'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.' [‎87] (406/1024)

Book !• Travels in I n d i a.
Never did any Vice-Roy depart from Goa fo rich as Bon Philippo de Mafcareg-
nas * for he had a great parcel of Diamonds, all large ftones, from ten Carats to
forty. He Ihew’d me two when I was ztGoa^ one whereof weigh’d 57 Carats^
other 67 and an half * clean Stones, of an excellent water, and cut after the /»-
dm manner. The report was that the Vice-Roy was poifon’d in the Ship, and
that it was a juft punilhment of Heaven, for that he had poifon’d feveral others,
efpecially when he was Governor of CeyUn. He had always moft exquifite poi-
fons by him, to make life of when his revenge requir’d it: for which reafon, ha-
ving rais’d himfelf many enemies, one morning he was found hung in Effigie in
Goa, when I was there in the year 1648.
In the mean time, the Imprifonment of Father Ephraim made a great noife in
Europe j Mon fear de Chateau des Bois, his Brother complain’d to the Portugal Em-
bafladour, who prefently wrote to the King his Malter to fend a pofitive command
by the firft Ships, that Father Ephraim fhould be difcharg’d.The Pope alfo wrote,
declaring that he would excommunicate all the Clergy of Goa, if they did not fet
him at liberty. But all this iignify’d nothing. So that Father Ephraim was be
holding for his liberty to none but the King oi GolcondajNho had a love for him,
and would have had him have Raid ztBagnagar.Vov the King was then at Wars with
thei^ of Carnatica, and his Army lay round about St. Thomas's. Hearing there
fore what a bafe trick the Portuguez.es had plaid with Father Ephraim,he lent or
ders to his General Mirgimola to lay liege to the Town, and put all to Fire and
Sword, unlefs the Governor would make him a firm promife that Father Ephraim
jhould be fet at liberty in two months. A Copy of this Order was fent to the
Governor, which fo alarm’d the Town, that they difpatch’d away Barque after
Barque to prefs the Vice-Roy to ufe his endeavours for the releafe of Father
Ephraim. Thereupon he was releas’d} but though the door were fet open, he
would not ftir, till all the Religious Perfons in Goa came in proceffion to fetch
him out. When he was at liberty he fpent 15 days in the Co vent of the Capu
chins. I have heard Father Ephraim lay feveral times,that nothing troubl’d him
fo much all the while of his imprifonment, as to fee the ignorance of the Inquilitor
and his Council, when they put him any queflion .* and that he did not believe
that any one of them had ever read the Scripture. They laid him in the feme
Chamber, with a Maltefe, who never fpake two words without a defperate oath ,
and took Tobacco all day, and a good part of the night,which was very offenfive
to Father Ephraim.
When the Inquifitors feize upon any perfon, they fearch him prefently; and as
for his Goods and wearing-Apparel, it is fet down in an Inventory,to be return’d
him again in cafe he be acquitted} but if he have any Gold, Silver, or Jewels,
that is never fet down ; but is carri’d to the Inquifitor to defray the expences of
tne Procefs. They fearch’d the Reverend Father Ephraim, but found nothing in
his Cloak-pockets, unlefs it were a Comb, an Inkhorn, and two or three Hand
kerchiefs. But forgetting to fearch the little Pockets which the Capuchins carry
in their fleeves toward their armpits, they left him four or five black-lead pens.
Thefe Pencils did him a great kindnefs. For the Maltefe calling for fuch a deal of
Tobacco, which is always cut ^nd ti’d up in white-paper, for the profit of the
feller,who weighs both Tobacco and Paper together .• thefe Papers Father Ephraim
kept very charily, and with his pencil wrote therein whatever he had ftudi’d at
any time .* though he loft the fight of one of his eyes, through the darknefs of
the Chamber,which had but one window,half a foot |fquare,and barr’d with iron.
They would never fo much as lend him a Book,or let him have an end of Candle
but us’d him as bad as a certain Mifcreant that had been twice let out already with
his Shirt fulphur’d, and at St. Jlndrews-Crofs upon his ftomach,in company with
fchofe that are lead to the Gallows, and was then come in again.
father Ephraim having ftaid 15 days in the Covent of the Capuchins to re-
cover his ftrength after 20 months imprifonment, return’d for Madrefpatan, and
pairing through Golconda, went to return his humble thanks to the King of Go/-
wnda and his Son-in-law,who had fo highly interefs’d themfelves for his liberty.
1 he King importun’d him again to flay at Bagmgar,hut feeing him refolv’d to re-
tUrn to his Covent at Madrefpatan, they gave him as before, an Oxe, two Ser-
vants, and Money for his journey-
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