June 19.—I wrote a letter to Mr. Eaton, sent per sea bongew. The contentes appeare per coppie. Also I wrot other 2 letters in Japon to our 2 hostes at Osekey and Sackey in kynd wordes, hoping they have dealt well with us in saveing our goods, though the towns be burned.
I tooke a garden this day and planted it with pottatos brought from the Liquea, a thing not yet planted in Japan. I must pay a tay, or 5 shillings sterling, per annum for the garden. And we bought 40 gants of shark oyle for the junk, cost 1 mas and two condrins the gant. And one of the mareners of the junck brought me 2 fishes for a present.
June 20.—
| ta. | mas. | |
| We receaved 4 catis 4 tais 2 mas wight, amber greese, of Damian, cost | 490 | 1 |
| With 2 cattis before rated at | 180 | 0 |
| ————— | ||
| Som totall amontes unto | 670 | 1 |
| ————— | ||
I gave hym a bill of my hand for soe much money owing hym, to receve our wheate at price before made, and rest in ready money.
And news came from King of Firando that he arived at Miaco the 18th of the last moone, and was admitted awdience with the Emperour the 20th, whoe used hym in all kindnes, which causeth much rejoysing here. Also the Emperour hath given order into all partes of Japon to look out for such as escaped out of the fortres of Osekey when it was burned. Soe that prive enquirie was mad in all howses in Firando what strangers were lodged in eache howse, and true notis thereof geven to the justice. Yt is thought the padres at Langasaque and else where will be narrowly looked after. They say the taking of this fortres hath cost above 100,000 mens lives on the one parte and other, and that on the Prince Fidaia Sammes parte no dead man of accompt is found with his head on, but all cut ofe, because they should not be knowne, to seek reveing aganst their frendes and parents after. Nether (as som say) can the body of Fidaia Samme be fownd; soe that many think he is secretly escaped. But I canot beleev it. Only the people of these sothern parts speake as they wold have it, because they affeckt the yong man more than the ould.
June 21.—I sent a letter to Capt. Adames in answer to one of his receved yisterday from Cochi, wherin he advised he bought 200 gantes of shark oyle at Goto at 1 mas per ganto, wishing me to buy no more till he saw whether we had need of it or no.
I gave Tome my boy a wacadash[76] and most parte of his clothes, with 5 mas in money, at the instigation of the China Capten. And Capt. Speck had 50 cattis tyn in 46 bars, to pay as wee sell the rest, or else to content. And Mr. Nealson paid for 23 matts for new rowmes 6 ta. 7 ma. 4 con., with 2 mas 5 con. comprehended for boate hier.
And I receaved a letter from the Dico of Ikanoura[77] advising me that he wold com or send to me to make price for plank or tymber which we should have need of. Unto which letter I retorned answer.
Ed. Sayer put away his ould man, and entertayned Co Jno. my ould boy of Langasaque.