be ended nether heare nor at Langasaque, I ment to remove it to Miaco.
Also I advised hym of the arivall of our ship _Adviz_ and what sortes
goodes she brought.
_August 5._--After daylight was don the last night, word came that the
Hollandes junk was arived neare unto Langasaque, haveng byn almost 2
monthes on the way, so that dyvers are dead for want of water and all
the rest full of the skervie. God send us good news of ours, for she
was ready to com away with the other.
We rec. ashore this day out of th' _Adviz_ 16 chist of silk.
An Englishman came to thenglish howse, and secretly willed me to take
heed how I accompanid the Duch or did eate or drink with them, for
that they hated our nation mortally, and in all their councells (which
daily they held) they ordayned and coyned articles against as how we
abused them, and fermed it with all their handes, to send for England
to their embassador, to stur up the Kinges Majesty of England against
us his naturall subjectes. And, amongst the rest, he tould me of a
Hollandes trick (worse then a Flemish) which they used, and was, when
they had forcably taken the pocession of Poolaway from our English,
it being rendred up to the Kinges Majesty of England, they called a
generall counsell upon it, and forsably made an English merchant, whom
they thretned with death, to sett his hand to a writing how he sould
2 peeces of ordinance to the blacks (or Mores) which brought them
downe bownd from the fortresse, although they were sent on per the
Hollanders to doe it. Which 2 peeces they ment to send for England with
a glavering falce letter to exskewse themselves, laying the falt on the
Mores, and that by the Hollanders meanes our mens lyves were saved.
This night began the feast of _bonbon_,[252] or for the dead, with
hanging out of candell light, and enviting the dead, etc.
_August 6._--This mornyng the Duch junk from Syam entred into the
harbour of Firando. They say our junk was ready to departe within 2 or
3 daies after them.
The Hollandes ship being to be brought in this feast day, they could
get no men; soe Capt. Speck sent to desire me to lend hym our bark (or
_foy foney_), which I did, with 16 ores to toe them in, they haveinge
sent theirs before with 20 ores to helpe our shipp in. So the _Red
Lyon_ that was cast away was made tite and brought in this day.
And I wrot a letter to Gonrok Dono, in answer of his, that I apealed to
the Emperor, and would not stand to his sentence.
We rec. out of the _Adviz_ this day, viz.: silke, 18 chistes; bayes, 1
bale; brod clo., 10 fard.; cony skins, 2 bales, these most parte rotton
and spoild; wax, 6 _catty_.
There was a greate eclips of the moone this night past, about 3 a clock
after midnight, which Mr. Nealson and Mr. Totton observed, to find the
true longetude of this towne of Firando, which standeth in 32½ degrees
of latetude to the northward of the equenoctiall; and the stars they
observed weare the Bulls eye and Hercus, the goate, I being present
when she was halfe darkened, and the Bulls eye was 46 degrees above the
horison, and Hercus 46 degrees and 40 minutes; and when she was wholy
discovered the Bull eye 52 ----[253]min.
_August 7._--Before dyner Ed. Sayer arived at Firando and brought me
in a letter from Capt. Adames, dated in Goto, 3th current, advising
he hath fownd but a loosing voyage, 800 _taies_ at least. Also that
the King of Cochinchina is well contented our nation shall trade into
his cuntrey; but the cheefe men about hym, as it should seeme, weare
axesary to the death of Mr. Peacock, and had parted the Companies
goodes amongst them, with his host the Japon, whoe fled away whilest
they were in Cochinchina, fearing to be brought in question.
So I retorned answer to Capt. Adames per the bark brought Ed. Sayer,
unto whome was paid 4 _taies_ small plate, and a bag rise; and a peece
damaske sent the _bongew_ Musioyen Dono, cost 4 R. 8, with a letter
complementall.
And there was rec. out of the _Adviz_, viz.: brod clo., 2 bales;
perpetuano,[254] 1 bale; wax, 9 cakes; quicksilver, 3 chistes; 7
hhds. drugs cacha;[255] 5 hampers pochok;[256] 3 hampers silk; 1 bale
kersies; 1 bale lambskins, all spoild and rotton, not one skin left
sownd, and 280 stark spoild; with 2 other bales cony skins, all in very
bad taking.
