against our English howse, and sent me a dish of fysh; and I retornd
thanks, with a bottell Spanish wyne and a littell conserves. Soe,
presently after, he sent to envite me and the rest English to supper,
where, amongst other speeches, I asked them what they thought of this
busynes of the Hollanders; and they are of opinion it will not be ended
in 1 yeare nor yet in 2, and that the Emperour will hould pocession.
This they reported, and the rather because answer of the letter sent to
themperour about that matter were retornd this day, but noe order that
the Hollanders should enjoy that which they have taken.
_July 13._--The China Capt., Andrea Dittis, retorned from Langasaque
yisternight in all hast, to send up new replies to the Cort to enforme
against Hollanders. The _Tono_ of Firando sent me a letter from Miaco
with ij _catabras_ for a present. His desire was to have had all our
ellophants teeth, and that he sent money to pay for them; but all the
teeth were sould to Shroyemon Dono before.
There is a China com from Camboia whoe tells me that it is true the
Portingale frigot hath taken a boate (or _somo_), laden with goods for
the Englishmen and bound for Pattania wherin were iij Englishmen, whome
they put all to death; and that there was good store ready money in our
said _soma_. Which news coming to the eares of the Kyng of Camboia, he
forthwith banished all the Portingales out of his cuntrey, and sent out
7 or 8 carecoles (or boates) well armed to have taken the Portingale
frigat, but could not meete with them. But serten Japon fugeties,
which are thought to be of them which were formerly banished out of
Cochinchina, did joyne with the said Portingales; whereupon the Kyng of
Camboia hath lykwaies banished all Japons out of his cuntrey. Thus much
this China reporteth to be true. He sayeth ferther that ij Portingale
fryres, of them which were lately banished out of Japon, had lykewaies
setled them selves in Camboia, but are banished amongst the rest.
The China Capt., Andrea Dittis, gave me a China seame (or draught
nett), and I gave hym 2 lynen _catabras_.
Many Holland mareners came to thenglish howse, complayning how they
were misused and beaten lyke boyes without forme or reason. Yt is
dowbtfull many will run away in the end.
_July 14._--I rec. a letter from Magazemon Dono, our host of Miaco,
with a box and 20 ordenary fans, for a present, in it. Also an other
from the _maky_ dono, with 3 boxes or chistes _maky_ ware, which were
opened, viz.:--
In one chist, 20 tankards.
In an other, 20 large spoote pottes.
In an other, 20 lesser spoote pottes.
_July 15._--Alvaro Munos came this mornynge and tould me that the
Portingals had taken no English men but Hollanders on the cost of
Camboia, and, as I am enformed, went to the Hollanders and tould them
it were English which were taken.
Also Gonrok Dono sent the scrivano I have the plito withall to this
place, he haveng tould hym that I had receved all the dead Chinas
goodes from hym, soe that the matter might be brought in question
before the justis of this place. So now I hope this lying theefe shall
have his disertes, for I have not receved any such matters.
_July 16._--The Hollande fiscall came to vizet me, exskewsing hym selfe
he came not in company of the generall, his busynes being such as he
could not, with many other complementall words. He tould me of the
extreme justis they had showed to the trumpeter and an other in beating
them allmost dead. I answerd hym that it were not good, in my opinion,
to use over much rigor in punishing drunken men; for it was not they,
but the wyne which was occation therof; yet I denid not but such justis
was fit to be used aganst hainose offenders. In fine, we had some
speeches tuching their busynes against the Chinas; and he said that, yf
themperour did not lett them quietly pocesse that which they had taken,
they would take Japons as well as others the next yeare.
_July 17._--I sent Mr. Osterwick, with a _jurebasso_, to Tonomon Samme
about my processe against the scrivano of Giquans junk; and he said he
would take councell about it and doe me justice, and that, yf he had
knowne of the matter before, he would have ended it. But these are but
wordes, for I had long before enformed hym of it, and he turned me over
to Taccamon Dono, who, as I have formerly noted, would nether doe me
justice in that matter, nor in any other which from tyme to tyme I have
brought before hym.
