Cuemon Dono envited us to supper, where we had kynd entertaynment with dansing beares, to whom I gave a bar plate.
September 19.—This mornyng lowring, calme, droping wether, but, after littell, wind northerly. Raynie wether
all day, but much more by night, with an earthquake, etc.
We set forward from Miaco towardes Edo, and dyned at Fushamy, whither divers frendes accompanid us with dansing beares (or caboques). So we paid out 2 ichebos of 1 ta. 6 m. 4½ co. peec. for dyner; 2 ichebos to caboques; 1 ichebo to other women; 200 gins to servantes in howse; 500 gins geven in a howse per way, where our host of Miaco provided a banket.
Nota, that our rockshackes, 6 of them to carry me to Edo and back againe, were agreed withall for 4 tais 3 mas per peece, we to fynd them victuelles. And horses to cary our provition and presentes, at 5 tais 7 mas per horse; and 7 tais for a horse for Mr. Nealson, to cary things to Edo and then to be free, and pay their owne and horse charges themselves. Also Mr. Nealson paid the horsemasters 50 tais on acco., and 25 tais to the rockshackes.
About midnight or sowne after was an exceeding greate earthquake, which endured halfe a quarter of an hower. It happened at a towne called Cussattes,[26] 3 leagues from Otes,[27] whither we went this day to supper, having made this day 7 leagues.
Soe betyme in the mornyng we departed from Cusattes; and paid out to the howse, for expenses, 4 ta., and to the servantes 400 cash.
[26] Kusatsu.
[27] Otsu.
September 20.—A kinsman of our host at Miaco mett us in the way with a banket, having com xx milles; unto whome was geven an ichebo.