purpose.

Leaving this island the night after we fell with it, the 18th of
October we lighted upon divers others, some whereof made a great show of
inhabitants. We continued our course by the islands of Tagulanda, Zelon,
and Zewarra, being friends to the Portugals, the first whereof hath
growing in it great store of cinnamon. The 14th of November we fell
in with the islands of Maluco. Which day at night (having directed
our course to run with Tidore) in coasting along the island of Mutyr,
belonging to the king of Ternate, his deputy or vice-king seeing us at
sea, come with his _canoa_ to us without all fear, and came aboard; and
after some conference with our General, willed him in any wise to run in
with Ternate, and not with Tidore, assuring him that the king would be
glad of his coming, and would be ready to do what he would require, for
which purpose he himself would that night be with the king, and tell him
the news. With whom if he once dealt, we should find that if he went to
Tidore before he came to Ternate, the king would have nothing to do with
us, because he held the Portugal as his enemy. Whereupon our General
resolved to run with Ternate. Where the next morning early we came to
anchor; at which time our General sent a messenger to the king, with a
velvet cloak for a present and token of his coming to lie in peace,
and that he required nothing but traffic and exchange of merchandise,
whereof he had good store, in such things as he wanted.

In the meantime the vice-king had been with the king according to his
promise, signifying unto him what good things he might receive from us
by traffic. Whereby the king was moved with great liking towards us,
and sent to our General, with special message, that he should have
what things he needed and would require, with peace and friendship; and
moreover that he would yield himself and the right of his island to be