An ould Frenchman of 70 yeares ould, of Marselles, came to thenglish
howse this day and tould me he had served the Spaniardes in the
Manilles 11 yeares, and the last yeare went with Don Jno. de Silva
to Malacca, and from thence was sent in company of 1 galley and 3
friggates to sucker the Spaniardes at Molucas, and there (upon som
occation of discontent) fled to the Hollanders, and came in their
fleet this yeare to the Manillias, showing them all the portes and
places where shipping might enter, doing them better servis for that
place then any other which was in their fleet could doe. And was in
the Holland admerall shipp when she was soonk, where he lost all that
ever he had but the cloathes on his back. And now, being arived in this
place, he being an ould man, desired the generall he might lye ashore
in any howse he would apoint hym; but, in lieu of his demand, he clapt
iron shackles on his legges, not geveing hym a peny to buy hym foode
nor rayment, which drove the ould man into such desperation that he
ment to hang hym selfe. In fine, he did curse the Hollanders extremely,
and said they had misused our English nation very much in the Molucas,
which he hoped would com to the King of Englands knowledg, that he
might take revenge on them. He had his boltes or shackles on his legges
when he spake to me, and still, when he looked on them, wept lyke a
childe.
_July 18._--Soyemon Dono sent for one of our _jurebassos_, and bid hym
tell me that Tonomon Samme, the kinges brother, Taccamon Dono, cheefe
justis, and hym selfe ment to goe a fyshing within a day or two, and
desired my company.
_July 19._--Tonomon Samme, kinges brother, sent for me to make an end
of my processe with the scrivano of junk. And I fownd Bongo Samme,
Taccamon Dono, and Soyemon Dono, Shosque Dono, and others in company
with hym, but the scrivano was not there (at least he was not in
sight). I tould them I needed not to speake any more about this matter,
for that Taccamon Dono knew it as well as my selfe. In fine, they
referd me till to morrow to take _danco_ (or councell).
And I thought good to note downe how, in the meane tyme I was theare,
Capt. Speck sent his _jurebasso_ to demand lycence to sell 2000 deare
skins, which I make accompt came in their shipps which tuched at
Pattania, or else they are purchase. They retornd hym answer they would
take councell about it, althoughe he aledged the losse of them this hot
wether, yf present sale were not made. In fine, I had nothing saide for
selling ours (to the China Capt.) which came in Shoby Donos junk.
_July 20._--Soyemon Dono came and tould me how I was to make my writing
against the theevish scrivano, and dowbted not but I should get my
processe; but desird me to keepe it secret, for that he would not be
knowne to favor my cause, he being to judg of the matter betwixt us.
There was reportes geven out of 2 junkes which are arived in a port
of Shaxma, which came from Syam, one of them thought to be the _Sea
Adventure_.
_July 21._--The kinges brother, Tonomon Samme, sent for me to make
an end of my processe with the scrivano of Giquan, whome I fownd
accompanid with the boateswane of the junk and the China, Giquans
kynsman, with an other fello who cleamed 120 _picos_ sappon of our
wood, but had no papers to shew, but tould a longe Canterbury tale. But
this Jno. a Nokes was sowne sent away. The China desird restetution of
the junk, and that the scrivano should deliver the dead mans goodes
unto hym. But I shewed bills that I had right both to the one and
other, and desired the scrivano might deliver those goodes to me, as
also 42 _picos_ sappon yet wanting of the cupplement. So we weare all
dismissed and attend the conclution. I forgot to note down that the
China brought a _jurebasso_ with hym who spoke the Japon tonge, and I
shewing them ij bills I had in the China tong, this fello spake to the
_jurebasso_ to say they were not made as they ought to be, and that it
might passe because none of us knew the China tong; but the _jurebasso_
reproved hym. I think the reason was because he was much in feare to
fall into danger per any occation.
