Together with many boats and killed seven men.

He recovered the small boat and we departed

immediately pursuing the same course. Before we landed, some of our sick men begged us if we
should kill any man or woman to bring the entrails to them, as they would recover immediately.
When we wounded any of those people with our crossbow-shafts, which passed completely
through their loins from one side to the other, they looking at it, pulled on the shaft now on this
and now on that side, and then drew it out, with great astonishments, and so died. Others who
were wounded in the breast did the same, which moved us to great compassion. Those people
seeing us departing followed us with more than one hundred boats for more than one league.
They approached the ships showing us fish, feigning that they would give them to us; but then
threw stones at us and fled. And although the ships were under full sail, they passed between
them and the small boats, [fastened astern], very adroitly in those small boat of theirs. We saw
some women on their boats who were crying out and tearing their hair, for love, I believe, of
those whom we had killed. Each one of those people lives according to his own will, for they
have no seignior. They go naked, and some are bearded and have tied black hair that reaches to
the waist. They wear small palm-leaf hats, as do the Albanians. They are as tawny, but are born
white. Their teeth are red as black, for they think that is most beautiful. The women go naked
except that they wear a narrow strip of bark as thin as paper, which grows between the tree and
the bark of the palm, before privies. They are good-looking and delicately formed, and lighter
complexioned than the men; and wear their hair which is exceedingly black, loose, and hanging
quite down to the ground. The women do not work in the fields but stay in the house, from palm
leaves. They eat coconuts, camotes, birds, figs one palm in length [bananas], sugar cane, and
flying fish, besides other things. They anoint the body and the hair with coconut and beneseed
oil. Their houses are all built of wood covered with planks and thatched with leaves of the fig-
tree [banana-tree] two fathoms long; and they have floors and windows. The rooms and the beds
are all furnished with the most beautiful palm-leaf mats. They sleep on palms straw which is
very soft and fine. They use no weapons, except a kind of a spear pointed at the end. Those
people are poor, but ingenious and very thievish, on account of which we called those three
islands the island of Landroni. Their amusement, men and women, is to plough the seas with
those small boats of theirs. Those boats resemble fucelere, but are narrower, and some are black,
[some] white, and others red. At the side opposite the sail, they have a larde piece of wood
pointed at the top, with poles laid across it a resting on the water, in order that the boats may sail
more safely. The sail is made from palm leaves sewn together and is shaped like a lateen sail. For
rudders they use a certain blade resembling a hearth shovel which have a piece of wood at the
end. They can change stern and bow at will, and those boats resemble the dolphins which leap in
the water from wave to wave. Those Landroni though, according to the signs which they have
made, that there were no other people in the world but themselves. At dawn on Sunday, March
sixteen, 1521, we came upon a high land at a distance of three hundred leagues from the islands
of Landroni – an island named Zamal [Samar]. The following day, the captain-general desired to
land on another island which was uninhabited and lay to the right of the above-mentioned island,
in order to be more secure, and to get water and have some rest. He had two tents set up in the
shore for the sick and had a sow killed for them. On Monday afternoon, March 18, we saw a boat
coming toward us with nine men in it. Therefore, the captain-general ordered that no one should
move or say a word without his permission. When those men reached the shore, their chief went
immediately to the captain-general, giving signs of joy because of our arrival. Five of the most
ornately adored of them remain with us, while the rest went to get some others who were fishing
and so they all came. The captain general, seeing that they were reasonable men, ordered food to
be set before them, and gave them red caps, mirrors, comb, bells, ivory, bocasine, and other
things. When they saw the captain's courtesy, they presented fish, a jar of palm wine which they
call uraca [arrack]. Figs more than one palm long [bananas], and others which were smaller and
more delicate, and two coconuts. They had nothing else then but made signs with their hands that
they would bring umau or rice, and coconuts and many other articles of food with in four days.
Coconut are the fruit of the palm tree. Just as we have bread, wine, oil, and vinegar, so those
people get everything from that tree. They get wine in the following manner, they bore a hole
into the heart of the said palm at the top called palmito, from which distils a liquor which
resembles white mist. That liquor is sweet but somewhat tart, and [is gathered] in canes [of
bamboo] as thick as the leg and thicker. They fasten the bamboo to the tree at evening for the
morning, and in the morning for the evening. That palm bears a fruit, namely the coconut, which
is as large as the head or thereabouts. Its outside husk is green and thicker than two fingers.
