Storia do Mogor 265.8.7

265.8.7

Among them was a man called Antonio de Viveros, who lived by the sale of poisons, raising false accusations against married women in the hope that the husbands might buy poison from him, and he draw profit from the money. If the husband had no money with which to pay, he would give the poison on credit. It was noted that twenty-nine married women had died of poison sold by this man to their husbands, among whom were friars and secular priests. A few days before the Mahomedans took the town, which was in the year one thousand six hundred and sixty-four (1664), the above fellow died, and as he had many relations, these all assembled. There were also many neighbours and acquaintances, who came to see if it were true. They were afraid he might be shamming to be dead, and they all rejoiced that he was really dead.