Late
and
admirable
Newes
,
from
the
East
Indies
,
and
the
Countrey
of
the
great
Magor
,
testified
by
persons
of
great
import
,
as
shall
appeare
.
IN
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1618.
and
in
the
moneth
of
Iune
,
we
arrived
at
the
Cape
of
Good
hope
,
where
we
found
the
people
of
the
Countrey
,
albeit
Heathen
and
Idolaters
,
yet
very
kind
and
friendly
vnto
vs
,
for
some
small
quantitie
of
Iron
and
old
Copper
,
we
had
of
them
vpon
exchange
Beeues
and
Mutton
.
This
Cape
(
otherwise
called
the
Cape
of
Bona
Speransa
)
is
very
temperate
,
and
agreeth
well
with
the
constitution
of
our
people
.
Foure
or
fiue
hundred
persons
,
sicke
of
the
scurvie
,
and
other
diseases
of
the
Sea
,
they
all
recovered
their
health
perfectly
within
a
very
few
dayes
.
They
haue
a
very
pleasant
drinke
,
which
they
call
Toddye
,
like
in
taste
to
white
Wine
,
which
distelleth
from
the
Pahneto
trees
.
At
our
departure
from
this
Cape
we
sayled
two
or
three
dayes
in
a
Sea
like
in
collour
to
whey
,
whose
bottome
could
not
sound
.
We
came
afterwards
to
the
Countrey
of
the
great
Magor
,
or
as
some
call
him
Magull
,
his
Lascar
,
which
is
his
Traine
,
which
followeth
and
alwayes
goeth
with
him
in
his
progresses
,
consisteth
vsually
of
200000.
people
of
all
sorts
.
These
lodge
all
in
fayre
Tents
,
richly
hanged
,
which
being
pitched
according
to
the
order
of
that
Countrey
,
they
make
a
very
gorgeous
and
glorious
show
,
as
of
a
most
beautifull
and
large
Cittie
.
This
Magor
,
hath
a
place
called
the
Maoll
,
in
which
he
keepeth
a
thousand
women
to
serue
his
lustfull
desires
.
When
he
maketh
his
progresse
,
his
Concubines
goe
with
him
in
all
sumptuous
maner
,
carried
vpon
Elephants
in
Castles
,
richly
covered
,
or
vppon
mens
shoulders
,
in
a
frame
made
like
the
vpper
part
of
a
Coach
,
but
not
so
close
covered
.
He
hath
vnder
him
37.
Provinces
,
and
very
many
goodly
Citties
:
the
length
of
his
Countrey
is
2800
myles
:
the
breadth
1900
myles
.
When
he
admitteth
to
his
presence
the
Persian
Embassador
,
or
the
Embassador
of
any
other
mightie
King
,
when
he
giueth
them
either
louing
or
kind
speeches
,
or
lookes
,
then
the
Embassadors
in
token
of
thankfulnesse
,
kisse
the
earth
.
But
Sir
Thomas
Roe
the
King
of
Great
Brittaynes
Embassador
would
not
so
much
derogate
from
his
place
,
to
abase
himselfe
so
demissiuely
.
Notwithstanding
,
he
was
alwayes
entertained
with
more
and
greater
respects
then
any
other
Embassador
.
This
Magor
,
doth
euery
yeere
weigh
himselfe
in
a
Ballance
made
for
the
purpose
;
first
,
he
weigheth
himselfe
with
waights
of
Siluer
,
next
he
weigheth
himselfe
with
waights
of
Gold
,
and
lastly
,
with
Iewels
,
and
precious
stones
:
his
waight
of
siluer
,
and
gold
,
he
giueth
away
liberally
at
his
pleasure
,
after
he
is
weighed
,
he
mounteth
into
his
Throne
,
and
then
he
throweth
amongst
the
standers
by
,
a
great
quantitie
of
Siluer
and
Gold
,
made
hollow
,
like
to
the
forme
of
Nutmeggs
,
and
such
other
Spices
,
which
his
Countrey
doth
afford
.
These
ceremonies
being
ended
,
then
he
beginneth
to
Carowse
and
largely
to
drinke
with
his
Nobles
,
till
they
be
all
drunke
.
The
Scales
with
which
he
is
weighed
,
are
all
of
massie
Gold
,
richly
beset
with
precious
stones
.
