected that, yf he shronke,
it was a bad precedent to make all the rest doe the like. Unto which
he replied that, rather then that should happen, he would goe meanest
man in the fleete; yet that he would not put out the flagg in the fore
topp for 3 or 4 daies space, and in the meane tyme would take adviz
what was best to doe. And soe Jno. Jonson was ordayned admerall, to
put out his flagg in the meane top to morrow; and that the Councell of
Defences ordenances should be read abord all the fleete to morow; and
a muster taken how many men their were, and soe to know each mans
opinion, what he would replie against these proceadinges.
Also it was brought in question at the same councell, tuching the
abuse of one , master of the shipp _Swan_ and on of the
Councell of War, how he per force did enter per night into the 5th
junck taken, with som 40 or 50 men with weopens and close lantarns,
and, after the beating and misusing of the Englishmen which had
pocession, did pilledg and sett the junk on fire, leaveing the English 183
men in her to be burned, yf they hadd nott byn releeved. Unto which
Jno. Johnson, the admerall, replied that our men had used other abuses
to his men. Which, in the end, was remitted till they came to the
Councell of Defence at Jaccatra.
_August 11_ (_Sitinguach 4_).--This day Jno. Johnson was made admerall
both of Duch and English, and proclemation made abord each shipp, both
Duch and English, and all presoners sett at libertie for any muteny
hertofore, the Duch at request of Capt. Adams and the English at
request of Jno. Johnson, admerall.
China Capt. went to Nangasaque, and Andreas with hym, to bring about
the China Capt. junck, to carine our shipps by.
_August 12_ (_Sitinguach 5_).--Gonrok Dono passed by this place to
Nangasaque, and Capt. Leonard Camps and my selfe went to hym about
priz of our leade, and he, being ready to departe, willed us to follow
hym to Nangasaque.
_August 13_ (_Sitinguach 6_).--Capt. Robt. Adames, our late admerall
of the English and Duch fleete to the Manillias, now made vizadmerall,
called a councell of these following, viz.: Capt. Chorles Cleavengar,
Capt. Edmond Lennis, Mr. Jno. Munden, Mr. Arnold Browne, seamen;
Joseph Cockram, Wm. Eaton, Ric. Cocks, merchantes--wherein he desired
to be dismissed from going vizadmerall this second tyme to Manillas,
shewing a discharg from our Right Honble. Company in England, being
permitted to retorne for England per first shipp which came; yet, in
respect the Councell of Defence had now made a second chose of hym (he
striving to put it to Capt. Chorles Clevengar), yet we all in generall
put it upon hym, which he in the end condecended unto, to put out his
flagg in the fore tope to morrow morning.
Yt was agreed per us and the Hollanders that to morow morning Capt.
Speck and another Hollander, with Mr. Cockram and my selfe, should 184
goe for Nangasaque to morow, to make an end about price of our lead,
as also to provide any thing wanting to geve to the Emperour and
Councell for presentes.
_August 14_ (_Sitinguach 7_).--We agreed with Cushcron Dono and the
oyleman for these parcelles following, viz:--
300 _pico_ biskit, at 4 _ta._ 4 _ma._ 5 _co._ per _pico_.
600 sackes fyne rize of 40 _gantas_, as Duch pay.
100 _pico_ hempe, at 7 _ta._ 7 _m._ 5 _co._ _pico_.
for ships provition, to be deliverd within 3 mo. after date.
Also agreed with Nicolas Martin for these parcels, viz.:--
200 _pico_ biskit, at price abovesaid.
030 buttes rack, containing 10,000 _gantes_, at 2 _gantes mas_ bar.
And I paid j C. _tais_ to Yoshozemon Dono, our beefe man, upon acco.
of beeves, whereof he paid unto Gennemon Dono, the other beefe man, 47
_tais_ for 19 beeves, at 3 _tais_ beefe.
