October 25.—We dyned at Fugicaua,[209] and paid to the howse 1200 gins, and to the servantes 100 gins. And we went to bed to Naromy[210]; paid 2000 gins, and to the servantes 200 gins.
October 26.—We broake fast at Mia,[211] and tooke boate from thence for Guanno,[212] 7 leages. And paid at Mia 500 gins, and at Guanno 2300 gins, and to the servantes 200 gins. For we could get no horses to goe from thence, although we arived theare at nowne, for that all were taken up per them which came to vizit the princes. Our host at Guanno tould me that it was strange to see the presentes which came daylie to this noble man and his wife (she being the Emperours doughter), for that all the noble men in Japon came to vizet hym with presentes, som with 100 bars Oban and as many garments (I say keremons), each one according to his degree. So that there was no day passed without playes, I meane comodies or tragedies. So that the rezort of people to that place was such that we could get no horse, etc.
October 27.—We went to dyner to Shono; and paid to howse 1200 gins, and to the servantes 100 gins, and I gave the children 2 mas in money Spanish. And we spent at a howse in the way called Sacke 200 gins. So we went to bed to Sacca[213]; and paid host 2000 gins, and the servants 300 gins.
October 28.—This mornyng a cold hor frost with a stiff gale wynd westerly, wynd encreasing all day, so that it might be accompted a tuffon, but not so much wynd per night.
We dyned at Ishbe,[214] and paid the host 1300 gins, and to the servantes 100 gins, and gave the ropshakes[215] to drynk 100 gins. And we went to bed to Otes,[216] and paid host 5 taies plate, and servantes 300 gins, and for passage over water 300 gins.
We met som trayne of the Kyng of Figen[217] going towardes Edo, but he hym selfe went an other way, because he would not vizet the princes at Guanno, as we were enformed. There went about 20 women in the trayne we met, with the wife of the Prince of Figen, who went to her husband which lyeth pledg at Edo, as all the rest of the kinges sonns of Japon do the lyke, and those which are married bring their wives with them.
October 29.—We went to Miaco to dyner, where we fownd Mr. Wickham; and so I wrot for our host of Sackay to com to som end of our busynes, and sent an other letter to Cuiaman Dono, our bongew, how I was arived heare. And sowne after I was arived, an ould boze, a userer, came to vizet me with our host of Osakay; and he envited me to supper, and the boze to dynner, to morrow.
October 30.—I wrot a letter to Capt. Adames, and sent it per Jenkese his man, advising of the base usage of our host of Otes, willing hym to go to an other lodging, yet to tell hym of his knavery as he passed, and to buy me 8 or 10 salt salmons, yf they be to be had.
We went to the bozes howse to dyner, called Sofa Dono, where we had entertaynment for a prince with all them which followed us, I meane Mr. Wickham, Mr. Eaton, our host, with 2 others, our jurebasso, and my selfe, and all servantes, etc. This man is a greate userer; and the King of Firando oweth hym much money at intrest, and, as he said, for his sake in whose domynions we were recedent, and per letters from hym was comanded to shew us what service he could, was ready to performe it to his power, accompting it a great honor that I would come under his rowfe, etc.