the king tould me he would assist me in it, in what he might, taking
the present in kynd part.
I went to Duch howse, where they used as very frendly, and Wm. Johnson,
master of bark _Jaccatra_, delivered me a letter from Mr. Jno. Browne,
dated in Pattania the 14th of June; but it had byn opend by som other
before it came to my hands. Advized in it of the _Sea Adventures_
arivall at Syam.
Jno. Jossen arived at Firando from Edo.
_July 18._--A man died out of the _Advice_.
Yasimon Dono came runing, and brought me word that our junk _Sea
Adventure_ was arived; but it proved a false larom.
The Hollandes master, capt., and Capt. Speck came to English howse, and
brought me a present of a barill Spanish wyne, a great glasse bottell
aquavite, 2 Hollandes cheeses, and a small pot butter. Mr. Jno. Baylie
gave me a beza ston[144] for a present--a reasonable bigg one.
_July 19._--Sugen Dono sent me a barell salt raspas[145] for a present.
_July 20._--I delivered three hundred _tais_ plate bars to Mr.
Osterwick to pay botemen, and to deliver som to Mr. Eaton to defray
charges up, and rest to remeane for other occations.
And the China Capt., Andrea Dittis, came and bought currall, viz.:--
_ta. ma. co._
2 branches of no. 6, both containing 3 4 4
11 littell branches, no. 1, 4, and 5, containing 6 6 0
----------
10 0 4
At 10 _tays_ plate for 1 _tay_ wight currall.
I receved of the gouldsmith 2 hookes and 12 buckles for my sword
hanger, with a littell pec. silver containing just 3 _tais_.
_July 21._--Mr. Totton, master of the _Advice_, gave me a target and
a peare Pattania pikes for a present. And I gave hym 2 pere silke
stockings, viz. 1 peare red of my owne and an other peare greene, and
sent from Jor. Durois the other day.
A Duch marener, being drunk, stabd a woman, because she would not let
hym enter into her howse.
About 10 a clock at night, Hernando Ximines came to the English howse,
and brought word how Capt. Adames was arived in our junck from Syam,
and that we had goodes com in 2 junkes more besids her.
_July 22._--I went to Cochi, and there met Capt. Adams in our junck,
and carid boates to tow her into the roade, which they did.
And I receved a packet letters from Mr. Benjamyn Fary, wherin was
contayned, viz.:--
1. A note all charges upon the junkes voyage.
2. Invoiz goodes sent in _Sea Adventure_.
3. Invoiz goodes reladed in her.
4. Invoiz goodes laden in Capt. Shobick junck.
5. Invoiz goodes sent in Capt. Geequans junck, wherin Ed. Sayer goeth.
6. Mr. Farys letter to me, dated at Judea[146], in the River of Syam,
le 3th June past.
7. Invoiz of goodes retorned to Andrea Dittis, China Capt., for his
sulfer or brimston.
_July 23._--We had a generall councell this day of divers matters,
viz.:--
1. Yt was thought fyting to buy or fraight a small China junk.
2. To sell our junck which came from Syam, yf we can.
3. To send Mr. Willmot to Nangasaque to attend coming junkes.
4. To land our goodes at Langasaque, and put it in a sure
gadong, rather then bring it to Firando, it being a better
place of sale then Firando.
5. To procure a _bongew_ of king to remeane abord, to see
the Japons have their due, and no more, for avoyding of
scandaloz tonges.
Capt. Adames delivered me 4 letters, which came out of England in the
_New Years Gift_, viz.:--
1 from Sir Thomas Smyth, dated le 18th Feby., 1613.
Company.
1 from Mr. Tho. Willson, 16th February, ditto.
1 from my brother Walter, ditto, 16th, 1613.
1 from Mr. Ed. Dodisworth in Surat, 20th Novbr., 1614.
_July 24._--Capt. Adames went with me to vizet the kyng, he being
comen from Syam, I meane Capt. Adames. And we carid a present as
followeth, viz.:--
2 barelles _morefack_ } from my selfe.
2 salmons }
5 china plattars, porselon } from Capt. Adames.
