The Discovery and Conquest of the Molucco and Philippine Islands.: Containing their History, Ancient and Modern, Natural and Political: Their Description, Product, Religion, Government, Laws, Languages, Customs, Manners, Habits, Shape, and Inclinations of the Natives. With an Account of many other adjacent Islands, and several remarkable Voyages through the Streights of Magellan, and in other Parts. — John Shaqi
The Discovery and Conquest of the Molucco and Philippine Islands.: Containing their History, Ancient and Modern, Natural and Political: Their Description, Product, Religion, Government, Laws, Languages, Customs, Manners, Habits, Shape, and Inclinations of the Natives. With an Account of many other adjacent Islands, and several remarkable Voyages through the Streights of Magellan, and in other Parts.Leonardo de Argensola, Bartolomé
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The Discovery and Conquest of the Molucco and Philippine Islands.: Containing their History, Ancient and Modern, Natural and Political: Their Description, Product, Religion, Government, Laws, Languages, Customs, Manners, Habits, Shape, and Inclinations of the Natives. With an Account of many other adjacent Islands, and several remarkable Voyages through the Streights of Magellan, and in other Parts.
Leonardo de Argensola, Bartolomé
Maluku (Indonesia) -- History; Philippines -- History
afterwards known that they gave them when they killed Serrano, and
ran to throw down a great Cross, set up before the New-Church, which
they could not perform. The Spaniards wanting Men, burnt the Ships,
call'd the Conception, and chose John Caravallo for their General,
and Gonzalo Gomez de Espinosa, Captain of the Ship the Victory. They
came to Borneo, on the Coast whereof they found those Peoples Fleet
of Carcoas, Painted, and the Prows of them like Serpents Heads gilt.
The Soldiers appear'd well Arm'd, who having spy'd our Ship, acquainted
[Soldiers of Borneo, and Reception of Spaniards.] their King with
it. He order'd 2000 of his Guard to go out, and receive them, before
they reach'd the City. These Men came brandishing their Bows and
poison'd Arrows, Trunks, Cymitars, and Sheilds, and wore Breast-plates
made of Tortois Shells, and encompass'd an Arm'd Elephant, on whose
Back there was a wooden Castle. When the Spaniards came up the
Elephant stoop'd down, and six arm'd Men coming out of the Castle,
put Gonzalo Gomez de Espinosa, who was then General, into it. Thus
attended, he went to Visit the King, in whose Presence his Secretary
spoke to him through a Trunk, and Espinosa gave him an Account of the
King of Zebu's Perfidiousness. All condol'd the Accident, and our Men
taking Leave Sail'd away for the Molucco Islands, being reliev'd with
what they wanted, and furnish'd with able Pilots.
Not far from Borneo, they met 150 Sail, whereof they took two Junks,
[Spaniards at Tydore.] in which they found an Hundred Men, five Women,
a Son of the King of Luzon, and an Infant two Months Old. This they
thought would be a sufficient Ransom to recover their Companions; so
they let go the Prince upon his Parole, he promising to restore them
the Captive Spaniards. They had some Storms; but arriv'd at Tydore,
on the 8th of November 1521. When Almanzor heard the salute of the
Canon, he sent to enquire what People they were, and presently after
he came to our Ships in a little Boat. His Shirt appear'd woven with
Gold and Silk, a white Cloth which trail'd being girt over it. About
his Head a fine Veil of several Colours, made like a Persian Miter:
Being Aboard the Commodore, the Relations of that Voyage say, he
stopp'd his Nose with his Fingers, either at the Smell of our Meat,
or of the Ship. Mahometanism was newly come into his Island, and
most of his Subjects, especially those Inhabiting the Mountains,
ador'd Idols. He bid our Men wellcome, gave them good Words, and
afterwards was as kind in his Actions; and being inform'd of their
past Sufferings, gave them leave to load Cloves. They presented him
with a Chair of Crimson Velvet, a Robe of Yellow Velvet, a great
Loose Coat of false Cloth of Gold, a piece of Yellow Damask, four
Yards of Scarlet Cloth; Handkercheifs, and Towles, wrought with Silk,
and Gold; Drinking-Glasses, Glass Beads, Looking-Glasses, Knives,
Scizers, and Combs. They gave his Son another parcel of Gifts, and
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