I am informed, geveth out that he is not the Companies servant, but at
will, and therfore will rather seek out for his retorne for England in
some shiping from Langasaque to Syam or Pattania. I think the reason
is that he hath fingerd 5 or 6 _cattis_ of good amber grees in the
Liqueas, and thinketh to make an India voyag for hym selfe, and to
retorne Capt. or Generall for the Company at his pleasure. Once truly
I, and I think all the rest of the English in these parts, desyre
rather his rowme then company. He is turbulent.
_August 19._--Taccamon Dono sent me a present of 8 hense. And I wrot
a letter to Capt. Adames how the China Capt.'s brother had lent us
325 _gantes_ of shark oyle, and therefore wished hym to send a man
to Andrea, our host, to buy 4 or 500 _gantes_ oyle at 10 _tais_ per
hundred _gantes_, as he enformed us their was enough to be had, to
the entent we may pay what we owe and have to serve our turne. And I
delivered fyftie _taies_ plate bars to Mr. Nealson to lay out about
charg of junck.
And Mr. Nealson paid Yaiemon Dono, our junk carpenter, forty 8 _taies_
in plate of bars, and is in full payment for 170 plankes for the junck
at 4 _mas_ per peece; the rest, being 20 _taies_, was paid per hym
before.
_August 20._--I receved a letter from Capt. Adames from Cochi, dated
this day, how a bark with Spaniards from Langasaque put into that roade
and came from Mallia[97] in shiping. The[y] say Don Lues de Fashardo
did fight with 20 seale of Hollanders bound for the East Indies, and
hath sunk or taken 12 of them, and the rest escaped by flight. Also
the[y] say the King of Spaine hath wars with the Turk, and that this
news is come from Madrid in 6 months per way of New Spaine.
And, after all, the Spaniardes came to the English howse, viz., Miguel
de Salinas, Capten Medina, and a Jerman called Marcus, with Alferis
Tuerto and Lues Martin, and Albaro Monues accompanied them. They used
many complementos and tould me of Don Lues Fachardos discomforting
the Holand flete going for the East Indies, but after such a divers
sort that I can scarce beleeve it to be true; as also that 4 sayle of
English shipps were passed the Straites of Magilanus into the South Sea.
Capt. Speck sent for 10 bars tynne, poiz. 9 _cattis_ 4 _tay_ wight.
_August 21._--I sent Capt. Adames a barill of _singe_,[98] 3 hense,
and 6 loves of bread, with peares. And I wrot a letter to Andrea, our
host at Langasaque, and sent it per a man called Miguel, an offecer of
our junck apointed per Capt. Adames; and sent per hym one hundred and
fiftie _taies_ in plate of bars, to pay for such hempe, sayles, and
canes, as Andrea had bought for junck before, and 800 _gantos_ of oyle.
Also I wrot to Jorge Durois how I had receved the milstones, a jar of
conserve, and 25 peares, without letter; and desired hym to buy me an
other jar conserve of sitrons or lemons.
And at night the Spaniardes envited them selves to our _fro_,[99] whom
I entertayned in the best sort I could. Also Semidono had envited hym
selfe to our _fro_ before, but after sent me word he could not com,
being sick of the sullens, because I would not lend hym money, being
well experienced of his payment before.
_August 22._--Semidone being necessitous and in cheefe office in the
kinges abcense, and now demanding but 20 _taies_, I have, with generall
consent, lent hym 20 _taies_, to be repaid at a month, as apeareth per
his bill. And I delivered 50 _taies_, I say fiftie _taies_, to Mr.
Nealson, to lay out in charges of junck; the 20 _taies_ to Semidone
being paid per Mr. Nelson.
Semidone came to our _fro_, accompanyed with Gonosque Dono and divers
other caveleros, whome (as I think) I entertayned to content.
And Capt. Adames came from Cochi in a greate rage against my
_jurebasso_, Jno. Goresano, saying he was the occation the carpenters
went not to work upon our junck. But this I know was an untruth, and
the master carpenter and Zanzabers knavery. And Capt. Adames scrivano
or purcer of our junk retorned from Miaco. And towardes night Capt.
