January 20.—Oyen Dono came to vizet me and brought me 5 fans for a present, wishing us a good new yeare.
And after dyner Torazemon Dono sent me word that Capt. Speck ment to vizet the kyng to wish hym a good new yeare, and gave me councell to doe the lyke, this day being held a happie day, and taken in kynd parte by them which were vizeted. So I went and carid a jar of conservs, not to goe emptie handed. And sowne after came Capt. Speck with a cheane of gould about his neck, being accompanid with Capt. Barkhout, Mr. Albartus, and Leonard. And I had Mr. Nealson and Mr. Osterwick with me. And I think there were above 1000 Japons at same tyme to vizet the king. I thought at first they would have called in Capt. Speck before me, which yf they had, I would have retorned home without seeing the king. But in the end I was called in and my present of 2 barsos wyne, 2 fyshes, and jar conservs present, for which the king gave me thankes with many complementall wordes that he held my visetation that day in much esteem, and so drank to me and to the rest. And, at our going out, Capt. Speck entred, his present being a barrill wyne and fysh, with a long table or present bord, filled with trenchars, gocos, and tobacco boxes, China maky ware.
The China Capt. sent to borrow a jar conserves of me, which I sent unto hym; and his littell doughter came and brought me a present of 2 maky standing cups and covers,
her father being present. The kinges brother, Bongo Same, Semi Dono, and Torazemon Dono thanked me for the presentes sent them; but Unagense saw me, not speaking to me.
Also Yasimon Dono and the smith came to vizet me, and brought each on a bundell paper and a fan; as divers neighbors brought fans, nifon cantange.
January 21.—We sent presentes this day:—To Gonoske Dono, 2 barsos wyne and fysh; and to Nobeske Dono the like. The scholmaster brought a basket oranges for present.
News came from Langasaque how the Amacau shipp riding at an ancor at Faconde, a league from thence, som caffros or slaves of the Spaniardes or Portugezes went ashore in the night and stole a cow, having kilde her; but before they could get her into their boate, the owner pursued them with other cuntrey people and laid hould on them. But the Spaniardes or Portingalles came to sucker them, and soe they fell from wordes to blowes, the Portingall etc. killing 2 or 3 Japons. Whereupon the King of Umbra sent downe soldiers to take the offenders and would have forced the shipp, except they had deliverd the princepall offenders into his handes, which he caused to be cut in peeces, so many of them as they had kild of Japons.
January 22.—I wrot a letter to Capt. Whaw per Niquan, and sent him 2000 tais plate bars to melt into plate somo per Emperours rendadors.
Unagense Dono sent me a present of 2 littell barsos wyne, 2 fyshes, a phasant cock, 2 Japon cakes or muchos, and certen rootes. And 2 Chinas brought a present of sweetmeates, called by the Japons ye by god, made of barley flower, suger, and other matters.
January 23.—The herb woman brought a small barso wyne and 1 string cuttelfish for a present.