1 parrakita }
But he was sick, and kept his bed; so we could not speake with hym.
Late towardes night came news how the Duch junck is arived at
Nangasaque, many men being dead, and the rest so weake and sick that
they weare forced to put in theare for want of men to bring her to
Firando. I meane the Duch junck which comes from Syam.
Sangero Samme fownd a woman of his yisterday playing falce with an
other Japon, for which he presently cut her in peeces with his owne
hands, and, after, the man was brought to the place of execution and
cutt in peeces; and his brother had the lock of haire on his head cut
affe by the hangman with the same _cattan_ which cut his brother in
peecese.
_July 25._--Our host of Osakay (or Sakay) sent his barke to seek
fraight and to carry me up, yf I came. Mr. Wickham wrot a letter to our
_jurebasso_ how he sent her to bring me up, yf I weare not provided for
before; but he wrot me no word at all.
And I delivered two bars Oban gould to Mr. Eaton, with 18 _tay_ wight
Priaman gould. I say I delivered it to Mr. Osterwick to geve to Mr.
Eaton, and put it into the invoyz goodes, and carid up; the bars Oban
gould at 55 _tais_ per barr.
_July 26._--The king sent 2 _bongews_ abord to see the marreners have
their owne, they being brabling knaves, espetially the boteswayne.
Farnando Ximenes gave me a new hatt with a bang [band?] gouldsmiths
work, a peare silk garters, with gould fring, and shewstring same,
ruch.[147]
_July 27._--The King of Firando was very sick this day, so that his
brother and all the nobilletie went post hast to vizet hym. And
sowne after the king sent word he was very ill, and that showting of
ordinance disturbed hym much; wherefore he desired both English and
Hollanders not to showte affe any more till he fownd hymselfe better.
We put all matters abord to goe towards the Emperours court to morrow,
God permiting wynd and wether.
_July 30._--I receved a letter from Mr. Wickham, but had no tyme to
read my letter over, being ready to departe for Edo, and Capt. Adames
abord before me. Soe we sett forward in the after nowne, and having a
good gale wynd, and got to Langowne[148] that night, where we came to
an anchor, it being calme.
_July 31._--About midnight we wayed ancor, the tide serveing, and rowed
it up all the affore nowne; but, after, had a fresh gale westerly, so
that late at night we got to the streate of Ximina Seke,[149] where we
came to an ancor.
_August 1._--We wayed ancor this mornyng an hower before day, but
we[re] forced to stop the tide for want of wynd; but, a gale coming up
after at W., we got after midnight neare unto Camina Seke,[150] and
there came to an anker till mornynge.
_August 2._--After daylight we waid ancor and passed the straites of
Camina Seke, and, the wind being good, we got to a place called Tacca
Sackey, in a bay, to an ancor, haveing made 32 leag., and wated in the
way at a place called Camangare,[151] where our host of that place
brought me a present of dry fysh, and I sent hym a _barso_ of wyne.
_August 3._--After daylight we waid ancor from Taccasackey, and, having
calme, rowed it up till the gale came; and soe, late at night, got to
an ancor at Woshmado,[152] haveing made 30 leagues.
_August 4._--Before day we departed from Woshmado, rowing it up till
the wynd came; and late in the night got it up neare the bar foote of
Osakay, where we rode at an ancor till mornyng.
_August 5._--We put in over the bar of Osackay, rowing against the
wind, meeting above 300 barkes going out; but it was past 10 a clock
before we got up to the towne, where Mr. Wickham, with our hostes, came
out and met us with a banket, _nifon catange_.
I wrot a letter to Mr. Nealson and Mr. Osterwick, how I was advized
per many that it was dangeros to send about our small junck to Edo, yf
she were not com away befor this letter came to his handes, and then
my opinion was to send her for Osackay. Also, not to sell lead under 7
_taies_ per _pico_. This letter I sent per conveance Mr. Albartus.
