(Rodriguez Francis), a celebrated Portuguese poet, was born at Leiria, a small town of Extremadura. He wrote an heroic poem, some eclogues, and a piece entitled Euphrosyne, which is the favourite comedy of the Portuguese. His works were collected and printed together in Portuguese in 1721, in folio. He flourished about 1610.

(Jerome), a famous Portuguese Jesuit; born at Lisbon, went into Ethiopia, and dwelt there for a long time. At his return he was made rector of the college of Coimbra, where he died in 1678. He wrote An historical account of Abyssinia, which is by some esteemed a very accurate performance.