The king having promised to come aboard, brake his promise, but sent his
brother to make his excuse, and to entreat our General to come on shore,
offering himself pawn aboard for his safe return. Whereunto our General
consented not, upon mislike conceived of the breach of his promise; the
whole company also utterly refusing it. But to satisfy him, our General
sent certain of his gentlemen to the Court, to accompany the king's
brother, reserving the vice-king for their safe return. 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.
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