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they are hatched by the heat of the fun. From Maffana to Gatigan the diftance istwenty leagues.

On leaving Gatigan we fleered weflward, and, as the King of Maffana was unableto keep pace with us in his pirogue, we waited for him near three iflands called Polo,Ticobon, and Pozon* : when he had overtaken us we caufed him, with fome of hisattendants, to come on board our veffel, which greatly pleafed him ; finally we arrivedat the ifland Zubu. From Gatigan to Zubu, the diftance is fifteen leagues.

On Sunday, 7th April, we entered the port of Zubu. We paffed by feveral villages,in which we faw houfes built upon trees. When near the town the captain orderedall our colours to be hoifted, and all our fails to be taken in 5 and a general falute wasfired, which caufed great alarm among the iflanders.

The captain then fent one of his pupils, with the interpreter, as ambaffador to theKing of Zubu. On arriving at the town they found the King furrounded by an im-menfe concourfe of people alarmed at the noife occafioned by the difcharge of ourbombards. The interpreter began with removing the apprehenfion of the monarch,informing him that this was a cuftom with us, and meant as a mark of refpect towardshim, and as a token of friendfhip and peace. Upon this affurance the fears of allwere diffipated.

The King enquired by his minifter what brought us to his ifland, and what wewanted. The interpreter anfwered that his mafter who commanded the fquadron wasa captain in the fervice of the greateft monarch upon earth, and that the objeft of hisvoyage was to proceed to Malucho; but that the King of Maffana, at whofe ifland wehad touched, having fpoken very highly of him, he had come hither to pay himhis refpects, and at the fame time to take in provifions and give merchandize inexchange.

The King replied he was welcome, but at the fame time he advifed him that allveffels which might enter his port in view of trading were fubjefl: previoufly to payduties : in proof of the truth of which he added, that four days had not yet elapfedfince his having received port dues for a junk f from Ciam, which had come thitherto take in Haves and gold; he moreover fent for a Moorifh merchant, who came fromCiam with the fame view, to bear witnefs to what he ftated.

The interpreter anfwered, that his mafter being the captain of fo great a king couldnot confent to pay duty to any monarch upon earth ; that if the King of Zubu wifhedfor peace, he brought peace with him ; but if he wifhed to be hoftile, he was preparedfor war. The merchant from Ciam then approaching the King, faid to him in hisown language, “ Cata rajah chita;” that is to fay, Take care. Sire, of that. Thefepeople,” added he, for he thought us Portuguefe, “ are thofe who conquered Calicut ,Malacca, and all Upper India.” 1 he interpreter, who comprehended what the Moorfaid, then remarked that his monarch was one vaftly more powerful than the King ofPortugal , to whom the Ciainefe alluded, as well by fea as by land ; that it was the Kingof Spain , the Emperor of the whole Chriftian world ; and that if he had preferred tohave him for an enemy rather than a friend he would have fent a fufficient number ofmen and veffels entirely to deftroy his ifland. The Moor confirmed what the inter*prefer faid. The King then, finding himfelf embarraffed, faid he would advife withhis minifters, and return an anfwer the next day. In the mean time he ordered a

* Polo and Pozon, iflands which, as well as the others, are feen in the charts of Monti and Raraufio >but are there placed too far afunder.

f A junk is a large vtflel, of which elfewhere Pigafetta gives a deferiptian,

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