And soe we went to bed to Tozuka,[180] 10 leagues short of Edo; from whence Capt. Adames went before to make ready his howse to receave us, and to com and meete us in the mornyng before wee enter the city.
I gave our hostes doughter at Oyesa a R. of 8 which I had of Mr. Wilson.
August 27.—We paid the howse at Tozekay. And soe we arived at Edo this day about 3 a clock in the after nowne, and lodged at Capt. Adames howse, he meeting us at the entry of the cittie with our men which went afore with the goods, who arived heare also this mornyng.
Capt. Adames doth now understand that his brother in law Andrea playeth the knave with hym, which he would hardly beleeve before.
The King of Firandos brother sent his man unto me to bid me welcom to Edo. The Spanish pilot and an other Castillano came to my lodging to bid me wellcom.
August 28.—The King of Firandos brother sent me a present of 2 barll. wyne and 2 piggs, and 1 barll. wyne and 1 pig to Mr. Eaton. And Codgskin Dono sent me a chist figges, 10 bundell of wobi,[181] and a dish musk millians; and a merchant brought me a dish grapes. I sent our jurebasso to thank them all, nifon catange.
August 29.—Andrea, Capt. Adames brother in law, arived heare from Orengaua late the night past. He brought a present of fresh bread, with a littell sallet oyle and som poulderd beefe. He is a craftie knave. I noted downe this present wrong, for Capt. Adames sonne sent it and not Andrea.
August 30.—Codgkin Dono sent this mornyng betymes for Capt. Adames, and tould hym he had spoaken with the Emperour and tould hym of our being heare, and that we might com with our present when we would. Yet they thought it best to stay till the first day of the new mowne, which they accompted a happie day.
About 3 a clock in the after nowne there hapned an exceading earthquake in this citty of Edo in Japon, which contynewed, from the begyning to the end, about the eight parte of an hower; but about the halfe tyme it was soe extreame that I thought the howse would have falne downe on our heads, and so was glad to run out of doares without hat or shewes, the tymbers of the howse making such a nois and cracking that it was fearefull to heare. It began by littell and littell, and so encreased till the middell, and in lyke sort went away againe.