_August 15_ (_Sitinguach 8_).--I paid out in barr plate to purcers,
viz.:--
_ta. m. c._
j C. _tais_ to Mr. Neve, purcer of _Moone_ 100 0 0
j C. _tais_ to Mr. Watts, purcer of _Bull_ 100 0 0
l. _taies_ to Danill White, purcer of _Palsgrove_ 050 0 0
l. _taies_ to Christmas, purcer of _Pepercorne_ 050 0 0
And I paid the glover shewmaker, for 4 peare of pompes at ij _mas_ per
peare, 8 _m._; more to hym for a _cattan_ handell red lether, 2 _m._
_August 16_ (_Sitinguach 9_).--I embarked this morning, in company of
Mr. Cockram and Ric. King, to goe towardes Nangasaque, as Capt. Camps
and Mr. Vaux did the like, to speake with Gonrok Dono about receving
money for our lead. But, at our first seting out, fell much rayn; soe
we, being in an open bark, retorned back againe.
We agreed or bargened for these provitions following for Manillia
fleete, viz. with the gunfounders, for 5,000 _gantas_ ordnary _rak_,
at ij _gantas_ per _mas_, to be delivered within 3 monthes; with 185
Oyen Dono and his sonne, for 10,000 _gantas_ redd _garvanse_, at 4-1/4
_gantas_ per _mas_.
_August 17_ (_Sitinguach 10_).--We set forwardes towardes Nangasaque
this morning after sun rising, and arived theare the same day 2 howres
before sunne seting, and fownd Capt. Camps and the Duch arived theare
at midnight before.
_August 18_ (_Sitinguach 11_).--We and the Hollanders sent our
_jurebassos_ to Gonrok Dono and Feze Dono, to tell them of our arivall
heare, and that we desired to com and kisse their handes when they
weare at leasure.
And we laid out presentes, viz.:--
for Gourok Dono, governor.
02 _tattamis_ stamet cloth
20 _cattis_ white raw pole silk
03 peces diaper tabling
25 _cattis_ of pepper
03 peces sleze land
for Feze Dono, major.
01 _tattamy_ stamet cloth
10 _cattis_ white pole silk
03 pec. diaper napkening
for Skidayen Dono, secretary.
01 _tatta._ stamet cloth
03 peces diaper napkening
03 pec. wroght sattins, cullers
for Yasimon Dono.
03 peces cullard taffeties
02 peces ordenary damasks
And I wrot a letter to Mr. Eaton, to Firando, per Andrea Dono in China
Capt. junck, with vj peeces iron ordinance and carages for them, and
how I paid xxv _tais_ plate barrs to hym.
Within night Lansman the Duchman came to vizet me, for by day he durst
not, for feare of the excomunecation, telling me it was defended that
noe Roman Catholick might open their mouth to speak to us.
_August 19_ (_Sitinguach 12_).--We went to vizet Gonrok Dono with the
present nomenated yistarday, and he of hymselfe began to speake about
the price of the leade, telling us that the Councell thought iiij
_taies_ per _pico_ enough, and therefore he durst not presume to geve
more. Unto which we answered that themperour might take it for 186
nothing, yf he pleased, yet we knew it was in his Lordshipps handes to
sett what price he pleased; and, seeing Ogosha Samma of famos memory
sett the price at vj _taies_ per _pico_, to take all which came at
that price, and Shongo Samma his sonne, the Emperour that now is, did
conferme it, we hoped his Lordshipp would have consideration thereof,
and the rather, for that we hadd now byn driven affe a yeare and a
halfe, and could not make benefite of our good nor monies, but weare
forced to take up money at interest. And, to conclud, we tould him he
hym selfe did offer 4-1/2 _taies_ per _pico_ the yeare past; yet it
seemed he did not remember the same. And soe, being late, we departed
and left it to his Lordshipps consideration till to morrow to think
better thereof.
