The King of Goto arived at Firando this after nowne, being bownd up to vizet the Emperour, but came heare ashore and vizeted the King of Firando. So it is thought fit to cary him a present, because our shipping and junck do still com and goe for his contrey, and somtymes per meanes of fowle weather enter into his harbours, and have byn kyndly used.
December 22.—I went and vizeted the King of Goto, and carid hym a present, viz. 1¼ tatt. brod cloth, 3 syngle peces chint bramport, 1 chast fowling peece. He took it in good part, and after sent his man to vizet me (he being ready to departe towardes Edo), to tell me his hast was such he could not com to thank me hym selfe, but assured me that, yf any of our shiping (junckes or other) came upon his cost, they should be suckared with the needfull, and that instantly he would adviz me of the arivall of any that were to enter; for which I thanked the messenger, telling hym I was sory his Highnes was departed on such a sudden, because I ment to have saluted hym with ordinance as he had passed out, the which he said he would make knowne to the king, his master.
December 23.—I went and vizeted Songero Samme, ould Foyns sonne, and carid hym a present. Yt is said that the king of this place is to goe up to themperour forthwith, and soe much Oyen Dono tould me, he comyng to vizet me yisterday, telling me the king was in great care to provide me money to send in these ships, he being now put to his shifts in respect of his going up to themperour. Also it is said Sangero Samme is to go up to themperour, but upon what occation is not knowne, whether it be by comandement of themperour, or of the King of Firando, his nephew. Yf themperour sent for hym, it is thought it is to make hym kyng.
And I had an ould cloake of Mr. Totton, which I gave to Capt. Whaw, China Capt. brother, at Langasaque.
December 24.—We receved 15 barilles gunpolder from Langasaque from Capt. Whaw. Also I had 18 cakes Surat soape of Mr. Totton.
December 25.—Our 2 shipps, Thomas and Adviz, shot of each one 9 peces of ordinance at son rising, in honor of Christmas Day. And Andrea Dittis sent me a present of 2 peces black taffeties and 10 greate China cakes of sweete bread.
We envited the masters, masters mates, and cheefe offecers of both shipps to dyner and supper, being som 20 persons, as also the China Capt. and our selves, merchantes, were above 30 persons. And Mr. Rowe envited us abord the Thomas to morrow to dyner. Mr. Totton being very sick, could not com, as Mr. Wilson, masters mate of Thomas, the lyke. God send them health.
December 26.—We dyned abord the Thomas, and had 3 peces at entring abord, with 3 for a health to Honorble. Company, viz. 2 out of Thomas, and 1 out of Adviz; with 5 other single healths, viz. 1 to Capt. China, 1 to Capt. Middelton, 1 to Capt. Jourden, 1 to Capt. Adames, and 1 to Capt. Saris; with 7 peces out of Thomas at going ashore, and 5 out of Adviz; with 3 out of Thomas for the women. And we had the cabokis after supper ashore, who plaid and dansed till after midnight, and then went away, being 8 women and 6 or 7 men.
December 27.—I sent the caboques eight tais plate bars per our jurebasso.