Also Semi Dono sent for our jurebasso and the Holland jurebasso and bid them tell us (as from the kinge) that both we and the Hollanders should geve in our answer to morrow at nowne tuching the geting the wrackt shipp out of the harbour, for that the king would not suffer any of our shiping to enter till that weare taken out of the roade.
Also, the Bull riding by the Pepercorns side, to helpe to carine her, as she had donne the like to the Bull before, and a planke going from one shipp to the other, as Mr. Munden was going over, a leawd fello of the Pepercorns company hive up the plank with his shoulder and threw hym affe betwixt the 2 shipps, which lying soe close together, he could not falle into the sea, which yf he had, he had byn drowned without remedy; yet he was sore brused with the falle.
September 26 (Fatchinguach 21).—We had a generall councell of English and Duch at Hollandes howse about taxing or prising the 2 shipps Pepercorns and Muyon, but could not agree upon prise of the shipps hulls, mastes, and tackling, we seting the Pepercorne at 300 tons, and the tonne at 5 l., is 1500 l. str.; and the Duch would have rated the Muyon at 2000 l. str., being a lesser shipp then ours, they alledging she was newer. Soe that is referd to the Councell of Defence at Jaccatra.
Also it was spoaken of to have us to joyne with the Hollanders in purce, to help to gett the shipp that was wracked the last yeare out of the harbour of Firando, the king comanding us so to doe. Unto which we answered that she belonged to the Duch and was non of the shipps of defence, and therefore we had noe reason to be at charg of money to get her out. Yet we offerd them before, when we had leasure, since the arivall of the fleete, to lett 2 or 300 of our men helpe them to get her out; but then they made light of it. Yet, notwithstanding, to geve the King of Firando
content, I said that, yf the Duch would agree with the Japons to rydd the havon of her, I was content to sett my hand to a writing to be contributary to som part of the charge, with condition it should be left to the precedentes at Jaccatra to determen whether it was fitt we should pay any thing or noe; and, in the meane tyme, the Duch to disburse all the charges.
We are geven to understand that Ric. Short and other Englishmen are run away to the enemy at Nangasaque.
September 29 (Fatchinguach 24).—I wrote 2 letters to Nangasaque, one to Yasimon Dono, Gonrok Donos clark, and the other to Andrea Dittis, China Capt., to use their best endevour to seek out for Ric. Short and the rest of the English runawaies, espetially Short that is a witnesse against the frires in the Duch howse and hath seene one of them say mas at Nangasaque, and was enticed 4 or 5 daies past per Francisco Lopas and 2 Portingall frires to run away. The King of Firando sent a man of his with letters to Gonrok Dono to same effect.
September 30 (Fatchinguach 25).—We went to Holland howse to supper, all us, to Capt. Speckes foy[102] or farewell, where we were kindly entertayned.
And I sealed up my letters for Jaccatra and England:—
to Jaccatra per ship Swan and per Capt. Speck.