Certain filaments are found in that husk, whence is made cord for binding together their boats.
Under that there is a hard shell there is a white marrow substance ome finger im thickness, which
they eat fresh with meat and fish as we do bread; and it has a taste resembling the almond. It
could be dried and made into bread. There is a clear , sweet water in the middle of that marrow
substance which is very refreshing. When thay water stands for a while after having beem
collected, it congeals and becomes like an apple. When natives wish to make oil, they take that
coconut, and allow the marrow substance and the water of putrefy. Then they boil it and it
becomes oil like butter . when they wish to make vinegar, they allow only the water to putrefy,
and then place it in the sun, and a vinegar results like [that made from] white wine. Milk can also
be made from it, for we made some. We scraped that marrow substance and then mixed the
scrapings with its own water which we strained through a cloth, and so obtained milk like goat's
milk. Those palms resemble date-palms, but although not smooth they are less knotty than the
latter. A family of 10 persons can be supported on two trees, by utilizing one of them during one
week and the other during the other 8 days for the wine for it they did otherwise, the trees would
dry up . They last a century. Those people became very familiar with us. They told us may
things, their names and those of some of the islands that could be seen from that place. Their
own island was called Zuluan and it is not very large . We took great pleasure with them, for
they were very pleasant and conversable. In order to show them greater honor, the captain-
general took them to his ship and showed them all his merchandise - cloves, cinnamon,
pepper,ginger, nutmeg, mace, gold and all the things in the ship. He had some mortars fired for
them, whereat they exhibited great fear, and tried to jump out of the ship. They made signs to us
that the above said articles gres in that place where we were going. When they were about to
retire they took their leave very gracefully and neatly, saying that they would return according to
their promise. The island where we were is called Humuno: (now Homonhon) but in as much as
we found two springs there of the clearest water, we called it Acquada da li buoni Segnialli (" the
watering place of Good signs"), for there were the first signs of gold which we found in those
districts. We found a great quantity of white coral there, and large trees with fruit a trifle smaller
that the almond and resembling pine seeds. There are many islands in that district, and therefore
we called them the archipelago of San alazaro, as they were discovered on the Sunday of St.
Lazarus. They lie in 10 degrees of latitude toward the Arctic Pole, and in a longtitude of one
hundred and sixty-one degrees from the line of demarcation. At noon on Friday, March 22, those
men came us they had promised us in two boats with coconuts, sweet oranges, a jar of palm-wine
and a cock, in order to show us that there were fowls in that district they exhibited great signs of
pleasure at seeing us. We purchased all those articles from them. Their seignior was an old man
who was painted [tattooed]. He wore two gold earrings in his ears. and the other many gold
armlets on their arms and kerchiefs about their heads. We stayed there one week, and during that
time our captain went ashore daily to visit the sick, and every morning gave them coconut water
from his own hand. which comforted them greatly. There are people living near that island who
have earrings in their ears so large that they can pass their arms through them. Those people are
caphri, that is to say, heathen. They go naked. with a cloth woven from the bark of a tree about
their privies, except some of the chiefs who wear cotton cloth embroidered with silk at the ends
by means of a needle. They are dark, fat, and painted They anoint themselves with coconut and
with beneseed oil, as a protection against sun and wind. They have very black hair that falls to
the waist, and use daggers, knives, and spears ornamented with gold, large shields, fascines,
javelins, and fishing net that resemble rizali; and their boats are like ours. On the afternoon of
holy Monday, the day of our Lady, March twenty-five, while we were on the point of weighing
anchor, I went to the side of the ship to fish and putting my feet upon a yard leading down into
the storeroom, they slipped, for it was rainy, and consequently I fell into the sea, so that no one
saw me. When I was all but under, y left hand happened to catch hold of the clew-garnet of the
mainsail, which was dangling in the water. I held on tightly, and began to cry out so lustily that I
was rescued by the small boat. I was aided not. I believe, indeed, through my merits but through
the mercy of that font of charity [the Virgin]. That same day we shaped our course toward the
west southwest between four islands, namely Cenalo, Hiunanghan, Ibusson. and Abarien. On
Thursday morning, March twenty-eight. as we had seen a fire on an island the night before, we
anchored near it. We saw a small boat which the natives call boloto [baroto] with eight men in it,
approaching the flagship. A slave belonging to the captain-general, who was a native of Zamatra
[Sumatra], which was formerly called Taprobana, spoke to them. They immediately understood
him, came alongside the ship, unwilling to enter but taking a position at some little distance. The
captain, seeing that they would not trust us. threw them out a red cap and other things tied to a bit
of wood. They received them very gladly, and went away quickly to advise their king. About two
hours later we saw two balanghai coming. They are large boats and are so called [by those
people]. They were full of men, and their king was in larger of them, being seated under an
awning of mats. When the king came near the flagship, the slave spoke to him. The king
understood him, for in those districts the kings kew more languages than the other people. He
ordered some of his men to enter the ships, but he always remained in his balanghai, at some
little distance from the ship until his own men returned; and as soon as they returned he departed.
