The great dibattes, or pagod, standeth in length due north and south, with 100 pillars on a rowe in length and 6 in breadth, the greate idoll or imag standing in the midst of the pagod, looking with his face W.ward. There is 15 pillars in a rank on eache side with lantarns in them go downe to the gate howse W.ward, with on pillar or grete lantarne before the pagod dore. And the other pagod with the 3333 images standeth due S.ward from the said pagod.
Our hostes sonne accompanid us and provided bankettes for us in 2 or 3 places in the way.
September 17.—We went and vizeted Inga Dono, the Lord Cheefe Justis of Japon, and carid him a present, viz.:—
| 1 | fowling peece. |
| 2 | tattamis black cloth. |
| 1 | Russia hide. |
| 2 | cakes wax. |
| 3 | peeces damaske, cost 6 tais peece. |
| 10 | peare specktacles. |
And to his secretary:—
| 2 | peeces damask, cost 6 tas peece. |
| 1 | pece ruch taffety. |
And withall I shewed hym the coppie of the information I ment to put up against the Hollanders, wherat he marveled. I said they were theeves, for that allwais till now the Hollanders reported our nation to be the comune theevs of all the world. “But”, said he, “yow doe well to make the truth knowne, and your writing is well framed. Soe yow need not dowbt but themperours councell will geve eare unto yow.”
He gave me a writing to all places where I came, to lett me have horses at ordenary rate, and to all hostes to use me and the rest in my company respectively.
The mackey man envited us to supper, where we were well entertayned with dansing beares, and I gave them a bar plate, ill bestowed.
September 18.—I gave our hostis at Miaco 2 pictures and 2 musk cods; and sent 3 musk coddes to Inga Samas secretary; and gave our hostis little doughter 1 musk cod. And I cut a peece white satten lyn to make Mattinga a keremon, and gave the rest to our hostis littell doughter, and left the keremon with our hostis to be wrought with silk and gould.