I sent our jurebasso to adviz the King of my arivall and that I ment to vizet hym to morrow. And he sent a man after to bid me welcom, as all the princepall of the towne did the lyke; and the neighbours came them selves and met me, after they heard the shipps shute of their ordinance.
And the Hollandes Capt. sent his jurebasso to bid me welcom and that he would have com hym selfe, but that he was busy writing to send away their ship and junck.
December 4.—The China Capt. tould me how he had 2000 tais in fyne plate ready to send in our ship, and that he would write to his brother to provide more, but the worst was that Langasaque was belegered and all the passages stopt that no man might retorne from thence. The occation he knew not; only som said it was to look out for on of Fidaia Sammes consortes, and others that it was to look out for padres.
Also there was reportes that 25 saile Hollander shipps had taken the Molucas.
December 5.—I went and vizeted the King of Firando, in company with Capt. Adames and Ed. Sayer, with letters from the king of Shashma and Safian Dono; and I carid the king a present of 2 barrelles morofack, 2 salmons, and 5 perfumed fans. He took it in good parte; and I gave hym thankes for the paynes that Fesque Dono his bongew had taken in going up with me.
And from thence I went to the Hollandes howse to vizet Capt. Speck, to know yf he would send me 2 letters in the ship that went for Bantam and the junck that went for Syam, which he promised me to do, as also to geve me a letter to Bantam to send in our shipp, to signefie that it was falce the reportes geven out about carrying the ebony in the Hozeander, and that he was ready to do the lyke for us upon all occations offered, it being the States pleasure he should do soe.
I wrot 2 letters, 1 for Bantam to Capt. Jourden, per Duch ship, and the other to Syam to Mr. Benjamyn Farry, per Duch junck.
December 6.—I sent the China Capt. brother a kerymon and 2 salmons, and gave the lyke to hym selfe, and a kerymon a pece to Mr. Sayer, Mr. Nealson, Mr. Osterwick, Mr. Rowe, Mr. Totton, Niquan the China, and Mat[ingas] father, and 1 to Mr. Wilmot; and miangas of gerdelles and showes to Mr. Eatons, Mr. Sayers, Mr. Nelsons, Mr. Osterwikes and Mat[ingas] women; and a silver chaw pot and a fan to Capt. China wife; and a pear tabis with string and a fan to his doughter.
The king sent for me and Capt. Speck, and shewd us a letter he had from the Councell to tell us we should not trade into no other parte of Japon but to this towne of Firando and Langasaque, and to adviz hym eich yeare at ships coming what merchandiz we brought, to the entent to signefie the Emperour thereof.