1 from Mr. Osterwick in Firando, le 23th August, kept till 1th September.
1 from Mr. Nealson in Firando, 28th August, kept till 4th September.
Wherin they advized me of Mr. Baylies death, with many other matters.
I forgot we gave presentes as followeth, viz. To Mrs. Adames, 1 loking glasse, 1 pikture of Solloman, 2 blew tuns, 2 handkerchefs chint bramport. And I gave cabukes 6 handkerchefes and 2 bundells paper; and 2 handkerches to Capt. Adames hostis. Also ther was 1000 gins geven to howse; 1 single peece chint bram. to Capt. Adames father in law; and 1 whole pec. chint bramport to Mattem Dono, a merchant, our frend. We gave to host at Caningaua 2160, and to servantes in howse 0200.
The Hollanders tould me ther junck, which came from Syam and arived in Shashma, was cast away coming about for Firando, goods and all, only men saved. Also they reported that the great Spanish shipp in Shashma is cast away, coming from thence to goe to Langasaque.
October 18.—We dyned this day at a towne called Camacra,[191] which in tymes past (500 yeares since) was the greatest cittie in Japon, and (as it is said) 4 tymes bigger then Miaco or Edo is at present, and the tono or kyng of that place, called ——[192], was cheefe commander or Emperour in Japon, and the cheefe (or first) that took the authoretie royall from the Daire who was the suckcessor to Shacke. But now at present it is no cittie, but scattared howses seated heare and theare in pleasant valles betwixt divers mountaines, wherin are divers pagods very sumptuouse and a nunry (or rather a stews) of shaven women.[193] I did never see such pleasant walkes amongst pyne and spruce trees as are about these pagods, espetially 5 of them are more renowned then the rest.
But that which I did more admire then all the rest was a might[y] idoll of bras, called by them Dibotes,[194] and standeth in a vallie betwixt 2 mountaynes, the howse being quite rotten away, it being set up 480 years past. This idoll is made siting cros legged (telor lyke) and yet in my opinion it is above 20 yardes hie and above 12 yardes from knee to knee. I doe think there may above 30 men stand within the compas of the head. I was within the hollownes of it, and it is as large as a greate howse. I doe esteem it to be bigger then that at Roads, which was taken for 1 of the 7 wonders of the world, and, as report goeth, did lade 900 camells with the ruens therof. But for this, it is thought 3000 horses would nothing neare carry away the copper of this. In fine, it is a wonderfull thinge.
Som report this cittie to be destroid with fire and brimston; but I enquired of the enhabetantes, and they say they never heard of any such matter but only that it was burned and ruenated by war.
From Camacora we went to Fugesao[195] to bed; and paid for diet, night and mornyng, 2 ichibos, and to servantes in the howse 200 gins.