The captain-general showed great honor to the men who entered the ship, and gave them some
presents, for which the king wished before his departure to give the captain a large bar of gold
and a basket full of ginger. The latter. however, however, thanked the king heartily but would not
accept it. In the afternoon We went in the ships [and anchored] near the dwellings of the king.
Next day, holy Friday, the captain-general sent his slave, who acted as our interpreter, ashore in a
small boat to ask the king if he had any food to have it carried to the ships; and to say that they
would be well satisfied with us, for he [and his men] had come to the island as friends and not as
enemies. The king came with six or eight men in the same boat and entered the ships. He
embraced the captain-general to whom he gave three porcelain jars covered with leaves and full
of raw rice, two very law dorado and other things. The captain-general gave the king a garment
of red and yellow cloth made in the Turkish fashion, and a fine red cap; and to the others (the
king's men), some knives and to Then the captain-general had a collation spread for them, and
had the king told through the slave that he desired to be casi-casi with him, that is to say, brother.
The king replied that he also wished to enter the same relations with the captain-general. Then
the captain showed him cloth of various colours, linen, coral (ornaments), and many articles of
merchandise, and all the artillery, some of which he had discharged for him, whereat the natives
were greatly frightened.
Then the captain-general had a man armed as a soldier, and a placed him in the midst of three
men armed with swords and daggers, who struck him on all parts of the body. Thereby was the
king rendered almost speechless. The captain-general told him through the slave the one of those
armed men was worth one hundred of his own men. The king answered that was a fact. The
captain-general said that he had two hundred men in each ship who were armed in that manner.
He showed the king cuirasses, swords, and bucklers, and had a review made for him. Then he led
the king to the deck of the ship, that is located above at the stern; and had his sea-chart and
compass brought. He told the king through the interpreter how he had found the strait in order to
voyage thither and how many moons he had been without seeing land, whereat the king was
astonished. Lastly, he told the king that he would like, if it were pleasing to him, to send two of
his men with him so that he might show them some of his things. The king replied that he has
agreeable, and I went in company with one of the other men.
When I reached shore, the kin raised his hands toward the sky and then turned towards to the sky
and then towards us two. We did the same toward him as did all the others. The king took me by
the hand; one of his chiefs took companion: and thus they led us under a bamboo covering,
where there was a balanghai, as long as eighty of my palm lengths, and resembling a fusta. We
sat down upon the stern of that balanghai, constantly conversing with signs. The king’s men
stood about us in a circle with swords, daggers, spears, and bucklers. The king had a plate of
work brought in and a large jar filled with wine. at very mounthful, we drank a cup of wine. The
wine was left (in the cup) at any time, though that happened but rarely, was put into a jar itself.
the kings cup was always kept covered and no one else drank from it but he and I. Before king
took the cup to drink, he raised his clasped hands towards the sky, and then forwards towards us;
and when he was about to drink, he extended the fist of his left hand toward me (at first I thought
that he was about to strike me) and then drank. I did the same toward the king. They all make
those signs one toward another when they drink. We ate with such ceremonies and with other
signs of friendship. I eat meat on Friday, for I could not help myself. Before the supper hour I
gave the king many things which I had brought.
