2 chist _mach_,[115] containing in each chist 200 roles cotton _mach_.
_October 10._--As I was about to send away the bark and sent to the
king for his letters, he retorned me word that he had taken counsell
about the matter, and wished me once more to stay a littell and he
would send 1 of his owne men to Gonrock Dono, not dowbting but to
procure the men to be set at liberty. So, much against my will, I was
constrained to desist from my purpose.
I forgot to set downe how I receaved a letter from Martin de Guinia,
the capt. of Amacan shipp, with an other from Capt. Garocho, and a
therd from Jorge Durois, all dated le 15th present, new stile, and a
forth letter from Albaro Munos, of 17th ditto. And Jorge Durois sent
me 2 pear of silk stockinges, cost, as he said, 7 _taies_, with 100
candells at 7½ for a _mas_. Also I receaved a fifte letter from Melchar
van Sanfort, dated in Langasaque, le 12th currant, new stile, only of
commendacons; and he retorned me a Duch cronocle which I lent hym.
And ther was a bag of Pattania pepper sould to Gonrock Dono for the
Emperour, containing grose 160 _cattis_, is net 155 _cattis_, at 8
_tais_ per _picull_.
And about one a clock after midnight Tho. Heath, the carpenters mate of
ye _Hozeander_, dyed of a lingaring disease, which began with a blody
flux.
_October 11._--Our junck, the _Sea Adventure_, was lanched this day at
Cochi, and I got Mr. Hunt to goe see her yf the carpenters had donne
their partes, Ed. Sayer accompanyng hym. I sent the letters I wrot of
10th current to Mr. Eaton per a bark of Firando, and put 5 _mas_ port
on it, and in that letter 2 others for Capt. Copindall, 1 from Mr.
(_sic_) and an other from Mr. Osterwick, and a therd from my selfe,
dated as to morow, le 12th present, advising with all speed to send
them to Capt. Adames to speak to the Emperour to procure the liberty
of Damian and Jno. Also I sent an other letter to Mr. Eaton, to enquir
whether Twan is apointed to make warse against the Chinas, and to send
me word.
_October 12._--I forgot to note downe yisterday that, when the ships
company went to bury Thomas Heath in the place where they formerly had
buried his mate, Tho. Davies, they fownd that som villanouse people had
diged up the cooffin and stolne the winding sheete and his shert, and
lefte the karkasse naked upon the grownd--a villanouse acte. So they
soonke the other coffin into the sea.
The kinges eldest brother, Guenche Samme, _alius_ Tonoman Samme, had 20
_cattis_ wax, to pay as the rest is sould.
14 of the junks carpenters began to work upon the _Hozeander_ this
mornyng, counting the master for one, all ship carpenters.
I had much adow this day about a boy which Mr. John Osterwick had
entertayned, named Antony, whome (as it seemeth) is servant to a
Spaniard that sent a Japon into our howse, a mallapert knave, whoe,
without speaking a word unto me nor no man else, went up into Mr.
Osterwicks chamber and laid handes on the boy to have throwne hym out
of the howse per force; yet he went without hym. But sowne after the
King of Firando sent me word to deliver the boye into his handes, which
I did, he promising to send a man with hym that yf in case it be a
false bravado of the Spaniardes (as I aleadge it is) that then the boy
may be retorned back, etc.
Also the master, Jno. Hunt, and Mr. Osterwick, going to a lodg the king
had lent as, fownd a yong gerle of som 11 or 12 years of adge, dead on
the back side under the walle, and doggs feeding on her, havinge eaten
both her legges and her lower partes, with one hand, being newly kild
but a littell before. It is thought som villen had ravished her and
after kild her, or else, being a slave, her master had kild her upon
som displeasure and cast her out to be eaten of dogges, an ordenary
matter in these partes, the lives of all slaves being in the masters
handes, to kill them when he will, without controle of any justice.
_October 13._--This night past, about midnight, our small skiffe of
the _Hoziander_ was stolne away and, as the shipps company sayeth, per
a Hollander which ran away from the great shipp, being one of the two
I wrot in favour of heretofore, and that they saw hym upon our bridg
in the night about midnight; so out of dowbt I think they let hym goe
away with the boate, one knave helping or winking at an others escape.
