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.