South America - A General History And Collection Of Voyages And Travels - Volume 7 - By Robert Kerr
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Several Messages Were Sent Offering A High Ransom For The Boy; But On Being Told By The Captain That He Would Lose His Head If He Did Not Carry Him To The Viceroy, They Went Away Much Grieved.

This happened about the end of 1613; and towards the middle of 1614, de Costa arrived safe at Goa

With the boy, whom the viceroy caused to be instructed in Christianity by the jesuits, and stood god-father at his baptism on St Andrews day, when he was named Andrew Azevedo.

The viceroy treated him with much honour and magnificence, in hopes that when he succeeded to his father, he might encourage the propagation of the gospel in Madagascar; and when he was supposed to be sufficiently instructed, he was sent away, accompanied by four Jesuits. On this occasion a pink and caravel were sent to Madagascar, commanded by Pedro de Almeyda Cabral, and Juan Cardoso de Pina, who sailed from Goa on the 17th of September 1616. On the 20th of March 1617, they discovered a most delightful island, watered with pure springs, and producing many unknown plants besides others already known, both aromatic and medicinal. To this island, in which were two mountains which overtopped the clouds, they gave the name of _Isola del Cisne_ or swan island, and on it the jesuits planted some crosses and left inscriptions commemorative of the discovery[15]. The wreck of two ships of the Hollanders were found on this island. On the arrival of the two Portuguese ships in the port of St Lucia in Madagascar, the king and queen of _Matacassi_ received their son with the strongest demonstrations of joy, and gave back the hostages left on taking him away.

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