The first voyage round the world, by Magellan : $b translated from the accounts of Pigafetta, and other contemporary writersPigafetta, Antonio
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The first voyage round the world, by Magellan : $b translated from the accounts of Pigafetta, and other contemporary writers
Pigafetta, Antonio
Magalhães, Fernão de, -1521; Voyages around the world -- Early works to 1800
Wednesday morning, the 1st of May, the Christian king sent to tell
the two commanders that the jewels prepared as presents for the King
of Spain were ready, and he invited them to come that same day to dine
with him, with some of his most honoured companions, and he would
give them over to them. The commanders went with twenty-four others,
and amongst them was our astrologer named San Martin of Seville.
I could not go because I was swelled with a wound from a poisoned
arrow in the forehead. Juan Carvalho, with the chief of police, who
also were invited, turned back, and said that they had suspected
some bad business, because they had seen the man who had recovered
from illness by a miracle, leading away the priest to his own house.
They had hardly spoken these words when we heard great lamentations
and cries. We quickly got up the anchors and, coming closer to the
beach, we fired several shots with the cannon at the houses. There
then appeared on the beach Juan Serrano, in his shirt, wounded and
bound, who entreated us, as loudly as he could, not to fire any more,
or else he would be massacred. We asked him what had become of his
companions and the interpreter, and he said that all had been slain
except the interpreter. He then entreated us to ransom him with some
merchandise; but Juan Carvalho, although he was his gossip, joined
with some others, refused to do it, and they would not allow any boat
to go ashore, so that they might remain masters of the ships. Serrano
continued his entreaties and lamentations, saying, that if we departed
and abandoned him there, he would soon be killed; and after that he saw
his lamentations were useless, he added that he prayed God to ask for
an account of his life at the day of Judgment from Juan Carvalho, his
gossip.[325] Notwithstanding, we sailed immediately; and I never heard
any more news of him.
In this island of Zubu there are dogs and cats, and other animals,
whose flesh is eaten; there is also rice, millet, panicum, and maize;
there are also figs, oranges, lemons, sugar-canes, cocos, gourds,
ginger, honey, and other such things; they also make palm-wine of
many qualities. Gold is abundant. The island is large, and has a
good port with two entrances: one to the west, and the other to the
east-north-east. It is in ten degrees north latitude and 154 east
longitude from the line of demarcation.
In this island there are several towns, each of which has its principal
men or chiefs. Here are the names of the towns and their chiefs:—
Cingapola: its chiefs are Cilaton, Ciguibucan, Cimaninga, Cimaticat,
Cicanbul.[326]
Mandani: its chief is Aponoaan.
Lalan: its chief is Teten.
Lalutan: its chief is Japau.
Lubucin: its chief is Cilumai.
All these countries were in obedience to us, and paid a kind of tribute.
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