Sr. Albartus came to vizet me, accompanid with his host and others,
with a banket, _nifon catange_, as many others did the lyke, and late
towardes night our host of Sackay did the lyke, and brought me a
silk coate or _catabra_, and an other of lynen to Capt. Adames, with
comendacons from Safian Dono, whose man he was, as also from Chubio
Dono, his brother, with offer of much frenship. Also our ould host of
Miaco came to vizet me, and brought 2 barrilles wyne for a present.
He fownd hym selfe agreeved the English were gon from his howse, and
would needes know the occation, which proved to be his bad usage of Mr.
Wickham, who lodged above 3 months in his howse, in all which tyme he
never would so much as eate nor drink with hym, but gave out bad wordes
against all our nation. Soe I sent hym away with good wordes, telling
hym I knew by report he was a ruch man, and needed not to care for any
for the English (as he reported), nether would the English be undon
whether they lodged in his howse or in an other.
_August 6._--Our ould host of Sackay, with our boateman and Domingos
mother, came to vizet me, and brought me presentes of frute, hense, and
wyne. And I gave eache of them a singell pec. chint bramport, and a bar
plate containing 4 _ta._ 3 _ma._ 8 _co._ to Mr. Eaton's child, Hellena,
to carry her mother, and a _catabra_ to the wench which brought her.
_August 7._--Our ould host of Osakay, where Mr. Wickham yet lieth,
envited us all to dyner this day, where we had extraordinary and kynd
entertaynment.
_August 8._--We paid to the kinges bark men and our owne as followeth:--
_ta. ma. co._
To the master of kynges bark, 1 bar plat, containing 3 0 0
To the pilot and stersman of same, lyke plate, 1 bar 3 0 0
To 42 men mariners, same bark, 1 bar 2 2 0
To mariners, our bark, same plate 1 4 0
------------
Som totall all amontes unto 9 6 0
Paid out per Mr. Wickham, and is for demoragese in staying at Firando
10 or 12 daies after they were laden.
Allso ther was lent unto Ishon Dono, the Kynge of Firandos chirurgion,
5 _tais_ plate bars.
I wrot a letter to Inga Dono, Lord Cheefe Justice of Japon, to exskewse
me I went not to Miaco to kisse his Lordships handes, which at my
retorne from the Emperours court [I would doe].
Also I wrot 2 other letters, one to the King of Firando, and the
other to Andrea Dittis, the China Capt., and sent them per the kinges
bark now retorning to Firando. In the kinges letter, I recomended our
English howse and our affares to the tuition of his Highnes in my
abcense, desiring hym to have a fatherly care therof, and to assist
them which I left in all occations they stood in need of.
_August 9._--I sent our _jurebasso_, accompanid with our host, to vizet
the Governor (who is the Emperours kynsman), to exskewse me that I went
not to kisse his Lordshipps handes, by reason of the fowle weather and
the hast I made to goe to the Emperour, but that at my retorne I ment
to doe it, God willing. He took it in good parte, and sent me word I
should be welcom, and that I should fynd hym ready to doe ether me or
our nation any good he could.
_August 10._--We laden all our merchandize and other matters for Edo in
2 barkes, and sent it for Fushemi[153] by water to save chargis, Jno.
Cook and Jno. Hawtery going along with it. Jno. Hawtery went out of our
lodging to a whorehouse, and pawnd a shert and a pere silk stocking.
The King of Firandos man retorned from Court, and bringes word the
Emperour will have all our lead and tynne, of which I advised Mr.
Nealson and Mr. Osterwick, and sent the chirurgion of the kynges bill
for 5 _tais_ therin clozed.
Ther was a _bose_ or pagon prist murthered in his howse; but the
murtherers canot yet be fownd out.
_August 11._--Mr. Eaton not retornyng from Miaco, we were forced to
stay heare this day.
