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89 C H A P T E R VI The voyage I made from Melaka to the kingdom of Johor in 1594 and what happened to me One month after having returned from the kingdom of Pahang, I went to Johor with a consignment of textiles, part of which belonged to me and the other part to the captain [of Melaka], Francisco de Silva de Meneses, to exchange them for diamonds and bezoar stones on behalf of both of us, which is what I actually did when I arrived there. It so happened that while I was there three Castilian frigates, com­ manded by Captain Gallinato, came from the kingdom of Cambodia, where they had scored a major victory. To describe the situation succinctly: since wars were raging in Cambodia on account of some uprisings, the native king  Ms. fol. 15 verso–21 recto  De Coutre appears to have gone to Batu Sawar. See also the list of place names (Batusavar, Jor Nuevo, Jor).  Ms. piedras de bazares. See the glossary (bezoar).  Ms. fragatas. See the glossary (frigate).  Ms. Galinete. This is probably Juan Xuárez (or Juárez) Gallinato who is also mentioned by Morga in his Sucesos, pp. 82–5, and also by Bartolomé Leonardo de Argensola in his Conquista de las Islas Molucas (Conquest of the Maluku Islands) in PI, XVI, p. 264, where he is described as a native of Tenerife (Canary Islands); see also Subrahmanyam, “Manila, Melaka, Mylapore”: 235.  Ms. here and subsequently: Camboya. Cambodia. See also the list of place names (Camboya).  Ms. grandiosa. 05-06 MJdC.indd 89 10/18/13 10:51:54 AM The Memoirs and Memorials of Jacques de Coutre 90 [Sâtha I], taking advantage of his friendship with the Castilians, requested assistance from the governor of Manila, who sent him those frigates with very skilled people. When Captain Gallinato arrived in Cambodia, believing he would find the rightful king, he found a tyrant10 in his stead who had killed [Sâtha] and was obeyed by one and all as the [new] king. This tyrant11 wished to kill Gallinato in treachery. Having sized up the situation, the Castilians attacked. They killed a lot of people and one of the tyrant’s sons.12 After having burnt over 200 baxeles which he encountered in the river, [Captain Gallinato] came to the port of Johor, where he remained for many days. When he decided to return to Manila, he left behind a Castilian, who had asked for permission to go to Melaka. He had a good presence and he disembarked with 14 chests filled with sand, which he pretended were reals-of-eight13 —considering that he was the greatest liar in the world—with two slaves, and he was very well dressed. He immediately sent a message to the king of Johor [Raja Ali Jalla bin Abdul Jalil] through one of the slaves, saying that he was Don Luis del Castillo, a relative of the King of Spain, and that he had come to those lands incognito so as not to be recognised. He asked his permission to meet with him, since he had important matters to discuss with him. Upon hearing this message, the king believing this to be true, immediately went to look for him, accompanied by all the people in the city, with great fanfare. When Don Luis del Castillo saw the king, he presented him three emerald rings. In recognition of this gift, the king removed the sword14 that he was wearing on his belt and gave it to him. The scabbard and sword were embellished with gold and precious stones. Don Luis accepted it and then unfastened his [sword], which was worked in silver, and gave it to the king, who pretended that he greatly appreciated the gift. Once the greetings were done with, the king climbed on to a small elephant and Don Luis got on to another. He rode on the right side of the king and they were followed by four of the king’s sons  Ms. gente muy luzida.  Concerning Gallinato’s expedition to Cambodia, see Briggs, “Spanish Intervention”, p. 154. 10 Better known as the Laksamana, Oknha de Chu (Rama Chung Prey), a Malay and native of Johor. Briggs, “Spanish Intervention”, pp. 146–50. See also the account in Chapter XI. 11 Ms. lit. who. 12 Concerning this episode, see Briggs, “Spanish Intervention”, pp. 156–7. 13 A silver coin minted in the Spanish Americas. See also the glossary (real-of...

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