Adames fell into an extreame fever, with vomiting, and could not make
water, soe he went to Zanzabars to take phisick. God send him his
health.
_August 23._--Our scrivano of the junck tells me that Ogosho Samme
sues to the Dyrio[100] to have the name of Quambaco,[101] which, as
it should seeme, is as the names of Ceaser or Augustus amongst the
Emperours of Rome, which is held an honor to all suckceadors. But he
denied it till he know Fidaia Same is dead.
_August 24._--We bought 17 _cacas_, or square postes, at 1 _mas_ per
peece, and 30 rownd postes, 2 for a _mas_, to send to Cochi, to make
skaffolds to repare our junck.
I wrot an other letter to Capt. Speck, in Spanish, touching the
retornyng of my slave Tome, he not haveing yet answerd my former,
and sent this per Capt. Adames. But his agew took him againe, soe he
delivered it not this day.
And there came a greate man of Crates to see our English howse, whome I
entertayned in good sort.
_August 25._--I delivered one hundred rialles of eight to Mr. Nealson
to employ in stuffs with Duch marenars, whoe, as it should seeme, have
mett with som prize per way, otherwaies they could not afford to sell
soe good cheape.
Also this night past a sentenell was slayne in this towne, and thought
Taccamon Donos men dyd it, yet no certentie.
And I delivered or paid to Mr. Wickham in plate of bars, paid per Mr.
Nealson upon acco., his yearly wages or sallary, twentie _taies_.
Capt. Speck retorned my boy Tome hom, yet wrot me a pricking letter, to
which I answered as apereth per coppie.
Sugen Donos father sent a present of peares, and envited hym selfe to
our _fro_ a day or tow hence. The China Capt. Andrea Dittis gave me a
peece of Canton damask for the peece of Cochinchina silke I gave hym
before. And the Japan feast of All Soles being com, the China Capt.
afforsaid sent me a peece of Lankin damask for a present.
Mr. Nealson paid a smith for making 2 _piculls_ neals for junck, 2
_tais_ 5 _mas_.
Also ther was a pink culler, no. 85, and a primrose, no. 125, with 6
other remnantes broad cloth, measurd, as apereth per perticulers in the
wast book; which broad cloth was retorned from Edo and Shrongo, and
brought back per Mr. Wm. Eaton.
_August 26._--I bought and paid for myselfe two javelen or speare
heads, cost 8 _mas_ and 8 _condrins_. And the China Capt., Andrea
Dittis, bouth two _tattames_[102] and a halfe broad cloth, viz.:--
1¼ _tat._, cynamond culler, no. 125, at 12_ta. tatt._,
_ta. ma. con._
amontes 15 0 0
1¼ _tat._, sad bleu, no. 98, at 12_ta. tatt._ 15 0 0
Migell _jurebassos_ wife brought me a present of 3 hense, 20 egges,
and pearse.
_August 27._--This day at night all the streetes were hanged with
lantarns, and the pagons vizeted all ther _futtaquis_[103] and places
of buriall with lantarns and lampes, inviting their dead frendes to com
and eate with them, and so remeaned till midnight; and then each one
retorned to ther howses, having left rise, wine, and other viands at
the graves for dead men to banquet of in their abcense, and in their
howse made the lyke banquet, leving parte on an altor for their dead
frendes and kindred. This feast lasteth 3 daies; but to morrow is the
solomest fast day.
_August 28._--Our ould _jurebasso_, Jno. Japon, groing in to
poverty per his folly and lewd expences, came this day seeking new
entertaynment; but we had no need of hym.
_August 29._--I wrot a letter to Capt. Adames how his scrivano tould me
our carpenters said they would not work a stroake on the junk, except
I gave them a bill of my hand to pay them as they were paid the last
yeare; which I think is a trampo[104] of the Duch to get our carpenters
from us to serve their owne turnes, they now pretending to set out
their rotten junk for to carry provition to the Molocas. So I willed
Capt. Adames to content them with bill or what else, so our busynes
may goe forward; and with all advised hym that two Englishmen might be
spared to assist hym in looking to those Japons, we lying 4 or 5 of
us idell heare, for that the Worll. Company would condem us for lying
idell and to suffer strangers to look to ther busynes.
