Your loving frends,
Richard Fursland.
Thomas Brockendon.
Aug. Spalding.
Batavia, le 22th of May, Ao. 1623.
[180] British Museum. Cotton Charter, iii. 13, f. 43.
Coppie of a letter to Fegeno Camme, the Kinge or Govr. of Ferando in Japon, sent by our jurobasso, Coe Juan, to the Emperours courte now at Meacoe.[181]
Maye yt please your Highnes, etc.
The 19th instante heare aryved one of our Honnourable Companies shipps from Batavia uppon the coaste, by whome wee have rec. letters from the Honnourable our Gennerall and Councell of India their resident, whearby wee are strictlie charged and commaunded to recover in all such debtes as wee have abroad, and for a tyme to disolve and leave this factorie and to come awaye, everie of us, uppon this shipp with the first of the moonesone, without any excuse or hinderance theirunto. The which commaund from our said Gennerall wee maye not, neither to our powers will, any waye infringe, but doe resolve by the prime of November next to departe hence; whearof wee have thought fittinge in tyme to acquainte your Highnes.
The reasonns endusinge our Gennerall heareunto are many; yet not proceedinge out of any unkinde usage heare in his Maties. dominions, but rather in respect of theise followeinge, viz.:—
The dannger of the seas betweene this and Batavia, haveinge loste within this three yeares two greate and rich shipps bound for this place. Alsoe the smale hopes wee