And soe we went to Skidayen Dono, his secretary, and carid hym the
present nomenated before, desyring hym to put his master in mind to
end the acco. of lead.
Within night Nicolas Marin, an Italian and pilot to the Portugezes,
came to vizet me, because he durst nott doe it per day, and tould me
how all weare excomunecated that did ether buy or sell with thenglish
or Hollanders, or had any conversation with them, or did soe much as
put affe their hattes or salute them in the streetes.
_August 20_ (_Sitinguach 13_).--I wrot a letter to Mr. Eaton, and sent
it per Mangusque, Zazabra Donos servant, advizing how Gonrok offerd us
now but 4 _tais pico._ for our lead, as also of the difference betwixt
Gonrok with the Japon merchantes against the Portugezes, about the
quantety of silk com in the friggates, and how he makes _pancado_ of
stuffes now as well as of silke. And I wished Mr. Eaton to sell away
our silk, yf possibly he could, for it is said there is neare j M.
_pico._ com in these friggots.
And we carid our presentes to Feze Dono and Yasimon Dono, as is noted
downe the 18th present, and desired them to be a meanes to Gonrok 187
Dono to make an end of the price of the leade, or to tell as what we
should trust unto.
The Hollanders supped with us at China Capt. and have envited us to
dynner to their lodging to morow.
_August 21_ (_Sitinguach 14_).--We sent to Gonrok Dono to know his
answer at what price he would set our leade. Soe he replied he would
geve us 4-1/2 _taies_, upon condition we would geve hym a bill of our
handes that, yf the Emperour and Councell weare not content to geve so
much, we should let it goe for lesse. Unto which both the Hollanders
and we answerd that we would com to a sett price, were it at 4-1/2 or
otherwais; the which he took in such snuffe as he sent our present
back againe to Hollandes lodging.
And I delivered an other letter to Yasobro, Tayemon Donos wives
brothers servant, advising how Gonrok Dono had retorned a flatt answer
he would geve but 4 _taies_ per _pico_ for lead, as also of arivall of
the junck from Manillia wherein Wyamon Dono went capt., and that all
was lies of 14 junckes and 6 friggats which arived after our fleete
came away.
This after nowne the junck, wherein Wyamon Dono went for Manillia with
Capt. Adams _goshon_, is now retorned to Faconda roade, and Migell com
ashore with news they have made a very badd voyage, and that they were
badly used per the Spaniardes, miscalling them because they were
frendes to the English and Duch. They also report that, after our
fleete came from Manillias, noe junckes entred theare [with exception]
of only 3 emptie ons which our fleet set at libertie, haveing rifeled
them; as also ij friggates arived theare and went in on the back side
of Manillias for feare of our fleete.
_August 22_ (_Sitinguach 15_).--This day entred an other galliota from
Amacou, which was 17 daies in way, and bringeth silke, silk stuffes,
and black clo., or matta of cotton.
_August 23_ (_Sitinguach 16_).--I wrot a letter to Mr. Eaton and rest, 188
how we could not agree with Gonrok Dono about our lead, with other
occurrantes; but, after, we came to agreement at 4-1/2 _cattis pico_
lead.
Manillia junck of Wyamon Dono arived at Nangasaque; and they report
that all Japons must be banished out of Manillias and non traffick
theare hearafter.
_August 24_ (_Sitinguach 17_).--The Hollanders and we went to take our
leaves of Gonrok Dono and would have left the present with Skidayen
Dono, his secretary, but he would not receve it, telling us Gonrok
would be at Firando before it weare long, and then might we better
present it theare. Also Gonrok tould us he would send men to Firando
to way out the lead and pay our money theare forthwith.
And soe, towardes night, the Hollanders departed towardes Firando on a
sudden, we having formerly agreed to goe togeather to morow morning.
