in Zanzabars howse, and put it into our new lodg. Also Mr. Nealson pad
to the scrivano of junck 33 _taies_ 4 _mas_ small plate for marrenis
fish for voyage, according to custom; and the rise they had the 9th
day, rated, as it cost, 93 : 2 : 4.
_November 12._--I went to the King of Firando and tould hym that Mr.
Eaton had advised me that Safian Do[no] said that yf the men were not
sett at libertye upon sight of his letter, that then I should advise
hym thereof, and he would use other meanes. So the king tould me he
would send to Gonrock Dono, to know whether they would set them at
liberty or no. Gonrok Donos man came to viset me, yet willed me I
should not say he was heare. There is duble dealing with them.
_November 15._--Figean Samme, King of Firando, sent for 8 damaskt
snaphanne fowling peeces, to send to Safian Dono for the Emperour. The
price I sett at 20 _taies_ pec., and I wrot a letter to Safian Dono
therof, as also to thank hym for writing to Gonrok Dono about seting
Damian and Jno. at libertie.
_November 21._--A cavelero, on of the kinges men, sent me 5 hense for a
present, and Skite and a Corean each of them a baskit oringes.
_November 22._--Our hostis of Bingana Tome, retorned from Langasaque,
came to see thenglish howse and brought a present of pearse. I sent
a letter per her to Mr. Eaton, to same effect as my former 5 daies
past per kings man. Also I wrot 2 letters to Nangasaque to Melchor van
Sanfort and Jorge Durois for the 8000 neales and 8 barill China oyle
from China Capt. brother to trym _Hozeander_, and sent a boate expres
for it.
_November 23._--The king sent me a letter that he receaved from Gonrok
Dono, wherin he advised hym that he wold sett Damian and Jno. de
Lievano at liberty.
_November 24._--Ther was, to the vallew of 150 _cattis_ wight, lead
stolne out of the _Hozeander_ the night past, out of guners cabben,
which were the covers for the tucholes of great ordinance and other
ould lead rypt of shipp sids in tryminge her. It was taken out of Jno.
Clough the guners cabbyn, and dowbtfull he was of consent; yet on
Robyn, a Scott, is brought in question, he haveing offerd to sell som
before, as also neales which he stole and was taken with them. Ther is,
as Mr. Hunt sayeth, above 200 _cattis_ lead more stolne out of store
rowme, which this Skot with an other Jocky, his cuntreman, are thought
to have at severall tymes made away.
_November 25._--We met a knave Japon, a marrener, whoe ran away
from junck at Liquea. Soe, seeing hym pas the street in Firando and
entertayned into service of the Duch, whoe ordenarely entertayne all
they know to have byn formerly entertayned per us (this is Jacob Specks
humor), yet I laid hands upon this fellow and brought hym before the
justice, and put in sureties to be forth coming to answer to what
should be aledged against hym.
_November 26._--The king sent for a bottell Spanish wyne, and desird to
buy Mr. Osterwickes cloake, being of culler du roy, which he sent unto
hym at price of 20 _taies_. And, as I am enformed, the Portingall capt.
is escaped out of the great Holland shipp, swyming abord to 4 barks
which had layne secretly attending for hym this monthe; for which it is
said Capt. Speck is much offended with Derrick de Vris, the master.
_November 27._--About break of day I receaved a letter from Capt.
Adames, dated in Cocora, the 17th present, how he hoped to be heare
within few dayes, and that he left Capt. Copendale at Miaco not very
well, and that he bringeth _recardo_[119] from themperour to set Damian
and Jno. de Lievana free. And I wrot hym answer forthwith, and sent it
per Gingro the purcer, with 20 _taies_ in 5 plates bars, to spend, yf
occation served, for hym to come overland, becaus he wrot me he had non.
Capt. Adames arived a littell after dyner, and we went to the kinges
pallace to have delivered hym the letters came from thempror and Gota
Zazabra and Saffian Dono; but the kyng was gon a hawkyng, and so we
retorned, leaving the letters with Oyen Dono, his governor.
_November 28._--Capt. Adames went for Langasaque, accompand. with Ed.
