Storia do Mogor 333.1

333.1

[Although Father Ephraim is not mentioned, there can be little doubt that the incident referred to is the one given in a supplement to a general letter from Fort St. George dated September 20, 1642 (Original Correspondence, No. 1791), under the heading, 'Passages on this Coast from ye pr° 9br 1641 to ye pro 7ber 1642.' The account runs as follows: 'The 11th of August [1642] 3 Portugall Soldiers belonging to the Armada: 11 small Frigotts sent for the Reliefe of St Thoma, with 270 Soldiers came to our Towne, and in a base Arack house, fell to drincking with a Dane, and at length together by the ears, in fine the 3 Portugalls with their rapiers made uppon him and wounded him in 7 places, notice of which being given us, wee sent two Soldiers to part them, who no sooner entred within the Yard, and Commanded them to desist, but on of the three aforesaid soldiers by name Anthony Myrando, ran the one of our 2 soldiers into the right Pappe that instantly he dyed without speaking one word; so soone as they perceived what they had done, they all 3 fledd, but within lesse than halfe an hower, were all thre taken, and being truly informed which was the Homicide, wee kept him and suffered the others to depart for St Thoma, from whence wee received many Letters to release him for that he was a phydalgo, but what thorough our Naiques importunitie, together with our owne people, wee cold not reprieve him till advized to Surrat, but were even forced to execute him the 13th d° [?