_August 8._--The China Capt. went to Goto this day to Niguan his
kinsman, whoe is come in his junk from Cochinchina. Unto whome I sent a
barill _morofack_ and a littell pott green ginger.
And we rec. ashore this day out of _Adviz_ nyne hundred and seventy
bars of leade.
The ij _bongews_ of our shipp _Adviz_ came to the English howse and
fell a swaggaring, and gave us bad wordes about the stealing of Mr.
Tottons coate, and, doe what I could, I could not get them out of
the howse. So I was forced to send Mr. Osterwick with a _jurebasso_
to Tonomon Samme, or Taccamon Dono, to comand them out of our howse,
because we could not be in quiet for them. But the noble men were gon a
hunting, and the brablars departed when they thought good.
_August 9._--The China Capt. retorned back, the wind being contrary,
and went not to Goto.
_August 10._--The kinges brother sent back the parrot I gave hym, to
keepe her, she being sick, or I rather think to have a better present
sent in place, for the parrot is well. He also sent word he would use
the _bonyews_ no more abord.
I rec. a letter from Gonrok Dono, tuching my proces with Casanseque,
that he wisheth it might be ended heare in Firando, and not sent above.
Also he adviseth me to send word to Safian Dono of goodes com in our
ship, and not sell any till we know what themperour will take. God send
merchantes, and then I meane to sell.
_August 11._--Naquan the China arived from Cochinchina this moryning,
and left junk at Goto; and meane to unlade ther silk theare and carry
it to Langasaque, because men are misused heare. And soe the Japons
meane to doe the lyke with that com in Capt. Adams junk.
The China Capt. came in hast and tould me that he had news the Emperour
was much offended with the Hollanders, because they had taken the China
junks, stryking his hand on his thigh 3 times when he first heard it,
saying he would not suffer them to doe it.
We rec. six hundred and seventy bars lead out of the _Adviz_; and
Gonrok sent word to have all our lead for themperour, of which I
desired a bill of [hym].
Word was brought towardes night that Capt. Adames junk was on the
backsyde of the iland of Firando, and sent for boates to toe hym in.
Soe I sent out our _foy fone_; as also the _tono_ sent out divers other
barkes. But it was past midnight before she came in, the tide being
against them. He came to vizet me, I not being well, and tould me the
King of Cochinchina knew nothing of the murdering of Mr. Peacock, but
that he was cast away per casualty.
_August 12._--We rec. 215 bars, I say two hundred and fyfteene bars
lead ashore out of th' _Adviz_, which is the whole complement of lead,
being 2065 bars in all. So now all goodes are rec. out of th' _Adviz_.
_August 13._--Gonrok Donos man with ij of Tonomon Sammes men came and
looked on our lead, and took one bar for sample to shew Gonrok Dono,
containing 43 _ll_ Eng. was 33 _cattis_ Japon, the price at 6 _tais
picull_; all staid for themperour. As alsoe they tak all the Hollanders
have, Syam lead and other; but that is not soe good.
There was rec. ashore out of Capt. Adams junk, viz. 2 chistes
merchandizs, 1 bale galles, retorned unsould from Cochinchina; 2
chistes aguila, 2 hampers silk, bought at Cochinchina.
The chirurgion of the _Adviz_ now com, called Benjamyn Parsons, being
(as I take it) drunken, met the Duch fiscall in the streete, and, like
a bestly knave as he was, gerded out ... telling hym it was for the
Hollanders. Wherupon he cam to thenglish howse and complained; but at
that tyme I was ill at ease, and did not speake with hym; otherwaies
he had been punished according to his desertes. But after, the said
fiscall beged his pardon. This chirurgion is a drunken quarelsom fello.