_July 22._--I rec. 2 letters from Jor. Durois, dated in Langasaque, le
22th and 25th July, new stile. He writes still that it is true that
20 gallions are at Malacca, and are gon for Bantam, as also that the
Spaniardes have taken the ij Holland shipps, which yet want, at the
battle of Manillia, which, if it be soe, are called the _New_ and _Ould
Moon_. He saieth also they took a galle; but that is a lie, for the
Hollanders had non (as they say).
_July 23._--I sent our _jurebasso_ to the kinges brother to know what
end he will make of my processe against the scrivano. He retorned
answer how he had this day envited the Hollanders to dyner, but
tomorrow would geve me to understand of all. And sowne after he sent to
borrow our chears, cushins, spoons, silver forkes, cups, tableclothes,
and napkins, with one of our Japon servantes, to show them how to order
the meate after the Christen fation, and withall sent for a bottell
Spanish wyne and som salet oyle; all which was sent hym.
And I thought good to note downe how Mr. Nealson and Mr. Totton went
abord the Holland shipp which is sunk, being envited per the master and
pilot; but the Japon _bongew_ took one of our rowers out of the boate,
beating hym and sending hym per land to Taccamon Dono, who sowne after
set hym at liberty and sent hym to me.
There came newes to towne of a boates casting away coming from
Langasaque, wherin were iij Chinas and 6 Japons. God grant there were
no money in it sent from Capt. Whaw, the China Capt., for me. We wrot
hym to send som.
Our _jurebasso_ brought back the plate and lynen lent the kyng, and
tould us of the greate feaste was made to the Hollanders, and the
lustie drinking, and that, amongst other talkes, Capt. Speck asked what
our _jurebasso_ made theare, and was answered for his skill in cookery.
At their departure (I meane the Hollanders) from the kinges howse,
there was 15 peeces ordinance shot affe.
We delivered divers sortes merchandiz to Jno. Japon to sell in the
shopp or shew roome over the way.
_July 24._--The Duch preacher of thadmerall ship came to vizet me. He
was borne at Hornchurch, in Essex, and his mother an English woman. I
gave hym a new peare black silk stockinges. Yt seemeth he is awery of
being amongst these Hollanders, whom he sayeth have littell respect to
religion, and therefore doth not marvill that God hath chastissed them
in their proceadinges at Manillias.
I receved 5 letters from Edo, viz. 1 from Mrs. Adames, 1 from her sonne
Joseph, 1 from her sister Magdalena, 1 from Andrea, Mag. husband, 1
from Tome, the _jurebasso_ of Massamoneda. Mrs. Adames writes that
Neamon Dono is coming downe to bring money for all our goodes sould.
_July 25._--I wrot a letter to Gonrok Dono about my processe with
scrivano, and sent Mr. Totton with it, accompanid with Harry Shank and
Co. John for _jurebasso_.
Also I wrot another letter to Jorge Durois in answer of his two, and
sent hym 30 _tais_ per Mr. Totton, paid out per Mr. Jno. Osterwick,
viz.:--
_ta. ma. co._
Pro 2 _cattis_ almandes for Mr. Totton, cost 01 0 0
Pro 1 peare cotton yorne stockinges for myselfe,
cost 01 0 0
Pro 20 pigions to put into dufhowse, cost 02 0 0
Pro tallo candelles for howse expence, cost 01 5 0
Pro 1 peare russet silk stocking for Mr. Totton 02 5 0
Pro 2 peare cotton yorne stocking for Mr. Totton 01 2 0
Pro 1 pec. black satin for my selfe 10 0 0
Pro 33 sarsages (or langusas) for howse expence 00 8 0
Pro 12 drid neates tonges for howse expence 00 5 0
Pro a jar green ginger, containing 55 _cattis_, for
howse expence 06 5 0
Pro 1 peare russet silk stocking for my selfe, cost 03 0 0
Pro 1 peare cotton yorne stockinges for my selfe 00 7 0
----------
Som totall amontes unto 30 7 0
----------
Mr. Totton carid Henry Shank and Co. John with hym for _jurebassos_,
and Andrea Dittis wrot a letter to his brother to helpe Mr. Totton in
our affares.
