80 taies for our diet and servantes; 4ta. 4mas. for gadonge; 4ta. 4mas. to servantes. Our host and others accompanid as 2 leagues on the way, and brought 4 banketing boxes stuff to feast us; and he sent his sonne and man to goe thorow with us to Osakay.
October 10.—Mr. Wickham went to Sackay to buy certen thinges for Syam voyage, as also to look out whether we could make sales of any matters.
Also we laid out a present for Shemaz Dono, governor of Osakay, viz.:—
| 2 | tatta. sad blew cloth. | |
| 2 | tatta. fawne culler. | |
| 21⁄6 | tatta. kersy. | |
| 25 | black cony skins. | |
| 25 | white lamb skins. | |
| ½ | peec. fustians. |
And to his secretary—
| 1¼ | tatta. sad blew . | |
| ½ | peec. fustians. |
And Safian Dono sent me a letter with 2 langanattes for a present.
October 11.—We carid the present to Shemash Dono, governor of Osakay, with that to his secretary, which was taken in good parte and many kynd offers of frenshipp to our English nation. This place is cheefe key of Japon for sending up goodes to sell, which yearly, when we vizet themperour, we may doe per their permition and no man dare open their mouthes.
I rec. letters from Firando, dated the 15th ultimo, viz.:—1 from Mr. Eaton, 1 from Mr. Sayer, 1 from Mr. Nealson, 1 from Mr. Osterwick, 1 from Mr. Totton; with a coppie letter of King of Firandos, written from hence, per meanes whereof yt seemeth both we and the Hollanders were per his bongews misused.
October 12.—This day Mr. Wickham went for Sackay to look out about busynes, staying till now per meanes fowle wether; and, before he went, rec. fyve hundred taies of Cuamon Dono, our host, upon acco., in plate bars. And deliverd one hundred and fyftie tais to Capt. Adames to lay out about Syam voyage and for Cochinchina in necessaries, wherof he is to render an accompt, all in bars.