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the Prince of Patinfaloa, The firft thing they did, was to pay two hundred Loaves 

 of Gold to redeem the Royal Fortrefs again ; and then fubmitting to the Con- 

 ditions which the Dutch Admiral had' propos'd,' the General of Batavia fign'd 

 the Articles, which were punctually obferv'd. For the Portugal* immediately 

 quitted the Country, fome departing for Siam and Cdmboja, others for Macoa 

 and Goa. Macao> formerly one of the molt famous and richeft Cities of the 

 Orient, was the principal motive that enclin'd the Hollanders to fend an Em- 

 baiTadour into China $ for being the belt Itatlon which the Portugals had in all 

 thofe parts, the Dutch had a defign to win it wholly. Now, this City, lying 

 * in twenty-two Degrees of Northern Latitude, in a fmall Illand next to the 

 province of Kant on, which is a part of China, has very much loft its former 



But this was not all which the fefuits and the Portugal Merchants fuffer'd. 

 The Chief of the Dutch Factory at Mingrela, which is but eight Leagues from 

 this City underftanding the bad fuccefs of the Dutch in China, had a contri- 

 vance by himfelf to be reveng'd. He knew that the fefuites of Goa and other 

 places, drove a great trade in rough Diamonds, which they fent into Europe y 

 or elfe carry 'd along with them when they return'd $ and that for the more 

 private carrying on of their trade, they were wont to (end one or two of 

 their Order, that knew the language, in the habit of a Faquir, which confifts 

 of a Tysers Skin to cover their back- parts/ and a Goats Skin to cover the 

 brealt reaching down to the knees. Thereupon the Chief of the Factory of 

 Minlrela taking his opportunity, and having notice that two of the liippos'd 

 Faqmrs were gone to the Mines, to lay out 400000 Pardo's in Diamonds, gave 

 order to two men, which he had fee'd for the purpofe, that as foon as the 

 Fathers had made their purchafe, he mould give notice to the Officer of the 

 Guitom-Houfe at Bicholi. 



Bicboli is a great Town upon the Frontiers of thole Lands that part the 

 Kingdom of Vigour from the Territories of the Portugals 5 there being no 

 other way to pafs the River, which encompalfes the Illand where the City 



of Goa is built. . 



The Fathers believing that the Cuftomer knew nothing of their purchafe, 

 went into the Boat to go over the River ; but as foon as they were in, they 

 were ftrictly fearch'd, and all their Diamonds confifcated. 



To return to the King of Macajfar $ you mult know, that the fefuit s once 

 endeavour'd to convert him 5 and perhaps they might have brought it to pafs, 

 had they not neglected one propofal which he made them. For at the fame time 

 that the Muits hbouvd to bring him to Chriftianity, the Mahumeians us'd all their 

 endeavours to oblige him to ftick to their Law. The King willing to leave his 

 Tdolatrv vet not knowing which part to take, commanded the Mahumctans to 

 fend for two or three of their molt able MoulUs, or Doctors from Mecca ; and 

 the bruits he orderM to fend him as many of the molt learned among them, 

 that he miaht be inltructed in both Religions ; which they both promis'd to 

 do But the Mahometans were more diligent then the Chriltians, for in eight 

 months thev fetch'd from Mecca two learned Moulds-, whereupon the King 

 frrintx that the fefaits fent no body to him, embrae'd the Mahumetan Law. 

 True it is, that three years after there came two Portugal fefuits, but then it 



W The° Kine of Macajfar being thus become a Mahumetan, the Prince his Bro- 

 ther was fo mad at it, that when the Mofyuee, which the King had caus'd to 

 he built was finilh'd, he got into it one night, and caufing the throats of two 

 pirto'be cut, he all befmear'd the walls of the new Mofjuee, and the place 

 which was appointed for the Moulla to perform Divine Service with the blood j 

 £ tw the Kine was fore'd to pull down that, and build another. After which 

 the Prince with fome Idolatrous Lords ftole out of the Mand, and never line* 

 appeared at Court.' 



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