The Meat Was Served Up In
Great Wooden Chargers, Closely Covered Up With Cloths, And The King With
Our Captain And Mr Siddal Dined Together, Where We Had Great Cheer, Our
Drink Being Irea-Pote, Which Was Sweet-Tasted And Very Pleasant, The
King Being Very Merry.
After dinner we had some talk about the cloves
which we proposed to purchase; and the king promised to
Come next day on
board himself or to send some of his attendants, to examine our cloth.
The captain then gave the king great thanks for his kindness, and went
on board.
The 26th, the king's uncle came off to see our ship, and was kindly
entertained by the captain. The king's brother came afterwards on
board, and remained to dinner with the captain, and after took leave. We
expected the king, but he came not that day, sending his son and the
pilot to view our cloth, which they liked very well. The king and his
son came on board on the 27th, and dined with the captain, who gave them
good cheer; and the king being very merry, wished to see some of our
people dance, which several of them did before him, when he was much
pleased both with our dancing and music. At night the king's uncle sent
our captain four fat hogs.
The 28th, the king of another island near Booton came in his caracol,
accompanied by his wife, to view our ship, but could not be prevailed on
to come aboard.
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