_gins_, and to the servantes 200 _gins_. We met Georg Durois a league
before we came to this towne, going to the coast to seeke justis
against Safian Dono. He gave me a box of marmalad, and delivered me 2
peare silk stockinges, I silver caller and other black, with 2 peare
white wollen stockinges, but set no price till he retorne to Firando.
He tould me that it was the littell Spanish shipp that is cast away
neare Shashma, and not the greate. Also he said that the great shipp
which is in Shashma bringeth newes that the Kyng of Spaine hath mad
proclemation that all the English and Duch pirattes that rob at sea,
that he will take them under his protection, and geave them freely all
such goods and shipps as they shall take, without reserving any part to
hym selfe.
We went to bed this night to Mitsque[206]; and paid to the howse, for
night and mornyng, 2000 _gins_, more to the servantes of the howse 200
_gins_.
_October 24._--This mornyng overcast wether, wynd W. S.erly, but after,
rayne all the afore nowne, but dry wether after, with much wynd at W.
N.erly, that it blew downe howses and uncoverd others; but dry wether
per night and not so much wynde.
We dyned at Araye,[207] and paid 1300 _gins_. And we went to bed to
Yosenda,[208] pd. 3500 _gins_, and to the servantes 300 gins, and to
the children 200 _gins_. This extraordenary charg was for that we had
extraordenary good cheare, being brought thither by a merchant of Edo,
our frend, called Neyemon Dono, ... I gave one of them an _ichebo_, but
would not have her company.
_October 25._--We dyned at Fugicaua,[209] and paid to the howse
1200 _gins_, and to the servantes 100 _gins_. And we went to bed to
Naromy[210]; paid 2000 _gins_, and to the servantes 200 _gins_.
_October 26._--We broake fast at Mia,[211] and tooke boate from thence
for Guanno,[212] 7 leages. And paid at Mia 500 _gins_, and at Guanno
2300 _gins_, and to the servantes 200 _gins_. For we could get no
horses to goe from thence, although we arived theare at nowne, for
that all were taken up per them which came to vizit the princes. Our
host at Guanno tould me that it was strange to see the presentes which
came daylie to this noble man and his wife (she being the Emperours
doughter), for that all the noble men in Japon came to vizet hym
with presentes, som with 100 bars Oban and as many garments (I say
_keremons_), each one according to his degree. So that there was no
day passed without playes, I meane comodies or tragedies. So that the
rezort of people to that place was such that we could get no horse, etc.
_October 27._--We went to dyner to Shono; and paid to howse 1200
_gins_, and to the servantes 100 _gins_, and I gave the children 2
_mas_ in money Spanish. And we spent at a howse in the way called Sacke
200 _gins_. So we went to bed to Sacca[213]; and paid host 2000 _gins_,
and the servants 300 _gins_.
_October 28._--This mornyng a cold hor frost with a stiff gale wynd
westerly, wynd encreasing all day, so that it might be accompted a
tuffon, but not so much wynd per night.
We dyned at Ishbe,[214] and paid the host 1300 _gins_, and to the
servantes 100 _gins_, and gave the _ropshakes_[215] to drynk 100
_gins_. And we went to bed to Otes,[216] and paid host 5 _taies_ plate,
and servantes 300 _gins_, and for passage over water 300 _gins_.
We met som trayne of the Kyng of Figen[217] going towardes Edo, but he
hym selfe went an other way, because he would not vizet the princes at
Guanno, as we were enformed. There went about 20 women in the trayne
we met, with the wife of the Prince of Figen, who went to her husband
which lyeth pledg at Edo, as all the rest of the kinges sonns of Japon
do the lyke, and those which are married bring their wives with them.
_October 29._--We went to Miaco to dyner, where we fownd Mr. Wickham;
and so I wrot for our host of Sackay to com to som end of our busynes,
and sent an other letter to Cuiaman Dono, our _bongew_, how I was
arived heare. And sowne after I was arived, an ould _boze_, a userer,
came to vizet me with our host of Osakay; and he envited me to supper,
and the _boze_ to dynner, to morrow.
