Chap. VIL *A M E%,1 C A. 5?7 



interwove . behind which were Gardens and Orchards of Palm-Trces, and con- 

 form'd to the Religion and Government of the Tortuguefe. 



Whileft three hundred Mufquettecrs, a hundred Mameluks, and feven hundred <*«» j*» 

 Srafilians were fitting to go to the Palmares, there arriv'd Agents at <%eciffa from the UftSR^ 

 King of Cowgo, whobroughtasaPrefentto Gr aye Maurice, two hundred AJegro'i, *&E*? 

 Golden Collar and Pot, befides many Negro's for the Weft-India Company. *Thefe SE 7 

 Agents defir'd Aid againft the Duke of Sonho, who treacheroufly Plotted to drive **** 

 the King out of Congo h which Plot was difcovcr'd by fcatter'd Letters, Sign'd by 

 the Governors and Bifhop at Loando, a little before Loando was taken by the Hollan- 

 ders. Maurice courteoufly Entertaining the Agents, proffer'd himfelf to be a Media- 

 tor to decide the Difference, and gave them a long Velvet Coat Lac'd with Gold 

 and Silver Lace, a Silk Coat and Scarf, and a Beaver Hat with a Golden Edging. 



Not long after there came Agents from So?iho, to befeech Grave cMaurice that he 

 would not affift the King of Qongo j one of whom went to the Hague, and was fol- 

 lowed by two from the King of Congo, who open'd their Letters before the Prince 

 of Orange* 



The two Agents from Congo were ftr on g and black Men, very a&ive, and having The H«** 

 grim Countenances ; they Danc'd after a ftrange manner ; and fhowing the Pi<5hire ^SKf ■ 

 of their King fitting in great State, adtcd the Poftures in which his Nobles and 

 other Subje&s fliew'd him Reverence: their Strength was fuch, that they were 

 able with eafe to carry each of them two hundred thirty five Pound weight : their 

 Ornamentals confifted of Elephants Tails. 



In Loando the Governor for the Dutch, nam'd Cornells Kiewland, and the Tortuguefe 

 Governor Peter Ufar de Menefes, came to this Agreement, That fincc the ten years 

 Peace was concluded on between the Tortuguefe and Netherlander s, Menefes (hould 

 poffefs the Countrey wafti'd by the River <Bengo, and call in the ancient Natives to 

 live and Trade as formerly ; all which was faithfully pcrform'd : my, Menefes fur- 

 nifli'd Nievland with as much Meal as he requir'd, towards the maintaining of a 

 thoufand Negro's, whom he had bought $ and the Hollanders and Tortuguefes began 

 now to be every day more and more friendly and familiar with each other, when 

 on a fudden Nieltland not onely rcmembring what was done lately on the Iflands Mtnt r„ fur . 

 Maragnan and St.Tbomas, but alio ftirr'd up by other later Anions, which gave him j^L^V 

 becafionof jealoufie, fent two hundred Mufquettcers in the Night from Loando, 5£V*^ 

 to take the Governor Menefes, with fome others, who he fear'd might make an In- g7 e ™™, A ~ 

 furre&ion. The Soldiers accordingly about Day-break fell unawares upon the 

 fleeping Portuguefes, kill'd forty of them, and carry'd Menefes and many other Per* 

 fons of Quality away Prifoners, together with a Booty valu'd at above ten thou* 

 fand Ducats, and fent a hundred and fixty Tortuguefes in an old leaky Veflel to St. Sal- 

 vador ; but they being tofs'd to and again at Sea for a confiderable time, eight of 

 them dy'd, the reft almoft ftarv'd, Landed on femambuco . where Simon Ahares dela jhms u u 

 2enho being amaz'd to fee his Countrey-men thus hardly dealt with, complain'd %££&* 

 of Wetland, Mols, and Crop, who were the chief of Loando, that they had broke the ^w'of 

 Laws, and the fworn Articles of Peace; urging that it would be very unjuft that h ^ ountty ' 

 the poor fortuguefes fhould not have Satisfaction for the Wrong which they had 

 fuftain'd, as alfo for the lofs.of their Goods. To which Grave Maurice znfwcx'd, 

 " That Loando belong'd to the Weft-India Company, and that for his part he had no- 

 " thing to do with that City, but that if the States were accquainted therewith, 

 " they would without doubt be highly concern'd at it. 



ChriftopherSantcbes,z free Negro, gave information of the fad Condition of the 

 Ifland St. Thomas , Yi%. That the greateft part of the Ht Banders that had been left 



G gg j upon 



