February 22 (Shonguach 22).—The night past a greate noblemans howse was burned near the Emperours pallas. His name is Catto Samma Dono, King of Io, or Eyo.[135]
[135] Iyo, in Shikoku.
February 23 (Shonguach 23).—Our hostis envited both us and the Hollanders to dyner this day; and we envited the dansing beares at night.
February 26 (Shonguach 26).—I sent our jurebasso to the Court to procure our dispach, but effected nothing. Soe Capt. Camps and my selfe thought to have gon to the Councell to have shewed our selves, hoping it would have procured our spidiar dispach, and, to that entent, sent word to Torazemon Dono and Stroyemon Dono to desire them to accompanie us. But they retorned answer it were better we staid this day, and they them selves would goe and see what they could doe, which, yf it would not take effect, then we might goe to morrow or the next day.
February 27 (Shonguach 27).—I sent our jurebasso to the Court, to procure our despach, but effected nothing; only Otto Dono said to our jurebasso that he should write downe the names of the Duch and English, and they should have answer to morow, for that he would shew it to the rest of the Councell.
February 28 (Shonguach 28).—I sent our jurebasso againe to the Court to gett our dispach; but retorned without doing any thinge, they saying it was a greate hollyday, but I could not understand for what sainte.
March 2 (Ninguach 1).—Capt. Camps and I went to the Court betyme this morning, and, per meanes of Cacazemon Dono, spoake with his master Oyen Dono, desiring to have lycense to departe. And he gave us good wordes and said it was trew we had staid heare a long tyme, but now he would speake to themperour to get our dispach, and to that entent we should send our jurebassos to the Court to morow that the rest of the Councell might see them, and then he would put them in mynd to dispach us.
March 3 (Ninguach 2).—The Hollanders and we sent our jurebassos to the Court to get our dispach. And they were answerd by the Councell we should be dispached to morow; but I think it will be after a skervie fation, for nether our bongew, Shroyemon Dono, nor Torazemon Dono have com at us these 5 or 6 daies, nor soe much as sent to us. Soe
I think our matters at Firando will groe worse and worse, till we be driven out of Japon.
There was an earthquake this evening about 9 a clock at night, which shook much for a small tyme.