The Famous Voyage Of Sir Francis Drake Into The South Sea, And Therehence About The Whole Globe Of The Earth, Begun In The Year Of Our Lord 1577 Narrative By Francis Pretty
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When They
Had Satisfied Themselves, They Made Signs To Our General To Sit Down;
To Whom The King And Divers
Others made several orations, or rather
supplications, that he would take their province and kingdom into his
hand, and become
Their king, making signs that they would resign unto
him their right and title of the whole land, and become his subjects.
In which, to persuade us the better, the king and the rest, with one
consent, and with great reverence, joyfully singing a song, did set
the crown upon his head, enriched his neck with all their chains, and
offered him many other things, honouring him by the name of /Hioh/,
adding thereunto, as it seemed, a sign of triumph; which thing our
General thought not meet to reject, because he knew not what honour
and profit it might be to our country. Wherefore in the name, and to
the use of her Majesty, he took the sceptre, crown, and dignity of the
said country into his hands, wishing that the riches and treasure
thereof might so conveniently be transported to the enriching of her
kingdom at home, as it aboundeth in the same.
The common sort of people, leaving the king and his guard with our
General, scattered themselves together with their sacrifices among our
people, taking a diligent view of every person: and such as pleased
their fancy (which were the youngest), they enclosing them about
offered their sacrifices unto them with lamentable weeping, scratching
and tearing their flesh from their faces with their nails, whereof
issued abundance of blood.
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