A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1579- 



dignitie, to keepe him from the heate of the Sunne, 

 divers of whom beeing of good age and gravitie, did 

 make an ancient and fatherly shew. There were also 

 divers yong and comely men attired in white, as were 

 the others: the rest were souldiers, which stood in 

 comely order round about on both sides, without whom 

 sate the rowers in certaine galleries, which being three 

 on a side all along the Canoas, did lie off from the 

 side thereof three or foure yardes, one being orderly 

 builded lower then another, in every of which galleries 

 were the number of 4. score rowers. 



These Canoas were furnished with warlike munition, 

 every man for the most part having his sword and 

 target, with his dagger, beside other weapons, as launces, 

 calivers, darts, bowes and arrowes : also every Canoa 

 had a small cast base mounted at the least one full 

 yarde upon a stocke set upright. 



Thus comming neere our shippe, in order they 

 rowed about us, one after another, and passing by, 

 did their homage with great solemnitie, the great per- 

 sonages beginning with great gravitie and fatherly 

 countenances, signifying that ye king had sent them to 

 conduct our ship into a better roade. 

 The King of Soone after the King himselfe repaired, accompanied 

 Ternate came ^\^Yl 6. grave and ancient persons, who did their obei- 

 Franc'is ^' sance with marveilous humilitie. The king was a man 

 Drake. of tall stature, and seemed to be much delighted with 



[III. 740.] the sound of our musicke, to whom as also to his 

 nobilitie, our Generall gave presents, wherewith they 

 were passing well contented. 



At length the King craved leave of our Generall to 

 depart, promising the next day to come aboord, and in 

 the meane time to send us such victuals, as were 

 necessarie for our provision : so that the same night we 

 ^agu a kinde received of them meale, which they call Sagu, made of 

 oj- meale. ^^ ^Qps of certaine trees, tasting in the mouth like 



sowre curds, but melteth like sugar, whereof they make 

 certaine cakes, which may be kept the space of ten 



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