The discovery and conquest of the Molucco and Phillipine Islands. Containing their history ... description ... habits, shape, and inclinations of the natives ... / Written in Spanish by Batholomew Lonardo De Agrensola ... Now translated into English [by J. Stevens] : illustrated with a map and several cuts.

  • Bartolomé Leonardo de Argensola
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[1708]
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Credit: The discovery and conquest of the Molucco and Phillipine Islands. Containing their history ... description ... habits, shape, and inclinations of the natives ... / Written in Spanish by Batholomew Lonardo De Agrensola ... Now translated into English [by J. Stevens] : illustrated with a map and several cuts. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ASIS abogar rc] IAE rd on wae and rs maton MN bins bis b ct : El DE ER AA 7 o } a a i > the SPI Seman’ ls a Y se _ , j vacua eos 1h — . a 2 ‘Inthe mean while Captain Alvarado, a Spani/h Gentleman, fent by Fer- de | — dimand Cortes to Ternate, that the Valour he had fhown in thofe Parts, fer- ay ving God and his King. might not lie idle, difcoverd the Tflands’ of the 47 108 £82 — - Papuas, and fought thofe Barbarians with Refolvtion, tho’ the Portyguefe Puas. Hiftories affign the Honour of this Difcovery to Don George de Menefes . * who arriv’d at them in the Year 1526, as we have feen. “The great Com~ mander Alvarado alfo Difcover’d other Iflands, call’d Gelles, in one De- gree of North Latitude,and Eaft from Ternate, 125 Leagues from Batochina. The Natives of thofe Iflands are like thofe of the Moluccos in Colour, Ha= bit, and Cuftoms, differing only in Language, which is peculiar to them+ Melvegiit ii api bout 5% | A Aaa yh .= Antony Galvam faiVd from Malaca with the proper Monfon, with Clean the Men, and all Neceffaries to fight, and fettle Colonies. When he was Fights. att paft the Ifland Borneo, and the ridges of Rocks which lie under Water, in Sen (fight of that Coalt, as F. Marta, the Teluit, writes to the Governor Gomez E Perez, and appears by his Papers, in Sight of Malaca he Difcover’d a great Fleet of Carcoas, and other Chinefe Ships, with Sails made of Canes, and - Palm-Tree Leaves wove together. He was foon fatisfy’d, that they were the Auxiliarigs which had joyn’d the Fanguas of Tydore and Catabrauno, _ whe, with:the expeli’d King of Ternate, were Cruzing to mect the Portn.. - guefes, or Spaniards, thatfhould come into their Seas. Galvam order d his: ¿Men to be in a Readinefs, to clear his Guns, and prepare all Things, doing the Duty ofa Commander, and of a Soldier, The Enemy drew upin three, * Lines; each of its particular ‘Nation, as if the Fortuguefes had many Ships. - He was:himfelf in the Trading Galeon, and with it a Pink, and another £mall Veflel, wherein, among the Marry’d Men, and Families unfit for that - Service, there were fome few that could take upArms. The Infidels drew Ae near, but without Artillery, the Gi/olo Archers let fly a great number of _ Arrows upon our Men, and then one Line fhearing off, the other difcharg*d, the Air refounding, being peirc'd by the Darts, and Calabays, or Staves hardned at the Fire. Galvam not regarding the Danger, tho’ at firft he de- fended himfelf with Fights and Planks ; when he thought they had fpenr amoft of thofe flying-Weapons, among’ which they fir’d fome'Muskets, he . began to play his great Guns, tearing their Veffels, and deftroying the Men. * - He. Sunk a confiderable number, and Took feveral, becaufe they fought dif- — orderly, ‘relying, as it were a Land-fight, on the Multitude of their Sol- diers, as ours did on their Valour, and» Experience: But Galvam, whofe EN - Bufineís it was to get to Ternate; held’ om his Voyage, and arriv’d Arrives as: there as he delir'd. . His Men’ landed in that difmal Solitude, among Ternate. Smoke and) Ruins. The Joy of thofe who-were in the Fort, and the extra-~ ordinary Relief, coming: quite unhop’d for, were an Encouragement to _ them all... The Clergy came out’to’ receive him, the‘ Soldiers fhouting - amidft the Divine Hymns, confounding the Proceffion, and their Satis- - faction... It was a Pleafure to behold, and they gazed on him'as a Deliver= er fent. from Heaven. \Triftan de Atayde refign’d his Poft, and Antony Gal- vam took Polleffion, enquir’d into the Nature of the Confederacy, and the . Fame of his Arrival being fpread Abroad, Things began to mend., To this Purpofe hé arrefled Iriflan de dtayde, and afterwards fent him to.God. He had before fent. Meffengers to the Queen, to acquaint her with his Ate bat as é E O Seng AR rival), e : “ 5 DU 4 k A ] e J O Sonne wan a a ) x Fae fi Pit pe vo dd