Ric. Cocks.
To the Right Honored Knight, Sr. Thomas Smith, Governor, and the Right Worll. the Committies of the East India Company, deliver in London. Per the shipp Bull, whome God preserve.
[178] India Office. Original Correspondence, vol. ix, no. 1078.
Richard Cocks to the E. I. Company.[179]
Firando in Japon, the 31th of December, 1622.
Right worll. Ser and Sers,—
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The Hollanders have this yeare sould greate store of broad cloth, stamettes, blacks, and other cullars, non being left to sell, and at 20 tais and some above per tattamy, and have written for more to Jaccatra to be sent in the next shipp which cometh; as I have donne the like to the precedent, yf any be there to send it. The reason of venting broadcloth is the rumor of warrs very likely to have ensued in Japon, and God knoweth what will com of it; for, since the writing of my last, there is a greate conspirasie discoverd against the person of the Emperour Shonga Samma by 8 or 9 of the greatest and powrfullest princes in Japon, and is thought many others have a hand in it, and his owne bretheren and nearest kinsmen amongst the rest, and the king of this place not free. Soe that it is thought the
adverse partie is soe stronge that themperour dare not meddell with them, but will wink at the matter and make peace with them.