CANDISH'S CIRCUMNAVIGATION ad. 



1588. 

 they undertake, and wonderfully at commandement and 

 feare of their king. For example : if their king command 

 them to undertake any exploit, be it never so dangerous 

 or desperate, they dare not nor will not refuse it, though 

 they die every man in the execution of the same. For 

 hee will cut off the heads of every one of them which 

 returne alive without bringing of their purpose to passe : 

 which is such a thing among them, as it maketh them the 

 most valiant people in all the Southeast parts of the 

 world : for they never feare any death. For being in 

 fight with any nation, if any of them feeleth himselfe hurt 

 with launce or sword, he will willingly runne himselfe 

 upon the weapon quite through his body to procure 

 his death the more speedily, and in this desperate sort 

 ende his dayes, or overcome his enemie. Moreover, 

 although the men be tawny of colour and go continually 

 naked, yet their women be faire of complexion and go Faire women 

 more apparelled. ^^ *'^^^'^- 



After they had thus described the state of the yland, 

 and the orders and facions of the people ; they tolde 

 us farther, that if their king Don Antonio would come D°^ Antonio 

 unto them, they would warrant him to have all the ^^^^tbe re-% 

 Malucos at commandement, besides, China, Sangles, and i^^^j^^ ^^^^ 

 the yles of the Philippinas, and that hee might be Indies. 

 assured to have all the Indians on his side that are in 

 the countrey. After we had fully contented these 

 Portugals, and the people of Java which brought us 

 victuals in their Canoas, they tooke their leaves of us with 

 promise of all good entertainement at our returnes, and 

 our Generall gave them three great pieces of Ordinance 

 at their departing. Thus the next day being the 16. They depart 

 of March we set saile towards the Cape of good hope, -^["^ L^'^^!^^j^ 

 called by the Portugals Cabo de buena Esperancza on |-gg^ 

 the Southermost coast of Africa. 



The rest of March and all the moneth of April wee 

 spent in traversing that mightie and vaste Sea, betweene 

 the yle of Java and the maine of Africa, observing the 

 heavens, the Crosiers or South-pole, the other starres, the 



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