September 29.—I wrot an other letter to Mr. Wickham to look out for Shoby Dono, to the entent to sell our junk to hym; and rec. answer, he is not at Miaco. So I think he keepeth hym selfe out of way of purpose, for that he oweth som 250 taies to Honble Company.
Capt. Adames was all day at Cort with our jurebasso, and in the end got our writinges sealed. But, as they weare ready to be deliverd, in reading our previlegese over, som one tooke exception that Langasaque was put in as well as Firando. And soe they staid them till the next day, to take danco, in parte that Oyen Dono, themperours secretary, was abcent by means of the death of his wife newly happened.
September 30.—I wrot an other letter to Mr. Wickham not to trust Semi Dono nor any other with broad cloth except they brought ready money, nether to send the cloth to any of their howses, but let them com to our lodging and see it.
Capt. Adames went this mornyng to Court againe to get out our goshon, and had them deliverd to hym sealed before nowne, Langasaque being put in as well as Firando. But he was willed to stay till the rest of the councell came, to see them read our [goshon] before he went away; which in the end was donne. But Tushma Dono and others tooke exceptions that Langasaque was put in, and soe would not let it passe but altered it as before. Whereupon Capt. Adames replied that we cared not to have our shiping goe for Langasaque, but only to sell our merchandiz. Unto which Tushma Dono answerd that we might doe soe without puting any word into our previlegese, having a letter formerly to that entent.
October 1 (12th Conguach).—I wrot an other letter to Mr. Wickham of recept of his, as also that at present I had receved a letter from Semi Dono, whoe very ernestly desireth to have vij tatta broad cloth, to pay for it 6 wickes hence at his arivall at Firando. So I advised Mr. Wickham to let hym have it, taking his bill for payment, and, yf he will pay any ready money, to receve it and put it on the bill or shorten it on acco.
I desird Capt. Adames to goe againe to Cort, to get Goto and Shashma put in for shiping, yf in case the Tono of Firando did misuse us, as, to say the truth, I can not bragg of any good usadg, yet lothe to complaine. As also that thenglish desire to be in a place apart from the Hollanders, as being of divers conditions. Yet, when all was donne, we were glad to rest contented with matters as they formerly were. And so Capt. Adames brought our previleges with 2 goshons, 1 for Syam and the other for Cochinchina.
And themperour sent me word he would make noe answer to the King of Englandes letter, nor send present, it being directed to his deceased father, a thing helde ominous in Japon, but withall sent me a cattan and 10 coates, and 10 coates to Capt. Adames, whereof we gave ether of us one coate to Torazemon Dono, whome brought these thinges from themperour.
Also I rec. a letter from Capt. Whaw, the China, with a present of a jar green ginger. This China which brought it came to get out a goshon for Cochinchina.
And I rec. letters from Firando, dated the 7th, 8, and 9th ultimo, of arivall Sea Adventure from Syam at Firando, viz.:—
1 letter from Mr. Jno. Johnson and Richard Pit in Syam, May, 1616.