I wrote down the names of many things I their language. When the king and the others saw me
writing, and when I told them their words, there were all astonished. While engaged in that the
supper hour was announced. two large porcelain dishes were brought in, on full of rice and other
of pork with its gravy. We ate with the same signs and ceremonies, after which we went to the
palace of the king which was build like a hayloft and was thatched with fig and palm leaves. It
was build up high from the ground on huge post of the wood and it was necessary to ascend to it
by means of ladders. The king made us sit down there bamboo mat with our legs drawn up like
tailors. After half an hour a platter of roast fish cut in pieces was brought in, and ginger freshly
gathered, and wine. The king eldest son, who was a prince, came over to us; whereupon the king
told him to it down near us, and he accordingly did so. Then two platters were brought in, so that
we might eat with the prince. My companion became intoxicated as a consequence of so much
drinking and eating. They used the gum of a tree called anime wrapped in palm or fig leaves for
lights. The king made us sign that he was going to go to sleep. He left the prince with us, and we
slept with the latter on a bamboo mat with pillows made of leaves. day dawned the king came
and took me by the hand, and in that manner we went to where we had had supper, in order to
partake of refreshments, but the boat came to get us. Before we left, the king kissed our hands
with great joy, and we his. One of his brothers, the king of another island, and three men came
with us. The captain-general kept him to dine with us, and gave him many things. Pieces of gold,
of the size of walnuts and eggs, are found by sifting the earth in the island of that king whom I
led to our ships. All the dishes of that king are of gold and also some portion of his house, as we
were told by that king himself. According to their customs he was very grandly decked out, and
the finest looking man that we saw among those people. His hair was exceedingly black, and
hung to his shoulders. He had a covering of silk on his head, and wore two large golden earrings
fastened in his ears. He wore a cotton cloth all embroidered with silk, which covered him from
the waist to the knees. At his side hung a dagger the haft of which was somewhat long and all of
gold, and its scabbard of carved wood. He had three spots of gold on every tooth, and his teeth
appeared as if bound with gold. He was tawny and painted all over. That island of his was called
Butuan and Calagan. When those kings wished to see one another, they both went to hunt in that
island where we were. The name of the first king is Raia Colambu, and the second Raia Siaui.
Early on the morning of Sunday, the last of March and Eastern day, the captain-general sent the
priest with some men to prepare the place where Mass was to be said: together with the
interpreter to tell the king that we were not going to land in order to dine with him, but to say
Mass. Therefore, the king sent us two swine that he had killed. When the hour for Mass arrived,
we landed with about fifty men, without our body armor, but carrying our other arms, and
dressed in our best clothes. Before we reached the shore with our boat, six pieces were
discharged as a sign of peace we landed; the two king embraced the captain-general, and place
him between them. We went in marching order to the place consecrated, which was not far from
the shore. Before the commencement of Mass, the captain sprinkled the entire bodies of the two
kings with musk water.. The kings went forward to kiss the cross as we did, but made no
offerings. When the body of our Lord was elevated, they remained on their knees and
worshipped Him with clasped hands. The ships fired all their artillery at once when the body of
Christ was elevated, the signal having been given from the shore with muskets. After the
conclusion of Mass, some of our men took communion. The captain-general arranged a fencing
tournament, at which the kings were greatly pleased. Then he had a cross carried in and the nails
and a crown, to which they made immediate reverence. He told the kings through the interpreter
that they were the standards given to him by the emperor his sovereign, so that wherever he
might go he might set up those tokens. (He said that he wished to set it up in that place for their
benefit, for whenever any of our ships came, they would know that we had been there by that
cross, and would do nothing to displease them or harm their property If any of their men were
captured, they would be set free immediately on that sign being shown. It was necessary to set
that cross on the summit of the highest mountain, so that on seeing it every morning, they might
adore it; and if they did that, neither thunder, lightning, nor storms would harm them in the least.
They thanked him heartily and [said] that they would do everything willingly. The captain-
general also had them asked whether they were Muslims or heathen, or what was their belief.
They replied that they had no other worship but raising their clasped hands and their face to the
sky; and that they called their God "Abba." Threat the captain was very glad, and seeing that, the
first king raised his hands to the sky and said that he wished that it were possible for him to make
the captain see his love for him. The interpreter asked the king why there was so little to eat
there. The latter replied that he did no live in that place except when he went hunting and to see
his brother, but that he lived in another island where all his family were. The captain -general
had him asked to declare whether he had any enemies, so that he might go with his ships to
destroy them and to render them obedient to him. The king thanked him and said that he did
indeed have two islands hostile to him, but that it was not then the season to go there. He said
that he was about to go to dinner, and that he would return afterward across set up on the summit
of the mountain. They replied that they were satisfied, and then forming in battalion and firing
the muskets and the captain having embraced the two kings, we took our leave. Arter dinner we
all returned clad in our doublets, and that afternoon went together with the two kings to the
summit of the highest mountain there. When we reached the summit the captain general told
them that he esteemed highly having sweated for them for since the cross was there, it could not
but be of great use to them. On asking them which post was the best to get, they replied that there
were three ,namely , Ceylon , Zubu, and Calaghann, but that Zubu was the largest and the one
with most trade. They offered of their own accord to give us pilots to show us the way. The
captain-general thanked them , and determined to go there , for so did his unhappy fate will.
