August 31.—At this place we understood the Corean embassadors departed from hence yesterday in the mornyng with 450 men in their company, Coreans, 3 of them being princepall, and all goe in like authoretie. The Emperour hath geven charg to use them respectively in all pleases wheare they passe, as hath byn both at Tushma, Ishew, of Firando, Faccata, and this place of Shimenaseak, new howses being built for receapt of them in eache place, with boates to convay them per sea and horse and neremons (or litters) per land, all at themperour of Japons cost. Som report (and are the commons) that they are com to render obaysance and pay tribute, otherwaies themperour would have made wars against them againe. But others are of a contrary opinion, that they com to entreate the [Emperour] that them of Tushma may trade noe more into Corea, but rather that the Coreans may com to Tushma or other partes of Japon.
I wrot a letter to Mr. Nealson and Mr. Osterwick to same effect as my former from Imadts, as also that Coreans passed from Shimina Seak yisterday, and left this letter with our host at Ximinaseak to send for Firando.
So we paid our host at Ximina, for diet and howsrom the night past and till nowne to day, 4 taies. And so departed from Ximina Seak, haveing a stiff gale wynd, W.erly, somtyme S.erly, and somtymes northerly, all rest day and night following. Soe that the next day in the mornyng we weare at a place called Yew,[259] 45 leagues from Ximina Seak, haveing out gon the Coreans this night past.
September 1.—I met Neyamon Dono as he passed towardes Firando. Soe, per meanes of contrary windes, we stoped tides, and got this day and night following to son rising 20 leagues, 10 leagues short of Bingana Tomo.[260]
September 2.—I wrot an other letter to Firando to Mr. Nealson and Mr. Eaton, and delivered it to our hostis of Bingana Tomo to send unto them, she metting with us at sea near Bingano Tomo, yet went from Firando 3 daies before us.
We went into Bingana Tomo to stay tide, where our host sent me a barso wyne and a baskit peaches.
So we passed Bingana Tomo vij leagues, and came to ancor at a wast iland, haveing made this day and night following xvij leagues.
September 3.—This day and night following we made but xiij leagues, geting to an ancor at a place called Wishmado, 10 leagues to short of Moro.[261]
September 4.—Wee gott this day and night following to the bar of Osaky by son rising, having made per day and night 40 leagues.
September 5.—At our arivall at Osaky our host Cuimon Dono was at Miaco, and the king Firando sent a man to accompany us to hym, with 2 horses for me and Mr. Wickham.