No
man
hath
any
Land
in
this
Magors
Countrey
but
himselfe
,
he
giueth
pentions
and
taketh
away
pentions
at
his
pleasure
.
No
child
inherits
any
thing
which
his
Father
had
in
possession
,
but
at
the
pleasure
of
Magor
:
all
Honor
and
Gentilitie
dyeth
with
the
person
who
had
any
,
and
returnes
backe
to
the
Magor
.
He
sheweth
himselfe
in
publike
and
open
maner
to
the
people
,
at
the
least
,
three
times
in
a
day
;
first
,
at
the
Sunne-rising
,
to
which
he
maketh
low
Reuerence
.
Secondly
,
at
noone
,
at
which
time
he
seeth
Elephants
fight
,
or
some
other
pastimes
prouided
for
him
.
Thirdly
,
before
the
Sunne
set
,
but
when
the
Sunne
is
setting
he
descendeth
from
his
Throne
,
and
sheweth
as
low
obeysance
as
he
did
at
the
rising
.
At
all
these
times
,
whosoeuer
commeth
vnto
him
as
a
Sutor
,
vseth
no
other
meanes
for
his
dispatch
,
but
to
hold
vp
a
paper
in
his
hand
,
and
he
is
heard
immediately
,
and
encountreth
the
best
fortune
which
Sutors
can
desire
,
for
either
he
presently
obtaineth
his
Sute
,
or
hath
a
present
deniall
;
there
are
no
masters
of
Requests
,
nor
any
delatory
references
vpon
any
petition
.
Magors
people
are
gouerned
by
no
other
lawes
but
what
lie
in
his
breast
,
and
the
breasts
of
his
counsellors
,
yet
there
is
no
place
where
businesses
are
sooner
dispatched
,
or
where
Iustice
is
more
vprightly
and
vnpartially
ministred
.
Cursero
,
the
eldest
Sonne
of
Magor
,
being
of
an
haughtie
and
aspiring
Spirit
,
practised
to
take
from
his
Father
both
Crowne
and
kingdome
,
but
Magor
not
onely
tooke
his
sonne
prisoner
,
but
with
him
some
2000.
of
his
chiefest
followers
,
having
taken
his
sonne
,
he
placed
him
to
see
the
execution
of
those
two
thousand
he
had
taken
.
The
manner
of
the
execution
being
terrible
,
for
they
were
put
into
the
ground
vpon
sharpe
stakes
,
and
so
left
to
dye
.
After
this
execution
,
Magor
shut
vp
and
sealed
his
sonnes
eyes
,
so
that
for
three
yeares
he
saw
no
light
of
Sunne
or
Moone
at
all
:
seaven
yeares
he
kept
him
in
close
Prison
,
but
at
this
time
he
hath
a
little
more
liberty
.
This
Prince
is
of
a
different
disposition
from
his
Father
,
for
he
keepeth
but
one
wife
,
and
is
a
great
fauourer
and
protector
of
Christians
;
he
is
generally
beloued
of
all
men
.
Magor
will
not
vndertake
,
nor
do
any
businesse
of
import
,
but
as
he
shall
be
directed
and
counsailed
by
his
Astrologers
,
and
Magitians
,
when
they
tell
him
the
day
and
houre
are
fortunate
then
hee
adventureth
vpon
any
thing
,
hee
cannot
endure
to
heare
any
talke
or
mention
made
of
Death
which
is
the
most
desperate
and
greatest
follie
which
our
age
can
or
doth
afford
,
nay
what
madnesse
is
it
?
not
to
heare
talke
,
nor
make
provision
for
that
which
cannot
bee
avoyded
.
God
hath
pointed
nothing
more
certaine
then
Death
,
because
wee
should
ever
consider
of
it
;
and
nothing
more
vncertaine
,
then
the
houre
of
Death
;
because
every
houre
we
should
be
provided
for
it
.
