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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They Were Received Of Another Brother Of The King's, And Other
States, And Were Conducted With Great Honour To The Castle.
The place
that they were brought unto was a large and fair house, where were at
the least a thousand persons assembled.
The king being yet absent, there sat in their places 60 grave
personages, all which were said to be of the king's council. There
were besides four grave persons, apparelled all in red, down to the
ground, and attired on their heads like the Turks; and these were said
to be Romans [probably Greeks] and ligiers [resident agents] there to
keep continual traffic with the people of Ternate. There were also two
Turks ligiers in this place, and one Italian. The king at last came in
guarded with twelve lances, covered over with a rich canopy with
embossed gold. Our men, accompanied with one of their captains called
Moro, rising to meet him, he graciously did welcome and entertain
them. He was attired after the manner of the country, but more
sumptuously than the rest. From his waist down to the ground was all
cloth of gold, and the same very rich; his legs were bare, but on his
feet were a pair of shoes, made of Cordovan skin. In the attire of his
head were finely wreathed hooped rings of gold, and about his neck he
had a chain of perfect gold, the links whereof were great, and one
fold double. On his fingers he had six very fair jewels; and sitting
in his chair of state, at his right hand stood a page with a fan in
his hand, breathing and gathering the air to the king.
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