[168] India Office. Original Correspondence, vol. v, no. 615.
Richard Cocks to William Nealson and John Osterwick.[169]
Langasaque in Japon, this 21th of February, 1618[9].
Loving frendes,—
We arrived heare yisternight an hower before sunne seting, Capt. Adames being arived the day before and came out and met us with the China Capt., all the China junckes haveing out their flagges and stremars, with St. George amongst the rest, and shott affe above 40 chambers and peeces of ordinance at my arivall.
I wish I had had noe goshon, for the trowble and vexation
it puteth me unto, and know not how to remedy it. Yet now it is concluded that our goshon shall goe in that new junck at Firando, and Capt. Adames goeth capt. and pilot in her, for Tonkyne.
I have much speeches heare betwixt Alvaro Munos and Jorge Durons about the caffro; but Alvaro Munos standeth stiffly to it that it is the same caffro, and Jorge Durons saieth it is an other. I have delivered Mr. Nealsons letter to Jorge, and in the end the truth will com out. I know not what else to write, but leave yow to the protection of thallmightie, resting
Your loving frend,