Magor
being
much
delighted
,
with
Astrologers
,
Magitians
,
and
Witches
,
of
which
his
Country
is
replenished
,
there
came
vpon
a
time
one
of
that
Crue
vnto
him
,
and
presented
vnto
him
an
Ape
;
telling
Magor
,
that
the
Ape
could
doe
strange
and
admirable
Tricks
:
well
quoth
Magor
we
will
make
tryall
of
your
Apes
skill
,
and
cunning
,
&
thereupon
commanded
the
Ape
and
her
Master
to
be
carried
out
of
that
roome
,
into
another
that
they
might
not
see
what
was
done
,
in
their
absence
Magor
tooke
a
Ring
from
his
finger
,
&
hauing
alwayes
about
him
a
great
number
of
Boyes
,
some
200.
or
thereabouts
,
which
hee
keepeth
for
vnnaturall
and
beastly
vses
,
he
gaue
the
Ring
to
one
of
the
Boyes
and
bad
him
hide
it
,
then
these
Boyes
flocking
together
,
the
Ape
and
his
Master
were
called
for
:
now
quoth
Magor
let
your
Ape
trie
her
skill
,
I
haue
lost
my
Ring
,
let
vs
see
if
shee
can
finde
it
;
the
Apes
Master
commanded
the
Ape
to
fetch
the
Ring
,
the
Ape
went
immedidately
to
the
Boy
which
had
the
Ring
and
tooke
it
out
of
his
bosome
and
brought
it
to
Magor
.
Who
wondring
much
at
it
,
he
caused
the
second
time
the
Ape
and
her
master
to
retire
out
of
sight
,
and
in
their
absence
,
hee
caused
his
Secretary
to
write
in
severall
papers
,
the
Names
of
some
twelue
or
fourteene
,
of
the
greatest
Gods
,
and
Prophets
which
either
were
heard
or
knowne
to
be
worshipped
,
either
in
his
Countrey
or
in
any
place
of
the
World
,
which
being
written
,
they
were
mingled
on
an
heape
and
layd
vpon
a
table
,
Then
the
Ape
was
called
for
,
and
commanded
to
take
the
Name
of
the
greatest
God
&
truest
Prophet
from
amongst
those
papers
,
the
Ape
went
presently
to
the
Papers
,
and
turning
them
vp
,
from
amongst
them
all
,
onely
tooke
out
the
Name
of
Iesus
and
delivered
it
to
Magor
,
wherupon
Magor
and
the
rest
of
his
Nobles
,
were
much
amazed
:
but
vppon
secret
conference
amongst
themselues
,
they
resolved
to
make
further
tryall
:
whereupon
the
Master
and
the
Ape
were
commaunded
to
goe
to
a
further
roome
,
and
some
persons
commanded
to
watch
them
,
that
the
suspition
,
of
all
deceiueable
courses
might
be
taken
away
,
and
cleered
:
the
papers
were
written
againe
with
the
same
Names
,
and
more
were
added
,
which
being
done
;
the
Ape
was
called
for
the
second
time
,
and
to
make
choyce
as
formerly
shee
had
bin
directed
,
shee
presently
went
to
the
papers
and
made
the
same
choyce
,
which
before
shee
had
done
:
which
stroke
Magor
and
his
Nobles
in
a
greater
amaze
then
at
the
first
:
notwithstanding
a
third
tryall
was
made
,
but
with
the
like
&
same
successe
,
whereupon
a
great
Noble
man
humbly
besought
Magor
that
hee
might
make
the
fourth
tryall
,
which
was
graunted
him
,
this
great
man
was
called
Mattolet
Chan
,
which
in
their
Language
signifieth
(
the
beloved
Lord
)
Hee
caused
the
Names
to
be
written
the
fourth
time
,
and
mingled
together
,
and
cast
in
a
heape
vpon
the
Table
,
the
Ape
was
called
as
formerly
shee
had
beene
,
and
commanded
to
make
choyce
of
the
greatest
God
or
Prophet
,
whose
name
was
conteined
in
those
papers
.
The
Ape
went
presently
to
the
heape
,
and
slightly
and
scornefully
turned
them
over
,
but
tooke
vp
no
paper
but
returned
to
her
master
.
Magor
and
his
Nobles
wondred
more
at
this
then
of
what
passed
before
,
and
asked
the
Apes
master
,
what
might
be
the
cause
why
the
Ape
would
not
bring
any
paper
as
before
shee
had
done
,
but
turned
them
vp
in
so
scornefull
a
maner
,
perhaps
quoth
the
master
,
the
name
which
the
Ape
looketh
for
,
is
not
there
amongst
them
;
then
the
papers
being
examined
,
the
name
of
Iesus
was
missing
,
now
quoth
Magor
,
let
the
Ape
shew
cunning
to
fetch
that
paper
,
wherein
that
name
is
written
.
