With These Conditions The Spaniards Would
Have Willingly Complied, But Found So Much Prevarication And Treachery
In The Conduct Of The Natives, And Were So Intimidated By The Miserable
Fate Of Their Companions, That They Put To Sea, Leaving The Unfortunate
Serrano To His Miserable Fate.
SECTION IV.
Continuation of the Voyage to its Conclusion.
A little before the death of Magellan, news were received of the
Moluccas, the great object of this voyage. Leaving Mathan, they sailed
for the island of Bohol, where they burnt the Conception, one of their
ships, transferring its men, ammunition, and provisions into the other
two. Directing their course from thence to the S.W. they came to the
island of Paviloghon, inhabited by negroes. From thence they came to a
large island named Chippit, in lat. 8 deg. N. about 50 leagues W. from
Zabut, and about 170 deg. of longitude from their first departure.[13] This
island abounds in rice, ginger, goats, hogs, hens, &c. and the Spaniards
were kindly received by the king, who, in token of peace, marked his
body, face, and the tip of his tongue, with blood which he drew from his
left arm; in which ceremony he was imitated by the Spaniards. Sailing
about 40 leagues from thence between the W. and S.W. or W.S.W. they came
to a very large island, named Caghaian, thinly inhabited. The
inhabitants were Mahometans, exiles from Borneo, rich in gold, and using
poisoned arrows; a common practice in most of these islands.
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