And I receved a letter from Capt. Garrocho, of the 2th Sept., new
stile, wherin he advised me of the recept of former matters sent, and
to buy hym a jar Spanish wyne. Also I receved an other letter from
Alvaro Monos, with a present of 10 water millons, 10 wreathes of bread,
and a basket of grapes, with offers of much frendship.
I understand that the Hollanders have offred Damian Marines to goe
master in their junk for the Molucos; but I know not whether he will
accept of it or no. But they have emploid hym to provid biskit for them.
And about midnight I had news that an English shipp was on this cost,
and that 2 daies past she was som 20 Japan leagues from Goto, where 5
Japans were left abord to pilot her for Firando. So, hereupon, I sent
out our pinis with Mr. Wm. Eaton in her, the Capt. China accompanying
hym, to meet them, and sent them 2 barills wyne, 50 loves bread, 2
hoggs, 12 hense, 2 duckes, 10 water millans, and a baskit of pearse;
and wrot a letter to Capt. Adames of the newse.
_August 30._--I sent our _jurebasso_ to advise Semi Dono, Taccamon
Dono, Oyen Dono, and Gonosque Dono, of the newes our ship was without
the harbour neare Goto; of which it seemed they were glad, and sowne
after sent their men to congratulate or rejoyce with me.
And I receved a letter from Jorge Durois, dated in Langasaque, 7th of
September, new stile, with a jar of conserve of citrones, bought and
cost 5 _taies_; also an other jarr conserve which he sent me for a
present, and 70 candells which cost one _taies_. And the man I sent to
buy oyle retorned from Langasaque, and brought but 241 _gantes_ oyle,
which cost 12½ _mas_ per ten _gantes_; but could get no more at prise,
and so retorned the rest money back. Yet Jorge Durois writes me a
Portingal hath a good quantety to sell. So I must now send this foole
back againe with the money.
Also I receved a letter from the _bongew_ of Goto, wherin he advised
me of our ships being neare unto Goto, and that he had put 3 or 4 men
in to her to pilot her to Firando. And towardes night Capt. Adames
wrot me a letter from Cochi how they had discovered the shipp to be
within 4 leagues, and that he imagined she would be at Cochi this
tide.
And I wrot a letter to Jorge Durois in answer of his rec. this day,
willing hym to buy me 700 _gantes_ of oyle.
_August 31._--I caused store of boates to goe out to tow in our shipp,
and wrote a letter to the capt. per Mr. Ed. Sayer, dowbting Mr. Eaton
hath missed of them. But sowne after our bote retorned and the Capt.
China in her with a letter from Mr. Eaton, how the ship was at an ancor
3 or 4 leagues from Firando, and that the shipps name was called the
_Hoziander_, the capt. or Cape merchantes name, Mr. Raphe Copingall.
So I retorned forthwith per the the said bark and went abord, where I
receved these letters following, viz.:--
1 generall coppy of a letter from Worshipfull Company.
1 coppy of theirs in perticuler to Capt. Jurdain, Bantam.
1 from Capt. Jourden in Bantam, 15th Aprill, 1615.
1 from Mr. Westbie in Bantam, 10th ditto.
1 from Jno. Beamond in Bantam, ditto 10th.
1 from Harnando Ximenes in Bantam, le 9th ditto.
1 from Mr. Adam Denton in Pattania, le 5th July.
1 from Generall Saris at Souldania, 1st June, 1614.
1 from Sr. Thomas Smith in London, 30th November, 1613.
1 from Sr. Thomas Smith in London, 26th Aprill, 1614.
1 from my brother Walter Cocks in London, 6th Aprill, 1614.
And Mr. Raphe Copendall came ashore with an other yong man called Jno.
Osterwick; but the wind was soe extreame that all the barks were forced
to retorne and leave the shipp riding at ancor.
