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We then made a prefent to him of the chair on which he fat, and the drefs he wore S WOlikewife gave him a piece of fine cloth, four yards of fcarlet, a veil of brocade, a yellowdamafk cloth, fome other Indian cloths of filk and gold, a very fine piece of Cambayanchintz, two caps, fix firings of beads, twelve knives, three large mirrors, fix pair offciffars, fix combs, fome glafs goblets gilt, and other things. To his fon we prefen teda piece of Indian cloth of filk and gold, a large mirror, a cap, and two knives. Welikewife made prefents to each of the nine perfonages who attended him, of a piece offilk, a cap, and two knives; and to the remainder of his fuite, of each a cap, knife,&c. continuing our gifts till the King defired us to ceafe. He faid he was forry thathe had -nothing with which to prefent the King of Spain that was worthy of his ac-ceptance but himfelf. He recommended us to moor our veffels near the houfes, andauthorized us, in cafe any of his people Ihould attempt to rob us during the night, tofire at them. After this he departed highly fatisfied with us; but on no occafionWould he bend the head, notwithftanding we frequently bowed to him. On hisdeparture we fired a falute from all our guns.
This King is a Moor, that is to fay an Arababout forty-five years of age, tole-rably well made, and of handfome countenance. His drefs confifted of a very fineIhirt, the fleeves of which were embroidered with gold ; from the waift to the feet hewore a loofe drapery j his head was covered by a veil of filk, and over this veil hewore a garland of flowers. His name is Rajah Sooltaun Manzoor. He is an eminentaftrologer.
On Sunday, 10th November, we had a fecond interview with the King, who en-quired what our feveral appointments were, and what our pay ; in which articles wefatisfied his curiofity. He likewife begged us to favour him with a feal of the Kingand a royal ftandard; being folicitous, he faid, that his ifland, as well as that ofTarenatef, over which he intended to place as fovereign his grandfon, who was calledCalanogapi, Ihould henceforth be fubject to the King of Spain , for whom he would forthe future contend: moreover, he added, if he Ihould be fo unfortunate as to be over-come, he would in his own veflels proceed to Spain , and carry with him thither theroyal fignet and ftandard. He afterwards befought us to leave with him on our de-parture fome of our people, whom he would hold more dear than all our merchandize,which would not, as he obferved, fo long remind him, as the fight of thefe Spaniards,of our monarch the King of Spain .
Remarking our folicitude to haften the lading of our Ihips with cloves, he told us,that not having a fufficient quantity in the ifland in a dry ftate to anfwer our demand,he would fetch more from the ifland Bachian, where he trufted he Ihould find thequantity we needed.
This day being Sunday we made no purchafes. The fabbath of thefe iflanders isFriday.
It will no doubt be pleafing to you, my lord, to receive information refpedfing the iflandswhich produce cloves. Thefe are five in number: Tarenate, Tadore, Mutir, Machian,and Bachian J. Tarenate (Ternate) is the chief; the laft King was fovereign of almoft
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• Bv Moor and Arab Pigafetta alike means Mahomedan.
f Now Ternate.
J It was formerly thought that cloves were only found in thefe five iflands, properly called the Moluc-cas ; but they were afterwards found in other iflands, to which, on this account, the name of Moluccas wasextended ; fo that at prefent are comprifed under this name all the iflands between the Philippines antiJava. The Dutch, in order to monopolize the trade in cloves, endeavoured by force and flratagem to•dekioj all the dove trees in the iflands not dependent on them, but did not fucceed. Subfequent on the