_August 14._--The servant of Gonrok dono with 2 of the kinges servantes
came to thenglish howse to have set my hand to a China letter, how I
had 500 _pico_ lead, at 6 _tais_ per _pico_, for themperor, and not
under. And in the meane tyme, as we were debating the matter (I denying
to set my ferme to any such writinges I knew not), came the China
Capt., and tould me they had set downe 5000 _piculls_ for 500. In fine,
I denid seting hand to any writing, although they aledged that Capt.
Speck had, for 600 _pico_, Syam lead, now com in their junck.
Also the kinges brother sent to have me send to Langasaque about my
plito with Casanseque, the scrivano; which I denyed, desiring justice
here.
_August 15._--I carid a present to Tonomon Samme, viz.:--
2 _tatta._ sad blew cloth,
½ a kersy, pepper green,
½ a pec. naro perpetuano,
1 pece fustian,
1 _catty_ calemback,
which he seemed to take in good parte; and I desird of hym to have a
bark to cary up the Emperours present, which he answerd me he would
look out for.
_August 16._--I gave Niquan, the China, 1¼ _tatta_ black cloth, fyne
cloth, in respeck he (as I think) taketh paines about our entrance into
China.
And ther was a present geven Taccamon Dono, cheefe justice:--
1¼ _tatta._ sad blew.
2 _tatt._ carsyes, pepper green.
¼ peec. naro perpetuano.
½ a peec. fustion.
1 _catty_ calemback.
We began to way out the lead for themperour, but they brought 2 falce
beames, one over 6 per cento, and thother 4 per cento. So we gave over;
and they carid 4 bars to Langasaque, waying 115 _cattis_ per our beame,
to try it per kinges beame theare.
The China Capt. gave me a peece yello shagy velvett.
_August 17._--I rec. a letter from the King of Firando, from Miaco,
wherin he advized me to mak hast up, for that themperour would retorne
back within a month.
One of the _Advizes_ company died this day, called Yewen Lake, whome
was coffend and carid to the Christian buriall place, with a hearse (or
coveryng) of black bayes carid over hym.
Oyen Dono came and viseted me to day, telling me it was best to reserve
the greatest parte of the present for the King of Firando till his
coming to Firando.
_August 18._--We laid out and packed up our cargezon goodes to cary to
Miaco for presentes and otherwais, with an over plus to sel or bring
back.
Mr. Wickham, according to his accustomed use, set me at nought, geveing
me bad words, as Capt. Adams and others can witnes, saying his tyme was
out, and that he would goe for England, and serve the Company no longer.
We had much a doe with the brabling Japons which came out of England,
they demanding more then their due, as 10 _taies_ for 3 mo., when per
my book most of them had but 7½ _tais_ per 3 mo., and the most (which
was but one) had but 29 _mas_ per month, and demanded 350 _tais_ for
their losses in England; and, had not Mr. Wickham brought a writing
from Bantam of 150 Rs. of 8 rec. per them there, in consideration of
the said losses, with all their ferms at it, they would have put us
to much trouble. And one of them took Capt. Adames by the throte in
his owne lodging, because he would not stand out for them that all
the money they receved impres, at Capt. Saris being heare, was geven
them gratis; and thought to have laid violent handes one Mancho, the
_jurebasso_, because he witnessed the truth. I had much a doe to hold
my handes that I had not cut affe one or two of their heades, which I
make no dowbt but I might well have answerd.
_August 19._--Here came flying speeches of 3 junkes arived at Goto, one
of which is thought to be ours.
And it was thought fyt to geve two presents unto the China Capt.,
Andrea Dittis, at Firando, and his brother, Capt. Whowe, at Langasaque,
viz.:
¼ of black broad perpetuano.
¼ of haircullr naro perpetuano.
½ a peec. fustion.
I say to each of them thus much, in hope of their travill to procure
trade into China.
_August 20._--The Hollanders went up this day towardes themperour. So
their shipps shot affe ordinance at their departure, viz. Albartus,
Matias, and Mr. Barkhoult were sent on this busynes.
And we are ready to departe, but can get no bark, but words of the
kinges offecers; soe we are determined to hire a bark of Sackay.
