John Saris
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John Saris was an English sailor and merchant best known for leading the first English trade expedition to Japan, the voyage of the Clove from 1611 to 1614. He served as chief factor of the East India
One of the two Japanese suits of armour offered by Tokugawa Hidetada to John Saris for King James I in 1613, now in the Tower of London.
Tombstone of John Saris
Richard Cocks
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Richard Cocks was the head of the British East India Company trading post in Hirado, Japan, between 1613 and 1623, from its creation until its bankruptcy and closure.
John Saris
…to remain in Japan, and Saris arranged to hire Adams to work for the Company at Hirado. Saris left Hirado on the Clove on 5 December 1613, leaving Richard Cocks in charge of the Hirado operation. The Clove docked at Bantam from 3 January to 13 February 1614, and then sailed directly back to England. He returned…
Memorial statue of Richard Cocks in Hirado, Japan