[52] Shinagawa.
October 5.—I went to vizet the King of Firando, and delivered hym the letters I brought from his brother, and carid hym a present, viz. 2 tatta. of murrey cloth, 1 muskovie hide, 3 peeces damask; and to his brother 2 peeces of damask.
And I shewed the information to the Tono of Firando that I ment to put up to the Emperour against the Hollanders, which he read over with silence, and then called Torazemon Dono to see it; whoe having read it over, looked somthing sowerly on the matter, for he was allwais a great frend to Hollanders.
October 6.—Capt. Adames with Torazemon Dono and our jurebasso went to the Court to know when we might have audience of themperour and deliver our present, but they fownd so many noble men geving presentes to themperour, it being the 28th day of the moone (and a festivall day), that they could have noe answer, and soe were put affe till to morow.
The King of Firando sent me a present of a barill wine, and a table of cuttell fish drid.
October 7.—I wrot a letter to Firando to Ed. Sayer and Jno. Osterwick, with 2 others to China Capt. and Matinga. In that to China Capt. I wrot for my goshon. These letters sent per horsmen.
Codgskin Dono sent me a present of greate peares, of 2 spans about one peare.
Also I rec. a letter from Semi Dono, dated in Miaco, as he also wrot an other to Capt. Adames to same effect, to gett hym out a goshon for Cochinchina. Soe this night Torazemon Dono came and brought me the letter with the ould goshon, and Caqemon Dono came in company with hym and an other gentellman of King of Firando. They used many speeches to perswade me from putting up this writing which I have made against the Hollanders, which I esteme is Torazemon Donos doing, for that he hath allwais byn a frend to Hollanders.
October 8.—Capt. Adames was sent for to the Court, soe that I thought we should have delivered our present to themperour this day. But he remayned there from nowne till night, and had not one word spoaken to hym.
October 9 (Conguach 1th).—Capt. Adames sent his man to Firando and soe for Languasakey with a goshon for Fingo Shiquan, per whome I sent the letters for Firando. And gave hym an ichebo to spend per way.