_October 30._--I wrot a letter to Capt. Adames, and sent it per Jenkese
his man, advising of the base usage of our host of Otes, willing hym to
go to an other lodging, yet to tell hym of his knavery as he passed,
and to buy me 8 or 10 salt salmons, yf they be to be had.
We went to the _bozes_ howse to dyner, called Sofa Dono, where we had
entertaynment for a prince with all them which followed us, I meane
Mr. Wickham, Mr. Eaton, our host, with 2 others, our _jurebasso_, and
my selfe, and all servantes, etc. This man is a greate userer; and the
King of Firando oweth hym much money at intrest, and, as he said, for
his sake in whose domynions we were recedent, and per letters from hym
was comanded to shew us what service he could, was ready to performe it
to his power, accompting it a great honor that I would come under his
rowfe, etc.
I sould this day a littell peece of currall of the 2 I had out in the
box, containing 3 _mas_ 7 _condrin_ wight, for the som of five _tais_,
yet not receved. Our host of Fushamy[218] came to vizet me with a
present of orengis, being glad, as he said, of my safe retorne. We have
much goodes at his howse, which they of Miaco would not suffer to enter
into the towne, standing upon their puntos per meanes of the Emperours
inhebitions.
_October 31._--I sent Goresano, our _jurebasso_, to thank the _boz_ for
our kynd entertaynment yisterday, and to tell hym I thought it best to
goe and vizet the Justis of Miaco with a present of wyne and fish, and
to tell hym what order the Emperour had geven me to sett my busynes in
order and to leave the rest with whome I thought good. The _boz_ came
unto me and councelled me not to cary anything to the Justice howse,
for that neather he nor his deputie were not at home, but, yf either of
them came while I remeaned heare, he would adviz me thereof.
I receved 4 letters to day per a Hollands bark, which came from
Firando, viz.:--
1 from Ed. Sayer, dated at Conugeshma[219] in Shashma, of his arivall
there in our junck in greate misery, the capt. and many others being
dead, he under God saveing her.
1 from Jno. Ferres in Syam, le 25th of May, sent per Ed.
1 from Mr. Edmond Willmot in Firando, le 23th September.
1 from Mr. Nealson in Firando, le 6th of October, 1616.
Mr. Nealson advising me the King of Firando showed them but a sower
countenance in their affares, and denyed them a letter of favour to the
king of Shasma, appointing his brother after long attendance to doe it.
Our host of Sakay, called Tozayemon Dono, arived heare yisternight. He
is the man which hath most holpen Mr. Wickham in our affares. I bought
8 puppets to send to Capt. Adames children, cost 1 _ma._ 2 _co._
_November 1._--Tozayemon Dono, our host at Sackay, tould me that Chubio
Dono had advized hym to shew us all the favour he could, and to furnish
us with 10000 _taies_ in plate or merchandiz, yf we wanted it. Also
he said, for the copper we wanted, that he would furnish us with it
for 3 _mas_ per _pico_ better cheape then the Hollanders had bought of
others. God grant all prove trew. Yet I have a good opinion of this man.
_November 2._--I went to se the monumentes of the towne, viz. the
temple of Dibottes,[220] with the hudge collosso or bras imadg (or
rather idoll) in it, it being of a wonderful bignes, the head of it
reaching to the top of the temple, allthough he sat croselegged, it
being all gilded over with gould, and a great wall or plate behind the
back of it the lyke, whereon was carved the pickture of the son. The
temple of it selfe is the hugest peece of building that eaver I saw, it
not haveing any other thing in it but the idoll, which standeth in a
cercle or chappell just in the midell therof, with 4 rowes of pillars
of wood, 2 on eather side, from the on end of the temple to the other,
each one reaching to the top of it; the compose of each pillar being
3 fathom, and all dyed over with red occar, as all the temple within
is the lyke. And a littell from the north end of the temple is a tower
with a bell hanging in it, the bigest that ever I saw. And from the
easter dore of the temple stand two rowes of ston pillars, of som dozen
in a rowe, a pretty distance on from the other, going downe to a mighte
huge gatehowse, on either side of which within stands a mightie gilded
lyon, and without the gate on each side (as portars) a hudge giant, mad
after a furious fation. The truth is, all of it is to be admired.
