Travels in India. 



Part. II. 



order from the Council at Batavia to difplace him. St. Amant incens'd at fuch 

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

 Souldiers, among whom were Monfieur Belloy, Marefts, and John de Rofe, and re- 

 volts to the Portugueses. The Portugais encourag'd by the reinforcement of fuch 

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

 fécond aflault. At that time was Don Philip de Mafcaregnas Governor of Ceylan, 

 and all the places belonging to it, under the jurifdiftion of the Portugais. He 

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

 from Goa that the Vice-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 beftow upon them fome 

 proper reward. So foon as he faw 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 5 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 Vef- 

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

 Cape-Comorin, when the winds rofe and fuch a tempeft follow'd, that the Velfels 

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

 Don Philips'' s Veflel did all they could to get to the fhoar, but feeing thev could 

 not, and that the Ship was ready to f[<lit, St. Amant and his fix other Compani- 

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

 themfelves, that they made a fhift not only to fave themfelves, but Don Philip 

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

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

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

 alfo to a young Virgin, with whom he had twenty-thoufand Crowns, whofe Fa- 

 ther was an Engljh-man, who had quitted the Company, and marri'd a Natural 

 Daughter of one of the Vice- Roy' s of Goa. As for fohn de Rofe, - he defir'd leave 

 of the Vice-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. Marefts 

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

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

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

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

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

 Merchandizing 3 that they Were very courteous to ftrangers,and withal - extremely 

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

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

 it him freely. One day he had won above fix-thoufand Crowns j but going ta 

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

 which his friends had lent him. Being thus at a lofs, 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 fome Papiftical Saint ; faying in his 

 paffion, that it was an ufual thing with them that plaid, that if they faw a Saints 

 Picture hang in their fight, it made them lofé; 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 feize 

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

 Witnefies, and to fend the Offender with the examination's 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 fmall Veffel of ten or twelve Guns loaded with Irons ; with a ftridt charge 

 to the Captain to keep him fafe, and fome threats that he mould 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 j giving him alfo Linnen, and other 

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

 They put into Goa the nineteenth of February 1649 $ 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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