January 7.—To day Taccamon Dono sent to me to end the matter betwixt the Japon Miguell and his consort about wood of Syam they cleamed in our junck, and desird me for his sake to geve them 2 picos, otherwais, yf law proceaded, it would cost them their lives. So I condecended.
January 8.—The King of Firando sent a writing unto me to have me set my hand unto it, that I sent goods up to Miaco to pay 1000 tais lent me by Tozayemon Dono. Unto which I answered I sent no goods up, but delivered and sould them heare to his man he sent downe to doe it of purpose, and shewd them my letter receved from Tozayemon Dono to same effect. Yet this would not serve, but he sent his man severall tymes to have me ferme[236] unto it, which still I refused, referring hym to take a recept from Tozayemon Donos man that bought the goods (or rather receved them) for his master. In fyne, this Tono of Firando either doth it to bring me into danger of sending up goods (a thing contrary to the Emperours edict), or else he would begyn a new custom, to have me geve hym notis of what goods I sell or to whome, which by my prevelegese I am not bound unto, but only to bring our shiping to his port of Firando, but to sell to whome I will without geveing notis to hym. In fine, I had much ado about it, with Bending of many messingers, as also employing the Capt. China to perswade me unto it. Yet I denid to doe it, with reason.
Also the Tono sent his bongew to recon with us about tymber they brought for reparyng our 2 shipps, as knees and beames, but all was ended before those tymbers came; yet would they have us take them, and set the knees at 20 tais the peece, and the beames at 100 tais peece, they in consience not being worth above the 10th parte they prize them at.
January 9.—The king sent still to have me set my hand to a writing concernyng sending up goods to Miaco, but I denid it, and went to Oyen Dono to tell hym my reasons, and to enforme the kyng thereof, which he promised me to doe, saving I had greate reason in doing that which I did; yet after I had much ado about the said matter, per other messengers sent, but still denid fermyng, allthough they thretned to bring the matter in question before the Emperour.
The China Capt. envited the king and the nobles to dyner, and feasted them both day and night with a China play; and after, they bid them selves his gestes againe to morrow, to have the caboques, or women plaiers of Japon.
January 10.—I got Capt. Adames and Mr. Rowe to goe to Mr. Totton, to perswade hym to stay here till next monson, in respect of his sicknes, to the entent we might send away both shipps together; unto which he answerd that we might make them ready, and, yf he fownd he were not abell to goe, then he was content to goe (sic), or, if we pleased to let hym have the shipp to stay but 8 or 10 daies more, he made no dowbt but he should be well able to goe in her.
January 12.—I went with Mr. Rowe to the king to take his leave and offer hym our servis, eather at Bantam or in England. He seemed to take it in good part, and made us colation, and soe let us departe. And at night he sent 2 armors of Japon for a present to Mr. Rowe.
January 13.—We went out with the Thomas for Chochie. But the king sent word to desire us to shoot afe no ordinance till we came out as far as Cochi. The reason was, his brothers wife was brought to bead, and therefore wold not have her disturbed.
We had 11 boates with 2 bongews to toe out our shipp, and at ther and our retorne ashore they shot afe 7 peeces ordinance.
January 15.—I went abord the Thomas, and carid my letters, viz.:—