For truly I neaver saw a more froward and bad leawd company then most
of them are, and the cheefe ringleader a master mate called Dorington.
So that, seeing contynewally their leawd courses in going abroad night
and day without leave, the offecers them selves being worst of all, we
were forsed to make orders and set them up at meane mast, sortinge the
company into therds, one whereof might take their pleasure per day,
retorning abord before sonne setting, and the other ⅔ to look to shipps
busynes and that carpenters doe their labour. This Dorington hath said
in open company amongst them all that nether captain, master, nor no
other had authority to punish men with ducking nor whiping, geving it
out with othes that he and the rest would have victuels as they list,
without controle. Once he is a drunken, unruly, mutenouse fello, and
not fitt to serve the Wor^{ll} Company.
I sent word to the Duch howse how that fello had stolne away our
skiffe; as also I sent word of the lyke to Taccama Samme and the
admerall, whoe have sent to look out after hym.
The China Capt. brought me word that all Goto is burned, the kinges
howse as well as rest, not one howse left standing of some 300. It is
thought the Japans sett it on fyre of purpose to have the riffling
of the Chinas goods which came in 7 or 8 junks, but the fyre was so
vehement that littell or nothing was saved, 5 Chinas being burned that
adventured to save their goods.
And in the after nowne the kings man, which he sent to Langasaque about
the setting of Damian and Jno. at liberty, retorned with a sleevles
answer, they Portingales answering, as they did before, that they would
not deliver them upon noe tearmes. And on the way, as the kings man
retorned, som 7 leagues from Firando, he met the Duch man which had
stolne our skiffe, and so brought both hym and it back againe. Soe I
sent the Duchman to the Hollands howse, for which they gave me many
thanks.
I went to the king to certefy hym, or rather to know of hym, what
answer he had receavd from Gonrock Dono; which was as I said before.
Whereupon I desird his Highnesse to lett me have his letters of favour
to Safian Dono and to Gota Zazabra, testefying how these 2 men were
entertayned into the service of Englishmen to goe in our junck for
Syam; which letters the king granted me and sowne after sent them for
the English howse. And I wrot an other to Chubio Dono, in the Japan
tonge, to desire his assistance in this matter to the Emperour, to get
these 2 men sett free. So we hird a light bark which rowed with 4 ores
and a fellow to cary those letters, and paid 12 taies small plat for
the voyag, to deliver the letters to Mr. Wm. Eaton at Osekay, or Miaco;
in doing whereof they are to rowe night and day.
_October 14._--I sent away the kinges letters and wrot a generall
letter to Capt. Adames, Mr. Wickham, and Mr. Eaton, and sent it per
light horsman as before, advising at large, as I did in my former
letters 2 daies past. And I sent out 6 barkes to tow in our junck from
Cochi, which brought her into harbour at Firando about nowne.
I delivered back the writing I had of Capt. Whaw for 550 _pezos_
adventured to China the yeare past. I delivered it back to his brother
Andrea. And ther was five _piculles_ Bantam pepper sould to Tomo Dono,
to pay as we sell the rest.
Two Caffros of the King came from Langasaque and advised me that an
English gentleman was kept captive in cheanes abord the ship of Amacan,
and that they saw hym, he being a young man of 24 or 25 yeares of
adge. But I did enter into opinion that this might be som trap of the
Portingals and Spaniardes to make me to write to the Emperour upon such
a slight speech without other proofe, whereby to geve the Emperour
distast, ther being no such matter at all. Yet I have geven order to
frendes that may goe abord the said shipp, to look out whether ther be
any such matter or no.
_October 15._--In this burnyng of Goto the post, or man which carid the
kinges letters, lost all that he had, to the vallue of 700 _taies_,
being an ould man but well spoaken and therfore chosen to goe about
this busynes. Whereupon the China Capt. said unto me that out of his
owne he would send hym 50 _pezos_, is forty _taies_, and wished me to
ad 20 _pezos_ more to it, to make it up 70 _pezos_, and that he would
send it all to hym in my name, as a largesse in respeckt of his losse,
being sorry for it, promising greater matters, yf yt pleased God to
prosper hym in his proceadinges to get us trade into China.
