We find per experience that the King of Shashma hath shewd us extraordenary favor, and the Duch to the contrary non at all. The occation I think is the present I gave hym as he passed by this place to goe to the Emperor, the Duch not doing the lyke. So that now he let Matias stay allmost a month suing to speak with hym and might not have admittance.
December 7.—A mestiso[233] came to demand passage in our junck for Syam, and tould me he went in the junck with Mr. Peacock and Walter Carworden for Cochinchina, and related to me the death of Mr. Peacock cleane contrary to the report I had before, saying that it was by mischance, an other boate runing against them in a corant overthrowing theirs; and that Mr. Peacock was drownd by meanes of money he carid in his pocket, and that his host was in the boate with hym and hardly escaped with swyming, being halfe dead when he came ashore; and that Walter Carwarden, their host, and he went afterward and fownd the dead body of Mr. Peacock, and brought it ashore and buried it; and that Water remeaned in the contrey above a month after, not any one offring hym injury, yet in the end embarked hym selfe in the same junck he went in to retorne for Japon, carrying all matters left unsould along with hym; which coming to the knowledg of the Kyng of Cochinchina, he wrot a letter to Safian Dono, to signefie unto hym that he was inocent of the death of the English or any other, and that, yf they sent any of their nation to receave the money he owed them, he was ready to pay it.
I sent a bundell figes, a paper rise, and 2 perfumed fans to our neighbours, Japon manour, I retornyng from above, viz.:—
- To Tome Dono and his wife;
- to Cushcron Dono and his wife;
- to Zazabra Dono and his wife;
- to Skydian Dono and his wife;
- to China jurebasso and his wife;
- to Kitskin Dono and his wife, and a fan and a paper rise to his mother.
- And to China Capt. wife a keremon, she asking it.
December 8.—I came to understand that Gilbert Dickenson, being put in trust to way out the Companies wood to Japons, did secretly consort with them to wrong the Company to benefit hym selfe: namely in 20 picos delivered to one he gave 22 picos, and after went for money for the said 2 picos, which coming to the knowledge of Andrea Dittis, China Capt., he advized me hereof and caused the money to be staid. He delivered or wayd out much more to Tomo Dono and Cushcron Dono; but I canot fynd out in what sort it was, only it was tould me he was seene rec. money of them and brought it back againe to chang for better, it not being good. Also he was accused per the chirurgion of the Adviz, called Robert Hawley, that he in secret tould hym he made accompt to put ten pownd in his purce per waying out of that wood, etc.
December 9.—I wrot a letter to Soyemon Dono, and sent it per our jurebasso, to entreate hym to speake to the king for the 3000 tais he oweth, to send now in these shipps which will be ready within 5 or 6 daies.
Georg Durois came to this place, haveing past much danger at sea, staying 6 daies after us, many barks being cast away before his eyes.
The king sent Soyemon Dono and an other to know whether I ment to send goodes to Miaco and those partes; as he was enformed I did, contrary to themperours edict. Unto which I answerd that I ment to send goodes to our host of Sackay, which I had sould hym for the vallu of 1000 tais, for which I had receaved money of hym before hand; and that I might sell my goods to any man at Firando without geveng offence; and that he had sent his man with his chap or marke to set upon the goodes, and ment to com after hym selfe. So they took the answer in good parte. Also I desyrd hym to be ernest with the kyng for the money he owed us, to send in these shipps.
December 10.—We had a generall meeting and councell at English howse, whereat assested, with my selfe, Mr. Ric. Rowe, Mr. Jno. Totton, Wm. Eaton, Wm. Nealson, Ed. Sayer, Wm. Nealson, Jno. Osterwick, Edmond Wilmot, Wm. Colston; where was handled the matter of the runing away of Tho. Heath and Nico. Wilson of th’ Advizes company, with Henry Blackcolles, Hewgh Hewes, Tho. Somner, and Christorfer Galsworthy of Thomas company, for runing away with the Thomas skiffe and 350 Rs. of 8 of Mr. Rowes in money; but being taken, we condemd them, with on Widger of the Thomas company, their consort, to be duckt at yard arme 3 tymes and whipt at capstayn each one 20 stripes; only Heath the guner to be but duckt.