And not far from this temple is an other, of very neare 10 skore yardes
in lenghe, I say ten skore; but it is narow. And in the midest thereof
is placed a greate bras Dibotes (or idoll), but nothing neare the
greatenes of the former. And out of the sids of it proceed many armes
with hands, and in each hand on thing or other, as speares, sword,
dagges, spades, arrowes, knyves, frutes, fyshes, fowles, beastes, come,
and many other matters and formes; and out of the head procead many
littell heades, and over the great head proceadeth a glory of long
bras rayes made lyke to the son beames, as the papostes paynt over the
saintes. And on both sids, to the end of the howse, are set 3333 other
bras images, standing on foote upon steps, on behind an others back,
all apart on from an other, with glories over their heads, armes out of
their sids, and littell heades out of the great, as the Dibotes had. I
enquired what those handes and heads did signefie; and it was answered
that they signefied the good and charetable deeds that those saintes
(or holy men) had donne while they were liveing. And it is to be noted
that both the Dibotes and all the other 3333 idols were made after an
excellent forme neare to the life, and clothed with a gowne (or loose
garment) over them, and all gilded over with pure gould, very fresh and
glorious to behould.
And just before the Dibotes below were set 3 or 4 roes of other idolls,
most of them made after a furious forme, rather lyke divells then men;
and behind them all stood two deformed ons, one carying a sack of wynd
on his shoulders, and the other a cerkeled wreath or hoope with many
knots in it, the one resembling the wyndes, and the other the thunder.
In fyne, this temple is the most admerablest thing that ever I saw, and
may well be reconed before any of the noted 7 wonders of the world.
And som distance westward from these 2 temples stands the sepulchre of
Ticus Samme, _allis_ Quambecon Dono,[221] a thinge to be wondred at,
and rather to be admired then to be discribed. It is a hudge big
howse, of an admerable workmanshipp both within and without, far
excelling either of the other temples, and within it many pillars
covered with bras enameled and gilded over with gould; and the flowre
of plankes very black, shynyng lyke ebony. But we could not be sufferd
to enter, but only to look in a wyndor or grates. And to the place
where the corps (or ashes) are set, yow must assend up 8 or 9 steps or
degrees, very lardge, made parte of gilded bras and parte of black
wood or ebony. And by the corps borneth a contynewall lampe, watched
by a _boz_ or pagon prist. And for the workemanshipp about that place,
it exceedeth my memory to discribe it; only, all I can say, it may
well befitt the entering of so famouse an Emperour.
And I had forgot to note downe that before the east gate of the
temple of Dibotes stands a rownd hill of an endifferant biggnes, on
the top whereof standeth a ston pillar, lyke the crosses in papistes
churchyardes; which hill, as I was tould, was made of the eares and
noses of the Coreans which were slayne when Ticus Samme did conquer
that cuntrey som 24 or 25 years past. In fyne, we saw divers other
monumentes and pagods, very sumptuous, with cloisters rownd about them
lyke papistes monestaries, wherein the _bozes_ or pagon pristes live
in greate pompe, lyke our frairs and monks in Christendom, from whence
it seemeth they had their origenall; for the pagon religion is of more
antiquetie, and as many sectes or orders as the Christians.
Capt. Adames came to Miaco this day, being well amended, yet not
without paine in his shoulder.
_November 3._--I bought 3 _chaw_ cups
coverd with silver plates, plate waynge 6_ta._ 3_m._ 5_co._
And for cups and workmanship, at 12 _mas_ peece 3 6 0
And for losse in plate, at 1 _mas tay_, is 0 6 0
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Som totall 10 5 5
We sould our silk this day for 312 _tais_ per _pico_, it being reported
the Emperours silk was now set at sale, yt being deare. Also we sould
the ordenary taffeties. And we sent for our broad cloth from Fushami to
this place of Miaco, to make sale of it, our host of Sackay and others
offering to buy it.
Albartus host, in his abcense, came to vizet me with a present.
We agreed to carry a present to morrow to Gonrock Dono, in respect he
is the Emperours servant and may be confermed still at Langasaque, for
ought we know.
