He Was So Much
Pleased With The Activity Of Our Men On This Occasion, That He Sent For
A Barrel Of Wine And Some Fish, Which He Gave Among Them As A Reward For
Their Labouring So Lustily.
The 28th, I received two letters from our general, dated the 19th and
20th of the month, as also
Two others from Mr Peacock and Mr Wickham,
which were brought me by the governor of Shimonoseke.[30] This
governor did not land at Firando, but delivered these letters on board
our ship to the master, proceeding directly for Nangasaki, and promising
to return hither shortly. I also carried a letter for the old king
Foyne, which was brought by the same governor, being accompanied on
the occasion by Mr Melsham and Hernando. Foyne at this visit made a
present of a cattan or Japanese sword to Mr Melsham, and another with
a Spanish dagger to Hernando, giving likewise both to them and me
several bunches of garlic. He also gave us leave to dry our gunpowder on
the top of the fortress, offering some of his own people to help ours,
if we had need of them. This day I brought on shore to our house
twenty-two bars of lead, together with 125 culverin shot, round and
langridge. When we were about to sit down to supper, the old king came
to visit us, and being very merry he sat down to supper with us, and
took such fare as we had in good part.
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