Marche 24.—Three of the kynges soldiers being in drink (as it is said) fell out, and two of them drue their cattans and kild the therd, and after thought to flie in to the mountans, but were instantly followed by Oyen Dono and cut in peeces with his owne handes, telling them they were villens and cowards, not worthie the name of soldiers, that, having kild a man, did run away and not kill them selves according to order of Japon.
Marche 25.—I envited the King of Firando to dyner for Sonday next, with such noble men and others as it pleased hym to bring with hym; which he tooke in good parte, and named these 12 persons, besides hym selfe, to accompany hym, viz. Tonomon Samma, Bongo Samma, Sangero Samma, Taccamon Dono, Shesque Dono, Gonosque Dono, Sofo Samma, Sichsaymon Dono, Jubio Dono, Oyen Dono, Torozemon Dono.
Ther was but one of the 3 soldiers kild outright, but two wownded, the one his arme and shoulder halfe cut offe, and the other all the side of his cheeke and one eye, but both soe sore wounded that nether lyke to escape it. He which did it (and is dead) was brother to Shosque Dono, whoe lately cut his bellie, as I noted heretofore. The quarrell was about a woman whoe this Shosque was in love withall, and, as it should seeme, jolose, did use the other two as afforsaid, leveing them for dead, and then went into the chamber where the woman was, calling her aparte, and cut her throate and put her into a chist, and after came and knockt at dore where the kyng was, having two cattans drawne, as it is thought, to have kild the king in reveng of his brothers death. The king hym selfe openyng the dore, thinking it had byn his brother, Tonomon Samma, which knockt, but seeing the other armed in that sort, and having his cattan drawne before, hearing the nois was made, did strike Shosque a deadly bloe over the bellie, and was seconded with Oyen Dono with a langenack and one of his pagis with a lance, whoe made an end of hym and cut affe his head.
Ould Synemon Dono sent his yong doughter of 3 months ould, with her nurce, and brought me a barso of wyne and egges for a present. And I gave the child a silk coate, and the nurce 5 mas in small plate.
Marche 27.—The King of Firando sent me a doe or veneson for a present, with many complementall words.
Marche 28.—Capt. Speck sent me an other bottell Spanish wyne, with offer of any other matter in the Duch howse, knowing we had envited the kyng.
Marche 29.—The kinge and rest of noble men ut supra came to dyner and, as they said, were entertayned to theire owne content, and had the dansing beares to fill them wyne, nifon catange (or Japon fation), with a blind fidler to singe, ditto.
And in respect the king is going up to Edo, yt was agreed to geve hym a present of 5 peeces of stuffe, viz. damask, velvet, and grogren, severall cullers, bought of China Capt. at 5 tais per peece.
Marche 30.—Sent a bar plate of 4 ta. 3 mas to dansing bears; and to Skyamon Dono and the kinges cook, each of them, 2 tatta. fustion, to make them breeches; and to Yasimon Dono, a bose, and to the gilder, each of them, a barsoe of wyne and fyshes; and to an ould cook 5 mas; and to other 2 carvers, 6½ mas per peec., and to the blind fidler.
Marche 31.—I wrot another letter to Jor. Durons, to Langasaque, and sent hym 3½ gantas of jurialin, cost me 1 mas 4 condrin, and wrot hym to send me som gardin seed, espetially carret seed, called in Japon ningin.