port, some of the king’s slaves came in bancas, with orders that all the people should assemble up the river.  This witness asked a slave of the said king where the latter was, to which the slave answered that on that day he was going to retire to the fort, where already were the women, artillery, provisions, and other things.  He was to leave the tumangan and bandara in the city, so that these men might have ordinarily two or three scout-boats with artillery at the bar; if the Spaniards resolved upon going up the river or to enter it, they should flee to the fort.  This witness went also the next day to the settlement of Borney, and found that the king had gone to the said fort, and that the said tumangan and the bandara were in the city.  When asked why he did not go to the fort as did the others, he replied that, because he did not find his mantelin who is a person holding the office of captain and sergeant, with forty men under him—­in Borney, and learned that he was outside of the bar, he was coming in search of him.  When asked how many Portuguese vessels had passed there during the last vendabals, and what forts King Soltan has built or intends to build, he said that two vessels had passed—­one of deep draught and a galley—­and that they had traded as usual with the Borneans.  The Portuguese went to the settlement, and the Borneans went to the vessels.  In regard to the forts, the king had built one up the river where the people are gathered.  It is named Talin, and is made of palm-trees three or four estados high.  They are now busy constructing a mosque.  This witness had heard that as soon as the said mosque was completed, galleys would be begun in the ship-yard.  There was no fort at Paingaran.  There is nothing else; and, the same being read, he declared it true.  He appeared to be about thirty-three or thirty-four years of age.  The said captain signed the above.

Don Juan Arce

Before me: 
Manuel Caceres, notary

[The deposition of another Moro follows, being in substance the same as the above, with a slight addition in regard to the panguilans Maraxa de Raxa and Salalila, which is similar to other testimonies concerning them.]

Then immediately, upon this said day, month, and year aforesaid, the said ensign, Salvador de Sequera, the ensign, Francisco Rodriguez, and the others who went in the said fragata as above said, to the said islets of Polocelemin and Paingaran, returned to the said captain.  They said that, as they went upon this errand in accordance with his Grace’s orders, they met nine ships and some caracoas.  As soon as these saw these vessels, they flew their white flag as a token of friendship, in order that the others should come to talk with them.  But these ships refused to come, and fired some artillery at them.  The said ensigns having witnessed this, the said Salvador de Sequera requested me, the present notary, to attest it, so that if might appear in the records.  In