After the cross was erected in position, each of us repeated a Pater Noster and an Ave Maria, and
adored the cross; and the kings did the same. Then we descended through their cultivated fields,
and went to the place where the balanghai was. The kings had some coconuts brought in so that
we might refresh ourselves. The captain asked the kings for the pilots, for he intended to depart
the following morning, and (said) that he would treat them as if they were the kings themselves,
and would leave one of us as hostage. The kings replied that every hour he wished the pilots
were at his command , but that night the first king changed his mind , and in the morning when
we were about to depart , sent word to the captain-general, asking him for love him to wait two
days until he should have his rice harvested , and other trifles attended to . He asked the captain –
general to send him some men to help him, so that it might be done sooner; and said that he
intended to act as our pilot himself. The captain sent him some men, but the kings ate and drank
so much that they slept all the day. One of those people brought us abroad a porringer full of rice
and also eight or ten figs fastened together to barter them for a knife which at the most was worth
three catrini. The captain, seeing that native cared for nothing but a knif , called him to look at
other things The captain , seeing that the native cared for nothing but a knife, called him to look
at the other things . He put his hand in his purse and wished to give him one real for those things,
but he would not accept that either. Finally the captain tried to give him a doppione worth two
ducats , but he would take nothing but a knife ; and accordingly the captain had one given to him
.When one of our men went ashore for water, one of those people wanted to give him a pointed
crown of massive gold, of the size of a colona, for six strings of glass beads , but the captain
refuse to let him barter, so that the natives should learn at the very beginning that we prized our
merchandise more than their gold . The people are heathens, and go naked and painted. They
wear piece of cloth woven from a tree about their privies. They are very heavy drinkers. Their
women are clad in tree cloth from their waist down, and their hair is black and reaches to the
ground. They have whole pierced in their eras which are filled with gold. Those people are
constantly chewing a fruit which they call areca, and which resembles a pear. They cut that fruit
into four parts, and then wrap it in the leaves of their tree which they call betre (betel). Those
leaves resembles the leaves of the mulberry. The mix it with

WAAY PA KA TYPE SI NONG CHRISTIAN!!!!!!

his man and would answer the captain on the following days. Then he had refreshments of many
dishes, all from meat and contained in porcelain platters besides many jars of wine brought in.
After our men had refreshed themselves, they returned and told us everythin . The king of
Mazaua, who was the most influential after that king and the seignior of a member of islands,
went ashore to speak to the king of the great courtesy of our captain general. Monday morning
our notary, together with the interpreter, went to Zubu. The king, accompanied by his chiefs,
came to the open square where he had our men sit down near him. He asked the notary whether
there was more than one captain in that campany, and whether that captain wished him to pay
tribute to the emperor his master. The notary replied in the negative, but that the captain wished
only to trade with him and with no others. The king said that he was satisfied, and that if the
captain wished to become his friend, he should send him a drop of blood from his right arm, and
he himself would do the same [ to him] as a sign of the most sincere friendship. The notary
answered that the captain would do it. Thereupon, the king told him that all the captains who
came to that place were wont to give presents one to the other and asked whether our captain or
he ought to commence. The interpreter told the king that since he desired to maintain the custom,
he should commence, and so he did. Tuesday morning the king of Mazaua came to the ships with
the muslim. He saluted the captain general in behalf of the king [of Zubu], and said that the king
of Zubu was collecting as much food as possible to give to us, and that after dinner he would
send one of his nephews and two others of his chief men to make peace. Thebcaptain-general
had one of his men armed with his own arms, and had the MusMusli told that we all fought in
that manner. The Muslim was greatly frightened, but the captain told him not to be frightened for
our arms were soft toward our friends and harsh toward our enemies; and as handkerchiefs wipe
off the sweat so did our arms overthrow and destroy all our adversaries, and those who hate our
faith. The captain did that so that the Muslims, who seemed more intelligent than the others,
might tell it to the king. After dinner the king's nephew, who was the prince, came to the ships
with the king of Mazaua, the Muslim the governor, the chief constable, and eight chiefs, to make
peace with us. The captain general was seated on a red velvet chair, the principal men on leather
chairs, and the other on mats upon the floor. The captain general asked them through the
interpreter whether it were their custom to speak in secret or in public, and whether that prince
abd the king of Mazuau had authority to make peace. They answered that they spoke in public,
