[4] Mikan, an orange.
February 13.—I went to the king, accompanid with Capt. Adames, Mr. Wickham, and Ed. Sayer, to tell hym our ship was ready to goe out towardes Bantam, and Ed. Sayer for Cochinchina. Soe, yf he pleased to comand my service to Bantam, England, or Cochinchina, we were ready to doe it; for the which he thanked us. Also I demanded justice against Cazanzeque and Goresano, the which he tould me he would doe me reason in.
Jno. Yossen the Hollander came from Edo this day.
I went to Hollandes howse to vizet Capt. Speck. So I met Capt. Barkhoot theare, whoe envited me and rest of English abord the Son to dyner on Sonday next.
Jor. Durois wrot me there were speeches at Langasaque that Shongo Samme themperour was dead; but I esteeme it a lye, Jno. Yooson coming from Edo and saw hym; delivered thordinance to hym which the Hollanders sent for a present.
February 14.—A cavalero of Osakay sent me a present of a banketing box, meate, nifon catange (or Japon fation), with a barso of singe, because I made hym colation thother
day; but I rather think it a preparative to borow money; yet herein he may be deceaved, for I fynd many borowers but non that make repayment.
February 15.—We dyned abord the Son, where Capt. Barkhout used us kyndly, and drunk healths to the Kinges Matie of England, and at every cup a gun, rownd about table, being 11 or 12 persons, and was answered the like out of the Adviz. And at our coming abord gave us 3 peeces ordinance and 7 at our departure; and we had 5 out of the Adviz. Capt. Speck came not at feast, as I thinke only of pride, dowbting whether I should syt above him or no.
We had news that the junk Sea Adventure was in Xaxma 13 daies past, yet I have no letter from Mr. Eaton.
I gave the coxswayne and company Hollandes shipp, for fetching us abord and seting ashore, ii R. of 8.