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
To this the captain answered that for the
moment he could not leave them any of his people, but that if they
wished to be Christians that his priest would baptise them, and that
another time he would bring priests and preachers to teach them the
faith. They then answered that they wished first to speak to their
king, and then would become Christians. Each of us wept for the joy
which we felt at the goodwill of these people, and the captain told
them not to become Christians from fear of us, or to please us, but
that if they wished to become Christian they must do it willingly, and
for the love of God, for even though they should not become Christian,
no displeasure would be done them, but those who became Christian
would be more loved and better treated than the others. Then they all
cried out with one voice, that they did not wish to become Christians
from fear, nor from complaisance, but of their free will. The captain
then said that if they became Christians he would leave them the arms
which the Christians use, and that his king had commanded him so to
do. At last they said they did not know what more to answer to so many
good and beautiful words which he spoke to them, but that they placed
themselves in his hands, and that he should do with them as with his
own servants. Then the captain, with tears in his eyes, embraced them,
and, taking the hand of the prince and that of the king, said to him
that by the faith he had in God, and to his master the emperor, and by
the habit of St. James which he wore, he promised them to cause them to
have perpetual peace with the King of Spain, at which the prince and
the others promised him the same. After peace had been concluded, the
captain had refreshments served to them. The prince and the King of
Mazzava, who was with him, presented to the captain on behalf of his
king large baskets full of rice, pigs, goats, and fowls, and desired
the captain to be told he should pardon them that their present was
not as fine as was fitting for him. The captain gave to the prince
some very fine cloth and a red cap, and a quantity of glass and a cup
of gilt glass. Glasses are much prized in this country. To the other
people belonging to the Prince he gave various things. Then he sent by
me and another person to the King of Zzubu a robe of yellow and violet
silk in the fashion of a Turkish jubbeh, a red cap, very fine, and
certain pieces of glass, and had all of them put in a silver dish, and
two gilt glasses.
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