near, and that its kings were good men, who gave a good reception to all sorts of men in their country; and while still in this neighbourhood[1] they saw the islands themselves of Maluco, and for rejoicing they fired all the artillery, and they arrived at the island[2] on the 8th of November of 1521, so that they spent from Seville to Maluco two years, two months and twenty-eight days, for they sailed on the 10th of August of 1519.[3]
As soon as they arrived at the island of Tydor,[4] which is in half a degree, the King thereof did them great honour, which could not be exceeded: there they treated with the King for their cargo, and the King engaged to give them a cargo and whatever there was in the country for their money, and they settled to give for the bahar of cloves fourteen ells of yellow cloth of twenty-seven tem,[5] which are worth in Castile a ducat the ell; of red cloth of the same kind ten ells; they also gave thirty ells of Brittany linen cloth, and for each of these quantities they received a bahar of cloves, likewise for thirty knives eight bahars:[6] having thus settled all the above mentioned prices, the inhabitants of the country gave them information that further on, in another island near, there was a Portuguese man. This island might be two leagues distant, and it was named Targatell;[7] this man was the chief person of Maluco; there we now have got a fortress.[8]They then wrote letters to the said Portuguese, to come and speak with them, to which he answered that he did not dare,
- ↑ Paris MS., "in these discussions." Lisbon Ac. note.
- ↑ Paris MS. "of Tidore." Lisbon Ac. note.
- ↑ Pigafetta says: "On Friday, 8th of November, 1521, three hours before sunset, we entered the port of an island called Tadore. . . 27 months less two days had passed that we had been seeking Maluco. Lisbon Ac. note.
- ↑ Pigafetta puts this island in 0 deg. 27 min. Lisbon Ac. note.
- ↑ In the Paris MS. this word tem is wanting. Lisbon Ac. note.
- ↑ Paris MS., "another bahar." Lisbon Ac. note.
- ↑ Paris MS., "Tarnate." Lisbon Ac. note.
- ↑ This clause seems to have been added to the text by the copyist;