The
Ape
receiuing
her
command
,
made
present
hast
to
Mattolet
Chan
,
and
leapt
vpon
him
,
and
withall
thrust
her
hand
into
his
bosome
,
and
drew
out
the
name
of
Iesus
,
which
shee
brought
hastily
to
Magor
.
This
being
so
strange
an
accident
,
was
wondred
at
of
all
the
standers
by
,
whereof
some
were
Iewes
,
some
Mahometans
,
some
Christians
,
with
others
.
This
hath
beene
averred
to
be
true
,
by
master
Edward
Terry
,
Preacher
to
Sir
Thomas
Roe
,
who
heard
it
credibly
reported
,
as
aforesaid
.
And
Sir
Thomas
Roe
hath
reported
the
same
for
truth
to
sundry
right
honorable
parsonages
.
Master
Terry
the
Preacher
hath
often
seene
the
Ape
.
The
great
Magor
,
and
generally
all
the
Indians
of
his
Countrey
are
giuen
over
to
fleshly
pleasures
:
they
may
,
and
doe
keepe
as
many
wiues
and
concubines
as
they
will
,
or
are
able
to
maintaine
.
What
misery
doe
these
Indians
endure
,
to
haue
so
many
women
about
them
,
when
as
there
be
many
English
men
are
grieuously
vexed
to
haue
the
company
but
of
one
.
But
perhaps
the
Indian
women
are
of
a
farre
milder
temper
then
the
English
,
as
hereafter
shall
be
shewed
.
The
Indians
are
more
jealous
of
their
women
and
wiues
,
then
either
Spanyards
,
or
Italians
.
The
Father
will
not
trust
his
sonne
,
after
he
commeth
to
twelue
yeares
of
Age
,
except
he
be
gelded
.
The
Indian
women
in
their
houses
are
commonly
covered
,
and
if
any
woman
goe
abroad
vncovered
,
shee
is
reputed
a
Whore
.
Magors
subiects
are
tall
,
and
of
comely
personage
,
but
of
a
tawnie
coullor
,
but
they
are
faint
hearted
;
Magor
will
vsually
say
,
that
one
Portingall
will
beate
three
of
his
subiects
,
and
one
English
man
will
beate
three
Portingalls
.
In
this
Countrey
there
are
many
seuerall
Sects
,
some
called
Banians
,
who
will
kill
nothing
that
hath
life
,
no
not
so
much
as
snakes
.
They
haue
Hospitalls
to
keepe
and
cure
lame
Horses
,
lame
Doggs
,
lame
Birds
,
or
any
lame
Creature
,
and
when
they
be
cured
,
they
are
set
at
libertie
.
The
manner
of
that
Countrey
is
to
burne
the
bodies
of
the
dead
,
and
the
wiues
willingly
burne
with
their
husbands
.
But
of
late
the
women
beginne
to
breake
that
custome
.
The
Indians
vnder
Magor
,
worship
euill
fauoured
vgly
Idolls
,
which
they
call
,
Pagods
:
their
Priests
are
called
Ioggis
,
or
Bramines
;
their
Church
they
call
Muskitts
;
they
goe
on
Pilgrimage
to
seuerall
places
;
Some
to
Mecha
in
Arabia
;
Some
to
the
Head
of
the
Riuer
Ianges
,
wherein
they
throw
siluer
and
gold
,
according
to
their
abilities
,
and
after
wash
themselues
in
the
River
,
and
then
they
thinke
they
are
pure
and
cleane
from
all
sinne
.
These
people
haue
many
feasts
,
and
many
fasts
,
which
they
keepe
with
sundry
idle
Ceremonies
,
some
of
them
mourne
in
blew
,
others
as
Iapaners
,
mourne
in
white
.
They
are
skilfull
in
Physicke
,
especially
,
in
Simples
.
The
learning
which
they
haue
,
which
is
but
small
,
is
in
the
Mathematicks
,
and
in
Naturall
Phylosophy
;
they
haue
small
store
of
Bookes
,
because
there
is
no
Printing
amongst
them
;
all
their
Bookes
are
Manuscripts
.
