DRAKE'S CIRCUMNAVIGATION ad. 



1579- 

 should finde that as he was a King, so his word should 

 stand : adding further, that if he went to Tydore before 

 he came to Ternate, the King would have nothing to doe 

 with us, because hee held the Portugall as his enemie : 

 whereupon our General resolved to runne with Ternate, 

 where the next morning early we came to anchor, at 

 which time our Generall sent a messenger to the king 

 with a velvet cloke for a present, and token of his 

 comming to be in peace, and that he required nothing but 

 traffique and exchange of marchandize, whereof he had 

 good store, in such things as he wanted. 



In the meane time the Vice-king had bene with the 

 king according to his promise, signifying unto him 

 what good things he might receive from us by traf- 

 fique: whereby the King was mooved with great 

 liking towards us, and sent to our Generall with 

 speciall message, that hee should have what things he 

 needed, and would require with peace and friendship, 

 and moreover that hee would yeeld himselfe, and the The king of 

 right of his Island to bee at the pleasure and com- ^^^!\- 

 mandement of so famous a Prince as we served. In sjl and\ts 

 token whereof he sent to our Generall a signet, and khgdome to 

 within short time after came in his owne person, with the service of 

 boates, and Canoas to our ship, to bring her into a ^^^ Q^^^^e of 

 better and safer roade then she was in at present. 



In the meane time, our Generals messenger beeing 

 come to the Court, was met by certaine noble person- 

 ages with great solemnitie, and brought to the King, at 

 whose hands hee was most friendly and graciously 

 intertained. 



The King purposing to come to our ship, sent before The great and 

 4. great and large Canoas, in every one whereof were ^^^^^S^ ^^~ 

 certaine of his greatest states that were about him. King of 

 attired in white lawne of cloth of Calicut, having over Ternate. 

 their heads from the one ende of the Canoa to the 

 other, a covering of thinne perfumed mats, borne up 

 with a frame made of reedes for the same use, under 

 which every one did sit in his order according to his 



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