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order from the Council at Batavia to difplacc him. St. Amant mccris'd at iuch 

 ill-ufage, inveigles to his Party a matter of fifteen or twenty, molt part French- 

 Souldfers, among whom were Monjieur Belloy, Afarcfis, and John de Rofe, and re- 

 volts to the Portugueses. The Portugal* encourag'd by the reinforcement of fiich 

 a ftout, though fmal! number of men, ftorm'd Negombe again, and took it at the 

 fecond ailault. At that time was Don Philip de Mafcaregnas Governor of CeyUn t 

 and all the places belonging to it, under the juriidiction of the Portugal*. He 

 liv'd alio at the City of Colombo ; and then it was, that having rcceiv'd Letters 

 from Goa that the face-Roy was dead, and that the Council and all the Nobility 

 defir'd him to come and fucceed in his place, he refolv'd to fee St. Amant and his 

 Companions before his departure, to the end he might bellow upon them Ibme 

 proper reward. So foon as he law them, he was refolv'd to take them along with 

 him to Goa. Whether it were that he thought he might have better opportu- 

 nities to advance them there ; or that he thought it convenient to have ftout men 

 about him, by reafon of the Malavares who lay in wait for him with forty Vel- 

 fels, whereas he had but twenty-two. But they were no fooner come to make 

 Cape-Comorin, when the winds role, and luch a tempeft follow'd, that the Veilels 

 were difperced, and many of them unfortunately call away. They that were in 

 Don Philips'* Vellcl did all thev could CO get to the l~hoar, but leeing they could 

 not, and that the Ship was ready to fplit, St. Amant and his fix other Compani- 

 ons threw themfelves into the Sea with cords and pieces of planks, and fo beilirr'd 

 themfclves, that they made a fhift not only to lave themlelves, but Don Philip 

 alio. Hereupon Don Philip coming to Goa, after he had made his entrance, gave 

 to St. Amant the Command of Grand Mailer of the Artillery, and Superintendent- 

 General over all the Forts which the Portugueses hud in India. He marri'd him 

 alfo to a young Virgin, with whom he had twenty- thouland Crowns, whole Fa* 

 ther was an E>.gijh-man, who had quitted the Company, and marri'd a Natural 

 Daughter of one of the f^ce-Rofs of Goa. As for John de Rofe, he defir'd leave 

 of the ^ice-Roy to return to Colombo, where, by his favour, he marri'd a young 

 Widow, half Native, half Portuguese, by whom he had a fair fortune. Marefis 

 the Vice-Roy made Captain of his Guards, the moft conliderable Command in all 

 his Court, being oblig'd to fdarefts for his life, who was the perfbn that bore him 

 upon his fhoulders to fave him from drowning. Du Belloy defir'd leave that he 

 might go to Macao, which was granted him. For he underitood that the greatcft 

 part of the Portugal-Gentry retir'd to that place, after they had got Eftates by 

 Merchandi7in^ ; that they were very courteous ro ftrangers, and withal extremely 

 addicted to play, which was Du BeUofs chief delight. He liv'd two years at 

 Macao, very much to his content ; for when he wanted Money, the Gentry lent 

 Jt him freelv. One day he had won above fix-thoufand Crowns ; but going to 

 play again, he was lb unfortunate as to lofe it all, befides a good fum of Money 

 which his friends had lent him. Being thus at a lols, and finding that no-body 

 would lend him any more Money, he began to fwear againft a Picture that hung 

 in the room, which was the Portraiture of fbme Papiltical Saint ; faying in his 

 paifion, that it w<is an ufual thing with them that plaid, that if they faw a Saints 

 Picture hang in their fight, it made them lofe ; and that if that Picture had not 

 been there, he had certainly won. Immediately the Inquifitor was inform'd of 

 this, (for in every City in India under the Jurifdiction of the Portugueses there is 

 one. However his power is limited ; having no other authority than to fcize 

 the perfon of him that fays or acts any thing againft their Religion, to hear the 

 WitnefTes, and to fend the Offender with the examinations to Goa in the firft Ship 

 which is bound thither : where the Inquifitor-General has an abfolute Power 

 either to abfolve him, or to put him to death. Thereupon Du Belloy was put a- 

 board a final! VefTel of ten or twelve Guns loaded with Irons ; with a ftrict charge 

 to the Captain to keep him fafe, and fome threats that he lhould be anfwerable 

 for him if he efcap'd. But fo foon as the Ship was out at Sea, the Captain, who 

 was of a noble difpofition, and knew Du Belloy to be of a good Family, took off 

 his Irons, and made him fit at his own Table ; giving him alfo Linnen, and other 

 convenient Apparel neceflary for the Voyage, which was to continue forty days. 

 They put into Goa the nineteenth of February 1649 5 and the Ship was no fooner 

 come into Harbour, but St, Amant came a-board by the Governor's order, as well 



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