Sayer and Mr. Jno. Osterwick, and carid the Emperours authorety to set
Damian Maryn and Jno. de Lievana at liberty.
Capt. Copendall arived heare before nowne.
_November 29._--The 2 barrilles _morofack_, which my host of Osekay
wrot me he had sent me, are not to be fownd in the bark that Capt.
Coppendall came in, and a chist which Mr. Wickham sent with _kerimons_
and other thinges in it, to the vallew of 20 _taies_, is lykewaies lost
in same bark, or else the one nor other was never put into it.
_November 30._--In the after nowne Capt. Adames retornd from
Langasaque, and brought Damian Marin with hym; but Jno. de Lievana
remeaned at Langasaque, sick ashore, they havyng set both Damian and
hym at liberty the day before Capt. Adames arived at Langasaque; but,
as Damian tells me, they had condemned them both to die the death, and
sent hym word to confesse hym and make hym selfe ready, for dye he
must. This passed some moneth agoe, he looking still when he should
die, till the instant they set them at liberty. And then the capt.
thought to have perswaded hym to have gon along with hym, promising hym
mountaynes, and, when he could not preveale, procured hym to sweare he
should not goe with the English nor Hollanders.
_December 1._--I receaved back from Capt. Coppendall the sylver salt,
the 2 spoones, and 2 forkes of silver, lent hym up, with the 2 littell
silver cups or tasters I lent hym. Also he gave me a present of one of
the _kerrimons_ the Emperour gave hym, as also a peece of fine casho or
chowter.
_December 2._--Lues Martin came to Firando and brought me a present
of diet bread, with many wordes of complements, telling me that I was
praid for of many for the charetable deed I did in setting Damian and
Jno. at liberty, and that the capt. of the shipp was in no falt about
the matter, but the Castillanos; in fyne, they are all our enymies,
deadly yf it la in their powers. I was advised he hath byn 8 or 10
daies in towne, and la in his lodging secretly, but for what occation
I know not. I tould hym I heard he had byn in towne some tyme before,
which he denyed not, but said it was to sell silk.
_December 3._--Betyms in the mornyng the kyng sent to envite us to
supper, because he understood our junck was ready to departe towardes
Syam. Our entertaynment was good, only the drynking was overmuch. The
Englishmen that went were, viz. Capt. Coppendall, Capt. Adames, Mr.
Nealson, Ed. Sayer, Jno. Osterwick, and my selfe.
_December 5._--I delivered six hundred powndes str. this day to Capt.
Adames, wherof forty powndes, ten shilling, was in _fybuck_ of Tushma
and the rest in Rs. of 8, which maketh 2400 _taies_.
_December 6._--I sent 20 jarrs bisket and the 500 sheetes paper abord
the junck, and delivered letters to Capt. Adames for the Syam voyage,
viz. 1 to Mr. Jno. Gourney, agent at Syam; 1 to Capt. Jno. Jourden,
agent at Bantam; 1 to Mr. Adam Denton, agent at Cattania; and put into
the packet directed to Mr. Jno. Gourney a bill of lading and cargezon
of all goodes sent; also 3 jars bisket sent, 1 to Mr. Gurney, 1 to Mr.
Sharpe, 1 to Mr. Denton--my owne gifte; with a memoriall delivered
Capt. Adames and Ed. Sayer, how to use busynes, yf they canot attayne
Syam.
Soe the _Sea Adventure_ went of of roade, and the Duch shot of 6 pec.
ordinance at her departure. And presently after Jno. Yoosen went for
Miaco; and the Duch shot affe 9 pec. ordinance at his departure. So
I went abord the junck to Cochi and carid a barill wyne, a baskit
orynges, and an other of pears, and a third of biskit, and so drank to
the health of the company, _nifon catange_, and retorned.
_December 7._--The wind and wether being very fayre, the Sea Adventure
sett saile from Cochi towards Syam this mornyng. God send her a
prosperous voyag.