And ther was sent 2 presentes to Whaw, the China Capt. brother, and an
other China of Langasaque called Leangu, I say Leangu, both which are
emploid about our busynes to procure trade into China, viz.:--
_ta. ma. co._
6 pec. whit baftas, of 16 and 17 Rs. 8 _corg_ 04 0 4
6 pec. blew byrams, of 15 R. _corg_ 03 6 0
6 pec. red zelas, of 12 R. _corg_ 02 8 8
6 pec. tapis Suras.
6 knyves, cost 00 3 3½
And Jno. Dono lent us his howse over way to put our junkes provition
in, till she be rigde. And I sent a letter per China Capt. to Jorge
Durois, how I had receaved the 2 peare silk stockinges, and kept the
case bottells for hym till he came. Also I gave order to the China
Capt. to look out for 3 China carpenters, to goe in our ship for
Bantam, as also to buy 150 grate bambooes for us, yf ther be any, and
to enquire whether the Portingals have an Englishman prisoner abord
their shipp or no. We brought all the tymbers and other matters ymploid
about the junk from Cochi to Firando, having hired Tome or Jno. Donos
howse to put them into.
_October 16._--The King of Crates retorned to Firando and sent to
desire to see a fyre arrow shot out of a slurbo, which was donne before
hym and the king of Firando to their greate content twise. He desird to
have the slurbo to take a sample by to make an other, with a receapt
how to make the compound for the fyre work. And about midnight departed
towards Crates; which saved the geveing a present of 2 damaskt fowling
peeces, yf he had staid till morninge.
Tansho Samme, the kinges kinsman, bought two pec. Cambaia cloth.
_October 17._--Before nowne Capt. Speck retorned from Miaco, and had 3
peces shot out of Duch howse and 6 out of greate shipp for a welcom. I
went to the Duch howse to vizet hym, and he tould me, yf he had wanted
but 2 howers tyme at his arival at Miaco, that the Emperor had byn gon
before he had com; and that he with his owne mouth tould hym that the
Portingall junck they had taken was good prize, both men and goods,
and all other they took hereafter to be the lyke, both of them and
Spaniardes, yf they had not his passe, but, having it, not to meddell
with them. He also delivered me 3 letters from Capt. Copendall, Mr.
Wickham and Mr. Eaton, dated in Miaco the 28 and 29th September, and
one from Mr. Eaton of 2th October, with 2 others from our host at
Osekay and Tome _jurebasso_. And Jorge Durois arived heare and tells
me that the capt. more of the Amacan shipp sayth that, yf Gonrok Dono
will, he is content to sett Damian and Jno. at liberty, for per his
permision he took them prisoners, and at his demand he will set them
free. But I answerd hym that I had his letter to shew the contrary.
Once the end will try all. I think there be legerdymeane. Jorge sent me
a present of a bottell Portingall wyne, 12 greate peares, and 2 boxes
craknells and littell tarts.
_October 18._--Symon _jurebasso_ brought me a letter from Mr. Eaton,
dated the 8th October, wherin he writes he hath opened all the packes
cloth Cambaia, and findes most of the baftes, viz. ¾ of them, spotted
and rotten, so that no man will looke on them. He offerd them all
together to our host for 6 _mas_ per peece, but he would not buy them,
answering he thought they would never be sould for anything. Also he
saieth their wantes 10 pec. chaddr pintado of them were put into the
cargezon.
_October 19._--Semidone sent me a letter how he met the King of Crates,
whoe willed hym to write to me to send hym these parcelles following,
and he would send money per they which brought them. Soe I delivered
them to Semidonos man.
