And I reconed with the leane telor, and paid hym for dyvers garmentes and mending ould, as apereth per particulars—
| 7 ta. | 6 m. | 0 co. | |
| And for making 8 sutes for caffro | 1 ta. | 8 m. | 0 co. |
| And for sowing the flagg or making | 0 ta. | 2 m. | 0 co. |
June 5.—I receved a letter from Figen a Camme, King of Firando, dated in Shrongo 18 dais past, with 3 salmons for a present. Also he writes me of the good entertaynment the Emperour gave hym, with lycense to retorne to Firando when he pleaseth, and that the Empr. gave hym 18 keremons or gowns, with 18 storkes or salted fowles, for a present, a matter much esteemed in these partes.
Also I receved a complementall letter from Torayemon Dono, with another inclosed for the China Capt. which I delivered presently. Torayemon Dono advized of presentes geven the king.
And after dyner Mr. Nealson retorned from Ikanaura with Mr. Eaton and the bongew of Firando which went to Fingo, and Mr. Eatons host of Langasaque who went to vizet hym at Ikanoura so sowne as he heard he was in trowble, and hath kept hym company ever since, conveaying a musket and other armes into prison to defend hym against them of Fingo, yf they went about to offer violence, offring his person for his defence till the death, yf need required.
The bongew which went for Fingo retorned with answer to them of Umbra that they should set the Englishman at liberty, for that he would not medell with them, being under the Emperour his protection; and that them of Fingo, which began this brute, went upon their affares without knowledg to hym, and therefore he would not defend them in the action. Yet, notwithstanding all this, they of Umbra would not deliver Mr. Eaton in 2 dais after the news came, siting still in dancons or councell about it, making delayes, keeping hym baricaded till the last hower. And, although the other bongew used Mr. Eaton kindlie at first, and let Mr. Nealson goe and vizet hym, yet after he restrayned hym and would not let hym speake with hym in 2 daies. Their hatred against us (I meane them of Umbra) is per meanes of the padrese or pristes, who stered them up against us to make us odious to the Japons, for they are all, or the most part, papisticall Christians in Umbra, and attribute a great (or cheefe) occation of banishment of them out of Japon per meanes of the English, many papistes and Jesuistes lying secretly lurking in most partes of Japon till this hower. Yet I hope in tyme to use the lyke frenship to them as they have donne now to us. And it is serten them of Umbra are enemies to them of Firando, for that Foyne Samme recovered from them much land which they had taken from Doca Samme his father, and added much of Umbra unto it, which they of Firando pocesse till this day.
June 6.—I receved a letter from Mr. Wickham, dated in Miaco le 22th ultimo, with an other from Co. Jno. jurebasso, both per the keremon sellar or mercer, with 2 barrill wyne, cost both 13 mas, with 2 catabras for Matinga, 2 for his woman Femega, and 1 for Mr. Eatons woman. He writes that the King of Xaxma with Frushma Tay and other tonos were com to Miaco, and all other permitted to retorne for their cuntres.
June 7.—Mr. Eatons host enformed me how he was in Cochinchina when Mr. Peacock was kild, and that the King of Cochinchina knew nothing thereof, and that he thought, yf we sought, we might have restitution of all. He sayeth they were 5 men which murthered both the English and Duch, wherof 2 were of Cochinchina, 2 Japons, and the other a China, their names being as followeth: Mangosa Dono, Sanzo Dono, Japons; Mangosa, Mr. Peacockes host; Hongo, a China; Uncam, bongew of junk, Amy, bongew of bark, of Cochinchina.
I offred hym that, yf he would put me in suffitient sureties at Langasaque to be answerable that he should render the Wor. Company a just accompt of all he recovered or receaved, that then I would geve hym power to follow the matter, and be bownd to geve hym satisfaction for doing thereof to his owne content, and procure the Emperours letter to the King of Cochinchina, yf need so required. So he gave me answer he was content to put me in sureties to content. The present was geven hym, as well in respect of the paines he hath taken with Mr. Eaton, as also for hope we have to employ hym upon Cochinchina busines.