_August 12._--Mr. Eaton retornyng to Osakay before day, wee set
forwardes on our voyage towardes Edo, and dyned at Fraggata.[154] Soe
we lodged this night at Fushema, the charges of the howse amonting unto
8 _ta._ 8 _ma._ 0 _co._
I thought good to note downe that, as we passed along the river side
before we came to Fushima, we saw a dead man cast upon the shore, whome
had byn murthered by som villans; yet the cuntry people let hym lye,
and not geveing hym buriall. And on the other side was a man cursefied
upon a crosse for murthering a merchantes servaunt. And in an other
place (as we passed) I saw som 8 or 10 malefactors heades set upon
tymbers by the hie way side. Yf it were not for this strict justice,
it were no liveing amongst them, they are so villanouse desperate. And
I thought good to note downe that, coming to Fushima, which is but 3
leagues from Miaco, we were enformed that som villanous people sett
upon the gard which kept the 30 bars Oban, which was ofred for sallary
to hym that would discover the murtherer of the _bose_ (and could be
no other but the murtherers them selves), yet carid away the gould at
nowne dayes. This is the report, but whether it be true or no I know
not. It is said this cruel [men] have vowed to kill many men.
_August 13._--Jno. Hawtery, being sent afore with our goods per water
to Fushami from Osakay, and haveing 4 _tais_ delivered to hym to defray
charges, in two dais space idly spent the one halfe in whorehowses and
drunkennesse, I fynding hym so drunken he could skarse stand on his
feete; and, when he is drunk, he is mad furious.
We passed per a towne called Otes,[155] where Mr. Wickham met us and
brought 300 _tais_ in plate of bars with hym. And at night we arived
at a towne called Cosantes,[156] where we la all night. Jaquese, with
Mr. Sweetland and 3 others, went before us with all our merchandize to
avoid trouble and to be ½ a day before us.
Here our host tould us that Jno. Yosson passed by to goe for Edo
yisterday.
_August 14._--We dyned at a place called Mina Cochi,[157] and charges
cost as followeth:--
_ta. ma. co._
To the goodman for all our dietes 3 0 2
To the servantes 100 of _gins_ 0 1 0
So we went to another place to supper, called Tuchiama,[158] where
we were forced to stay all night by meanes of the rayny wether. Our
charges at Tuchiama was, viz.:--
_ta. m. co._
To goodman of house for all our diet 5 0 0
To servantes of howse 300 _gins_.
_August 15._--We dyned at Camiama,[159] and cost to howse 2 _ta._, and
to servantes of howse 100 _gins_. And we went to bed to Shrock.[160]
And, the wether seeming to be good, we hired 2 barkes to carry our
goodes in; and about 10 a clock at night did embark our selves to
have passed an arme of the sea of som 21 leages, to have shortened
our journey as also to save chargis. But about midnight the sea began
to rise with a stiffe gale wind easterly, soe that we altered our
determenation and put downe into the cod of the bay to a place called
Meea,[161] where we arived the morrow after nowne, not without much
danger, haveing had an extreme gust of wynd, with much lightnyng and
thunder, accompanid with rayne, so that it might be accompted a tuffon.
One of our barkes which carid our goodes lagged behind, and so got
not in the mornyng tide, as we did, soe that she ran a greate risge
to have byn cast away by laysynesse of the barkmen. But our _bongew_,
with Goresano _jurebasso_, behaved them selves so that they got the
bark into a creeke (not without much danger, runing over sholes), being
assisted with the men and marreners of one of the Emperours barkes,
which la endocked in the same creeke.
This night began the feast of the dead, and candels hanged out all
night.
_August 16._--This mornyng close, overcast wether, with a stiff gale
wynd easterly, verying more southerly, with greate store rayne sowne
after most parte of the day, but espetially in the after nowne; and
towardes night proved a tuffon, very extreme wether, yet dry wether all
night following and not much wynd. We could not know this night whether
our goodes be much wet or no, the villanous barkmen are occation that
we got not all ashore before the tuffon came, as we did out of our
barke.
_August 17._--We fownd our goodes not so bad wett as we thought, soe,
haveing opened the fardelles and new packt them, we got to bed this
night to a place called Ocasaqui,[162] it being 7½ leagues. We gave the
host at Mia for our diet a bar Oban, with 200 _jins_ to the howse, and
spent 400 _jins_ per way.
The ould Emperour was borne in this towne of Ocasaqui, in which place
their is a very greate castell.