_August 21._--This evenyng arived a junk from Cochinchina, being put
on the cost of Corea, and bringeth word a junk is without, her mast
cut overbord, which we esteem to be ours, and therefore send out our
_foyfon_ with victuelles and fresh water, they being in destress. Also
the China Capt. junk arived from Tonkyn at [night].
The Hollanders departed toward the Cort this morning, and shot affe
much ordenance from abord shipps and at howse.
We, being driven off from tyme to tyme per the _tono_, hired a bark of
Sackay to carry up the present, for 80 _tais_ plate bars, besides a bar
plate for master and another to company.
A junk from Cochinchina entred late this night, her lading for Chinas
of Cochinchina.
_August 22._--There came in a small junk of China very late this night,
laden with pursalon, or China vessells.
_August 23._--I gave Robert Haley, the chirurgion, ten _taies_ for som
other matters he formerly had geven me.
I delivered two hundred _tais_ to Mr. Osterwick to lay out in my
abcense to Miaco. And I delivered up 3 memorialls, viz. 1 to Mr. Wm.
Nealson; 1 to Mr. Jno. Osterwick; 1 to Ed. Sayer, for hym selfe and Mr.
Wm. Eaton--all of what I would have donne in my abcense at Miaco, as
appeareth by coppie.
So we laded all our goods abord the bark for Miaco. And coming to
knowledge that the mutenose Japons which are com out of England had put
up a petission against me to the justice, that I would not pay them
their wagis, I made answer to yt of their villanos cariadge and falce
slandering of me, I being ready to pay them their due owing to them, as
Capt. Adames and Mansho the _jurebasso_ are witnesses at bargen making,
and as I set it downe in my book.
_August 24._--The kinges brothers, Tonomon Samme, sent me word to pay
the brabling marreners Japons which came out of England, according as
I had agreed with them, and for the rest of our processe, to make it
knowne to the king his brother at Miaco, who noe dowbt would take order
to geve me content. He also sent me word he would send a _bongew_ with
me to assist me in my busenes on the way; but I retorned hym answer it
was needles, the king his brother being above.
The China Capt. retornd from Goto, and is of the opinion that our junk,
the _Sea Adventure_, is put into Tushma, and that it is she which lost
her maine mast. God send us good news of her.
_August 25._--I paid Mr. Nealson ten _pozos_ and twenty _taies_ in
plate bars for the matters following, viz.:--
_ta. ma. co._
For a embrawdred velvett quilt, 5 R. 8, is 04 0 0
For halfe pec. wroght velvet, 5 R. 8, is 04 0 0
For 60 musk cods, at 4 _mas_ pec., is 20 0 0
There was a difference betwixt the China Capt., Andrea Dittis, and Mr.
Nealson, he denying fyftie _taies_ that the China Capt. fownd per acco.
he had delivered unto hym, the one and other standing stiffly in their
opinion.
Mr. Osterwick paid fowre hundred and two _taies_ plate bars to the
Japon mareners which came out of England.
_August 26._--The wether being soe fowle both yisterday and this
mornyng staid us from seting forwardes towardes themperours court, all
things being ready laden abord.
About 10 a clock we departed from Firando to goe to Miaco; and the
_Adviz_ shot affe 7 pec. ordinance, as also the Hollandes ship shot
affe 5 with 8 from the Hollandes howse. Soe we got to Languay[257]
this night, wheare we staid at an ancor till som 2 howers before day,
it being calme, and then, the tide coming, waying ancor we rowed away.
Capt. Adames went with us in a bark of his owne, as also 3 or 4 other
barks the lyke, on being our hostis of Bingana Tomo.
_August 27._--This mornyng calme wether, and after, wynd variable
per fittes, sometyme calme, with lightning and thunder towardes the
northward, with much rayne, the wind vering, a storme to N.E.; soe
that we constrayned to enter into a port of Faccata, called Imatds,
16 leagues from Lanquay. At which place we had newes that our junk,
the _Sea Adventure_ was entred into Tushma 3 daies past, many of her
men being dead. Also the junk which we heard had lost her meanemast
entred into a harbor of Faccata 5 daies past. She came from Tonkyn. Of
which I advised in a letter to Firando directed to Mr. Nealson and Mr.