It apeareth per the Worshipfull Companys letters that all the voyages
now are put into one generall company in adventure. God be praised for
it. And as Capt. Copendall tells me, their is an other company made to
adventure 120,000 _l._ str. per ano. for 4 yeares ensuing, but to what
places not openly knowne; and that a seale great English shipps weare
entred into the straites of Magelanus, but for what entent not knowne.
_September 1._--I rec. a letter from Chubio Dono, wherin he wrot me
much cumplimento, and sent an other as from the Emperour to Capt.
Adams, that he should forth with com up to the Emperour. What the
reason should be I know not; yet I suspect it was a plot laid before
by Capt. Adames hym selfe and the Duch, to the entent he might goe up
to serve their turnes; and truly I esteem he loveth them much better
then us that are of his owne nation; or else it may be that he seeketh
occation to get the Emperour to comand hym to stay and not to procead
forward on the Syam voyag, his tyme of service to the Company being out
within 2 months. Once the end will shew what is the occation. But Capt.
Adames hym selfe esteemeth it is to enquire of hym about a fortresse
newly built at the Liqueas, unto which place it was thought Fidaia
Samme would retire after his losse of Osekey.
Capt. Speck came to English howse, being ready to go up to Miaco.
_September 2._--I got barks to goe out to tow our shipp into harbor, yf
it were possible, much fearing a tuffon; and Capt. Copendall and Mr.
Eaton went aboard to hasten matters forward and, yf the shipp came not
in, to bring aland our Cambaia cloth and other comodetis, to the entent
to lay out the present for the Emperor, and make as much hast as we
can, not to be overlong behinde the Hollanders. But the wind proving
so hard, we could nether get ship into harbor nor bring goods ashore,
Capt. Copendall and Mr. Eaton remeanyng all night abord. God send us
wether to bring her in this dangerous tyme of the yeare.
We looked out for a bark to goe up in to the Emperour, but could find
non but ould rotten ons, all being above with the king but one which
the Hollanders had gotten before we asked. So we sent to Sanguro Dono,
Foins sonne, som 4 or 5 leagues hence, to borrowe a bark of his.
_September 3._--I got barkes to goe out againe to tow ship into
harbour, yf it remeaned calme, or else to bring good ashore; but the
wind was so stiffe all day that they could doe nothing.
And I wrot a letter to Mr. Jno. Hunt to send his carpenter to tell
what plank and tymber he needed to sheath and repare the _Hoziander_;
and withall sent hym a pig, 6 hense, 10 loves of bread, with peares,
redish, cowcombers, and bell engenios.
And I wrot a letter and sent a present to the _bongew_ of Goto for
puting pilot abord and sending me word therof. So the present was,
viz.:--
1 pec. of white baftas of nyne Rs. _corg._
1 pec. blak bafta died, at 9 Rs. _corg._
1 pec. duttis of 10 Rs. per _corg._
1 pec. blue byram of 10 Rs. per _corg._
1 pec. red zelas of 12 Rs. per _corg._
And the master of the bark which brought downe Mr. Eaton came from
Langasaque and brought me a present of pearse, and offerd to bring his
bark hither, yf I had need to fraight her. And about mid night Capt.
Adams went out in a bark abord the _Hozeander_ with many other barks
to tow her in, we fearing a tuffon. And Capt. Copendall brought 2 bras
vessells of quicksilver ashore out of the _Hozeander_.
_September 4._--About 9 a clock the _Hoziander_ came to an ancor in the
harbor of Firando, being towed in with boates, and shot ofe ii peces
ordinance; and the Duch answered them with two peeces out of the howse,
and 5 out of the greate ship. And Capt. Speck with other merchant came
abord her, he being ready to departe for Miaco: and he presently did,
and had 3 peces ordinance for a farewell, and we the lyke when we
retorned ashore. And they shot 3 peces more after out of the Duch howse.