_August 18._--We dyned this day at Yosenda,[163] and paid howse 3 : 0 :
0, and the servantes 100 _gins_. And we went to bed to Aray.[164]
Here we had news how Calsa Samme hath cut his belly, being attaynted of
treason against his father and brother to have destroid them and set up
Fidaia Samme, his enemie. It is thought it will goe hard with Masamone
Dono, his father-in-law; and speeches are geven out that the Jesuistes
and other padres are the fyre brands and setters on of all this, in
provoking children against parents and subjects against their naturall
princes.
This night ended the feast of the dead.
_August 19._--We came to dyner to Fame Mach,[165] and paid 3 _ta._ 5
_m._ 8 _co._, and to the servantes of the howse 200 _gins_. And we la
all night at Mitsque.[166]
Here we had news how Calsa Same was to passe this way to morrow to
goe to a church neare Miaco, called Coye; som say to cut his bellie,
others say to be shaved a prist and to remeane theare the rest of his
daies. All his owne men are taken from hym, and he sent with a gard
of themperour his brothers men. His wife he hath sent to Massa Moneda
Dono, her father. All [he] hath for his alowance in the pagon church
[is] i. _mangoca_[167] per anno. He lodgeth this night at an uncles
howse som 4 leagues hence, called Cacken Gowa.[168]
_August 20._--We dyned at Cackingaua, the towne where the castell
is where Calsa Samme la all night. We met hym and others on the way
in 3 or 4 troups, but could not well understand in which of them he
went, because he kept hym selfe close in a _neremon_.[169] It is said
there goe divers other with him to that church (or pagod), where it is
thought they shall all cut their bellies, som of them being men of 40
or 50 _mangocas_ per anno, which is 8 or 10 tymes more then the King of
Firando hath. Also their is speeches that the Emperour is making ready
forcese to goe against Massamone Dono.
We came to supper to Nishew Sacka;[170] so we made but 6 leagues this
day, and there overtook our goods sent before. So we were forced to
stay theare all night for want of horsese, all being taken up for the
Emperourse service to carry alonge these noble men.
We paid for our dyner at Cakingaua 1500 _gins_.
With more to the servantes 0100 _gins_.
And for supper at Nisi Zaka 1500 _gins_.
And to the servantes 0100 _gins_.
_August 21._--We dyned at Fugi Eda,[171] and gave to howse 1000 _gins_,
and to servantes 100 _gins_.
And so we came to Shrongo[172] to bed to Stibios, where we understood
that the ould Emperour had left order with Shongo Samme (now Emperour)
not to kill his brother Calsa Samme, but to confine hym into the pagod
aforsaid for 10 yeares, and in the end, fynding hym conformable, to use
his discretion.
I wrot a letter to Mr. Wickham of our arivall heare, and how Jno. Cook
and Jno. Hawtery had staved me 5 bottells wyne, 2 potts conserve, a
barill of Zant oyle, and let falle my bag biskit into a river.
_August 22._--About 10 a clock we departed from Shrongo, and paid our
host for the howse a bar of Coban gould, vallued at 5 _tais_ 4 _mas_,
and to the servantes 200 _gins_.
So we went to bed this night at Camber,[173] is 7 leagues from Shrongo,
and spent per way 600 _gins_; and we paid to howse 2000 _gins_, and to
servantes in 2 howses 400 _gins_.
_August 23._--We dyned at Barra,[174] and paid 400 _gins_, and went to
bed at Mishma,[175] 2500 _gins_, and to servantes 200 _gins_; and might
have gon ferther but could get no horses, per reason all were taken up
before for the Emperour.
_August 24._--And we went to Haconey[176] on the top of the montayne,
where the great pond with the devill is, as they report, and spent in
the howse 300 _gins_; and, after, went Odawar,[177] where we la all
night; but might have gon ferther, but could not for want of horses.
_August 25._--The wether proving extreme fowle, we were constraind to
stay at this place called Odowar.
