Tonomon Samme sent ij men unto me to know whether I would deliver 140 pico wood to the scrivano and 30 to the China tico. I sent Mr. Osterwick back with them, with a jurebasso, to tell hym I had no wood for the one nor other, but to the contrary was to rec. 42 pico I yet wanted, and desird that handes might be laid on the said scrivano that he made not an escape till he had delivered the said sappon and Chinas goodes, etc.
Jno. Osterwick, going abroad with the Hollanders and being drunken, misused me in termes at his pleasure. I find hym a prowd, surly yong man, and one that scorns all men in respect of hym selfe.
July 31.—Much rayne per night with extreme lightnyng and thunder, as I have not heard the lyke since we arived in Japon.
I sent our jurebasso to thank Taccamon Dono for our good cheare, and to goe to Tonomon Samme to desire hym to keepe fast Cayanseque, the scrivano, till he delivered me the 42 pico sappon and the Chinas goodes which is dead. But he could not com to speech of Tonomon Samme, but left word with his man.
We had news that the capt. moore of the Portingall shipp at Langasaque comanded Lues Martin to accompany hym to Miaco (or Edo), to speake to themperour and mak complaint against the Hollanders for robing at seas. But Lues Martin denid hym and came secretly to Firando, for which the Porting. capt. thretneth to hang hym.
I rec. a letter from Alvaro Munos, from Langasaque, dated le 8th August, new stile, wherin he wrot me how Billang Luis is arived from the Manillas, reporting the overthrow the Spaniardes had geven to the Hollanders in that place, burnyng and sinking 3 of their ships and driveing other 2 on grownd, with the losse of 66 Spaniardes, and had taken 80 Hollanders prisoners, etc.
August 1.—I rec. 3 letters this day, in Japons, viz.:—
1 from Edo, from the King of Crates; 1 from Miaco, from Safian Dono; 1 from Miaco, from Jubio Dono—all three letters complementall in answer of myne.
And in the after nowne I rec. a letter from Mr. Wickham, how he was arived within 3 or 4 leagues of Firando; and therupon I sent out the foyfone with Mr. Totton to meet them, whoe brought them into the roade of Cochy late at night. And Mr. Wickham came ashore within night, and tould me how the Hollanders had taken the ——[250] and Swan, tow of the Honble Companies ships that were in the Molucas, kyling 5 men in doing therof, and keepe the rest prisoners, etc.
August 2.—The Adviz entred into harbour of Firando, and Taccamon Dono came abord her before shee entred, sending 12 or 14 boates to tow her in, as the Hollanders sent their foyfone with 20 ores to helpe to doe the lyke. Taccamon Dono had 5 peeces ordinance shot affe at his departure, and other 5 we shot affe as we passed by the Duch howse, they haveing first shot 5 pece out of admerall, and after, other 5 from howse; and when we came to an ancor we shot affe 7 more, and the Holland admerall answerd with 5. So, going ashore, we had 7 more shot affe.