And I made Tushma, my boy, a new _kerimon_ of damask of Canton, with a
cloake or gaberdyn of stript taffete. And Mr. Nealson paid 3 _taies_ to
Toma, the boy, and 3 _taies_ to Jno. Moure the boy, upon reconyng of
ther wages at 1 _tay_ per peece per month. And I delivered 50 _taies_,
I say 50 _taies_, plate bars to Mr. Nealson; and he paid 10 _taies_
lyke plate to pilottes that brought our ship the _Hozeander_ from Goto
to Firando. And we receaved ashore this day out of the _Hoziander_ 4
chistes guns or fowling peces, also two fardelles stile, containing 166
gads,[105] with 4 fardles cloth Choromandell.
_September 5._--We set carpenters a work to make chistes to carry up
our goods, and laborers to make mat sackes to put our peper in.
Also the China Capt., Andrea Dittis, retorned from Langasaque and
brought me a present of a blew peece of damask from his brother Capt.
Whaw, and gave me an other hym selfe with an embrawdred velvet cushin.
And Jorge Durois sent me 2 hampers containing 5 peces wroght black
velvet, 9 peces black taffeties, and 24 peces sattens, wroght and
plane, as also three pere silk stockings, and 1 peare thrid as per
adviz. And Ushenusque Dono, our ould _bongew_, sent me a present of
frute, and came hym selfe and viseted me, offring his service to goe up
in our bark as before, if need weare.
Also we had newse the king of this place was within 13 leagues and
would be heare to morrow. Yet I was secretly enformed by a frend that
he is in towne, secretly com in, and ment to retorne out to his barks
to morrow, and so to enter at pleasure. Soe we gave order to our ship
to sute offe her ordenance as he past by, being determend to goe out to
meete hym. It is said that the King of Shashma is lykwais retorned to
his contrey per the Emperours permition; soe it is thought som exploit
is in hand.
Also the China Capt. tells me that Damian Marin and Jno. de Lievana are
taken prisoners and carid abord the greate shipp, and is in despite of
the service they did to the English.
Capt. Speck departed towardes Miaco, and had 2 vollers small shot out
of the _Jaccatra_ and 5 peces ordinance out of their greate ship, and
charged againe and gave 3.
_September 6._--We laded most part of our goodes abord a bark, to goe
for Miaco, Capt. Copingdell going up with Capt. Adames and Mr. Wickham.
The perticulers goodes appeare per invoiz.
And som 2 howrs before day littell Antony the _bongew_ came and advized
me how the king was arived, and was glad our English shipp was in
saffety in the port, and desired that yf we shot offe any ordinance,
that it might be doone when he was landed or had sett foote ashore.
The botswen, the guner, and the carpenter misused the master, offring
to have let malefactors out of prison which were punished per the
master.
_September 7._--Very early in the mornyng the king entred into Firando,
and the Duch shot ofe 3 small peces ordinance as he passed by, out
of the howse, and 20 peces ordinance out of the greate ship, and 6
out of the small, with 2 volle of small shot out of each ship. And
our shipp, the _Hozeander_, shot affe 11 peces ordinance. And sowne
after I sent our _jurebasso_ to Oyen Sono, to desyre hym to exskews me
towardes the king, for that I came not to kisse his handes in respect
I thought he was awery of his voyage per sea. He said he would adviz
the king thereof, and that I had reason in not coming, for that he was
overweryed.
I delivered 50 _taies_ to Mr. Nealson, and one hundred and fiftie
to Mr. Wickham in part of his cargezon, and 50 _taies_ to Capten
Copendall. And Mr. Wickham had a peece fine black taffete, cost me
29 _mas_. And Andrea Dittis, the China Capt., brought back a bar of
Oban gould, sent his brother before to geve to a god child, but now
retorned, and poz. fyftie and five _taies_.
And Tono Samme, the king, sent for me to com and speake with hym; which
I did, accompanid with Capt. Copendall. He tould me that Shongo Samme
was gon for Edo before he came away, and that he thought the ould
Emperour was gone for Shrongo before this tyme. Soe he offerd me his
letters of favour to Codskin Dono and Safian Dono, because (as he said)
the Spaniardes and Portingals were rejected and not suffred to com in
the Emperours presence, nether would he vouchsafe to receve any present
they sent hym. Also he said that he thought this junck which the
Hollanders had taken was good prise, because they had not the Emperours
passe; and therefore he would not meddell in the matter.
