August 5.—After daylight was don the last night, word came that the Hollandes junk was arived neare unto Langasaque, haveng byn almost 2 monthes on the way, so that dyvers are dead for want of water and all the rest full of the skervie. God send us good news of ours, for she was ready to com away with the other.
We rec. ashore this day out of th’ Adviz 16 chist of silk.
An Englishman came to thenglish howse, and secretly willed me to take heed how I accompanid the Duch or did eate or drink with them, for that they hated our nation mortally, and in all their councells (which daily they held) they ordayned and coyned articles against as how we abused them, and fermed it with all their handes, to send for England to their embassador, to stur up the Kinges Majesty of England against us his naturall subjectes. And, amongst the rest, he tould me of a Hollandes trick (worse then a Flemish) which they used, and was, when they had forcably taken the pocession of Poolaway from our English, it being rendred up to the Kinges Majesty of England, they called a generall counsell upon it, and forsably made an English merchant, whom they thretned with death, to sett his hand to a writing how he sould 2 peeces of ordinance to the blacks (or Mores) which brought them downe bownd from the fortresse, although they were sent on per the Hollanders to doe it. Which 2 peeces they ment to send for England with a glavering falce letter to exskewse themselves, laying the falt on the Mores, and that by the Hollanders meanes our mens lyves were saved.
This night began the feast of bonbon,[252] or for the dead, with hanging out of candell light, and enviting the dead, etc.
August 6.—This mornyng the Duch junk from Syam entred into the harbour of Firando. They say our junk was ready to departe within 2 or 3 daies after them.
The Hollandes ship being to be brought in this feast day, they could get no men; soe Capt. Speck sent to desire me to lend hym our bark (or foy foney), which I did, with 16 ores to toe them in, they haveinge sent theirs before with 20 ores to helpe our shipp in. So the Red Lyon that was cast away was made tite and brought in this day.
And I wrot a letter to Gonrok Dono, in answer of his, that I apealed to the Emperor, and would not stand to his sentence.
We rec. out of the Adviz this day, viz.: silke, 18 chistes; bayes, 1 bale; brod clo., 10 fard.; cony skins, 2 bales, these most parte rotton and spoild; wax, 6 catty.
There was a greate eclips of the moone this night past, about 3 a clock after midnight, which Mr. Nealson and Mr. Totton observed, to find the true longetude of this towne of Firando, which standeth in 32½ degrees of latetude to the northward of the equenoctiall; and the stars they observed weare the Bulls eye and Hercus, the goate, I being present when she was halfe darkened, and the Bulls eye was 46 degrees above the horison, and Hercus 46 degrees and 40 minutes; and when she was wholy discovered the Bull eye 52 ——[253]min.
August 7.—Before dyner Ed. Sayer arived at Firando and brought me in a letter from Capt. Adames, dated in Goto, 3th current, advising he hath fownd but a loosing voyage, 800 taies at least. Also that the King of Cochinchina is well contented our nation shall trade into his cuntrey; but the cheefe men about hym, as it should seeme, weare axesary to the death of Mr. Peacock, and had parted the Companies goodes amongst them, with his host the Japon, whoe fled away whilest they were in Cochinchina, fearing to be brought in question.