I understood Safian Dono past by to Sakay this day, and sent me word he would let me have as much money as he could spare, but I know not yet upon what conditions.
I sent the governour word I would come and vizet hym to morrow.
November 14.—We went and vizeted Shemash Dono, the governour, and carid hym a present as followeth, viz.:—
- 1¼ tatt. black cloth.
- 1¼ stamet cloth.
- 1½ tat. blac bayes.
- 1½ tat. yelo bayes.
- 1 pec. fyne whit basta.
- 10 gray cony skins.
- 2 flat galepotes, of 6 cattis.
- 2 hie galepotes, 6 cattis.
- 2 flat gallpot, 2 cattis.
- 2 white juges.
- 2 green tonns.
- 2 gren poringers.
- 1 bar steele.
This Shemash Dono is Ogosho Sammas doghters sonne, and the Emperour now is his uncle. He used us kyndly and promised to write to themperour for enlardging of our prevelegese. And his secretary is a greate man and doeth all. This prince accompanid me quite out of his castell, a thing which he hath not donne hertofore to som kings which came to vizet hym.
Yisternight came a bark from Firando, who bringeth news the king is very sick and canot com to vizet the Emperour, but sendeth his brother Tonoman Samme in his place, whoe is one the way coming up.
Capt. Adames and Mr. Eaton went to Osakay this night to dispach som busynes, and to morrow Mr. Wickham and my selfe to follow after to see what we can doe with Safian Dono, to take up som monies at interest to send for Bantam.
November 15.—I receved a letter from Safian Dono, to way out the lead to 2 men he sent, and they to deliver it unto the governor of Osakay for the Emperour. Soe Mr. Wickham and my selfe, being ready to goe for Sakay, left order with our host Feske Dono and our jurebasso Gorezano and Wm. Sweetland to way it out to them. The[y] would have had it waid out in parcels of 50 cattis, but I would not; only in the end we agreed to way 5 small bars at a tyme.
And soe wee departed towardes Sakay, where we fownd Capt. Adames and Mr. Eaton at our host Tozayemon Dono, our good frend. His wife presented me with a sleeping keremon of silk, and the lyke to Capt. Adames, Mr. Wickham, and Mr. Eaton.
November 16.—I got our host Tozayemon Dono to send his men to look out for our goco copper, to have it ready to lade to morrow, as also to get 2000 tais in plate ready to carry along with me; for that I could not stay, tyme being past, but would leave Mr. Wickham a day or 2 to bring the logg and to accompt with hym. So he promised me all should be donne to content.