Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 - No. 0297
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Georges Land
April 1769
As soon as her majesties quality was known to us she was invited to go on board the ship where no presents were spard that were thought to be agreable to her in consideration of the service she had been of to the Dolphin among other things a childs dol was given to her of which she seemd very fond on her landing she met Hercules who for the future I shall call by his real name Tootahah she shewd him her presents he became uneasy nor was he satisfied till he had also got a doll given to him which at this time now he seemd to preferr to a hatchet which that he had in return for presents tho after this time the dolls were of no kind of value.
The men who visited us constantly eat with us of our provisions but the women never had been prevaild on to taste a morsel today however they retird sometime after dinner into the servants apartment & eat there a large quantity of plantains tho they could not be persuaded to eat with us a mystery we find it very dificult to account for
29. My first business this morning was to see the promise I had made to Tubourai & Tomio of the butchers being punishd performd a promise they had not faild to remind me of yesterday when the croud of people who were with us hinderd it from being performd in consequence of this I took them on board of the ship where Capt Cooke immediately orderd the offender to be punishd they stood quietly & saw him stripd & fastned to the rigging but as soon as the first blow was given interfered with many tears begging the punishment might cease a request which the Captn would not comply with
On my return ashore I proceeded to pay a visit to her majesty Oborea I shall for the future call her she I was told was still asleep in her Canoe-awning where I went intending to call up her majesty but was surprizd to find her in bed with a hansome lusty young man of about 25 whose name was Obadée I however soon understood that he was her gallant a circumstance which she made not the least secret of - upon my arrival Her majesty proceeded to put on her breeches which done she clothd me in fine cloth & proceeded with me to the tents.