Storia do Mogor 8.3

8.3

12, where Père Tachard, S.J., and Mr. l'Abbé de Choisy (both of whom went to Siam and published books on it) are described as 'deux des plus insignes charlatans qu'on puisse lire.' Deslandes married one of Martin's daughters, and was sent to Bengal in charge of the French comptoir of Chandernagore, where he remained until 1701. In 1689 he had a son, André François Boureau-Deslandes (just referred to), who became notorious as a sceptical writer, was the author of many books and pamphlets, and died in 1757 ('Biog. Univ.' (Michaud), ii. 195, and 'N. Biog. Gén.'). In 1731 the son brought out a book entitled 'Remarques Historiques d'un Cosmopolite,' of which the authorship is attributed to his father.