_ta. ma. co._
20 pec. white baftas, of 20 R. _corg_, at 1½ _tay_ 30 0 0
20 pec. tapis Suras, of R. per _corg_, for 1 _tay_ pe. 20 0 0
05 pec. alleias, of 30 Rs. per _corg_, for 2 _tay_ pe. 10 0 0
-------------
Som totall amontes unto 60 0 0
-------------
Skidian Dodo sent a beefe for a present; and Jorge Durois mad account
for these thinges following:--
_ta. ma. co._
4 jarrs conserves, at 5 _tais_ per jar, is 20 0 0
2 milstones to grind malt or wheate 01 0 0
70 tallow candells, cost 01 0 0
---------- _ta. ma. co._
This is for the house, and amont unto 22 0 0 22 0 0
----------
More, 1 pere silk stockinges for Capt. 04 0 0
Cop., at
More, 1 pere thrid stock., for hym, at 00 6 0
More, 1 pere gren silk stockings, to Mr. 03 5 0
Osterwick
More, 2 pere silk stockinges, at 7 _tay_,
for Capt. Copingdall or Mr. Osterwick 07 0 0
----------
15 01 0 15 01 0
More due to hym per rest of velvettes and
sattens com from Amacan, besids profitt 27 2 0
---------------
Som totall amontes unto 64 3 0
---------------
_October 20._--I wrot a letter to Albaro Muños in answer of his, and
another to Diego Farnando Rigote to geve 3 or 4 _gantos_ candy oyle to
Jorge Durois and sell the rest as he can. Taccamon Dono sent me a beefe
for a present and ther was a pece basta Deher, of 17 Rs. per _corg_,
sent to Jorge Durois wife, in respect of frute and sweetmeates she sent
to us at divers tymes which was spent in the howse.
_October 21._--This night past 2 of the Hollanders prisoners ran away
out of great shipp, viz. both Portingales, 1 being capt. of junk they
took, and the other a merchant whome they had taken 5 tymes before.
And Sticamon Dono sent me 2 duckes and a dish of peares for a present.
He is a comedian or a jester to geve delight to the King.
_October 22._--This night past both the Portingalls which escaped out
of the Holland shipp were taken and brought back per such as the King
of Firando sent out after them.
The servant of Gonrock Dono retorned back 4 pec. tapis Suras of 1 _tay_
peece--thus thise pedling fellows use us--and thinketh to stop the
other 2 _taies_.
Also Capt. Speck sent to buy our junk ould rother[116] with 2
great ores belonging to it, which prise was made of 110 _tais_ per
endifferent men on both partes.
_October 24._--Capt. Speck came and tould me the carpenters had begild
hym about his junk rother, they being good, so that he had no need of
ours at 110 _tais_, but retorned them back againe.
_October 25._--I wrot a letter to Capt. Speck to desyre hym to lett us
caryne our shipp against their small shipp called the _Jaccatra_, we
finding it impossible to trym her agrownd where she is, we not being
able to com to the keele of her without endangering the shipp.
The servant of Calsa Samme, the Emperours youngest sonne, came to the
English howse and bought for his master as followeth:--
_ta. ma. co._
2 damaskt fowling peaces, at 15 _taies_ peec. 30 0 0
2 peec. buralles 02 0 0
1 pec. alleia Amad 02 0 0
And Nobesane sent us a beefe for a present.
Capt. Speck sent me a letter how they could not lend us the small ship
to caryn against, for that they must bringe her agrownd this spring to
trym her.
_October 26._--I wrot a letter to Mr. Eaton, and advised of the
speeches ther is that Fidaia Samme is alive in Shashma, and much
provition of barks a making ready, and that it is said the Emperour
pretendeth to make warse against a great lorde in the north; wishing
them (I mean the English) to keepe this to them selves and look out in
tyme to prevent the worst, yf need be, and to send me downe the true
accompt of all matters of ould, to the end I may send a true ballance
to the Company in respect of our want, as also to avoid danger,
whatsoever may happen.
George Durois sent me a present of 2 pottes of mangeas and 20 great
peares from Langasaque, but noe letter came with them.
The King envited the Hollanders to dyner to day, and sent me word he
would have had the English but that he stayeth for the retorne of Capt.
Coppindall.