_December 8._--We wayed out the wax which came in the _Hozeander_, and
fownd it want a tonne; and also we waid the pepper, and it wanted above
2 tonne; which out of dowbt the mareners have embezeled and stolne. And
I sent Niquan, the China Capt. kynsman, to Tushma, to bring the money
for the peper, and wrot hym a letter, I meane to our host, to deliver
hym the money, and, yf in case he would not, I sent a letter to the
Kyng of Tushma to desyre justice. Also I sent our host a present of 2
peces white basta of 8 Rs. per _corg._, and 2 peces blew byrams of 15
Rs. _corge_; and I delivered our host bill unto Niquan for 61 _pc._ 70
_cattis_ peper and 305 bufflos horns.
_December 9._--We got the _Hozeander_ aflote and carid her out, which
we could not doe in 2 springs past.
And there was eight rialles of 8 lent to the China Capt., Andrea
Dittis, to make hym a silver cup, paid hym per my selfe. We laded 40
sowes lead, 30 bales wax, and 50 bagges pepper abord a bark to send for
Osekay.
_December 10._--We put abord a bark to send for Osekay to Mr. Eaton,
viz.
100 bags peper at 4-23/44 _pico_ 0242 3 4⅓
65 bales wax at 24 R. 8 per _picull_ 1163 7 1
40 sowes lead at 6 R. _pico_ 0440 1 6
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Som totall cargezon amontes to 1846 2 1⅓
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The China Capt. sent Mr. Eaton a jar conserves. And we receaved two
hundred _taies_ plate bars of Andrea Dittis, China Capt., which 200
_taies_ he delivered to Mr. Nealson to lay out about shipps charges.
But he paid Quiamo Dono 10 _taies_ of it, in parte bote hier to cary
those goods above to Osekay, the rest to make it up 35 _taies_ Mr.
Eaton is to pay at Osekay. The merchant that bought peper last yere
offered 6½ _taies peco_ lead, but went from his word and offerd but 6
_tais pico_.
_December 11._--There was sould unto the Kyng of Crates, viz.:--
60 pec white baftas of 11 R. _corg_ for 90 0 0
5 pec. tapis Suras 05 0 0
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95 0 0
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_December 13._--We paid Jno. Dono seventy _taies_ in plate of bars, in
full payment of the fee symple of the gadonge over the way, to westward
of English howse, wherof one hundred _taies_ was paid before. Derick de
Fries, the master of Duch shipp, being ready to departe, envited us to
dyner to morrow. Our bark with goodes for Osekay retorned.
_December 14._--We dyned abord the great Holland shipp and had 3 pec.
ordinance shot of at our retorne ashore. Capt. Speeck came not to
dyner. He is over great in conceate.
_December 15._--I wrot a letter to Jorge Durois by a China, to send me
of all sortes of garden seeds.
_December 16._--Capt. Whaw, the China Capt. brother, sent me a barrell
of figges or jar of Japon green figges for a present. We envited the
masters of the Hollander shipps and juncks to dyner to morrow, they
being now ready to goe to sea with first good wind.
_December 17._--We envited the Duch to dyner, I say they came to
dyner, and were Derick de Frize, master of great ship, Wm. Johnson,
a merchant, Piter Johnson, master of a junk, the pilot of the greate
ship, and Mr. Fredrick the chirurgion. I would have delivered an open
letter to Derick to have carid, but he tould me he thought that Capt.
Speck would be content to let hym carry our sealed letters, in respect
our ship broght his and delivered them. Yf not, that then he would cary
both our open and also our shut letters.
I receaved two letters from Mr. Eaton from Miaco, 1 of the 23rd
November in Miaco, and the other of the 30th ditto in Osekay, with an
acco. of such matters as he hath donne in Edo, Shrongo, and Osekay, as
also a note what presents Capt. Coppendall gave away above.
Damian retorned from Langasaque with Jno. de Lievana, and Damian sent
me a barill _morofack_ and a dish of peares for a present. Also our
host of Osekay sent me a Japon standish for a present.
_December 20._--I wrot a letter to Bantam to Gapt. Jourden of what
accorrantes have passed since tharivall of the _Hozeander_, as apereth
per coppie, as the lyke for Syam, to Mr. Jno. Gourney, agent, and a
third to Mr. Adam Denton at Pattania, and 2 others to Capt. Wm. Adames
and Ed. Sayer: the first letter to Bantam sent per the ship _Ankewsen_,
under covert from Capt. Jacob Speck, and the other 4 per Piter Johnsons
junck for Syam, under covert as above said, Capt. Speck offring to
send our letters the one or other way, in respect we brought their
letters and delivered them. And 1 letter enclozed to Bantam from Capt.
