'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [‎85] (404/1024)

Book I.
Travels in India.
CHAP. XV.
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the Story of Father Ephraim, and how he was put into the Inquifitim
at Goa ly a furprif aL
, itll > vU- 4 ^. 4 lnF'. SJJ -'V-G J.•'....: 1 f ", : 3 Jj f, • .% ; V-
T REChck, who had rmrri’d the EldeE of the Princefles of Golconda^ not be
ing able to perfwade Father to ftay at where he promis’d
to build him an Houfe and a Church,gave him an Ox and two men to carry him
to Majlifatan, where he itaid to embark for Pegu, according to the order of his
Superiors. But finding no Vefiel ready to fet fail,the Englijh drew him toMadref
where they have a Fort call’d StGeorge^nd a general Fadtory for every thing
that concerns the Countreys of and BengaU. They aver-peffwa-
ded him that he might reap a fairer Harveft in this place,than in any other part
of the Indies • to which end they prefently built him a very neat Houfe, and a
Church. But in the conclufion, the Englijh fought not fo much the interell of
Father Efhraim^ as their own. Vov Ma dr efat an is but half a league from St.
Thomas, a Sea-Town upon the Coafi: of indifferently well-built,as for
merly belonging to the Pormgals. In that place there was a very great Trade,
efpecially for Calicuts,and a very great number of Merchants and Workmen liv’d
there,the greateft part whereof defir d to inhabit at Madref atan with the Tag-
lijk,but that there was no place for them to exercife their Religion in that place.
But when the Englijh had built a Church,and perfwaded Father Ephraim to ftay y
many of the Port aguefes quitted St. Thomas^ by reafon of the frequent Preaching
of Father Ephraim, and his great care as well of the Natives, as of the Porta-
^als. Father Ephraim was born at Anxerre, the Brother of Mon fear Chateau de
Boys, Councellor of the Parliament of Paris y who was very happy in learning
Languages, fo that in a little time he fpoke Englijh and Port ague z, perfectly well.
But now the Clergy of St. 71 ?£?^j--Church fgTng Father Ephraim in fo high a re
putation,and that he drew thegreatefi: part of their Congregation to Madrefpa-
tm, were fo enrag’d againlt him that they refolv’d to ruine him. And thus they
laid their plot. The Englijh and Portaguez.es being neer-neighbours, could not
choofe but have feveral quarrels one among another, and Rill Father Ephraim
was appli’d to for the compofing their differences. Now one day it happen’d,that
the Portugueses quarrell’d on purpofe with fome Engltfh Mariners that were in
St. Thomas-Koati , and the Englijh came by the worft. The Englijh Prefident re-
folving to have fatisfadlion for the in jury,a War broke out between the two Na
tions.* which had ruin’d all the Trade of that Country, had not the Merchants
on both fides been very diligent to bring things to an accommodation .* not know
ing any thing'of the wicked contrivance of particular perfons againR Father
Pfhraim. But all the interpofition of the Merchants avail’d nothing : the Friar
muft be concern’d in the affair, he muR be the Mediator to ad between party
nnd party,which he readily accepted. But he was no fooner enter’d into St.Tho-
wys, but he was feiz’d by ten or twelve Officers of the Inquifition, who flipp’d
him away in a Frigat that was bound at the fame time for Goa. They fetter’d and
manacl’d him, and kept him two and twenty days at Sea, before they'would let
im once put his foot a-fhore : though the beR part of the Mariners lay a-ffioar
^very night. When they came to 6W,they Raid till night before they would land
‘JJ-her Ephraim, to carry him to the Jnquiftion-Houft. For they w r ere afraid,
^ thc Y Ronld land him in the day, the people fhould know of it, and rife in
me refcue of a perfon,who was in an high veneration over all India. The news
Was Patently fpread abroad in all parts, that Father Ephraim was in the Inqmf-
which very much amaz’d all the French-vnzrt. But he that was moR fur-
P n £ d,and moR troubl’d at it was Friar Zenon, the Capuchin, who had been for-
foMH ^ at ^ er Efhr aim's Companion ^ who after he had confulted his friends,re-
w Q to go to Goa, though he were put into the Inquifition hirafelf. For when
tor Hn 1S 0nCe ^ ut . u E t here, if any one have the boldnefs to fpeak to the Inquifi-
> otto any of his Councel in his behalf, he is prefently put into the Inquiftion
d ' a!&