and that they were empowered to make peace. The captain general said may things concerning
peace, and that he prayed God to confirm it in heaven. They said that they have never heard
anyone speak such words, but that they look great pleasure in hearing them. The captain seeing
that day listened and answered willingly, began to advance arguments to induce them to accept
faith. Asking them who would succeed to the seigniory after the death of the king, he was
answered that the king had no sons but only daughters, the eldest of whom was the wife of that
nephews of his, who therefore was the prince. [They said that] when the fathers and mothers
grew old they received no further honor, but their children commanded them. The captain told
him that God made the sky, the earth, the sea and everything else, and that he had commanded us
to honor our fathers and mothers, and that whoever did otherwise was condemned to eternal fire;
that we are all descended from Adam and Eve, our first parents, that we have an immortal spirit,
and many other things pertaining to the faith. All joyfully entreated the captain to leave them two
men, or at least one, to instruct them in the faith, and [said] that they would show them great
honor. The captain replied to them that they could not leave them any men then, but that if they
wished to become Christians, our priest would baptize them, and that he would next time bring
priests and friars who would instruct them in our faith. They answered that they would first
speak to their king, and that they would become Christian, (whereat) we all wept with great joy.
The captain general told them that they should not become Christians for fear or to please us, but
of their own free wills: and that he would not cause any displeasure to those who wished to live
according to their own law, but that the Christians would be better regarded and treated than the
others. All cried out with one voce that they were not free will. Then the captain told them that if
they become Christians, he would leave a suit of armor, for so had his king commanded him: that
we could not have intercourse with their women without committing a very great sin, they (the
women) re-Christians, the devil would no longer appear to them except in the last moment of
their death. They said that they could not answer the beautiful words of the captain, but that they
placed themselves in his hands, and that should treat them weeping, and clasping of one of the
prince’s hands and of the king’s between his own, said to them they by his faith in GOD and to
his sovereign, the emperor, and by the habit which he wore, he promised them that he would give
them perpetual peace with the king of Spain. They answered that they promised the same.
After the conclusion of the peace, the captain had refreshment served to them. Then the prince
and the King (of Mazaua) presented some baskets of rice, swine, goats, and fowls to the captain-
general on behalf of their king, and asked him to pardon them, for such things were but little (to
give) to one such as he. The captain gave the prince a white cloth of the finest linen, a red cap,
some strings of glasses are greatly appreciated in those districts. He did not give any present to
the king of Mazua, for he had already given him a robe of Cambaya, besides other articles. To
the others he gave now one thing and now another. Then he sent to the king of Zubu trough me
and one another year a yellow and violet silk robe made in Turkish style, a fine red cap, some
strings of glass beads, all in silver dish, and two glit drinking cups in our hands.
When we reached the city we found the king in his palace surrounded buy may people.
He was seated on a palm mat on the ground with only cotton cloth before his privies and a scarf
embroidered with the needle about his head, a necklace of great value hanging from his neck,
and two large gold earrings fastened in his ears set round with precious gems. He was fat and
short, and tattooed with fire in various design. From another mat on the ground he was eating
turtle eggs which were two porcelain dishes, and he had four jars full of palm wine in front of
him covered with sweet smelling herbs and arranged with four small reeds in each jar by means
of which he drank. Having duly made reverence to him, the interpreter told the king that his
master thanked him warmly for his present, and that he sent this present not in return for his
present but for the intrinsic love which he bore him. We dressed him in the robe, placed the
capon his head, and gave him the other things: then kissing the beads and putting them upon his
heads, I presented them to him. Then the had us eat some of those eggs and drink through those
slender reeds. The others, his men, told him in that place the words of the captain concerning
peace and his exhortation to them become Christians. The king wished to have us stay to supper
with him, but we told him that we could not stay then. Having taken our leave of him, the prince
took us with him to his house, where four young girls were playing (instruments) one, on a drum
like we do, but resting on the ground; the second was striking two suspended metallic disc
alternately with a stick wrapped somewhat thickly at the end of the palm cloth; the third, one
large gong in the same manner; and the last , two small gongs held in her hand, by striking one
against the other, which forth a sweet sound.
In that island are found dogs, cats, rice millet, panicum, sorgo, ginger, figs, oranges,
lemons, sugarcane, garlic.