_November 4._--I went to Gonrock Dono with a present as followeth,
viz.:--
1 _tatty_ blak cloth.
1 Russia hide.
1 pece sleze land.
1 pece diaper napkins.
1 great his gallepot.
1 great flat gallepot.
1 littell loe galet.
1 green ton.
1 gren porenger.
1 Duch jugg.
He was not at home; so I left the present and retorned.
I wrot a letter to our host at Bingana Tome to provide iron for me as
followeth, viz. 100 _picos_ best flatt iron; 100 _picos_ small square
iron; 400 _picos_ ordenary short iron.
_November 5._--I went to Gonrock Dono, accompanyd with Capt. Adames.
He gave us frendly entertainment after the order of Japon; and amongst
other matters asked us the price of our lead which the Emperour was to
have, telling me it was all one to hym what price we set, yet withall
advized me that yf we put a hier price then the Hollenders, that it
would be ill taken. I answered that our lead was better then the
Hollanders, and besids had cost us much money in bringing it up, and
that our prevelegis were such that, yf the Emperour bought any thing,
he was to pay the worth, and that at present it was worth 7½ _tais
pico_ in this place; yet was I contented to let the Emperour have it
for 7 _tais_, and, yf they pleased, would make the price allwais so
hereafter, whether it were dearer or better cheape. He tould me he
would adviz the Emperours offecers thereof. And for the steele, he said
the Hollanders sel it to the Emperour at 2 _mas_ per _catty_. So I
condecended to sel ours at same rate the Hollanders doe theirs.
Capt. Adames ould host of this place, which in tymes past would have
geven hym a _higo_,[222] came to vizet me and brought me a littell
Japon box tronk lyke _makary_[223] work for a present, and our _makary_
man brought me a littell scritorio of same work. I had rather be
without these presentes, for, as the ould saying is, the[y] bring a
sprat and look for a herring.
_November 6._--Gonrock Dono sent for Gorezano our _jurebasso_, and
tould hym that this day he would write to the Emperours court about our
lead and steele, but could not give money for the lead above 5 _tais_
per _pico_, because the Hollanders let the Emperour have at same rate;
soe I sent hym back to let me have so much money as he thought fyt upon
the reconyng, and to com to accompt hereafter, and to will hym to lend
me 2 or 3000 _tais_ for 2 or 3 months. He sent me word he would looke
over his accompt, and what money he could spare he would lend me.
_November 7._--We sent presentes to divers as followeth, viz. to Sofo
Dono, the _boz_; and to Pedrogo Zamon, Capt. Adames ould host; to the
host [of] howse wher cloth lyes; and to Yosio Dono, the Hollandes host.
We changed 850 _taies_ ordenary plate for good plate, at 3 _mas_ per
100 _taies_.
The _boz_ Sofo Dono brought me a present, 2 _barsos_ wyne, 2 hense, and
2 bundelles sea weed.
A small earthquake this night past at midnight, but of small endurance,
in Miaco.
_November 8._--Goresano our _jurebasso_ foolishly fell out with our
host Tozayemon Dono of Sackay, and went togeather per the eares with
hym.
_November 9._--I receved seven hundred _tais_ of Gonrock Dono, upon
accompt for 100 _picos_ lead and 10 _picos_ stile for themperour,
and gave hym 2 billes of my hand, viz. 500 upon lead and 200 upon
stile, the price referred to Oyen Dono and Codgkin Dono. The stile was
delivered at Firando, and the lead I must deliver at Osakay.
The 10 of the ward where we lodged in Miaco, with 10 other princepall
men, came to vizet me with a present, _nifon cantange_, only to see the
fation of our English habit and our behavior. I used them in the best
sort I could, they offering me any kyndnes they could about our busynes.
Also in the afforenowne there was an earthquake, but of small
contynewance.
_November 10._--We sould the quicksilver for 185 _tais pico_, and brod
cloth at divers prices. And I bought 54 Japon bookes printed, of their
antiqueties and cronocles from their first begyning, cost 8_ta._ 9_ma._
Albartus the Hollander retorned from Osakay and came to vizet me. He
sayth how Codgskin Dono hath sent the King of Firando word to come up,
sick or whole, although he dye per the way.