_October 27._--We set the mastes of our junck the _Sea Adventure_
this day; at the doing whereof were 3 or 400 men persons, all the
neighboures, or rather all the towne, sending their servantes, and came
themselves (them that were of accointance) and brought presents (_nifon
catange_), after Japon maner, of wyne and other eating comodety,
abord the junk, wishing a prosperouse voyag, all the offecers haveing
eache one a present of a littell _barso_ of wyne, and should have had
lykewaies each one a bar of plate advanced on their wagese, but I
referd that till the coming of Capt. Adames.
Sould unto the King of Fushemis servant 40 peeces white baftas of 20
Rs. per _corg_ for 14 _mas_ per peece--amontes unto som of 56 _ta._
The King sent me a buck for a present.
_October 28._--Goresanos wife brought her doughter of 20 daies ould
to the English howse, with a present of a _barsoe_ of wyne, figges,
and oringes, desiring a name to be given her, which was per consent
Elizabeth.
Calsa Samme tould me he had receaved letters from his master that the
Emperour was to retorne to Osekay, and his master with hym, to fortefie
the ruenated fortresse and put garrison into it; which is a signe that
warse are lyke to ensue. God grant all may fall out for the best.
_October 29._--We bought 15 hogges of Bongo Samme, cost all 8 _taies_
plate of barse.
_October 30._--The governor of an iland at Goto, he which sent the
pilot abord our shipp _Hoziander_, came this day to see our English
howse, and brought a present of a beefe and 10 hense. He is going to
the hott bathes in Issue[117] for dollor or greefe he hath in his
boanes.
The China Capt. tells me that this night past his brother sent hym a
post overland, to tell hym that Gonrock Dono hath staid a small _somo_,
or junk, at Langasaque, which they had thought to have sent to China
about our affares, but now is said to carry souldiers into an iland
neare unto China called Tacca Sanga;[118] but I rather think it will
prove the Liqueas, in which place it may be the Emperour doth think
that Fidaia Samme lyeth lurking.
I wrot 2 letters to Langasaque, viz. 1 to Jor. Durois to send sample of
pitch, as also making mention of present of mangeas and peares sent;
1 to Melchar van Sanfort with musters of 4 sortes of spikes or neales
to be made at Langasaque, viz. 1000 great spikes, 1000 lesser, 1500
lesser, 2000 smallest.
_October 31._--In respect the servant of Calsa Samme may doe us good
above hereafter, as per words he offers lardgly, I gave hym a fireloct
petrenell for a present, which Mr. Hunt formerly gave me.
_November 1._--This day was a festivall day amongst the Japons, and the
hors runing day, to shewte at markes with bowes and arrowes.
_November 2._--I wrote a letter to Mr. Gourney to Syam per way of
Langasaque, per a China, advising how _Sea Adventure_ lost her voyag
last yeare and put into Liquea, and now is ready to com with a cargezon
littell more or lesse as the last yeare, Ed. Sayer and Capt. Adames
going in her. Also that the _Hozeander_ arived heare, Mr. Raphe
Copindell capt., and Mr. Jno. Hunt master; and he and Capt Adames gon
to the Japon court. And how the Duch took a prise at sea, a junk laden
with ebony, the Emperour geving them leave to make a good prise both of
schipp and goods.
_November 3._--The king of Firando banished on of our marenars of our
junck, because Takcamon Dono had banished a yong gentelman for geving
hym a cut with a _cattan_. So the gentelman was recalled and the
marener banished, and Takcamon Dono checked. Also a yong yewth was cut
in peeces for thefte.
_November 5._--A servant of Gonrok Donos came from Miaco this day, and
tould me Capt. Coppindall was retorned from Shrongo and that he was to
com away for Firando forth with.
_November 6._--We bought Jno. Donos howse and _chawne_ over the way for
170 _taies_, and are to pay no rent for it in lending it the last yeare
and this yeare lykwaies, it being a great howse standing aparte neare
to our howse, over the way, fitt to put shipps store or any thing else.
And he is to bring us 30 boates lading of ston on the bargen, to make
walls before it.
