July 22 (Roquenguach 14).—The tono sent againe both to us and the Hollanders, to know whether we would lend the king 20,000 taies. Unto whome we made answer, as formerly, that, our debtes being paid and shipps furnished of the needfull, we then would doe his Highnesse any lawfull servis we could.
July 23 (Roquenguach 15).—I went to Cochie to vizet thadmerall, as also to look upon the new building and to take acco. of tymber. And I fownd there had byn a broyle there betwixt the Japons and Hollanders, as the like was at Firando 2 daies past, where a Hollander stabed or hurt 2 Japons, for which they drubed hym well and took hym presoner, and keepe hym in durance till this hower, the tono sending the Hollanders word that he would not suffer hym to be delivered into their handes, except they would promis before hand to put hym to death; which the Hollanders answered they could not doe, because he had kild no Japon, but they would wound hym or cut hym as bad or worse then he had hurt the Japons. And soe the matter restes till this day.
July 24 (Roquenguach 16).—I wrot a letter to Capt. Adams, admerall, to Cochie, per Tobio Dono, to take measure and make the steares at key.
The unruly marrenars of the Hollandes shipps, being drunk, did ride over children in the streetes, and slasht and cutt Japons. Whereupon the justis took two of them presoners, and without any more adoe cut affe their heades.
And I heard of a Scotsman which ment to run away to Nangasaque, called James Lester. Soe I sent a boate and brought hym back.
July 25 (Roquenguach 17).—I wrot a letter to Capt. Robt. Adames, and sent hym Lester, the runaway, to Cochie.
And Matias, the Hollander, and Swagger did arive this day at Firando from Cochinchina, in a junk which brought them to Nangasaque; and bring word they met with an English shipp neare Amacou, called the Pepercorne, wherin came merchant Mr. Bugims, that was purcer in the Unecorne the last yeare, when she was cast away neare Amacou, and now is bound for this place in the Pepercorne, and, as Matias saeth, is to stay upon the coast of Amacou till the middell of August, before she com for Japon, to look for bootie. God send her well in. Only I note it neglegence that they wrot us not word how we should prepare our selves for busynes to succeade.
July 26 (Roquenguach 18).—Capt. Camps and my selfe receved letters this day from themperours court in answer of ours sent per expres, viz. 1 from Codgsque Dono, that priz frigot was not ended; 1 from King Firando to same effect, and that price of lead was not made; 1 from Torazemon Dono, lardg, how that Emperour had comanded we nor Hollanders should carry no munition out of the cuntrey, nether any Japons in our shipp, and that much ill was reported to the Emperour and his councell against us and the Hollanders, as he could not write it per letter, but would relate it per word of mouth shortly at his arivall at Firando.
And towardes night we had newes the shipp Pepercorne was arived at Cochie roade in Firando. So I sent Mr. Ed. Sayer, Mr. Jno. Osterwick, and Hary Dodsworth abord with a barill morofack, 50 loves fresh bread, a hogg, 17 hense, 4 fisantes, with redish, cowcomber, and millons. But
presently after Mr. Morton, the master, with Mr. Bogins, the merchant, and Georg Christmas, purcer, came ashore and brought me these letters following, viz.:—