_November 11._--I wrot a letter to Firando to Mr. Nealson and Mr.
Osterwick of my arivall heare, and will com downe with as much hast as
I may, with other matters; and sent it per conveance of our host of
Sackay and his man.
And I gave host at Miaco a pece corall of Mr. Tottons, containing 8
_mas_ 1 _condrin_.
So we departed from Miaco and went to bed to Fushamy.[224] And ther was
geven out in presents more to our host Maguian Dono, and to his wife,
to his sonne, to son-in-laws child. To the servantes of howse in money
5 _taies_; and to our host, for dyet and howserowme, 80 _taies_.
And our host gave me 20 salt cod fysh for present, and his wife gave me
a Japon _catabra_ for a woman. And he met us without towne and brought
us a banket in good fation, for which we gave his men which brought
it a bar of silver of 3 _tais_, and to the folkes of the howse where
we eate it 15 _mas_. And after, our _makary_ man met us with an other
banket in state, for which we gave to them and the howse 3 _tais_ 8
_mas_ 8 _condrins_.
I went and vizeted Safian Dono at Miaco, and carid hym 2 barilles wyne
and a fresh salmon, cost all 2 _tais_. He spoake much about price lead,
to let it go as the Hollanders; but in the end agreed at 6 _tais_ per
_pico_.
_November 12._--We gave a present to our host of Fushamy and his wife,
which we did in respect he took our goodes into his gadong these
troublesom tyms (or embargo) when the[y] would not permit them to enter
into Miaco.
And we gave for dyet at Fushamy 8_ta._ 0_m._ 0_co._
And for lodhier goods 5 0 0
And for servantes in howse 1 0 0
And we dyned at Fracata,[225] and paid 3 4 5
And so went to bed to Osakay, Mr. Eaton falling extreme sick of a
fever per the way. Our host of Fushamy accompanied us 3 leagues on the
way per water, and brought us a banket after the Japon fation. And a
merchant of Osakay came after us and brought us another.
_November 13._--We sould the rest of our lead this day to our host of
Osakay at 7 _tais_ per _pico_, to pay ready money. And we agreed with
a bark to goe to Firando with merchandize, to roe with 13 ores, for 30
_taies_.
I understood Safian Dono past by to Sakay this day, and sent me word he
would let me have as much money as he could spare, but I know not yet
upon what conditions.
I sent the governour word I would come and vizet hym to morrow.
_November 14._--We went and vizeted Shemash Dono, the governour, and
carid hym a present as followeth, viz.:--
1¼ _tatt._ black cloth.
1¼ stamet cloth.
1½ _tat._ blac bayes.
1½ _tat._ yelo bayes.
1 pec. fyne whit basta.
10 gray cony skins.
2 flat galepotes, of 6 _cattis_.
2 hie galepotes, 6 _cattis_.
2 flat gallpot, 2 _cattis_.
2 white juges.
2 green tonns.
2 gren poringers.
1 bar steele.
This Shemash Dono is Ogosho Sammas doghters sonne, and the Emperour now
is his uncle. He used us kyndly and promised to write to themperour for
enlardging of our prevelegese. And his secretary is a greate man and
doeth all. This prince accompanid me quite out of his castell, a thing
which he hath not donne hertofore to som kings which came to vizet hym.
Yisternight came a bark from Firando, who bringeth news the king is
very sick and canot com to vizet the Emperour, but sendeth his brother
Tonoman Samme in his place, whoe is one the way coming up.
Capt. Adames and Mr. Eaton went to Osakay this night to dispach som
busynes, and to morrow Mr. Wickham and my selfe to follow after to see
what we can doe with Safian Dono, to take up som monies at interest to
send for Bantam.
_November 15._--I receved a letter from Safian Dono, to way out the
lead to 2 men he sent, and they to deliver it unto the governor of
Osakay for the Emperour. Soe Mr. Wickham and my selfe, being ready to
goe for Sakay, left order with our host Feske Dono and our _jurebasso_
Gorezano and Wm. Sweetland to way it out to them. The[y] would have had
it waid out in parcels of 50 _cattis_, but I would not; only in the end
we agreed to way 5 small bars at a tyme.
