| ta. | |||||
| 1 | damaskt peece, cost | 05 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | pec. white baftas, cost | 04 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | pec. chint, cost | 04 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | peec. wrought satten. |
I thought to have carid presentes to Takkaman Dono and Semi Dono, but they were gon out of the towne to their lands to meete the king in his progresse, he now going to vizet his cheefe placesse, being his grandfather dying, he is soly com to governe, and had noe tyme to doe it till now by meanes of Japan warse. I must of necessety please this Takkamon Dono and Semi Dono, because I expect to procure 2 chawnes (or howses) to build gadongs upon neare our English howse.
And I went to Oyen Dono, the kings secretary or governor, and carid hym a present of—
| 1 | pec. rich wrought taaffety. | ||||
| 5 | pec. white baftas of 20 Rs., cost | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | pec. chint Amad of 20 Rs. corg., cost | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | knives. |
He tould me he would assist us in getting these chawnes, althought it displaced men that paid daylie tribute to the king, it being in the hart of the towne, and therefore gave me counsell to get Taccamon Dono and Semi Dono to frendes; but hereafter, when our busynes was well setled, then not to geve giftes to any one but to the kinge. This was his counsell, etc. He also adviced me to envite the king to dyner at his retorne back, for that yet he was not invited since we came into Japan.
Their came a Portingall prisoner to the English howse, in company of Hollanders, haveing lycense to walk abroad. He was taken per the Hollanders in this junk, and is the 5th tyme they have taken hym at sea.
September 18.—Jno. Gorezan, our jurebasso, fell out with Andrea Dittis, the China Capt. This jurebasso hath a fowle tong and falleth out with all men, and the China Capt. was overmuch hasty, etc.
September 19.—Sugian Dono came and brought me a present of 2 baggs sweet powlder to lay amongst aparell, and said they were geven hym per the kinge and formerly geven to the king per the Emperour.
September 21.—Ther was sould and delivered to Tome Dono, our next neighbour, 1 logg leade, delivered to hym, containing 225 catts, to pay as rest are sould. The China Capt., Andrea Dittis, went for Goto this mornyng, to meete Capt. Whaw his brother, to send away a small soma for China about our pretended and hopefull procuring trade into China, which God, of his mercy, grant may take effect, etc.
September 22.—We receved 18 sows lead ashore at English howse, containing 4,250 cattis Japan wight.