And I receved a letter from Mr. Eaton at Firando, howe
he had sould 1188 _cattis_ white twisted silke more to
Tozemon Dono, at 22 _mas catty_ is 2601 5 0
Also 1200 deare skins to Tobio Dono,
best sort, at 34 _tais_ per cento, is 0408 0 0
And delivered 15 Russia hides to Feze
Dono, at 3 _tais_ hide, is 0045 0 0
_August 25_ (_Sitinguach 18_).--I receved 2 letters from Firando,
viz., 1 from Mr. Osterwick, 1 from Mr. Eaton, with a coppie of ij
letters from Molucos from thenglish agent.
_August 26_ (_Sitinguach 19_).--We departed this morning towardes
Firando, and paid out for diett whilst we were theare 27 0 0
To the goodwife for howsroome 04 3 0
To the servantes 03 2 5
And stuffes given for presentes, viz. 1 pec. black chaul taffety to 189
Capt. Whows sonne, 1 pec. ditto to China Capt. doughter, 1 pec. ditto
to Augustyns sonne.
And we went to Setto to bed, wind being contrary, and staid all night;
and paid charges 1 _ta._, and to his ij childron that brought present
of fish and pompians 2 _mas_.
_August 27_ (_Sitinguach 20_).--About midnight we arived at Firando,
where we found a Duch shipp _Amsterdam_ entred, she coming in on the
north side of the iland, and was driven to Nanguay in Crates; and
there the Hollanders falling at debate with the Japons of Crates, they
fell together by the eares on shore, and 1 Hollander was kild and
divers others hurt, and the Japons went not skot free.
_August 28_ (_Sitinguach 21_).--The King of Firando arived heare this
day at nowne from the cort of Edo; and we went out in a boate and met
hym, as the Duch did the like, and they shott affe store of ordinance
both from howse and abord shipps; but all our ordinance weare ashore,
the shipps being on carine, soe I sent Mr. Cockram with a _jurebasso_
to bidd his Highnesse welcom, and to exckews the not shouting
ordinance, which he took in good parte as well as yf we had shott.
_August 29_ (_Sitinguach 22_).--I receved a bill from Tozemon Dono for
i C. xxviij pec. Canton damask of deceased Capt. Adams acco., at ij
_tais_ per peec., to be paid in bar plate at demand, is ij C. lvj
_tais_.
And I rec. a letter from the domine of the Duch ship _Amsterdam_,
dated at Mallayo in Molucas the 26th July last past, sent from Mr. Wm.
Nicolas, agent; wherin he doth write of the indirect dealing of the
Hollanders against our honble. emploiers.
And there was iiij C. peeces manta, or cotton clo., delivered to Mr.
Jno. Neve, purcer of the shipp _Moone_, for shipps use, viz. 330 peces
browne cangas, 70 peces light blews.
_August 30_ (_Sitinguach 23_).--We went to vizet the King of Firando, 190
both we and the Hollanders, and carid hym a present of ij _barricos_
of Spanish wine, 1/2 a _pico_ of cloves, and 1/2 a _pico_ of peper.
The wine he took, but the rest he refused. He urged very much to have
Capt. Speck to goe to Edo this yeare, in respect he was well knowne to
themperour and his Councell, as also thenglish had need to send one
that knew the orders of Japan, for that we had many enemis at Court
per means of the Portingales and Spaniardes and their well willars
which weare many. Unto which we answerd that we would take councell
about the matter and have in remembrance what his Highnesse had made
knowne unto us.
We envited the Hollanders admerall, merchantes, and all the rest of
princepalles to dyner after to morow, being Sattarday; but the
admerall, Wm. Johnson, denied.
_August 31_ (_Sitinguach 24_).--Tonoman Samma, the kinges brother,
sent for Capt. Camps and me in all hast, to speake with hym; which we
did; and was to put us in mynd both from the king his brother as also
of hymselfe that, at any hand, we should keep Capt. Speck heare this
yeare to goe up to Edo to themperour, as also to be a meanes to end
other [things].
