towardes Syam, is put back into the

Liqueas; and the Gallias Holland shipp into Xaxma, having lost her mast.

Shiquan, the rich China, owner of the junk Ed. Sayer goeth in for Cochinchina, envited us to dyner to morrow; and Capt. Whaw the day after.

February 26.—We went to Shiquan the China to dyner, where we had extraordinary entertaynment and good cheare.

And at my retorne, I fownd Soca Samma sent me a present of 2 barsos wyne, 2 bundelles sea weed; Saquamon Dono, 2 barsos wyne and cuttell fish, with many complementall words and offer of frendship. Also Jorge Durois sent me 3 mi[n]ced pies and a dishe of oranges. And from Niquan, a China, 18 peares and 60 micanos.

And I sent a present to Jor. Durois of 2 pec. of callicos, bought of Hollanders, at 1 tay pece, and a glasse bottell of annis water, and another of morofack; and withall delivered hym dyvers cullers silke to get 12 peare silke stockinges knyt for Mr. Wm. Nealson.

We had newes this day that our junk Sea Adventur is retorned the second tyme into Xaxma, and that there grew some broyle theare betwixt som Portingals bound out in a junck for Camboja and Mr. Eaton. The reason grew because the Portingales picked occation because Mr. Eaton passed by them without puting affe his hat (he being bound to doe no more to them then they to hym); so that from wordes they fell to blowes, but the Portingalles were well beaten and driven abord. Soe after, they complayned to the justice that our junck had no goshon nor passe from themperor of Japon, but went out on pilfering. Whereupon the justice of Xaxma demanded of Mr. Eaton yf he had any passe (or goshon) from themperour or noe. To which he answered he had, and shewed it unto them, desyring them to tell hym wherefore they asked such a question, the which they tould them was by reason of the Portingalles information.

“Whie, then,” said he, “I pray yow demand whether they have any passe or noe, for it may be they are theeves and would put it upon others.” Which being brought in question, they were fownd to have no passe. Soe they cauced their junck to be brought on shore, and 15 or 16 Japons to be laid handes on which went in her. And the Kyng of Xaxma wrot forthwith to court of Japon to know the Emperours pleasure, whether they should procead on voyag or noe.

February 27.—We were envited to Capt. Whaw, the China, to dyner, where we were extraordenarely entertayned, with musick at our entry, with the lyke at first, second, and therd course, where there wanted not wyne of all sortes, and each one a dansing beare to serve us, nifon cantage.

I gave the China Capt. 2 letters of favour more to the English shiping they met at sea, with 3 flagges, two new and one ould.

February 28.—I delivered 5 bandes and 5 peare cuffes to Spanish woman to make.

Sanquan, a China, sent me 65 egges, 2 barsos wyne, 2 greate fyshes, and 2 cattis diet bread. Also Sanquishe, the governors brother, brought me 95 egges.

I shewed our conyskins, lambskins, and fitchet skyns to China Capt. and his brother; but it seemeth they had no stomock to buy them, yet heretofore they said they would buy them all.

Marche 1.—I gave a flag and a letter favor to a China which goeth to Taccasanga.

The boteswane of the junk of Giquan, wherin Ed. Sayer came from Syam 2 years past, came to me, being ernest to have me geve hym a letter of discharg tuching the sute I have against Cazanzeque the purcer. But I denied hym, for I heare the purcer and he are consorts in thefte.

Marche 2.—I rec. 4 letters this day from Mr. Eaton out

of Xaxma, 1 dated in Congushma,[6] the 12th January, and the other 3 in Tomare, the 2th, 12th, and 20th February, in which he wrot me of the kynd usage the Kyng of Xaxma cauced to be geven to hym and to helpe our junck. Also he advised how the Portingalles complayned that we were theeves, and came to take their junck, not having the Emperours pas; but it proved we had one and they non, by which meanes they fell into danger.

I also rec. 12 Japan letters from Miaco, Sakay, Osaky, Firando, and out of Xaxma.

A China pilot brought me a present of 5 pound citrons and 80 egges; and Capt. Adams host, 60 micanas (or oringes), and the boteswains wife of our junk Sea Adventure, 4 rowles of bread. Also a China, whoe was hurt in his lip, brought a present of 2 barsos wyne, 2 greate fyshes, and 12 lobstars, with a bar plate to Robert Hawley, for dressing of his lip. The plate I cauced to be retorned, but the rest Robt. Hawley took.

I went and vizeted ould Gorge Durons (sic) with Capt. Adames and rest, he using us kyndly. I gave his littell son Jonico a Riall of 8.

[6] Kagoshima.

Marche 3.—I retorned answer to Mr. Eaton per same expres he sent letter by.

We dyned at Goquan, a Chinas, this day, where we were well entertayned.

Marche 4.—We were envited to dyner to the plate fownder (or mynt man) called Gota Shozamon Dono, where we had good cheare after Christion fation, syting at a hie table with cheares. But the good man of howse did not eate with us, which [made] me jelous of poison. But in the end he came and drank with us. I think his abcense was for that he is a papist Christion, and now tyme of Lent. The China Capt. was at dyner with us. I gave this mans two children, each of them, a R. of 8.

Marche 5.—I sent presentes as followeth, viz.:—

To Fingo Shiquan, the rich China, 2 tatta. yelo bayes, 1 fowling peec.

To Goquan, other rich China, 2 tatta. yelo bayes, 1 fowling peec.

To Capt. Whow, China Capt. brother, 1 fowling peec.

These men are emploid about geting trade into China.

To Goto Zhozabra Dono, mynt man, 2 tatta. yello bayes.

To Chimpow, capt. junk which Ed. Sayer goeth in, two tatta. yello bayes, 2 barsos wyne, 2 fyshes.

And an ould China called Shiquan sent me two barsos wyne, egges 50, oranges 30, diet bread a platterfull. And from a China which went to Kagalion, 2 barsos wyne, 5 bundelles sea weed. And I gave this China an English flag and a letter of favor, at request of China Capt.

Also I sent a present to a China called Chimtay.

Marche 6.—I went to Capt. Whowes with Andrea Dittis, the China Capt., and Capt. Adames, where we translated one of the Kinges Matis. letters into China, dated in Westminster Pallace, the 10th January 1614, and 12th yeare of His Matis. rayne of Great Brittany, France, and Ireland; wherof I took 3 coppies in Chinas. One was sent to China with the said letter, an other to send for England, and the therd to keepe my selfe.

I gave Fingo Shiquan, the China, a letter of favour and an English flag in his junck.

Co Jnos. kynsman brought me a present of a marchpane made lyke a miter.