"When they [the natives with their king] had satisfied themselves [with
dancing, &c.] they made signes to our General [Drake] to sit downe, to
whom the king and divers others made several orations, or rather
supplications, that hee would take their province or {337} kingdom into
his hand, and become their king, making signes that they would resigne
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 our consent, and with great reverence, joyfully singing a song,
did set the crowne upon his head, inriched his necke with all their
chaines, and offred unto him many other things, honouring him by the
name of Hioh, adding thereulto, as it seemed, a sign of triumph; which
thing our Generall thought not meet to reject, because he knew not what
honour and profit it might be to our countrey. Whereupon, in the name
and to the use of Her Majestie, he took the scepter, crowne, and
dignitie of the said country into his hands, wishing that the riches
and treasure thereof might so conveniently be transported to the
inriching of her kingdom at home, as it aboundeth in ye same.

"Our Generall called this countrey Nova Albion, and that for two
causes; the one in respect of the white bankes and cliffes, which lie
towards the sea, and the other, because it might have some affinities
with our countrey in name, which sometime was so called."

Then comes the curious statement:

"_There is no part of earth heere to be taken up, wherein there is not
some probable show of gold or silver._"

The narrative then goes on to state that formal possession was taken of the