_September 1_ (_Sitinguach 25_).--Wm. Johnson, thadmerall, with all
the cheefe of the Hollanders, came to dynner this day, and supped with
us likewies. And we hadd the _caboques_ after dynner.
And Unagense Dono sent me ij _catabras_ for a present, i of silke, and
the other lynen cloth.
Also the justis, Taccamon Dono, sent us word to geve over making
_gallegalle_[101] in our howse we hired of China Capt., because the
white lyme did trowble the player or singing man, next neighbour. Soe
we were forced to doe it, notwithstanding it cost us xx _taies_ to
build that howse, and soe to make and hier a new one in an other place.
The report is that Bonga Dono is dead, and that he died the day before 191
the kinges arivall; and yett it is not published till the feasting be
past for joy of the kinges marriadg and his safe retorne.
[101] Hindustani: _galgal_, mortar made of lime and linseed oil.
_September 2_ (_Sitinguach 26_).--The king sent to Semi Dono to
signefie unto hym my answer tuching Capt. Speck, that I agreed with
hym that it was fitting he should stay this yeare, and goe for Edo
about these busynes. Soe Semi Dono sent me word to contynew in that
opinion, for that it was good and profitable to both companis.
_September 3_ (_Sitinguach 27_).--A Portugez, called Ranelles, came
from Nangasaque, offering his service to goe in our fleete, telling me
that Lopas Sermiente Caravalle, the new capt. more, had misused hym
without occation; yet I suspect him to be a spie sent to see what we
doe.
_September 4_ (_Sitinguach 28_).--We went to the king, being sent for,
both the Hollanders and us, where he made known to us a writing sent
from themperor and his Councell, that no stranger should buy any
slaves, ether men or woamen, to send them out of the cuntrey, nether
carry out any armor, _cattans_, lances, _langanantes_, poulder or
shott, or guns; nether any Japon marrenars to goe in our shipping.
And we were envited to dyner abord the Duch shipp _Amsterdam_, where
we wanted no drink.
_September 5_ (_Sitinguach 29_).--I sent our _jurebasso_ to Cochie to
know wherefore the kinges _bongew_ would not permitt our tymber and
boardes to be landed at our howse, as also what he ment to take ij of
our men presoners upon no occation. And he retorned me answer, he did
not forbid the landing of our tymber, but only gave his men charge
(per order from the king) to serch all the barks which came into
Cochie, for to see whether they brought any armor, weapons, or
munition (thinges defended per the Emperour), which might be brought
in boates under tymber or boardes as well as otherwais. And tuching 192
our two men, the one being charged with stealing of a knife, as he
confesseth, but the Japans burthen hym with stealing of money, and the
other for the bad handling of a woaman great with child, whereby she
cast her child; "yet", said he, "I make acco., yf yow speake but one
word to Semi Dono, he will sett them free".
Also oure marenars of the shipp _Pepercorne_ through their neglegence
sett a hodd of stuffe or pitch on fire, which had like to have burned
all our howsing and the towne of Cochie, and burned us som 50 trees or
rownd tymbers of 2, 3, and 4 _tais_ per peece.
And I sent the _caboques_ ij barrs plate, containing vij _taies_, for
playing when the Hollanders weare heare.