I could not forget to note downe how Mr. Hunt, the master of the
_Hozeander_, fell out with Roland Thomas, the purcer. Soe they went
together by the eares. I condeme them both very much; but surely they
were drunk, espetially the master, and I think he is crazed in his
witts.
I wrot a letter to Gon Rock Dono, how the Portingals had taken
Damian Marin and Jno. de Lievana prisoners abord there great ship at
Langasaque, desiring restetution of them, or else I would complaine to
the Emperour.
_September 8._--I delivered 50 _taies_ plate bars to Mr. Eaton, and is
parte of money sent in cargezon, Mr. Wickham having 150 _tais_ before.
And I delivered the invoiz or cargezon of goodes sent up into the
custody of Mr. Ric. Wickham and Mr. Wm. Eaton, to accompany Capt. Raphe
Copendall, to goe up to the Emperour with a present and other goodes
to sell, Mr. Wm. Adames accompanying them; Mr. Wickham and Miguell
_jurebasso_ to goe for Edo, and Mr. Eaton and Tome to remeane at Miaco
or Osekey. And I would not want to note downe that we had much a dow
this day about the masters faling out with the purcer, all the shipps
company being against the purcer; the master aledging he followed hym
and sett upon hym unawares at advantage, and took two gould ringes from
hym, and threw hym downe a hill, and thowght to have stobd hym with
his owne knife, haveing taken it from hym per force. Out of dowbt this
Roland Thomas is an idell braned foolish fellow.
I paid per Co Juan 5 _mas_ for a hat I gave formerly to Sangero Samma,
ould Foynes sonne, few daies past. And I receved two hundred Rialles of
eight back from Mr. Wickham of money delivered hym in Syam voyage, so
that 100 Rs. remeanes yet in his handes.
I wrot a letter to Gonrock Dono about the taking prisoners of Damian
Marin and Jno. de Lievano, desiring hym to procure their liberty, for
that they belong to our junck, and therefore have nothing to doe nether
with Spaniard nor Portingall, whom I hould noe justices in Japon.
_September 9._--I wrot two letters to Jorge Durois and Capt. Garrocho,
in answer of theirs of the 7th and 12th September, as also advising
them I would geve knowledg to the Emperour how the Portingalles had
taken Damian Marin and Jno. de Lievana prisoners, they being our
servantes, and I had advised the lyke to Gonrock Dono per letter
yisterday. These 2 letters I sent per conveance of Capt. China. Also I
delivered one hundred _taies_ plate bars to Mr. Nealson, to lay out for
the needfull.
The king sent 2 barelles _morofack_, 6 bundells drid cuttell fish,
and a hogg, for a present to Capt. Copendall before he went up. And
Semidone sent to me for a bottell of Spanish wyne, which I sent hym
out of that littell the Hollanders gave me. And Capt. Copendall had 2
pottes of sweet meates of ginger, citrons, and oringes, etc.
_September 10._--Semidone sent for som sweet meates, haveing invited
the king. Soe I sent hym of 3 severall sortes. Thus these noble men use
to doe in these partes.
Capt. Copindall had with hym up 2 sivell (_sic_) spownes, 2 silver
forkes, and 1 silver salt and cover of Companis, with 2 littell silver
boles lyke halfe grapes of my owne.
Capt. Adames now came and tould me how we want above 1,000 _cattis_
of ould net to calk our junk with all. Out of dowbt his skrivano is a
false knave; yet I may not say soe to Capt. Adames, for then all the
fatt would be in the fire.
And ther was 2 baggs peper sould to Skidayn Dono, to pay as rest is
sould, poz. 131 _cattis_ nett.
I wrot two letters to Jno. de Lievana, 1 per a Japon, and the other
enclosed to Gonrock Dono, both to one effect, that I will use the best
meanes I can to procure their libertis, I meane Damian Marins and his,
or else will mak it known to the Emperour.