Coppendall.
_December 21._--There was 350 _tais_ plate bars receaved of Andrea
Dittis, China Capt., wherof 50 _taies_ delivered to Skidayen Dono with
a bar of Oban gould of 55 _taies_, to goe to buy a mast for our ship
_Hozeander_, but 50 _taies_ was bad money and turned back.
_December 22._--About breake of day the Hollanders discharged much
ordinance and small shott, it being their new yeares day. The Duch
junck that they took prize went out of rode of Firando towardes Syam
this day before nowne. And I wrot 2 letters to Mr. Wickham and Mr.
Eaton, dated the 18 and 20th present, but kept till this day, and sent
per the servant of Safian Dono, with a letter in Japans to his master
in answer of recept of his per Capt. Adames and seting free of Damian
and Jno.
_December 23._--This day a boy of 16 yeares ould was cut in peeces
for stealing a littell boate and carying it to an other iland. I sent
to the kyng to beg his lyfe, which he granted me, and in the meane
tyme sent a man after the execusoner to stay a lyttell; but he would
not, but put hym to death before the pardon came, cuting hym in many
mammocks to try their _cattans_ upon hym.
I sent Piter Wadden out to Cochi, with a barill wyne, 10 loves of
bread, and a baskit of oranges, to Piter Johnson, master of the junck
which goeth to Syam, which stayeth there to make acco. with Japonnars
about the reparing of her, the Hollanders haveing emploid a knave about
it which hath deceaved them, as Capt. Adames scrivano hath donne us,
and carid 50 _taies_ with hym which was paid the carpenters upon acco.
of _Hozeander_, and receaved the full payment of junck besids.
_December 24._--Our carpenters came and tould me that yf they might not
have the 50 _taies_ paid them which Mr. Nealson paid the scrivano of
junck, or rather the scrivano deseaved the carpenters and tould them it
was of the junckes acco., when the truth is it was of shipps. Soe we
are forced to pay this 50 _tais_ againe and keepe it upon acco. till
the junk retorne.
There came 3 Spaniardes to our English house, which were of the shipp
which came from Aguapulca. They tould me it was true that 7 or 8 shipps
were in the S. say, and had donne som hurt one the cost of Peru, so
that all was up in armes; and that the Spaniardes in New Spaine had
made proclemacon, in payne of death, that all strangers were to avoid
out of New Spaine and never retorne to trade theare any more.
_December 25._--Chrismas Day. Taccamon Dono sent 2 barilles wyne and
2 fishes for a present; the king 2 pec. wale fyshe; the China Capt. a
jarr of China wine; and other neighbors other trifles per reason of
Chrismas.
_December 26._--I sent our _jurebasso_ to thank the king and Takamon
Dono for the presents they sent, according to Japon order.
The Hollanders had a demi cannon of bras cast this day, po. 5,000
wight, a very fayre peece.
_December 27._--Towardes night Soyemon Dono, the kinges steward, came
to English howse, taking it in his way (as he said) going to the king.
The China Capt. met hym. And his errand was about the money the king
oweth the Wor. Company, which, as he sayeth, the king will now pay in,
and take up comodeties of us to pay next yeare at a resonable rate,
as the Duch have geven it hym, whoe have now sould hym upon trust for
10,000 _taies_. The king, he saieth, taketh this course by littell
and littell to bring hym selfe out of debt, which his granfather left
hym to pay, and so, once getting an even hand, will so hould hym. The
merchandiz he taketh up he geveth to Japons at Miaco, of whome Foyne
Samme took up money in tymes past, which still runeth on at intrest,
and yf it should so contynew would undo hym. So I referd this matter
ofe till to morrow, because I would take counsell, and in the meane
tyme desird him [to say] I was as willing as Capt. Speck to doe the
king any service I could.
Nicolas Grant, a marener, being drunk, stabd hym selfe thorow the arme,
because Mr. Osterwick would not lend hym 12_d._...
