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

 nor the Vice-Roy themfelves dare interpofe ; though they are the only two per- 

 fons over whom the Inquisition has no power. For if they do any thing to oliend 

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

 King and the Inquifitor- General commands, they either proceed againft, or fend; 

 thofe two great perfons into Portugal. 



Notwithftanding all thefe confiderations., Father Zenon 3 taking along with him 

 the Sieurde la Boulaj,, a decaid Gentleman, goes to Goa; where, when he arriv'd, 

 he was vifited by fome friends, who advife him to have a care not to open his 

 mouth in the behalf of Father Ephraim, unlefs he intended to bear him company 

 in the Inquijition. Father Zenon feeing he could do nothing at Goa, advis'd the 

 Sieur de Boulay to return to Sur at : and goes himfelf directly to Madrefpatan, more 

 particularly to inform himfelf concerning the reafon of Father Ephraim 7 s being; 

 fent away. But when he underftood how he had been betraid at Sr. Thomas, he 

 refolv'd to have fatisfacYion, and without acquainting the £«g//^-Prefident, com- 

 municates his defign to the Captain that commanded in the Fort : Who being in- 

 cens'd, as were all the Souldiers, at the injury done Father Ephraim, not only 

 approv'd, but a!lb promis'd Father Zenon to affift him in his delign. Thereupon 

 the Father fets his fpies ; and underftanding by them, that the Governor of St.T&o- 

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

 league from the City, dedicated to the M'vcgm- Alary, he caufes 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 fo done, he goes to the Governor 

 of the Fort, who was an Iri/h-mau, and a very ftout perfon ; who with thirty 

 Souldiers, and Father Zenon , hTu'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. Tvomas came exa&ly, according to his cuftom,, 

 a little after Sun-rifing 5 and as fbon as ever he alighted from his Pallequin, was 

 immediately furpri' 'd by the Ambufcade,and carri'd to M.ajlipatan, into the Cham- 

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

 furprizd, made great proteftations againft Father Zenon,, and threaten'd him with 

 what the King would do when he fhould come to hear what he had praftis'd 

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

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

 ther Ephraim was us'd at the [nqwjition at Goa, whither 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 feiz'd his perfon, with as much Juftice, as he had to 

 fend Father Ephraim to Goa,. Many people came to the Englijh Prefident, de- 

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

 that the Governor was not in his jurifdiclion, neither could he compel Father Ze- 

 non to releafe him, who had been one of 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, promifïng him to 

 return him when he fhould require his body ; a requeft which he eafily obtain'd, 

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

 French-man, with a Merchant of Marfeilles, call'd Roboli, 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 Reveillez, fooner than he was wont to do, and lowder, while Roboli 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 j 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 rejoyc'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 carefsd 

 them extremely, and took them into his own Ship to have carrt'd them, into Por- 

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



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