September 29.—I receaved 4 letters, viz., 1 from Capt. Raphe Coppendall, 1 from Capt. Wm. Adames, 1 from Mr. Richard Wickham, 1 from Mr. Wm. Eaton, all dated in Ushmando, 40 leags short of Osekay, the 19th of this present month of September, where they were wetherbound, yet heard of the Duch or Hollanders arivall theare 4 daies before the date thereof, and that as then the Emperour was at Miaco, and thought would stay till the end of this month. Also Mr. Eaton wrot that they had news of Mr. Jno. Gurneis death at Syam with one Jno. Dench, and that Mr. Lucas Antonison was gon for Pattania or Bantam, and Mr. Shipard left cheefe at Syam. This was tould to our trumpeter by a Japon that is com from Syam, who served in the English howse at Syam.
Taccamon Dono sent me word that I might buy the China womans howse and make a gedong in the place at my pleasure.
September 30.—We sent a present to Sangero Samme that lent us a bark to carry our goodes to Osekey:—
| ta. | ma. | co. | |||
| 1 | damaskt fowling peece, cost | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | pec. alleia[109] of 30 Rs. is | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | pec. tapis Suras |
October 1.—Taccamon Dono sent me a dish of fresh fish, 1 of fresh water. The kinges smiths house was set on fyre this night by the neglegence of his servantes, but sowne quenched. Yet his dores were shutt up by order from the king, because they looked no better to matters; it being stricktly looked unto, and they banished or put to death that have their howses burned.
In the after nowne the boate I sent to Langasaque, to buy provitions to envite the king to dyner, retorned and brought that she went for, with 2 jarrs conserves from Jorge, brought for me. And Susanna, his wife, sent me a box of conserves, with a baskit of peares and an other of figges, and a small box of conservs for China Capts. doughter, which I sent unto her. Jorge letter was dated in Langasaque le 9th of October, new stile, in which he advised me that Damian Marin and Jno. de Lievana were taken prisoners per meanes of Capt. Gorrocho, which truly I doe beleeve.
October 2.—Thomas Davis, the carpenter, died this mornyng at break of day of the small-pox, he being choaked with them.
I envited the king with his 2 brothers and Nobesane, Semedone, Sangrasame, Taccaman Dono, Sugean Dono, and 5 other cavelleros to beare them company at the kinges choise. They dyned after the Japan manner, and supped after the English. And, as he was at supper, word came that the King of Crates was arived; which made hym to make short, and soe went to meet hym at landing. Soe the great Holland shipp shot afe 3 peces ordinance as he passed by, and the littell shipp 3 other at his landing. Soe after he sent me word of his arivall, and envited hym selfe to our fro to morrow in the afternowne.
I understood Peter Wadden went 3 tymes over the walle in the night; soe I turned hym abord againe. He is a graseles fello and unlykly to amend.
October 3.—The King of Firando sent me a buck, knowing the King of Crates cam to supper, and gave me many thankes for his kind entertaynment yisterday. And after nowne the King of Crates came according as he said, being accompanid with the King of Firando and 3 other noble men of Crates. Unto whom I gave the best entertaynment I could and to their owne contentes. And after, they went abord the great Holland shipp, and at retorne ashore had 6 peces ordinance shot out of her and 3 peeces out of the littell shipp.