I rec. a letter from Capt. Whow, China Capt. at Langasaque, with 10
pots sett with trees and slowers [flowers?], and 4 gilden fyshes, for a
present.
I forgot to note downe how Soyemon Dono made a fishing over against
English howse with cormorants made fast to long cordes behind their
winges, and bridles from thence before their neckes to keepe the fish
from entring their bodies, so that when they took it they could take yt
out of their throtes againe.
This day one George Dowry,[247] an English gentleman which serveth
in the Holland shipp (whose father, as I understand, is a Devonshire
man and a justice of peace and dwelleth at Dowry house), he tould me
that there is much hould and keepe amongst the Holland councell heare.
Som would have the comander to goe up, and others no, espetialy Capt.
Speck is wholy against it. Soe it is thought the fiscall shall procead
in that voyage. Also he sayeth the comander, Jno. Dirickson Lamb, is
much blamed for his proceadinges at Manillas, his comition being to
keepe his fleete togeather to defeate that of Don Juan de Silva; but he
unadvisedly seperated them, and so was set upon at an unadvantadg, by
which meanes he was overthrowne.
He also tould me they took a small junck, wherin they fownd all
Don Jno. de Silvas designes, emprinted in the Spanish tong in the
Manillias, which was to have joyned his forces of the Manillias,
which were 10 gallions, to those which he thought to have fownd at
Malacca com from Goa and other places, which, with gallies and other
vessells of war, might be as many more, I meane 20 seale in all. With
which forces he first thought to have gon directly for the Ilands of
Murises[248], there to have met with such Holland shipps as were bound
homwards, and after the spoile of them to have retorned by the cost
of Sumatra, and so for Bantam, to have destroid all, both English and
Duch, not letting any one remeane alive, generall nor other. But, as
I noted heretofore, his forces he ment to have met at Malacca were
destroid and 4 gallions Portugezes burned, one per the King of Achin
and the other 3 per the Hollanders. So, Don Jno. dying at Malacca,
his fleet was dispersed, one gallion being cast away in a storme at
Malacca, and other 2 sent for New Spayne. So 7 retorned for Manillas,
where they wintered and were brought agrownd, most of them being halfe
full of water and all unrigged when the Hollanders first came on the
cost, which they saw with their eyes; yet the gridines of pilling China
junks made them to abstayne from that they ought to have donne till it
was to late to be amended.
_July 26._--I wrot a letter to Capt. Whow, to thank hym for the present
he sent me; and I gave his men which brought it in a boate, they being
xij men, a bagg of rise, a barill of wyne, and one _tay_ in small
plate. Capt Whow sent an other present to Capt. Speck with an other
letter; but he did not vouchsafe to thank hym for it, nor to write a
letter in answer of his, nor gave any thing to them which brought the
present.
Capt. Shoby Dono came to Firando and brought me a present of halfe a
lb. of lignum allowas (or _calemback_[249]), with 2 Champa matts. And
an other which came in company with hym brought me a box of cumfets.
Leonard the Hollander came to thenglish howse and tould me the _tonos_
brother (Tonomon Samme) asketh a therd of all they have taken, in right
of his brother; but I think they will not [geve] it. I had rather have
that then ten kyngdoms of Firando.
_July 27._--The Hollanders envited Lues Martin and Alvaro Munes abord
the _Black Lion_ whoe is admerall, where their weare many guns shot
affe for healths, but of whome I know not, for I cannot esteem it was
for the King of Spaine, whoe is their mortall enemye; and at their
retorne ashore had 3 calverins shot afe for a farewell. Many Japons and
Chinas took notis thereof and could not chuse but laugh.
We made an accompt at hazard or by estimation with Tozayemon Dono, host
of Sackay, as apeareth by perticulars noted downe in the wast book,
viz.:--
Bordes of 2 _tatt._, 300 at 9 _condrins_ per bord.
Bordes of 3 _tat._, 800 at 1 _mas_ 2½ _condr._ per bord.
Plankes of 4 _tat._, 25 at 6½ _mas_ per plank.
Iron ordenary, 50 _pico._, at 16 _mas picull_.
