Capt. Shoby Dono came to Firando and brought me a present of halfe a lb. of lignum allowas (or calemback[249]), with 2 Champa matts. And an other which came in company with hym brought me a box of cumfets.
Leonard the Hollander came to thenglish howse and tould me the tonos brother (Tonomon Samme) asketh a therd of all they have taken, in right of his brother; but I think they will not [geve] it. I had rather have that then ten kyngdoms of Firando.
July 27.—The Hollanders envited Lues Martin and Alvaro Munes abord the Black Lion whoe is admerall, where their weare many guns shot affe for healths, but of whome I know not, for I cannot esteem it was for the King of Spaine, whoe is their mortall enemye; and at their retorne ashore had 3 calverins shot afe for a farewell. Many Japons and Chinas took notis thereof and could not chuse but laugh.
We made an accompt at hazard or by estimation with Tozayemon Dono, host of Sackay, as apeareth by perticulars noted downe in the wast book, viz.:—
- Bordes of 2 tatt., 300 at 9 condrins per bord.
- Bordes of 3 tat., 800 at 1 mas 2½ condr. per bord.
- Plankes of 4 tat., 25 at 6½ mas per plank.
- Iron ordenary, 50 pico., at 16 mas picull.
- Ditto yet to come, 50 pico., at 15 mas pic.
- Copper in gocos, 100 pic. to com, at 6ta. 5ma. 6co. per pico.
- Copper in bars, 100 pic. to com, at 8ta. 5ma. 0co. per pico.
- Charges bordes and copper and iron laden abord barkes, 18ta. 7ma. 0co.
July 28.—This day was held festivall by the nobles of Firando in remembrance of Dono Samme, father of Foyne Samme, soe that (as their order is) they drunk hard, pristes and all. And in the end Tonomon Samme, the kinges brother, going home, met a Hollander in the streete, it may be in as good a pickell as hym selfe, and, because he used no reverence to hym, caused his men to beate hym, breaking his head and cuting affe 2 or 3 of his fingers. But he was nothing comended of any man for it.
July 29.—Mr. Totton retorned from Langasaque, and brought word that Gonrok Dono said our bills in China languadg and Japons were made soe short that he could not judg on our side, but rather on the contrary. Soe it seemeth he harkned on both the China and the Japon scrivano, Cayanseque, to proceead against me, the one for 140 pico wood, and the other for all the dead China capt. Giquans goods. So now they are retorned all to Firando.
It is said Belange Lewes junk is com from the Manillas within 9 or 10 leages of Langasaque, but not yet entred, and 2 or 3 other junks upon the cost.
July 30.—We were envited to supper to Taccamon Dono as the China Capt. was the like, where we had good cheare, nifon catange (or Japon fation), and at departure he gave me a wacadash (or small Japon cattan) and a catabra to China Capt.
I receaved a letter from Mr. George Savidge, per a China, dated in Camboja, le 10th May last past, wherin he writes me how the Portingales did soe insence the king against our nation at his first arivall that once he gave order that he should avoid out of his dominions, but after, upon better enformetion of their false reportes, caused hym to stay. And since that tyme, fynding the Portingales gilty of treason against the king and his sonne, he hath banished them all out of his dominions, and the rather for that they took a Holland bark going out and carid men and goods to Amacau.