October 2.—We went to dyner to Woiso,[50] where our hostes howse was taken up per the King of Figen. So we dyned at an other place, where I was taken on a sudden with such an extrem wind collick and stoping of my water that I verely thought I should have died. So I sent an other letter to Capt. Adames of my stay per meanes of sicknes. Our new host, seing me sick, would not let me stay in his howse; soe our ould sent for me, when the King of Figen was gon. We paid for our dyner an ichebo, is 1: 6: 4½, and to servantes 1 C. cash.
[50] Oiso.
October 3.—We departed from Woiso and paid howse ij ichebos, 3: 2: 9, and to servantes 500 gins, is 0: 8: 2½; and I gave children, in silver, 0: 8: 5, and to a maid servant that attended me and warmed clothes all night 1 ichebo, and to goodwife of howse a pece rich taffety.
This day we met the Hollanders retorned from Edo,
14 leagues short of Edo, 7 Hollanders besides Japon servantes. There was small greeting betwixt us; and so they passed.
We went to bed at a place called Todska.
October 4.—Betyme this mornyng, at break of day, we met Capt. Adams, whoe came to meete me 10 leagues from Edo. And sowne after we met 2 horses sent from King of Firando to meete me, attended on by 4 men.
And soe we went to dyner to a place called Caningawa;[51] and paid 1 ichebo and 2 C. gins for howse, and to servantes 2 C. gins, and for charges kinges horses 438 gins, and for colation at Shiningawa[52] 500 gins.
And sowne after we met on of the King of Firandos gentelmen sent to meete me, with pikes carid before hym, to accompany me into the towne; and sowne after Yada Dono and Capt. Adames his children with a banket, before our entrance into the cittie. Soe I gave the King of Firandos men which came with the horses 1000 gins, and sent them away. And sent Mr. Nealson with our jurebasso to King of Firando, to thank hym for the honor he had done me, and that I was so weary now after my sicknes I could not com my selfe, but ment to vizet hym to morrow.
[51] Kanagawa.