I receved 2 lettrs from Capt. Coppindall, 1 dated in Miaco le 24th,
and the other in Osekay le 28 October; and other 2 from Mr. Eaton, 1
in Miaco le 23th, and the other in Osekay le 28 ditto; wherin Capt.
Copindall adviseth me how well the Emperour did receve the present he
carid hym, and gave hym an other of 5 _kerremons_, 10 pike heades, 100
arow heades, and three _waccadashes_, and hath geven us his letter
to the king of Shashman for trad into all his dominions. He also
writes he, the Emperour, sent Capt. Adames to Edo to the padres, to
know wherefore they are com in to his dominions, he haveing formerly
banished all of their coate out of his dominions. He also hath made
proclemation, in payne of death, that no Japon shall goe into New
Spaine from henceforward. These padres are com now out of New Spaine in
a shipp to.
_November 7._--I wrot a letter to Syam to Mr. Gurney, as appeareth per
coppie, and sent it to Langasaque to Melchar van Sanfort to send it per
first junk which goeth from thence, advising Mr. Gurney, or any other
in his place, to provid lading in tyme, knowing before of her coming.
Also I wrot 2 letters, per Capt. China conveance, to the said Melchar
to buy 8000 neales, and to Jorge Durois to buy 5 or 6 _piculls_ rosen.
_November 8._--I receved a lettr from Jorge Durois, dated in
Langasaque, le 14th of Novembr, new stile, wherin he wrot that the king
of Shashma was making ready 400 barkes of warr with all hast, but for
what purpose it is not knowne; and that the Emperour had sumond all the
kinges or _tonos_ in Japon to be at Shrongo in the moneth of Marche
next.
He wrot me of pitch he would buy at Langasaque at 3½ _taies_ per
_picull_.
A Japon called Martin, which Mr. Wickham imploied at Liqueas when he
put Jno. Japon away, did steale a _wacadash_ or dagger with 10 _gocos_
or dishes, and being taken was condemned to be cut in peces. Yet the
kinge saved his lyfe in respect he was of Langasaque, but banished out
of his dominions for ever, in payne of death yf ever he were fownd
heare againe.
_November 9._--The Portuguese, that was capt. of the junck which the
Hollanders took, escaped againe out of the shipp _Ankewsen_ with
fetters on his legges, and, as it is thought, could not be donne but
the wache must know thereof.
Yt was not the Portingale capt. which escaped, but 10 other slaves,
Chinas and Caffros, which did belong to the junck.
Gonrok Dono wrot the King of Firando that he had donne what he could to
set Damian and Jno. at libertie, but that the capt. would doe nothing;
yet, before the shipp went out, he would goe and fetch hym out hym
selfe. This is Gon Rock Donos suttiltie, because he now understandeth
the Emperour hath geven order to sett them at liberty; otherwaies he
had rather they were hanged, to have Damians goods.
_November 10._--The China Capt. receaved a letter from his brother in
Langasaque, of a China junck (or _soma_) which departed from thence for
China with 77 or 78 men in her, but were met by theevs at sea, who cutt
all their throtes and carid away all that was good, and soe the junk
was driven upon the cost of Goto with 7 or 8 dead men in her, the rest
being throwne over board.
Gorezon, our _jurebasso_, pad Pedro five _mas_ on my acco. to buy hym
shewes. Oto, Mat[ingas] slave, ran away; but her surties brought her
back againe. I enquired wherfore she ran away, and she answered because
she wanted occupiing and that she could not endure it.
_November 11._--The China Capt. receaved a letter from his brother to
buy 200 peeces dutts of us and he would send money for them, and buy
them to geve to pore Chinas, to clothe them, that were in two junks
which were cast away, one on the Liqueas and the other on cost Shashma,
som being drowned, and them which escaped were stark naked. He tells me
they will geve these duttis to these Chinas, which dwell most of them
neare Lanquin, and tell them it was the gift of the English, because
they should speake well of our nation in respeck of the matter they
have in hand to procure trade into China. They must pay a _tay_ per
pece for these duttis.