_December 28._--The China Capt. built or reard a new howse this day,
and all the neighbours sent hym presentes, _nifon cantange_. So I sent
hym a barill _morofack_, 2 bottells Spanish wine, a drid salmon, and
halfe a Hollands cheese; and after, went my selfe with the nighbours.
Where I saw the seremony was used, the master carpenter of the kinge
doing it, and was as followeth: First they brought in all the presentes
sent and sett them in ranke before the middell post of the howse, and
out of eache one took something of the best and offred it at the foote
of the post, and powred wyne upon each severall parcell, doing it in
greate humilletie and silence, not soe much as a word spoaken all the
while it was a doing. But, being ended, they took the remeander of the
presentes, and soe did eate and drink it with much merth and jesting,
drinking themselves drunken all or the most parte. They tould me they
beleeved that a new howse, being hallowed in this sort, could not chuse
but be happie to hym which dwelled in it, for soe their law taught
them, ordayned by holy men in tymes past.
The shipps company came to the English howse in a maske, and after
plaied Christmas ule games in good sort and meryment.
_December 29._--I gave Matinga a pece satten, cost 5 _taies_, and
a peece of taffety, cost 1 _tay_, to make her a _kerremon_, and 2
_kerremons_ of zelas to Oto and Fuco. And ther was sould and deliverd
10 _cattis_ Priaman pepper to the kinges doctor of phisick, rated at 8
_condrins_ per _catty_, or 8 taies _picull_.
And I thought good to note downe how Mr. Hunt, the master, came in a
fume ashore, and broake Jno. Cocora the cooks head, at instigation of
Jno. Shipperd, he having first misuesed and beaten hym without reason.
_December 30._--We bought 732 bags white lyme at 3 _condrins_ per bagg,
it being good cheape. And I wrot a letter to Jorge Durois to look out
for _morofack_ and cows shewet for shipps use for chirurgion. God send
health.
A China of Lankyn brought me a present of a barill of Lankyn wyne and a
dozen of China cakes.
_December 31._--I paid therty _taies_ for a howse for Matinga, that
shee was in being for the Company.
And the Japon barber Rappado sent me a present of a basket of oringese.
I forgot to note downe how I wrot a few lynes to Mr. Jno. Hunt, to have
had hym com ashore about Compa. busynes, to have had his advice about
bras shivers;[120] but he retorned me a snapish answer.
_January 1, 1615[6]._--Mr. Hunt, the master of the _Hozeander_,
remenyng still in his extreme humours (as I have fownd hym allwaies
the same man ever since he came into Japon), wrot a letter to Capt.
Coppendall, he being sick in bed (as he hath byn most an end ever since
he retorned from Miaco), and I verely think that the unruly company of
the shipp to be the cheefe occation--I say he advised Capt. Coppendall
he would com ashore to morrow and geve direction how to cast bras
shivars and shot for ordinance, aledging the guner knew nothing for
shott, nor no man else but hym selfe for the rest. Yet, for my parte,
I rest dowbtfull whether it be soe or noe, only I wrot hym before in
frendly sort to com ashore and assist me in these matters for the
service of the Wor. Company, our emploiers, because the Duch sent
away shipp after ship yerly full laden with shot, powlder, ordinance,
victuells, and munision, and I would in som sort geve a reason or tast
to our emploiers of these matters and send them samples with price.
But, as it should seeme, the master disenableth all but hymselfe, and
others hould back, I know not whether upon sutteltie to leave the other
in lurch, as debasing all but hym selfe. But be it the one or other,
the Companies busynes rests undon, etc., and the very truth is, here
doe I confes before God and the world, I never did see a more unruly
compa. of people, and are far worse then they in the _Clove_, allthough
they were bad enough.
And yisternight, very late, came on Jno. Shippard, a tapstar as I
understand, and in very deed a shuffling fello, not worthy water for
his hier. He is a turbulent fello, a make bate, and sett the master
at odds with others per meanes of his smouthe tong, and yet a drunken
fello, as most of the rest are the lyke; and came againe into the
kitchin to quarrell with our cooke at supper tyme, I desyring Mr.
