Extract from Saris’s Log, 29th July 1613

The Clove
The Clove
..the long wait is over, William Adams arrives in Hirado and meets John Saris… 

“Mr Addams arrived at Firando, having byn 17 daies on the waie comminge from Sorongo, wee havinge staied heere for his comminge 48 daies.  After that I had frindelie entertained him, I conferred with him in the presence of the marchaunts, touching the incouragement hee could giue of trade in these partes, hee aunswered that it was not allwaies a like, but sometimes better, and sometimes worse, yet doubted not but wee should doe as well as others, givinge admirable commendations of the countrie, as much affected there vnto.” (pp. 167 – 168)

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