And soe wee departed towardes Sakay, where we fownd Capt. Adames
and Mr. Eaton at our host Tozayemon Dono, our good frend. His wife
presented me with a sleeping _keremon_ of silk, and the lyke to Capt.
Adames, Mr. Wickham, and Mr. Eaton.
_November 16._--I got our host Tozayemon Dono to send his men to look
out for our _goco_ copper, to have it ready to lade to morrow, as also
to get 2000 _tais_ in plate ready to carry along with me; for that I
could not stay, tyme being past, but would leave Mr. Wickham a day or 2
to bring the logg and to accompt with hym. So he promised me all should
be donne to content.
Also I receved a bason and ure from our _makey_ man at Miaco; cost 4
_ta._ 5 _m._ 0 _co._
_November 17._--Georg Durois retorned from Edo without doing any thing,
and came from Osakay to this place to vizet me. He sayeth Safian
Dono was com away before he arived at Edo, which was the occation he
could do nothing. I gave hym councell that, when Safian Dono came to
Langasaque, he should get some frendes to make way to hym, and to tell
hym he had rather have a littell with his favour then all with his ill
will, desyring hym to consider his povertie.
We bought 9 bundells paper, comen sort, to writ letters, 100 sheetes in
a bundell, for 3 _mas_ 4 _condrins_ per bundell.
_November 18._--I went to Safian Dono to know whether he would lend me
any money upon intrest, as he promised me; but he put me afe to Gonrok
Dono his nephew, whome he said had charge of his busynes, and he drove
me afe with wordes, ofring to deliver me money for all our sappon[226]
which was com in this junk, at 22 _mas_ per _pico_. So I left of that
matter and retorned to bed to Osakay, having first receved in good
changed plate of Tozayemon Dono our host one thousand two hundred
_tais_, upon accompt of lead and other merchandiz, the lead at 7 _tais
pico_; and gave hym a present. This Tozayemon Dono hath lent me 1000
_tais_ gratis, besids all other favors donne in our busynes, he having
donne more then all the rest.
Also we paid hym for our dyet in his house 16 _tais_, and to the
servantes 2 _tais_.
And I gave Mr. Eatons littell doughter Helena a silk coate, and to her
mother a single pece chint bramport.
Our host sent 3 men with pikes to accompany us to Osakay, with pikes
because it was late.
_November 19._--I wrot a letter to our host of Sakay, Tozayemon Dono,
to com to Osakay forthwith, to geve order for lading of copper, and to
bring rest money along with hym, changed or unchanged. Also an other
letter to Magazamon Dono, our host at Miaco, to send hether a chist of
glas bottelles to carry down with us.
And ther was paid unto Jorge Durois per Mr. Eaton, for money disburced
at Langasaque for us, as followeth, viz.:--
_ta. m. c._
1 jar conserves of lemons and orang flowers 04 5 0
1 jar conserves of oreng flowers and peaches 04 0 0
2 quince trees and 2 baskites of onyons to sett 01 1 0
120 tallo candelles cost 02 0 0
143 candelles cost all 02 2 0
1 peare of milstons 01 5 0
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Som totall of howse accº. amonts unto 15 3 0
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More for my own acco. as followeth:--
_ta. m. co._
2 peare silk stockinges 07 0 0
2 pear more receved in way from Shrongo, 1 blak, 1 ashcoler 06 4 0
2 pear wollen or cotton yorne stockinges, 7 mas per 01 4 0
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30 1 0
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_November 20._--Our host Tozayemon Dono came from Sakay and brought me
eight hundred _tais_ more to mak the other up 2000 _tais_. And Eche
Dono retorned from Miaco with rest of the bar copper, being 50 _pico_,
which was laden abord the bark, and the rest is in house ready to lode
to morrow.
Mr. Eatons boy Domingo is to make hym a new bond to serve hym 7 yeares
in these partes, or at Syam, Cochinchina, or Patania, but not to goe
for Bantam nor for England; and is for 10 _tais_ plate delivered his
father and mother a yeare past.