to the ships and to say that they would be well satisfied with us for he and his men had come to the island as friends and not as enemies.

"The king came with six or eight men in the same boat and entered the ship. He embraced the captain-general to whom he gave three porcelain jars covered with leaves and full of raw rice, two very large orade and other things. The captain-general gave the king a garment of red and yellow cloth made in the Turkish fashion, and a fine red cap; and to the others (king's men), knives and mirrors.

"The captain-general had a collation spread for them, and had the king told through the slave that he desired to be casi-casi with him, that is to say, brother. The king replied that zhe also wished to enter the same relations with the captain-general. Then the captain showed him cloth of various colors, linen, coral (ornamanets) and many articles of merchandise, and all the artillery, some of which he had discharged for him, whereat the natives were greatly frightened.

"Then the captain-general had a man armed as a soldier (with armor) and placed him in the midst of three men with swords and dagger, who struck him on all parts of the body. Thereby was the king rendered almost speechless. The captain-general told him through the salve that one of those armed men was worth one hundred of his own men. The king answered that that was a fact.

"The captain-general said that he had two hundred men in each ship who were armed in that manner. He showed the king cuirasses, swords and bucklers and had a review made for him. Then he led the king to the deck of the ship, that is located above at the stern; and had his sea chart and compass brought. He told the king through his interpreter how he had found the strait in order to voyage thither, and how many moons he had been without seeing land, whereat the king awas astonished. Lastly, he told the king that he would if it were pleasing to him so that he might show them some of his things. The king replied that he was agreeable and I went in company with one of the other men.

"When I reached shore, the king raised his hands toward the sky and then turned toward us two. We did the same toward him as did all the others. The king took me by the hand; one of his chief took my companion; and thus they led us under a bamboo covering, where there was a balanghai, as long as eighty of my palm lengths, and resembling a fusta.We sat down upon the stern of that balanghai, constantly conversing with signs. The king's men stood about us in a circle with swords, daggers, spears and bucklers. The king had a plate of pork brought in and a large jar filled with wine. At every mouthful, we drank a cup of wine. The wine that was left in the cup at any time, although that happened but rarely, was put into a jar by itself. The king's cup was always kept covered and no one else drank from it but he and I.

"Before the king took the cup to drink, he raised his clasped hands towards the sky, and then toward me (at first I thought he was about to strike me) and then drank. I did the same toward the king. They all made those signs on

toward another when they drink. We ate with such ceremonies and with other signs of friendship. I ate meat on holy Friday for I could not help myself.

"Before the supper hour I gave the king many things which I had brought. I wrote down the names of many things in their language. When the king and the others saw me writing, and when I told them their words, they were all astonished.

"While engaged in that the supper hour was announced. Two large porcelain dishes were brought out, one full of rice and the other pork with its gravy. We ate with the same signs and ceremonies, after which we went to the palace of the king which was built like a hayloft and was thatched with fig and palm leaves. It was built up high from the ground on huge posts of wood and it was necessary to ascend it by means of ladders. The king made us sit down there on a bamboo mat with our feet drawn up like tailors.

"After an hour, a plate of roast fish cut in pieces was brought in, and ginger freshly gathered and wine. The king's eldest son who was the prince came over to us, whereupon the king told him to sit down near us, and he accordingly did so. Then two platters were brought in (one with fish and its sauce) and the other with rice, so that we might eat with the prince. My companion became intoxicated as a consequence of so much drinking.

"The used the gum of a tree called anime wrapped in palm of fig leaves for light. The king made us a sign that he was going to sleep. He left the prince with us, and we slept with the latter on a bamboo mat with pillows made of leaves. When day dawned, the king kissed our hands with great joy, and one of his men went to where we had supper in order to partake of refreshments, but the boat came to get us. Before we left, the king kissed our hands with great joy and we his. One of his brothers, the king of another island, and three men came with us. The captain-general kept him to dine with us, and fave him many things.

"Pieces of gold, the size of walnuts and eggs, are found by sifting the earth in the island of that king who came to our ships. All the dishes of that king are made of gold and also some portion of his house, as we were told by the king himself. According to their customs, he was very grandly decked out (molto in ordine) and the finest looking man that we saw among those people. His hair was exceedingly black, and hung to his shoulders. He had a covering of silk on his head, and wore two large golden earrings fastened in his ears. He wore a cotton cloth all embroidered with silk, which covered him from his waist to his knees. At his side hung a dagger, the sahft of whichn was somewhat long and small and all of gold, and its scabbard of carved wood. He had three spots of gold on every tooth, and his teeth appeared as if bound with gold. He was perfumed with storax and benzoin. He was tawny and painted (tattoed all over). That island of his was called Butuan and Calagan. When those kings wished to see one another, they both went to hunt in that island where we were. The name of the first king is Raia Colambu, and the second Raia Siaui.