Osterwick to put hym out of the howse and send hym abord the shipp;
but he fell upon Mr. Osterwick, and puld his clothes afe his back, and
misused hym, for which I put hym in the bilboes to cowle his feete till
mornyng.
_January 2._--I wrot a letter to Jorge Durois to buy 100 or 200 tallo
candelles and bring them with hym. And Matinga went into her new howse
this day. And Gorezan, our _jurebasso_, removed his howse, and came
with wife and famely and dwelt in the Companis howse over the way, to
keepe the shopp or shew rowme.
_January 3._--This mornyng very cold wether, being a greate snowe,
the greatest I saw since our arivall in Japon, with a stiffe gale
wind northerly, rack from W. all day, and snow per fitts all day, but
littell or non per night. The King of Firandos host at Osekay came
againe and brought a present of figges, telling me he was to retorne
to his howse, the king haveing rewarded hym well, as all the caveleros
in his kingdom did the lyke, towardes the setting him up a new howse,
his ould being burned in the wars with all that ever he had. Soe, with
consent of Capt. Coppendall and the rest, ther was a bar of plate of 4½
_taies_ and a bag of rise of 51 _gantes_ geven hym and sent after hym
to his lodging.
There was delivered to the fownder for formes as followeth: 1 bras
shiver of the boate; 1 rownd shot of saker; 1 langrell shot of saker;
1 crosbar shot of minion; 5 braz of severall sortes--to make others
by. And I agreed with hym as followeth: to make 5 greate bras shivers
of 35 or 86 _cattes_ per shiver; 5 others of a lesser sise: 3 others
of sise of that of boate; 2 others of bigger sise; 1 quintall bras of
severall sortes--and to pay 12 _taies_ per _pico_ for all, on with
an other, ready made, the fownder finding all stuffe. Also 100 saker
shott, ½ round and other ½ crosbar; 100 minion shot, ½ rownd and other
½ crosbar; 50 saker langrell shott, all iron--price made at 14 _mas_
per _pico_ or 100 wight Japon. I was forsed to put out these at hazard
per ould shott and shivers, the master, Jno. Hunt, not coming to geve
direction, nether at my request and writing, nor at sending for of
Capt. Coppendall, refusing ever to enter againe into the English howse.
I could say much of this frantick master, Jno. Hunt; but I leve it to
other men to tell.
Also the China Capt., Andrea Dittis, had a littell brod cloth, pink
culler, to make his littell doughter a peare of stockinges or bowtes
this cold wether.
And there was 3 sackes rise, of 50 _gantes_ per sack, geven to 3 pore
Chinas which lost their junck per tempest of the cost of Shashma and
came to the China Capt. for releefe, he geveing eche of them a sack
rise and a _tay_ in plate. And upon good consideracion I gave them, per
generall consent, each one a sack, as above said.
Mr. Dorington late at night came to the English howse, and tould me the
master sent hym to tell me the mast was wolled,[121] and ready to bring
ship to a caryne.
_January 4._--I went to the Duch howse and desired Capt. Speck to send
us his helpe and people to bring our shipp to a caryn, as formerly in
frenshipp they had promised us; which in good sort he assented unto,
and sent for the masters of the great shipp and junck and willed them
and the rest to aide us in what they might. These men came at Capt.
Specks first sending for, and did what he ordayned, but Mr. Hunt sent
me word he would never com in the English howse, upon a lunetike
humour, which each man telleth me is his condition not only heare, but
at Pattania and elsewhere hath donne the lyke. Soe I went abord and
saw them turne up the ships keele, but water came in so fast at port
holes and else where that they were forced to right her againe to cawke
her better. I tould Mr. Hunt I was com to vizet hym abord, althoughe
he sent me word he would not com ashore, yet willed hym hereafter to
com when I sent for hym, or else I would fetch hym. Also I willed hym
to send Jno. Shepperd ashore to dresse the Companies meate; which he
denyed at first, but after sent hym.
And Zanzabar, _allius_ Yasimon Dono, came to vizet me at English howse,
and brought me a present of oringes and a barrill of wine, and sent 2
men to helpe to bring downe the shipp.