Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 edition. Excerpt: ...to desire hym our ij Englishmen might be sett at libertie, which they comanded us to keepe in preson, we having greate occation to use them in our shiping this faire wether, and that they were accused of mier mallice, becase a Japon was taking of suspition for killing an Englishman; but, for that Japon, we left it to his Lo. pleasure to make ferther proofe, as he pleaced, for that we could say noe more then we hadd donne. Also I desired that we might be discharged of the Japon theefe we tooke stealing the hoopes of iron affe our cask; unto which he answered we weare best to make the matter knowne unto Tonomon Dono, unto whome he was ready then to goe, and to sett all downe in writing; which we did. The one side of the Palsgrove was wholie sheathed this day from the keele to the bend. September 8 (Fatchingvach 3).--I rec. a letter from Gonrok Dono to way out the lead to his men per whome he sent the letter. I delivered into the factory, for presentes for themperour, 72 cattis white twisted silk at 220 tais pico, 158: 4: 0; 59 cattis white pole or Lankin silk at 285 ta. pico, 168: 1:5. Gonrok Donos men, with the King of Firandos bongews, came to look on our lead; and on Munday morning will begin to way. September 9 (Fatclringuach 4).--At nowne the king sent for me in all hast to com to hym; which I did, accompanied with Mr. Edward Sayer; where we fownd he had prepared a jurebasso which spoake Spanish. The reason he tould me was, for that he dowbted our other jurebassos did not well understand what he had formerly said, in respeckt we had not resolved hym in all this tyme whether we determened to keepe Capt. Speck this yeare to goe for Edo with others of our nation which knew the order of Japon and were knowne to themperour and his Councell, ..
