The King of Firando sent one of his gentellmen to vizet me, with many complementall wordes and offers of greate frenshipp, and that he wanted not to labour to get our dispach. I retorned his Highnes many thankes; but rather imagin he standeth in dowbt we goe about to get lycense to send our shiping to Langasaque, in respect we desire to be apart from the Hollanders, and in that he is not deceaved. But whether it will take effect or no, I know not, only the Emperours factor sent me word per Capt. Adames it would.
October 20.—We went and vizeted Oyen Dono, the secretary, but had but one word with hym, he only biding us wellcom and so went to Cort. I thought to have delivered hym the writing I had made against the Hollanders; but he went away without it, although he saw me have it in my hand. So I gave it to his secretary, Cacakayemon Dono, whoe of hym self promised me to deliver it to hym at his retorne.
I also went and vizeted the King Firando, and carid hym 3 branches corall, containing 5 mas, and a bottell of strong water; and to his brother a branch of corall containing 2 mas 2 condrin. The king I fownd in company with certen caveleros whoe went lyk wais to vizet hym, he being very weake and full of the French disease, soe I think he will not live longe.
October 21.—I went and vizeted the Emperours merchant or factor, and carid hym a present of 2 branches corall, containing 5 mas, with a bottell hoot distild water.
I receved 18 tais for 18 mas wight corall of my owne, and 2 tais for a landshast of Companis, sould per Capt. Adams.
We were envited to dyner to Yada Dono, where we were kyndly entertayned.
October 22.—I sould 18 mas 1 condrin wight of corall at 10 per one silver, is 18 tais 1 mas, trusted.
Capt. Adames was all day at Cort, expecting answer for our dispach, but did nothing, most of the Councell being gon to honer a pagod where Ogosho Samas was bured, 3 daies journey hence, the seremony being to be observed the 17th day of this moone after Japon stile, which was the day of this buriall.
October 23.—Capt. Adames was all day at Cort to get our dispach, but retorned without doing of any thing.
October 24.—Not having busynes to doe by meanes the Councell were abcent about seremones of the ould Emperours mortuary, we went and vizeted the pagod of Otongo, which these people hould to be the god of darknes (or hell), as the antientes called Pluto. It standes on the topp of a hill which overlooketh all Edo, and the idoll (or picture) of Otongo is made in forme lyke a devill, with a hooked nose and feete lyke a griffon, and riding upon a wild boare. He was painted after severall formes, but allwais monted upon a wild boare, which the people say was his blason or armes. And for that entent there is a greate wild boare alive kept in a cage (or frank) at the foote of the hill, which I saw at my entrance. And there goeth an upright peare of ton staie[r]s of 69 stepps, of a lardg breadth, leading directly up to the pagod; but an easier way is to goe compas about the hill. There was many people went to vizet that place, and their use is to goe 3 tymes rownd about the pagod mumbling out serten prayers. This I marked of dyvers.