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alio, and accounted a greater Offender than the other. Neither the Arch Bifhop 

 nor the Vice-Ray themlelves dare interpofe \ though they are the only two per- 

 fons over whom the fnefuifition has no poWer. For if they do any thing to oi.cnd 

 them, they prefently write to the FnquifTtor and his Council in Portugal, and as the 

 King and the Inquifitor- General commands, they either proceed againfr, or feed 

 thole two great perfons into Portugal. 



Notwithstanding all theft confiderations, father Zeno» 3 taking along with him 

 the Sicurdc la B onlay,, a decaid Gentleman, goes to Goa ; where, when he arriv'd, 

 he was vihred by fome friends, who advifehim to have a care not to open his 

 mouth in the behalf of Father Ephratm, unlels he intended to bear him company 

 in the Inquifition. Father Zenon feeing he could do nothing at Goa, advised the 

 Sieur de Boulayto return to Swr.it : and goes himfelf directly to Madrefpautn, more 

 particularly to inform himfelf concerning the reafon of Father Ephvainfs being 

 lent away. But when he underitood how he had been berxaid at St. Taemas,ha 

 refolv'd to have fatisfacTion, and without acquainting the /^////j-Prciidcnt, com- 

 municateshis defignto the Captain that commanded in the Fort : Who being in- 

 cens'd, as were all the Souldiers, at the Injury done Father EpHraim, nor only 

 approwd, but alfo promis'd Fath'er~£>»«» to afltft him in his deiign. Thereupon 

 the Father lets his (pies ; and underlianding by them, that the Governor of St.'/W- 

 mas went every Saturday-morning, early, to a Clmppel upon a Mountain half a 

 league from the City, dedicated to the Virgin-/!/./, v, he cautes three Iron- Bars to 

 be fix'd in the window of a little Chamber in the Covent, with two good locks to 

 the door, and as many padlocks. And having lb done, he goes to the Governor 

 of the Fort, who was an /-/v/7.--man, and a very hour perfonj who with thirty 

 Souldiers, and Father Zenon , iilu'd out of the Fort about midnight, and hid them- 

 felves till day near the Chappel, in a part of the Mountain, where they could not 

 be difcover'd. The Governor of St. Toomas came exactly, according to his cuirom, 

 a little after Sun-rifing ; and as foon as ever he alighted from his Pallequm, was 

 immediately furpri ;'d by the Ambufcade,and carri'd to Mafllpata;;, into the Cham- 

 ber in the Covent which the Friar had provided for him. The Governor thus 

 furpriz'd, made great protections againit Father Zenon, and threaten d him with 

 what the Ring would do when he mould come to hear what he had practis'd 

 againft the Governor of one of his Garrifons. Tf which Father Zenon (aid no 

 more, but only that he believ'd that he was better us'd at Madrefpatan, than Fa- 

 ther Epbraim was us'd at the Inqttffition at GoaMA\\i\\{.r he had fent him : That if 

 he would obtain liberty for Father Ephraim to return, he would leave him in the 

 fame place where they had Ceizd his perfbn, with as much Juiticc, as he had to 

 fend Father Ephratm to Goa,. Many people came to the Bnglijh Prefident, de- 

 firing him to life his authority for the Governor's liberty. But his anfwer was, 

 that the Governor w r as not in his jurifdiclion, neither could he compel Father Ze- 

 non to releafe him, who had been one of r the Authors of the injury which had 

 been done his Companion. So that he contented himfelf only to defire of Fa- 

 ther Zenon that his Prifoner might dine at his Table in the Fort, promifing him to 

 return him when he mould require his body; a requeft which he cafily obtain'd, 

 but could not fo eafily keep his word. For the Drummer of the Garrifon being a 

 French-row, with a Merchant of Marjeilles, call'd Rohoti, then in the Fort, two 

 days after came to the Governor, and promis'd him, for a good reward, to pro- 

 cure his efcape. The agreement being made, the Drummer in the morning beat 

 the Reveilles fooner than he was wont to do, and lowder, while Roboii and the Go- 

 vernor let themfelves down at a corner of a Bafiion that was not very high; and 

 were prefently as nimbly follow'd by the Drummer ; fo that Madrefpatan and St. 

 Thomas being but half a league afunder, they were all three in the Town before 

 their efcape was known. The whole City greatly rejoye'd at the return of their 

 Governor, and immediately difpatch'd away a Barque to Goa to carry the news. 

 The Drummer alfo and the Merchant fet fail at the fame time, and when they 

 came to Goa with Letters of recommendation in their behalf, there was no Houfe 

 or Covent which did not make them Prefents : The Vice-Roy alfo himfelf carefs'd 

 them extremely, and took them into his own Ship to have carri'd them into For- 

 tHgal along with him -, but both he and the two French-men dy'd at Sea. 



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