July 28.—I delivered 8 R. of 8 and 1 pec. fibuck to our gouldsmith, to plate my rapier and dagger. And a cheefe man sent me a present of a barill of wyne, 2 chickeing, and 5 musk millions, and the like to Capt. Adames, in respeckt his servant is entertayned for a marrener in our junck voyage.
July 29.—This day Zenzebars wyves brother sent for Jno. Gorezano our jurebasso to com and speake with hym, and laid to his charge that he had geven out bad speeches of hym that he had put men to death without any reason (for yow must understand this fello is the hangman or execuseoner of this place, an office of reputation in these partes of the world). But our jurebasso denied it that he spoake no such matter; yet that wold not serve his turne; but I was glad to send Capt. Adames to take up the matter. I know this came by meanes of the Duch, or ther jurebasso, Symon, who I put away. These are trix.
July 30.—I sent Capt. Speck a quarter of beefe. Much a dow had I this day about clearing our jurebasso Goreson, whome Zanzebar and his wives rase thought to have destroyed, and, as I take it, at the instigation of the Duch. For they sent me word, as I was at dyner, that for my sake they had saved his life, yet would have hym to avoid the towne within 5 or 6 dayes. I retorned them answer, I held them for no justices nor judges, and that I had need of my jurebassos service; but the felloe which came on the messadge was soe forward in his speeches that he tould me, yf I sent him not away, that those fellowes servantes would kill hym as he went in the street. Yow must understand his adversaries are the hangmen or execusioners of the towne. But I retorned answer that I was under the protection of Ogosho Samme the Emperour, and had it under his ferme, that no justice in Japan might meddell with me nor no servant in my howse, but per the Emperours permition, and yet more larger then I spake it; and therefore I warned them upon their heads, as they would answer it with their whole generation, that they should not tuch hym till the king of this place retorned. Which answer put them into such a quandare, that they sent me word that, for my sake, they were content to pardon hym of all matters and to be his frend. This word was sent me per Capt. Adames, whome, before God and man, I must needs blame for taking part with that vild fello Zanzabar, alias Yasimon Dono, whom, per experience, I have found to be an absolute cuning knave, and therupon have donne all I can to make Capt. Wm. Adames to know it; yet he still esteemeth hym more then all our English nation, and still he would pawne his lyfe and soule for his honestie. And I cannot chuse but note it downe, that both I my selfe and all the rest of our nation doe see that he (I meane Mr. Wm. Adams) is much more frend to the Duch then to the Englishmen, which are his owne contremen, God forgeve hym. I leave it to his owne contience, and to God and the world, to be judges with what respect I have used hym ever since we came into Japan.
An other matter is now set on foote, which I never did heare of till this instant; and is, that we were cozened of 4 or 500 taies (yf not more) in the price we paid for our junck, and that it was parted betwixt Zanzabar, our host Andrea at Langasaque, and other their copsmates,[91] wherof Miguel our jurebasso was one, and had 50 taies for his share; but as yet I can fynd no witnese of the truth, yet I verely beleeve it to be true, although Capt. Adams have no hand in the matter. For with their smoath speeches they make a childe of hym, and soe do what they list, and he will not beleeve any man that will speake to the contrary. And thus much thought I good to note downe, that it may be extant whether I live or dye.
Capt. Speck, Jno. Yoosen, and Mr. Matias came unlooked for to the English howse to supper. Capt. Speck tould me he understood that Mr. Eaton was on his way coming from Miaco. God send hym well.
July 31.—Gonosco Dono, our guardians father in law, sent Mr. Wickham and me 2 peare pigions. This Gonosco Dono is left cheefe bongew or Vizroy in abcence of the king and Nobasane.
August 1.—The China Capt., Andrea Dittis, retorned from Langasaque and brought me a present from his brother, viz., 1 faire kitesoll, 2 spoutpots or ewers of tynn silverd, 2 pec. China lynen, and 1 peec. silk lane; and he hym selfe sent a white catabra. He sayeth, tuching our affares in Cochinchina, that the kyng denyeth that he never was consenting to the death of our people, nether knew of it till it was donne, it being donne per the Japons and not per his people; and that for the money he owed us for the goods he bought of Mr. Peacock he was willing to pay it, but non came to demand it; and for the rest of our goods it was retorned back to our junck it cam in, etc.; and offred to geve the China (our soliceter) his letter or passe for any mans safe coming that I would send to receve it. But yow must understand Capt. Speck sent a Japon about the lyke matter for the Hollanders, with a present for the king, which he receaved. But this Japon lodged in the howse of another Japon theefe, where they handled the matter soe amongst them that the king retorned word of mouth to Capt. Speck that he would not make them restetution of any thing, and, yf they sent any more shiping, he would use them as he did the other. And those Japon theeves, knowing how the king had promised restetution, went to hym and perswaded hym to the contrary, telling hym that, yf he made restetution to us, he must doe the lyke to the Hollanders. Soe that when the China, our soliceter, went for the kinges letter, he denyed it hym. Thus the second tyme were we crost per the Hollanders.
And I thought good to note downe that the China Capt., Andrea Dittis, came and tould me how his brother Whaw at Langasaque desired to have it under my hand writing tuching procuring trade into China. For, as he sayeth, they have laid out 3,000 taies allready to make way, and make reconying it will cost them 5,000 taies more, is all 8,000 taies (I say eight thousand taies); which, yf in case they procure us free trade into China, we are to pay them the said eight thousand taies back, with what else shall be thought fiting. But yf they do not procure us free trade into China, the losse to stand upon them selves.
I forgot to note downe how Jorge Durois wrot me how a greate Holland ship was cast away on the cost of Lucan in the Phillippinas, out of the which the contrey people saved 5 greate peeces of ordinance, and that most parte of the men were cast away in the ship, and those which escaped per swyming were taken prisoners and sent to Manillia to Don Juan de Silvas, whoe they say is ready with forcese to depart to reskew them at the Molucas; but I can hardly beleeve it.