WORKS ISSUED BY
The Hakluyt Society.
FIRST SERIES. NO. LXVII-MDCCCXXXIII
DIARY
OF
RICHARD COCKS
CAPE-MERCHANT IN THE ENGLISH FACTORY IN JAPAN
1615-1622
WITH CORRESPONDENCE
EDITED BY
EDWARD MAUNDE THOMPSON
VOL. II
BURT FRANKLIN, PUBLISHER
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
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January 1.—I delivered these bills to Mr. Osterwick this day,viz.:—
| 1 bill Kyng Firandos, Figen a Came, for | 3000 tais. |
| 1 bill Unagenses, for ½ barill gunpolder | 0010: 0: 0 |
| 1 bill Unagenses, for 8 pec. dutts 8 R. corg. sould for 1 tay pec., is | 0008: 0: 0 |
| 1 bill Kitskin Donos, for money lent hym | 0020: 0: 0 |
| 1 bill of Guarian Ushenusque Dono, mony lent | 0020: 0: 0 |
| 1 bill of Guenchque or Tonomon Same, kinges brother | 0050: 0: 0 |
| 1 bill ditto Tonomon Same, for 8 pec. red zelas | 0008: 0: 0 |
And I gave hym my writing for my boy Tushma, called Bicho, bought ofJno. Japon.
We had much adoe with the mareners of our junk about carryingpassingers along with them, and som of the officers of junk cameashore, but I sent them back per kinges order.
And about midnight I went abord the junck to Cochy my selfe, and carid20 loves bread, a veneson pastie, a peece rosting beefe, and a bottellSpanish wyne; and in the way met an offecer of the junk, calledTiquan, and caryed hym back againe. Mr. Eaton had much ado abord,before I came, and turned 9 passingers ashore whom he fownd hid inmareners cabbins.
[Pg 2]Capt. Adames rec. 900 tais plate bars in parte of payment for hisjunk.
And I had these newyears giftes following geven me:—
A barill morofack from Capt. Adames.
A maky contor from Mr. Ric. Wickham.
A compas for variation from Mr. Wedmore.
A band and a nightcap from Jno. Cook.
A peece black taffety from Capt. China.
And I gave these newyears giftes following, viz.:—
To Capt. Adames a nest of 5 maky beakers.
To Mr. Wickham a wakadash and knife geven me per Safian Dono orChubio Dono.
To Mr. Wedmor