Ditto yet to come, 50 _pico._, at 15 _mas pic._
Copper in _gocos_, 100 _pic._ to com, at 6_ta._ 5_ma._ 6_co._ per
_pico_.
Copper in bars, 100 _pic._ to com, at 8_ta._ 5_ma._ 0_co._ per _pico_.
Charges bordes and copper and iron laden abord barkes, 18_ta._ 7_ma._
0_co._
_July 28._--This day was held festivall by the nobles of Firando in
remembrance of Dono Samme, father of Foyne Samme, soe that (as their
order is) they drunk hard, pristes and all. And in the end Tonomon
Samme, the kinges brother, going home, met a Hollander in the streete,
it may be in as good a pickell as hym selfe, and, because he used no
reverence to hym, caused his men to beate hym, breaking his head and
cuting affe 2 or 3 of his fingers. But he was nothing comended of any
man for it.
_July 29._--Mr. Totton retorned from Langasaque, and brought word that
Gonrok Dono said our bills in China languadg and Japons were made soe
short that he could not judg on our side, but rather on the contrary.
Soe it seemeth he harkned on both the China and the Japon scrivano,
Cayanseque, to proceead against me, the one for 140 _pico_ wood, and
the other for all the dead China capt. Giquans goods. So now they are
retorned all to Firando.
It is said Belange Lewes junk is com from the Manillas within 9 or 10
leages of Langasaque, but not yet entred, and 2 or 3 other junks upon
the cost.
_July 30._--We were envited to supper to Taccamon Dono as the China
Capt. was the like, where we had good cheare, _nifon catange_ (or Japon
fation), and at departure he gave me a _wacadash_ (or small Japon
_cattan_) and a _catabra_ to China Capt.
I receaved a letter from Mr. George Savidge, per a China, dated in
Camboja, le 10th May last past, wherin he writes me how the Portingales
did soe insence the king against our nation at his first arivall that
once he gave order that he should avoid out of his dominions, but
after, upon better enformetion of their false reportes, caused hym to
stay. And since that tyme, fynding the Portingales gilty of treason
against the king and his sonne, he hath banished them all out of his
dominions, and the rather for that they took a Holland bark going out
and carid men and goods to Amacau.
Tonomon Samme sent ij men unto me to know whether I would deliver 140
_pico_ wood to the scrivano and 30 to the China _tico_. I sent Mr.
Osterwick back with them, with a _jurebasso_, to tell hym I had no wood
for the one nor other, but to the contrary was to rec. 42 _pico_ I yet
wanted, and desird that handes might be laid on the said scrivano that
he made not an escape till he had delivered the said sappon and Chinas
goodes, etc.
Jno. Osterwick, going abroad with the Hollanders and being drunken,
misused me in termes at his pleasure. I find hym a prowd, surly yong
man, and one that scorns all men in respect of hym selfe.
_July 31._--Much rayne per night with extreme lightnyng and thunder, as
I have not heard the lyke since we arived in Japon.
I sent our _jurebasso_ to thank Taccamon Dono for our good cheare, and
to goe to Tonomon Samme to desire hym to keepe fast Cayanseque, the
scrivano, till he delivered me the 42 _pico_ sappon and the Chinas
goodes which is dead. But he could not com to speech of Tonomon Samme,
but left word with his man.
We had news that the capt. moore of the Portingall shipp at Langasaque
comanded Lues Martin to accompany hym to Miaco (or Edo), to speake to
themperour and mak complaint against the Hollanders for robing at seas.
But Lues Martin denid hym and came secretly to Firando, for which the
Porting. capt. thretneth to hang hym.
I rec. a letter from Alvaro Munos, from Langasaque, dated le 8th
August, new stile, wherin he wrot me how Billang Luis is arived from
the Manillas, reporting the overthrow the Spaniardes had geven to the
Hollanders in that place, burnyng and sinking 3 of their ships and
driveing other 2 on grownd, with the losse of 66 Spaniardes, and had
taken 80 Hollanders prisoners, etc.
