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 |