Osterwick, as also of our arivall heare.
_August 28._--We went ashore at Imatds, I being very ill at ease,
as Capt. Adames did the like the night before. I think we had eaten
or drunken somthing that was not good, so I drank a littell rose a
Solas,[258] which presently made me to vomet, which did me much ease;
and late at night I drunke a littell bezas ston, which gave me much
paine most parte of night, as thought 100 wormes had byn knawing at my
hart; yet it gave me ease afterward.
_August 29._--Som 3 howers before day we departed from Imatds onwardes
on our voyage and paid the howse, viz. to the host for use of his howse
1 bar plate, containing 3 : 1 : 0, and to his wife for to buy oyle, 0 :
5 : 0.
_August 30._--With much a doe this day we got to Shiminaseake within
night, yt proving stormy wether, with rayne, wind S.erly per night.
_August 31._--At this place we understood the Corean embassadors
departed from hence yesterday in the mornyng with 450 men in their
company, Coreans, 3 of them being princepall, and all goe in like
authoretie. The Emperour hath geven charg to use them respectively in
all pleases wheare they passe, as hath byn both at Tushma, Ishew, of
Firando, Faccata, and this place of Shimenaseak, new howses being built
for receapt of them in eache place, with boates to convay them per
sea and horse and _neremons_ (or litters) per land, all at themperour
of Japons cost. Som report (and are the commons) that they are com to
render obaysance and pay tribute, otherwaies themperour would have made
wars against them againe. But others are of a contrary opinion, that
they com to entreate the [Emperour] that them of Tushma may trade noe
more into Corea, but rather that the Coreans may com to Tushma or other
partes of Japon.
I wrot a letter to Mr. Nealson and Mr. Osterwick to same effect as
my former from Imadts, as also that Coreans passed from Shimina Seak
yisterday, and left this letter with our host at Ximinaseak to send for
Firando.
So we paid our host at Ximina, for diet and howsrom the night past and
till nowne to day, 4 _taies_. And so departed from Ximina Seak, haveing
a stiff gale wynd, W.erly, somtyme S.erly, and somtymes northerly, all
rest day and night following. Soe that the next day in the mornyng we
weare at a place called Yew,[259] 45 leagues from Ximina Seak, haveing
out gon the Coreans this night past.
_September 1._--I met Neyamon Dono as he passed towardes Firando. Soe,
per meanes of contrary windes, we stoped tides, and got this day and
night following to son rising 20 leagues, 10 leagues short of Bingana
Tomo.[260]
_September 2._--I wrot an other letter to Firando to Mr. Nealson and
Mr. Eaton, and delivered it to our hostis of Bingana Tomo to send unto
them, she metting with us at sea near Bingano Tomo, yet went from
Firando 3 daies before us.
We went into Bingana Tomo to stay tide, where our host sent me a
_barso_ wyne and a baskit peaches.
So we passed Bingana Tomo vij leagues, and came to ancor at a wast
iland, haveing made this day and night following xvij leagues.
_September 3._--This day and night following we made but xiij leagues,
geting to an ancor at a place called Wishmado, 10 leagues to short of
Moro.[261]
_September 4._--Wee gott this day and night following to the bar of
Osaky by son rising, having made per day and night 40 leagues.
_September 5._--At our arivall at Osaky our host Cuimon Dono was at
Miaco, and the king Firando sent a man to accompany us to hym, with 2
horses for me and Mr. Wickham.
This fello tould me that the Hollanders, per councell of Jno. Yossen,
went directly to Fushamy to themperour, without making the King of
Firando accoynted with the matter; but were by Codgkin Dono and Oyen
Dono put back to bring a _bongew_ of the King of Firandos, before they
could be admitted audience. But (as he sayeth) the Emperour hath taken
the present was brought per them.
