CANDISHS CIRCUMNAVIGATION ad. 



1588. 



they be yong, and the place groweth up againe, without 

 any great paine to the child : and they take this nayle 

 out and in, as occasion serveth : and for the truth 

 thereof we our selves have taken one of these nailes 

 from a sonne of one of the kings which was of the 

 age of 10 yeeres, who did weare the same in his privie 

 member. 



This custome was granted at the request of the 

 women of the countrey, who finding their men to be 

 given to the fowle sinne of Sodom ie, desired some 

 remedie against that mischiefe, and obteined this before 

 named of the magistrates. Moreover all the males are 

 circumcised, having the foreskinne of their flesh cut away. Circumcision. 

 These people wholly worship the devill, and often times 

 have conference with him, which appeareth unto them 

 in most ugly and monstrous shape. 



On the 23 day of January, our Generall M. Thomas 



Candish caused al the principals of this island, and of 



an hundred islands more, which he had made to pay 



tribute unto him (which tribute was in hogges, hennes, 



potatoes and cocos,) to appeare before him, and made 



himselfe and his company knowne unto them, that they 



were English men, and enemies to the Spaniardes : and 



thereupon spredde his Ensigne and sounded up the 



drummes, which they much marvelled at : to conclude, The inkabi- 



thev promised both themselves and all the islands there- ^^^Ji of Caput 



, ^ ^ 11- 1 1111 • ^^^^ ^« ih^ 



about to ayde him, whensoever nee shoulde come againe islands adj ox n- 



to overcome the Spaniardes. Also our Generall gave ing, promise to 

 them, in token that wee were enemies to the Spaniardes, ayde the 

 money backe againe for all their tribute which they had ^^^!^^^ 

 payed : which they tooke marveilous friendly, and rowed Spaniards 

 about our shippe to shewe us pleasure marveilous swiftly : 

 at the last our generall caused a saker to be shot off, 

 whereat they wondered, and with great contentment 

 took their leaves of us. 



The next day being the twentie foure of Januarie, Oa^^<?/'^r//zrtf 

 wee sette sayle aboute sixe of the clock in the morning. Inland of 

 and ran along the coast of the island of Manilla, shaping Capul. 



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