I thought good to note downe how, in the tyme of Ticus Samme, there
was a strong castill in this place, kept by one Wigen a Dono (whoe
marid the doughter of Ogosho Samme, the deceased Emperour). This stood
out against all the forcesse of Ticus Samme, having 100,000 men with
hym in the castell, which Ticus seeing he could not bring hym under,
sent Ogosho to parly with hym and bring hym to reason, or else to cut
his owne belly. So, upon the persawsion of Ogosho, he rendered up his
castell, upon condition that he and all the rest might live peaceably
without punishment. Yet Ticus Samme, having hym in his power, made
Wigen a Dono to cut his belly, contrary to promis.
_August 26._--We haveing remeaned at Odowar 2 daies, departed from it
this morning,
and paid to the howse a bar Coban 6_ta._ 4_m._ 0_co._
And to the servantes in the howse 0300 _gins_.
And for passing passage, 2 places 0520 _gins_.
And at Oyesa[178] for wyne and meate
and to servantes 1200 _gins_.
And at Fugisau[179] for dyner 1000 _gins_.
At this place two of Capt. Adames tenantes of Febys met us, and brought
a present of 10 loves white bread and a dish of boyled beefe, with 2
bottelles wyne.
And soe we went to bed to Tozuka,[180] 10 leagues short of Edo; from
whence Capt. Adames went before to make ready his howse to receave us,
and to com and meete us in the mornyng before wee enter the city.
I gave our hostes doughter at Oyesa a R. of 8 which I had of Mr. Wilson.
_August 27._--We paid the howse at Tozekay. And soe we arived at Edo
this day about 3 a clock in the after nowne, and lodged at Capt. Adames
howse, he meeting us at the entry of the cittie with our men which went
afore with the goods, who arived heare also this mornyng.
Capt. Adames doth now understand that his brother in law Andrea playeth
the knave with hym, which he would hardly beleeve before.
The King of Firandos brother sent his man unto me to bid me welcom to
Edo. The Spanish pilot and an other Castillano came to my lodging to
bid me wellcom.
_August 28._--The King of Firandos brother sent me a present of 2
barll. wyne and 2 piggs, and 1 barll. wyne and 1 pig to Mr. Eaton. And
Codgskin Dono sent me a chist figges, 10 bundell of _wobi_,[181] and a
dish musk millians; and a merchant brought me a dish grapes. I sent our
_jurebasso_ to thank them all, _nifon catange_.
_August 29._--Andrea, Capt. Adames brother in law, arived heare from
Orengaua late the night past. He brought a present of fresh bread, with
a littell sallet oyle and som poulderd beefe. He is a craftie knave. I
noted downe this present wrong, for Capt. Adames sonne sent it and not
Andrea.
_August 30._--Codgkin Dono sent this mornyng betymes for Capt. Adames,
and tould hym he had spoaken with the Emperour and tould hym of our
being heare, and that we might com with our present when we would. Yet
they thought it best to stay till the first day of the new mowne, which
they accompted a happie day.
About 3 a clock in the after nowne there hapned an exceading earthquake
in this citty of Edo in Japon, which contynewed, from the begyning to
the end, about the eight parte of an hower; but about the halfe tyme
it was soe extreame that I thought the howse would have falne downe on
our heads, and so was glad to run out of doares without hat or shewes,
the tymbers of the howse making such a nois and cracking that it was
fearefull to heare. It began by littell and littell, and so encreased
till the middell, and in lyke sort went away againe.
About some 22 yeares past their hapned an earthquake in the province
(or kyngdom) of Bongo, in which there was a towne (or rather a cittie)
of 4000 howseholdes sunck into the sea, not any living creature being
saved. And at same tyme a mowntayne neare adjoyning was clove in the
middell. And it rayned long haire lyke unto that of mens heads. This
hapned som two yeares before Ticus Samme died. And, amongst Japons,
earthquaks are held for prodigious things; yet they say this province
of Quanto is more subject to them then any other part of Japon.
We opened our merchandiz to lay out a present for the Emperour, and
fownd wanting a treble peece of chint bramport, with above a _catty_
wight of amber, and 9 writing table bookes; and most parte of our gally
pottes broaken per the rude handling of our hackny men and fault of
them should have looked to it. Also 2 bars of tyn stolne per the way,
and 1 treble peece chint stolne heare, after they were opened.