The Strange Adventures of Andrew Battell Part 28

[483] This seminary was never founded, notwithstanding repeated Royal reminders of 1684, 1686, 1688, and 1691 (Lopez de Lima, _Ensaio_, iii, p. 149).

[484] S. Braun, _Schifffarten_, Basel, 1624; and P. van der Broeck, _Journalen_, Amst., 1624.

[485] Jacome Ferreira, in command of these patrol s.h.i.+ps, was killed in action in 1639, when the command devolved upon Bartholomeu de Vasconcellos.

[486] N. G. van Kampen, _Geschiedenes der Nederlanders buiten Europa_, Haarlem, 1831, vol. i, p. 436, asks his readers to decide upon the morality of this proceeding, when negotiations were actually in progress, and in the case of Portugal, which had only recently thrown off the yoke of Spain, the common enemy.

[487] _Catalogo_, p. 375.

[488] _Cavazzi_, p. 626.

[489] He was a son of the valiant Martim de Sa, the Governor of Rio de Janeiro. Previously to sailing up to Luandu, he erected a factory on Kikombo Bay.

[490] This envoy likewise visited the Jagas Kasanji, Kalungu and Kalumbu for the purpose of persuading them to abolish infanticide; and they promised to shut an eye if the old practice was not followed.

[491] In 1652 two years' grace for the payment of all debts incurred anterior to the invasion of the Dutch was granted to all inhabitants of Angola.

[492] Cavazzi vouches for this (p. 637).

[493] She was conducted back by Jose Carrasco.

[494] This may have been Kasanji ka kinjuri, born in 1608, and baptised by Antonio of Serraveza in 1655, and named D. Pasquale (Cavazzi, p.

784).

[495] Lopes de Lima, _Ensaio_, iii, p. x.x.xii, says he was a.s.sa.s.sinated by a Portuguese soldier.

[496] All the successors of the famous Queen, as also her people and country, are called Nzinga (Ginga) by Portuguese authors.

[497] Lopes de Lima, _Ensaio_, iii, p. 117, and parte segunda, p. 18, calls them Quinalonga, and there can be no doubt of their ident.i.ty with the Quihindonga (Kindonga) islands of Cavazzi. The _Catalogo_ does not mention this cession.

[498] He had arrived on August 26th, 1669, and spite of his prudence must be held responsible for this disastrous Sonyo campaign.

[499] See Paivo Manso, p. 255, who quotes an anonymous _Relaco_, published at Lisbon in 1671; also Cadornega.

[500] Cavazzi, who accompanied this expedition as chaplain, gives a full account of it, without naming the Portuguese commander. His geographical data, as usual, are exceedingly vague: a circ.u.mstance all the more to be regretted, as even now we know very little about this part of Angola.

[501] This soba had been baptised. In 1684, a brother of his expelled him, but he was reinstated by Joo de Figueireda e Souza.

[502] From a letter published by Paiva Manso (p. 316), we learn that Mbuilu had begged the King of Kongo to receive him as a va.s.sal.

[503] For King Pedro's letter of thanks for this victory, see _Catalogo_, p. 401. In 1693, ma.s.sacres of prisoners were strictly prohibited.

[504] He died in prison at Luandu.

[505] The author of a Report referred to below admits that they had many detractors who were envious of their success.

[506] Seventeen Capuchins, eight Jesuits, seven Franciscans, and four Carmelites.

[507] In 1709 there were seven million reis in its treasury.

[508] _Ensaio_, iii, p. 149.

[509] The testoon was a coin of 100 reis, worth about 8_d._

[510] The a.s.sumed value of the _makuta_ was 50 reis; its actual value, in silver, only 30 reis. There were pieces of half _makutas_ and of quarter _makutas_, popularly called _paka_.

[511] Zucch.e.l.li (p. xvii, -- 11), tells us that when Luiz Cerar de Menezes returned to Rio, in 1701, he carried away with him 1,500,000 crusados (200,000), realised in the slave trade.

[512] _Ensaio_, iii, p. x.x.xiv.

[513] Provincial Governors not appointed by the King, but elected by the local authorities or the troops.