_September 6_ (_Fatinguach 1_).--I paid to the _maky_ man, Canzemon
Dono of Miaco, i C. xxxvj-1/2 _tais_ plate bars for these parcells
_maky_, viz.:--
_ta. m. co._
5 _maky_ basons and ewers Japon fation, at 8 _tais_
pees 40 0 0
1 ditto with ewer, with duble handell, at 09 0 0
6 _macky_ posset pottes (or boles) with covers, at 4
_tais_ 24 0 0
6 peare playing tables with men, at 7 _tais_ peare 42 0 0
5 black basons and ewers Japon fation, at 2-1/2 _tais_
pes 12 5 0
1 ditto with ewer and duble handell, at 03 0 0
6 black posset bolles with covers, at 1 _tay_ pe. 06 0 0
_September 7_ (_Fatchinguach 2_).--I went to Semi Dono, Mr. Cockram
and Mr. Bogens accompanying me, to desire hym our ij Englishmen might
be sett at libertie, which they comanded us to keepe in preson, we
having greate occation to use them in our shiping this faire wether,
and that they were accused of mier mallice, becase a Japon was taking
of suspition for killing an Englishman; but, for that Japon, we left
it to his Lo. pleasure to make ferther proofe, as he pleaced, for that
we could say noe more then we hadd donne. Also I desired that we 193
might be discharged of the Japon theefe we tooke stealing the hoopes
of iron affe our cask; unto which he answered we weare best to make
the matter knowne unto Tonomon Dono, unto whome he was ready then to
goe, and to sett all downe in writing; which we did.
The one side of the _Palsgrove_ was wholie sheathed this day from the
keele to the bend.
_September 8_ (_Fatchinguach 3_).--I rec. a letter from Gonrok Dono to
way out the lead to his men per whome he sent the letter.
I delivered into the factory, for presentes for themperour, 72
_cattis_ white twisted silk at 220 _tais pico_, 158: 4: 0; 59 _cattis_
white pole or Lankin silk at 285 _ta. pico_, 168: 1: 5.
Gonrok Donos men, with the King of Firandos _bongews_, came to look on
our lead; and on Munday morning will begin to way.
_September 9_ (_Fatchinguach 4_).--At nowne the king sent for me in
all hast to com to hym; which I did, accompanied with Mr. Edward
Sayer; where we fownd he had prepared a _jurebasso_ which spoake
Spanish. The reason he tould me was, for that he dowbted our other
_jurebassos_ did not well understand what he had formerly said, in
respeckt we had not resolved hym in all this tyme whether we
determened to keepe Capt. Speck this yeare to goe for Edo with others
of our nation which knew the order of Japon and were knowne to
themperour and his Councell, but to the contrary lett the Spaniardes
and Portingales goe before us, whoe were our enemies, as all the
merchants of Nangasaque and Miaco were the like, soe that we had no
frend soe sure in Japon to trust unto as he was; and, yf we would not
beleeve his councell, we might doe as we list, for the falt was not in
hym. Unto which I made answer his Highnes had reason, but that I was
not in falt; and that he might know, yf it pleaced hym to let his 194
_jurebasso_ goe with me to the Hollandes howse to heare their answer.
Which he was contented, and withall bad me tell the Duch admerall,
with Capt. Camps and Capt. Speck, that, yf Capt. Speck staid not
heare, he held them all 3 for enemies to the English and Hollands
affares. The which I made knowne to the admerall Johnson, Capt. Camps,
Capt. Speck, and the rest; but it seemed they 2 former made light of
it, yet answerd they would call a generall councell to morow and speak
of that and other matters. The which I certefid the king of per the
said _jurebasso_, Nicolas Martin.
Also our ij men which were in preson were now sett at libertie. Yet
thadmerall, Capt. Adames, sent them abord the ship _Moone_, to geve
them exemplary punishment, because they might remember it another
tyme; for out of dowbt som abuse their was, otherwais the Japons would
not have laid handes on them.
_September 10_ (_Fatchinguach 5_).--We had a generall councell this
day at Duch howse, where it was concluded that 10 shipps this yeare
shall procead againe to the Manillias, to be ready to departe by the
xxth of November next, ould stile. But that ij of them shall goe out
before, within this 15 or 20 daies, viz. the _Bull_ and the _Moyen_,
to stay upon the coast of China to look out for junckes, till the
other 8 com after to the place apointed them to stay; but yf, in the
meane tyme, stormie wether drive them away, then to meete them at
Manillias, at a place apointed and tyme.