Chapter-6
I stayed for about three months in that country. The king was highly pleased to favour me and at the same time made many honourable offers. But now I had decided to return home. On 6th May, 1709, I took a formal leave of the king and all my friends. The prince was courteous enough to order a guard to depart me to Glanguenstald which was a royal port to the south-west part of the island.
After six days, I found a vessel ready to carry me to Japan and spent fifteen days days in the voyage. We landed at a small port-town called Xamoschi situated on the south-east part of Japan. When I landed, I showed the custom house officers my letter from the king of Luggnagg to his imperial majesty. They knew the seal perfectly well; it was as broad as the palm of my hand. The impression was, A KING LIFTING UP A LAME BEGGAR FROM THE EARTH.
The magistrates of the town came to know of my letter and welcomed me as a public minister. They provided me with carriages and servants and bore my charges to Yedo.
On 9th June 1709, I arrived at Nangasac after a vey long and troublesome journey. I soon fell into the company of some Dutch sailors who belonged to the Amboyna, of Amsterdam, a stout ship of 450 tons. I had lived for quite some time in Holland and pursued my studies at Leyden, hence could speak Dutch very well. We sailed to the Cape of Good Hope. On 10th April 1710, we arrived safely at Amsterdam, having lost only three men by sickness in the voyage, and a fourth, who fell from the foremast into the sea, not far from the coast of Guinea. From Amsterdam I soon set sail for England.
On 16th April, we cast our anchor at the Downs. I landed next morning and saw my native country. I went straight to Redriff, where I arrived the same day at 2 in the afternoon and found my wife and family in good health.