He  told  me  that  Claudius,  after  Marias  Death,  had
appointed  yamei  de  Figaereio  to  be  General  of  the
FortttgKtfe,  who  dying  foon  after,  he  had  nominat-
ed two  Generals,    Go/par  de  Sofa,  and  Lopez  ^AU

-  matifa,  each  of  whom  was  tocommand  the  Squadrons,
which  were  to  guard  the  Monarch  i  but  afterwards
the  former  (who  was  my  Nephew  and  Friend)  was
appointed  folc  Commander.  Qaudim  fent  me  a
a  very  civil  Mefl^,  with  an  Equipagft  and  fiva
hundred  Ounces  of  Gold.  The  Portuguefi  fceracd
overjoyed  at  my  Arrival  -,,  but  the  Monarch's  Com-
plaifance  was  all  a  Feint,  he-expeding  daily  the
new  Patriarch  of  AUxandriay  and  was  unwilling
we  Ihould  meet,  left  this  Ihould  occaBon  fome  Di-
fiurbance.
After  Claudius  was  gone,  Rohel  a  Soldier  of  Di-
fiindtion,  came  and  told  me  privately,  that  the
Emperor  was  highly  CKafpcrated,  becaufe  I  had  (rf>-
liged  him  to  pay  Obedience  to  the  See  of  i^Mu,  and
that  as  another  Patriarch  was  coming,  it  would  be
proper  for  me  to  take  Care  of  myfclf.  I  thanked
him,  and  told  him  it  was  abfolutely  nccef]&ry  for
me  to  go  to  Court,  whereof  I  foon  fcnt  Advice  to
Ge^ar  de  So/a,  defiring  his  Afliftance,  a  little  be-
fore which  Rebel  and  I  parted.
Juft  as  I  was  coming  to  the  Monarch's  Camp,  a

■  Periugiie/e  came  and  declared,  that  Claudius  had  or-
dered me  to  be  feizcd,  and  carried  upon  a  Rock,
where  I  Ihould  end  my  Days,  Accordingly  I  was
feized,  when  all  the  Pcriuguefe  ran  to  refcuc  me.