_August 1._--I rec. 3 letters this day, in Japons, viz.:--
1 from Edo, from the King of Crates; 1 from Miaco, from Safian Dono; 1
from Miaco, from Jubio Dono--all three letters complementall in answer
of myne.
And in the after nowne I rec. a letter from Mr. Wickham, how he was
arived within 3 or 4 leagues of Firando; and therupon I sent out the
_foyfone_ with Mr. Totton to meet them, whoe brought them into the
roade of Cochy late at night. And Mr. Wickham came ashore within night,
and tould me how the Hollanders had taken the ----[250] and _Swan_, tow
of the Hon^{ble} Companies ships that were in the Molucas, kyling 5 men
in doing therof, and keepe the rest prisoners, etc.
_August 2._--The _Adviz_ entred into harbour of Firando, and Taccamon
Dono came abord her before shee entred, sending 12 or 14 boates to tow
her in, as the Hollanders sent their _foyfone_ with 20 ores to helpe
to doe the lyke. Taccamon Dono had 5 peeces ordinance shot affe at his
departure, and other 5 we shot affe as we passed by the Duch howse,
they haveing first shot 5 pece out of admerall, and after, other 5
from howse; and when we came to an ancor we shot affe 7 more, and the
Holland admerall answerd with 5. So, going ashore, we had 7 more shot
affe.
The _tono_ sent ij men to stay abord (as he said) till our goods were
delivered ashore, to see we had no injury offered us. I answerd them it
was needles, yet in thend was content they should stay this night, till
I had better enformed the king of the matter.
The Japons stole Mr. Tottons Terky coate (or gowne) from abord [it
haveng a gould ring with a diamond in the pocket],[251] no ring in it.
And I rec. of Mr. Wickham these letters following, viz.:
1 generall letter from Wor. Compa., dated in London, 30th July 1615,
with 1 copy sent per _Clove_ to us in generall, and 1 copy per _Clove_
to Capt. Adames.
1 from Sir Thomas Smith, dated 31th January, 1615.
1 from my brother, Walter Cocks, in London, 8th January, 1614.
3 from my nephew, Jno. Cocks, at Cape Bona Spe., 26th June, 1616.
2 from Capt Georg Bale, from Bantam, 9th June, 1617.
1 from Capt. Copendall, from Bantam, 9th ditto ano.
1 from Mr. Westby, from Bantam, 5th ditto ano.
1 from Harnando Shimenes, Bantam, 4th ditto ano.
1 letter retornd I wrot Capt. Castleton, he being dead.
Tonomon Samme, the kinges brother, sent me 3 _barsos_ wyne, 3 drid
salmon, and a lynen _catabra_ for a present.
_August 3._--I sent a note to Tonomon Samme of such sortes of
merchandiz as we had in our shipp, and withall desird that no _bongew_
might be sufferd to remeane abord, it being a scandall to our nation as
also against our prevelegese, which never had any such matter offred
till now.
After nowne Tonomon Samme, the kinges brother, accompanid with Unagense
Dono and Soyemon Dono, came to thenglish howse, and at same tyme Capt.
Speck came also per water. So I made them colation. And Tonomon Samme
departed, biding me unlade our goodes when we would. Capt. Speck came
to heare news and brought me 3 bottells Spa. wyne.
Tonomon Same sent to have a parrat which was in our shipp, which was
thought good to buy of the carpenter and geve hym. Also I sent a munky
to Taccamon Dono. Both which presentes were taken in good parte. And
Mr. Wedmer, master mate, gave me a parakita, and the chirurgion gave me
the munky I gave Taccamon Dono.
This day was a Japon rosted to death, runing rownd about a post, fyre
being made about hym. The occation was for staling a small bark of
littell or no vallue.
_August 4._--The Japons and Chinas unladed their goodes, because they
did lie on the top of ours. And we rec. ashore 2 chists silk, no. 14
and no. 20, but the rope broke in taking up no. ----; soe it fell
into the water and was much endomaged by watering; but we washed it
forthwith in fresh water.
Flying newes came that Capt. Adams junck is arived in Xaxma, but of no
certenty.