Febrary 8.—Yewkyn Dono of Shashma sent me a present of 20 birdes, viz. wood pigions, larkes, thrushes, and gren plovers, with 2 barsos wyne.
Capt. Adames had news his junck was arived at Sotto,[237] 15 leagues hence.
Mr. Totton fell into an extreme payne of puntos (or stiches), soe that we thought he would presently have dyed.
Febrary 10.—Capt. Adames junck came in this day about nowne, and the Hollanders shot affe 3 chambers as she passed by. I went abord with a present in a banketing box of a henne, a duck rosted, with sweetmeates, nifon cantange, and 2 bottelles moroeffack, a barso of singe, and 3 loves bread, to welcom Yasimon Dono, which Capt. Adames and he took in kynd part. Our foyfoney went to Shashma with the rest to toe her hither; but all the rest of the boates are com, only no news of her, which som take she is cast away, but I rather think it lasines.
Gorezano, our jurebasso that was, seeing I ment to put hym away, sent many to entreate for hym, which, seeing he could not preveale, went to Semi Dono to complaine, saying I gave it out that the king ment to banish hym out of Firando. Whereupon Semi Done sent 2 men to know yf I had geven out any such speeches; which I retorned hym answer I did not, only I tould Gorezano that, yf he receaved any favor from the kyng, it was for my sake (as being my jurebasso), and not for his owne. Also I sent hym word I offred to take all the tymbers and knees which were brought in my abcense (allthough they came out of tyme when the shipps were provided) at a reasonable rate as they were worth, which the bongews denyed. And I went my selfe to Oyen Dono and tould hym the lyke, as also what passed tuching Goresano. Unto which he made answer that the kyng knew nothing of these matters, which, yf he did, the bongews would have no thank for their labors, and for Goresano, all men knew his bad tong and that I had saved his life.
Febrary 11.—Our foyfone retorned to Firando this day in the after nowne, it haveing byn 19 daies since she departed from the junck, which (as they say) was by meanes of a leake she fell in per meanes of the extreme fowle wether.
Febrary 12.—I sent Gorezano word to avoid out of our howse, for that I would have Mr. Totton to lodg theare, to the entent to make cleane the fro against the Kyng of Xaxma com, it being geven out he will com ashore at Firando and vizet our English howse, etc. And sowne after Goresano came to me, telling me he was ready to departe out of our howse, yet seemed, to be angrey; and amongst other wordes (in presence of Mr. Osterwick) tould me that he could speake somthing of Mr. Eaton, but that he was loath to geve discontent. But I willed hym to say on. And was, that at Miaco one night Mr. Eaton, haveing drunk hard, tould hym that he would stay no longer in Japon, because the Emperour had taken our previleges from us; and that yf thenglish went out of Japon they would take all the junckes and shipping, that non should com into this place. I asked him whie he did not speake of this matter before Mr. Eaton went to Syam. He answerd he was then loath to meddell in such matters. But I replied that I esteemd he lyed in this matter, as well as in others, telling hym that Mr. Eaton could not determen of any going out of the cuntrey, I being his comander and over all the rest of the English nation. He replied it was true. In fine, he is an envious knave; so I bad hym doe his worst, assuring hym the least Englishmans word in Japon would be belived before his. He tould me he feared not the King of Firando, for that he could not use justice against hym, he being servant to Chubio Dono.
Febrary 13.—I borrowed one thousand five hundred tais of Unquan the China and others, to pay the China Capt. This to be paid with 20 per cento intrest per my bill.
Febrary 14.—Sinze, our barkman, brought me a present of a barso wyne and 2 fyshes, desyring me to chang his name, according to order of Japon, which is held a greate honer amongst them. So the China Capt. sayid it was good to call hym Sinemon Dono.