November 27 (Junguach 24).—The king dyned at Duch howse with all his nobilletie, I being sent for and sett second at table on his right hand, whether I would or noe; where we had great cheare with musick, after our cuntrey fation, singing and dansing, with ordinance shott affe at every tyme the king drunk, 7 per the Duch, and answered with 5 per thenglish; and, when the king went away, xj peces from the Duch and as many from thenglish for a farewell, and 5 peces for Semi Dono as he passed per water per English howse.
November 28 (Junguach 25). We went to the king, the Hollanders and us, to take our leave to goe to themperours Court; and he told us the sowner the better; also that he had sent Stroyemon Dono, his bongew, before, to be theare before Gonrok Dono, to prevent falce reportes till we came.
And the bongew of Cochie came to our howse, and said yf we would not pay the money for the men presoners, that they would cary them to Crates, Chicongo,[108] Nangasaque, and sell them, or make their best endevours to recover the money they owed Japons. Unto whome I answerd, to take heed what he did, as he would answer it with his life before the Emperour of Japon, whoe had geven order we should cary noe Japons out of his cuntrey in our shiping, and, therefore, noe reason they should detayne our Englishmen and father falce debtes upon them when they owed nothing.
[108] Shikoku.
November 29 (Junguach 26).—I delivered plate for the table, of my owne, to Pale, as followeth, viz.:—
2 silver salts, one silver and guilt, with covers.
2 silver cups, one guilt all over, other white.
1 taster and sawser of silver and guilt.
1 taster of silver, white.
white.