Ric. Cocks.
To his loving frendes, Mr. Wm. Nealson and Mr. Jno. Osterwick, English merchantes, deliver in Firando. From Langasaque.
[169] British Museum. Cotton Charter, iii, 13, f. 35.
Richard Cocks to John Osterwick.[170]
Nangasaque in Japon, the 18th of February, 1619[20].
Loving frend, Mr. Osterwick,—
The next day after our departure from Firando, being the xvjth currant, we arived at Nangasaque, having, the day before, mett with a bark of Firando, which brought me a letter from Mr. Eaton and therinclozed an other from yow. My letter I opened and read over, and afterwardes sent it, with a few allmondes for Mr. Nealson, and your letter with it, per the same partie and bark which brought it, to the intent yow both might read it over and see the contentes. Yet I think it will not prove soe dangerous a matter as at the reading of the letter I suppozed it would have byn, for humors now and then are over much predomenant in som men; but, as the saying is, nemo sine
crimene vivet. You must pardon me, yf I speak falce Latten.
Yistarday we sett our junckes mastes, and I hope will not now be long before she will be ready. We fynd her to be biggar of stoadg then we formerly expected.