Their
vulgar
speech
is
called
Industan
.
The
speech
at
Magors
Court
,
is
vsually
the
Persian
Language
.
Their
learned
tongue
is
the
Arabian
;
the
common
people
are
very
apt
to
immitate
any
thing
which
they
see
to
be
done
by
Strangers
.
I
cannot
let
passe
a
strange
and
wonderfull
report
which
fell
out
in
Magors
Court
,
and
hath
beene
by
Sir
Thomas
Roe
reported
confidently
for
Truth
.
There
was
a
Rasa
,
(
so
great
Princes
are
called
,
)
who
was
an
absolute
Atheist
,
who
would
alwayes
scornefully
,
and
disdainefully
speake
and
dispute
against
the
Deitie
,
not
enduring
eyther
himselfe
,
or
any
other
,
where
hee
might
oppose
to
acknowledge
any
God-head
.
This
great
Prince
sporting
himselfe
among
his
Concubines
,
one
of
them
who
was
most
fauoured
of
the
Prince
,
and
might
bee
most
bold
with
him
,
when
hee
was
flouting
,
and
iesting
against
the
Deitie
,
pluckt
from
his
breast
an
hayre
,
and
withall
a
droppe
of
blood
followed
,
which
was
not
regarded
at
all
at
the
first
;
This
very
place
within
very
fewe
dayes
beganne
to
fester
,
and
by
degrees
grew
to
that
extremitie
,
that
the
paine
was
intolle-rable
,
and
withall
prouing
to
be
a
Gangrene
;
having
vsed
all
the
meanes
,
which
Physicke
,
or
Surgery
might
afford
him
,
it
proued
irrecoverable
.
This
Rasa
seeing
his
estate
,
and
that
he
had
no
hope
of
life
,
but
a
dreadfull
expectation
of
imminent
death
,
sent
to
Magor
to
take
his
leaue
of
him
,
Magor
sent
divers
of
his
Nobles
vnto
him
,
to
comfort
him
,
with
all
the
best
offers
and
speeches
which
any
subiect
might
desire
from
so
mightie
a
Monarch
.
Which
when
the
Nobles
had
delivered
vnto
him
,
he
made
answere
in
this
manner
;
My
Lord
Magor
,
is
a
great
Monarch
to
command
vpon
earth
,
but
there
is
a
more
omnipotent
Monarch
,
which
hath
absolute
command
and
power
in
Heauen
and
Earth
.
You
all
know
,
I
was
an
opposer
,
an
enemy
,
a
contemner
of
all
Deitie
,
and
against
that
omnipotent
Maiestie
of
Heauen
.
He
hath
now
shewed
and
manifested
his
power
and
Iustice
vpon
me
,
who
now
lye
in
torment
,
euery
minute
of
an
houre
expecting
to
die
.
What
I
would
not
acknowledge
in
my
life
,
I
am
constrained
to
acknowledge
and
confesse
vpon
my
death
,
for
wee
which
liue
at
randome
,
and
speake
at
large
in
our
liues
,
when
death
worketh
natures
dissolution
,
wee
are
then
compelled
to
change
our
former
opinions
,
and
to
acknowledge
our
former
errors
.
I
was
an
Atheist
,
by
my
owne
experience
I
dare
and
can
assure
you
,
what
is
one
of
the
greatest
causes
of
Atheisme
;
wicked
liues
doe
wish
,
there
were
no
God
to
punish
their
offences
after
this
life
,
and
therefore
doe
flatter
themselues
in
their
life
;
they
frame
to
themselues
all
the
reasons
they
can
deuise
,
to
perswade
themselues
there
is
no
God
.
But
my
Lords
,
there
is
no
Atheist
which
dare
at
the
houre
of
his
death
maintaine
and
defend
that
Doctrine
of
Atheisme
,
which
he
did
in
life
,
for
nature
it selfe
doth
constraine
them
to
a
terrible
recantation
at
the
houre
of
death
,
as
you
may
now
behold
a
grieuous
example
in
me
:
what
would
not
I
giue
?
what
would
not
I
do
?
my
Lords
if
I
might
haue
longer
time
of
life
to
acknowledge
&
confesse
freely
and
plainely
that
God
head
,
which
formerly
I
haue
with
scorne
and
malice
so
wickedly
denied
:
who
would
haue
imagined
that
I
being
a
Souldier
should
not
rather
haue
died
vpon
some
honorable
wound
,
given
by
sword
or
launce
;
then
so
shamefully
to
die
vpon
the
plucking
of
one
hayre
from
my
breast
,
this
kind
of
death
,
as
it
is
most
shamefull
to
me
,
so
it
doth
more
manifest
,
and
illustrate
the
Divine
power
to
bee
most
Omnipotent
and
miraculous
.
