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and could not be prevented from offering them sacrifices, " with lamentable weeping-, 

 scratching 1 , and tearing the flesh from their faces with their nails, whereof issued abundance 

 of blood. " But we used/' says the narrator quoted by Hakluyt, " signs to them of 

 disliking this, and stayed their hands from force, and directed them upwards to 

 the living God, whom only they ought to worship." After remaining there five weeks, 

 Drake took his departure, and the natives watched the ships sadly as they sailed, and kept 

 fires burning on the hill-tops as long as they continued in sight. " Good store of seals 

 and birds" were taken from the Farralone Islands. Many an egg has the writer eaten, 

 laid by the descendants of those very birds : they are supplied in quantities to the San 

 Francisco markets. Drake's attempt at the northern passage was now abandoned. 



Sixty-eight days was Drake's ship containing one of the most valuable freights 

 ever held in one bottom in the open sea, during which time no land was sighted ; at 

 the end of this period the Pelew, Philippine, and Molucca Islands were successively 

 reached. At Ternate, Drake sent a velvet cloak as a present to the king, requesting 

 provisions, and that he might be allowed to trade for spices. The king was amiable and 

 well disposed ; he sent before him " four great and large canoes, in every one whereof 

 were certain of his greatest states that were about him, attired in white lawn of cloth of 

 Calicut, having over their heads, from the one end of the canoe to the other, a covering 

 of thin perfumed mats, borne up with a frame made of reeds for the same use, under which 

 every one did sit in his order, according to his dignity, to keep him from the heat of the 

 sun. * * * The rest were soldiers which stood in comely order, round about on both 

 sides; without whom sat the rowers in certain galleries, which being three on a side all 

 along the canoes, did lie off from the side thereof three or four yards, one being orderly 

 builded lower than another, in every of which galleries were fourscore rowers. These 

 canoes were furnished with warlike munitions, every man, for the most part, having his 

 sword and target, with his dagger, besides other weapons, as lances, calivers, darts, 

 bows and arrows ; also every canoe had a small cast-base (or cannon) mounted at the 

 least one full yard upon a stock set upright." These canoes or galleys were rowed about 

 the ship, those on board doing homage as they passed. The king soon arrived in 

 state, and was received " with a salute of great guns, with trumpets sounding, and 

 such politic display of state and strength as Drake knew it was advisable to exhibit." 

 Many presents were made to the king, who in return sent off provisions of rice, fowls, 

 fruits, sugar-cane, and " imperfect and liquid sugar " (presumably molasses) . Next day 

 there was a grand reception ashore; the king, covered with gold and jewels, under a rich 

 canopy embossed with gold, professing great friendship. The fact was that his own father 

 had been assassinated by the Portuguese, and he himself had besieged and taken their 

 Fort St. Paul's, and compelled them to leave it. He was, doubtless, anxious for some 

 alliance which might strengthen his hands against the Portuguese. Drake, however, 

 had no commission, nor desire at that time to engage his country to any such treaty ; his 

 principal object now was to get home safely with his treasure. He, however, successfully 

 traded for a quantity of cloves and provisions. 



Off Celebes, the Hinde became entangled among the shoals, and while running under 

 full sail, suddenly struck on a rock, where she stuck fast. Boats were got out to see whether 

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