Also I sent our _jurebasso_ to the Court to procure our dispach; but retorned without doing any thing. And our _bongew_, Stroyemon Dono, and Cacazemon Dono tell us now we must of force stay heare till after the feast, before we can have our dispach. Also they say Gonrok Dono will be heare this night.
_January 27_ (_Shiwas 26_).--The Queene of Firando sent me a present per her secretary, with the like to Capt. Camps, viz.:--
2 silk coates or _kerremons_ with watta. 2 barills of wyne of Japon. 2 wild geese.
_January 28_ (_Shiwas 27_).--Cacazemon Dono and Stroyemon Dono came to vizet me, and tould me that Oyen Dono said that themperour did esteeme of our nations more then ever, by meanes we had soe well defended our selves in our plito against the padres, and that we should be dispached shortly to our content. Also they tould me that the sonne of Masseamon Dono would com to vizet both us and the Hollanders to morow, which we agreed should be at Hollanders lodging, it being more comodious than ours.
Also our _jurebasso_ was at Court all day, and procured nothing. 240
_January 29_ (_Shiwas 28_).--The Hollanders and we kept within dores all this day, attending the coming of Massamone his sonne, hoe sent word he would com and see us and take accoyntance with us; but came not. Nether could we doe any thing for our dispach, being now answerd we must attend 8 days more till the cheefe of the feast be past.
_January 30_ (_Shiwas 29_).--We went and deliverd our presentes to the admerall Shongo Dono, and his ould father Fiongo Dono. We were very kyndly entertayned at both howses, espetially at Shongo Donos, with a bankett of _chaw_, Spanish wyne, and other matters extraordenary.
And soe we went to Hollanders to dyner, and they came to us to supper, we having in thafter nowne vizeted the pagod of Ottongo Fachemon, the god of war, which out of dowbt is the devill, for his pickture sheweth it, made in forme as they paint the devill, and mounted upon a wild bore without bridell or saddell, and hath wings on his shoulders, as Mercury is paynted to have.
_February 1_ (_Shonguach 1_).--We gave presentes this Japon new years day, viz.:--
1 pec. ordnary taffety to her sonne Joseph.
1 pec. ditto to Jenquese Dono, her good man.