I wrot 2 letters to Magozemon Dono and Cuemon Dono, and sent them per
Co Jno., _juerabasso_, whom I gave order to goe to the King of Firando
and tell hym of our arivall, and that I expected Capt. Adames coming
this night or to morrow, and then ment to com to vizet his Highnesse,
and tak his councell for delivery of the King of Englandes letter and
present to themperour.
Mr. Wickham paid the barkmen for rest of the fraight xxx _tais_, as
also 1 bar to the master containing 3 : 2 : 5, and an other bar to the
marreners containing 3 : 9 : 3. And I gave 6 _mas_ to a marener which
had his coate blowne over board. This money our host sonne laid out for
me. I gave 2 musk cods, with 2 piktures of our Lady, the Infant Christ,
and Christ crowned with thorne, paynted upon copper in China very
lively.
_September 6._--Co Jno. retorned this night late with a letter from
the King of Firando, whoe took it in good parte that I sent hym unto
hym to adviz hym of our arivall, a thing which the Hollanders had
neclected at their arivall, which gave hym much discontent, soe that I
should find he would doe his best endevour for our English nation to
geve themperour truly to understand the difference he fownd betwixt the
Hollanders and English, wishing me to make what hast I could before the
Corean ambassadors arived. And after Co Jnos departure he sent an other
_bongew_ to thank me for sending to hym the day before, and, as it
should seeme; condemnyng the Hollanders for their proceading. Yet I doe
consider this may be donne at thinstegation of the Hollanders, seting
the King of Firando on to sownd me what I would say against them.
Our host at Fuxamy sent his man to bid me welcom, and expecting my
coming to his howse.
And Cuimon Dono, our host of Osakay, retorned from Miaco, telling me
wonders of the bad reportes was geaven out against the Hollanders, and
good of thenglish, etc.
_September 7._--I wrot an other letter to Firando to Mr. Nealson and
Osterwick, and sent it per an other barkman of Tome Dono. And as I was
a writing of yt, the Corean ambassadors passed throw this towne per
water in very pompeouse sort, they being royally entertayned all the
way per themperours comand, and had trumpetts and hobboyes sounding
before them in 2 or 3 severall placese.
I advised I ment to departe for Miaco to morrow, and, yf Capt. Adames
came not this night, would leave a letter for hym to follow after, and
send away presentes this night for Fuxamy.
And within night the ould man of Orengaua brought me a letter from
Capt. Adames, dated in Takasanga[262] yisterday, 22 leagues short
of Osaky, signefying the danger he passed the 31th ultimo, a leake
springing in his bark, weting and spoiling all his goodes, she being
ready to sink under them. So, not having tyme to writ to Firando, I
sent his letter in myne dated yisterday. He writes how he changed bark.
And this day the ould man sayeth he thinketh he will be heare, I meane
to morrow.
_September 8._--We being ready to departe towards Miaco, Capt. Adames
arived at Osakay. And it began to rayne. Soe our voyag was put offe
till to morrow.
Our host, Magazayemon Dono of Miaco, and Maky Dono came to vizet me, as
the King of Firandos host and others did the lyke bring presentes of
figges, peares, and other frute.
_September 9._--We departed this mornyng from Osakay towardes Miaco,
where we arived this night, only to speake with the King of Firando
before we came to Fushamy, where the Emperour la. So, late towardes
night after our arivall, the King of Firando sent me a present of 4
_barsos morofack_, and 20 bags or paper packets of fyne white beaten
rise; and Semi Dono a banketing box stuff, _nifon catange_ (or Japon
fation), with many complementall wordes of offers of greate frendshipp,
and in som sort complayning of the Hollanders proceadinges, attributing
all to the folly of Jno. Yosson.
_September 10._--I wrot a letter to Firando to Mr. Nealson and Mr.
Osterwick, and sent it per Magazemon Donos man, advising of our arivall
heare, and the report the Hollanders did look for their dispach
yisterday, and that the Castillanos had theirs the day before.