The dansing beares came out after us, and I gave them a bar of plate containing 4 ta. 7 ma., and Capt. Camps as much.
December 1 (Junguach 28).—After midnight we departed from Onushma, and went to Ginushma before the wind turned, haveing made 38 leagues.
December 2 (Junguach 29).—This morning, after sunne rising, we departed from Ginushma, and wind at W.N.W., and soe contynewd all day and night following. Soe at 2 a clock after nowne we arived at Ximina Seak,[109] and fownd the Hollanders departed from thence 2 howers before, Capt. Camps having left me a letter, and Stroyemon Dono another that Gonrok Dono departed from thence yistarday; soe they took councell to follow hym, that Stroyemon Dono might be at Edo before him. Soe I left a letter with our host at Ximina Seak to send to Mr. Eaton, dated this day of our arivall at this place, and that he should lett the king of Firando have all the kense (?) silk and bleu lynen at as loe a rate as the Hollanders sould theirs, as also the money which the 2 peces broad cloth weare sould for, and, yf any thing wanted to make up 3000 taies, to let hym have it in money or comodities.
Soe this day and night we got 42 leagues, 8 leagues short of Camina Seak,[110] at sun rising.
[109] Shimonoseki.
[110] Kaminoseki.
December 3 (Shimutsque 1).—This day till night we made 18 leagues to a villadge called Ewe,[111] 10 leagues past Camina Seak, where we overtook the Hollanders, and rod at an ancor all night.
[111] Yu.
December 4 (Shimutsque 2).—We staid heare all day per
meanes of contrary wind and an overgrowen sea, and the Hollanders and bongews came to dyner abord our bark.