My
Lords
,
my
vitall
powers
doe
faile
mee
,
I
can
speake
no
more
,
onely
this
for
a
farewell
,
which
I
pray
you
deliver
also
to
my
great
Soveraigne
Magor
,
doe
you
all
flie
and
take
heede
of
Atheisme
,
seeke
out
with
all
the
care
and
diligence
you
can
,
thou
knowledge
of
the
onely
true
and
Omnipotent
God
,
dare
not
liue
those
wicked
liues
,
nor
maintaine
those
horrible
opinions
whilest
you
are
in
health
,
which
as
you
see
most
manifestly
in
me
are
so
terrible
and
horrible
at
this
houre
of
my
death
;
having
ended
these
words
,
this
mighty
Prince
dyed
.
From
Magors
Countrey
wee
sayled
towardes
other
Ilands
,
and
arrived
at
an
Iland
called
Zeloon
,
which
Iland
yeeldeth
Cinnamon
,
and
other
spices
in
great
aboundance
,
it
yeeldeth
also
Pearles
,
Rubies
,
Saphires
,
Garnets
,
and
sundry
other
pretious
stones
.
From
Zeloon
wee
arrived
at
an
Iland
called
Sammatra
,
which
yeeldeth
Pepper
,
Gold
,
Beniamin
,
Camphire
,
with
sundry
other
Rich
Commodities
,
afterwards
we
sayled
to
Patanie
,
an
Iland
governed
by
a
Mayden
Queene
.
From
this
wee
arrived
at
Iapan
,
which
is
one
of
the
greatest
and
goodliest
Ilands
of
the
World
,
having
great
store
of
Gold
Mines
,
and
of
Silver
,
they
haue
Silver
,
of
three
sorts
all
vnstamped
,
they
haue
small
plate
,
which
goeth
in
the
market
for
buying
of
victuales
:
they
haue
other
peeces
of
plate
vnstamped
,
more
finer
Silver
,
and
that
goeth
in
the
Country
,
to
buy
all
other
commodities
;
they
haue
a
third
sort
of
plate
,
finer
silver
then
any
Spanish
money
,
and
this
is
carried
away
by
Strangers
.
This
Countrey
is
Governed
by
an
Emperour
,
who
hath
vnder
him
62.
Kings
,
the
Revenews
of
this
Emperour
are
infinite
,
a
great
part
raised
by
Rice
,
the
People
of
this
Countrey
are
proud
and
haughty
,
very
warlike
,
yet
exceeding
obedient
to
their
Emperour
,
and
the
Kings
,
to
whom
they
are
Subiects
.
They
are
very
kinde
to
Strangers
:
Iustice
,
in
this
country
is
severe
without
partialitie
;
Theeues
are
not
imprisoned
but
presently
executed
,
If
a
murther
be
committed
,
and
the
murtherer
escape
,
hee
who
apprehendeth
him
,
hath
300.
pounds
given
him
vpon
the
deliverie
of
the
murtherer
;
so
that
fewe
or
none
of
the
murtherers
escape
present
execution
:
In
this
Countrey
a
man
may
walke
without
danger
all
houres
of
the
night
,
so
he
doe
not
missebehaue
himselfe
.
If
any
controversie
arise
betwixt
partie
and
partie
,
it
is
foorthwith
decided
,
their
Lawes
are
Leges
talionis
,
Eye
for
Eye
,
Tooth
for
Tooth
,
Hand
for
Hand
,
and
Life
for
life
,
they
worshipp
and
pray
all
to
a
Saint
,
called
Ameda
,
whom
they
esteeme
to
bee
a
Mediator
betwixt
God
and
them
;
when
a
Souldier
dieth
,
they
are
perswaded
hee
goeth
presently
to
Ottango
Fatechman
the
God
of
Warre
.
FINIS
.