_ 137 _ whole of Asia, Constantinople, Alexandria, Persia, Arabia and Babylon. Thus a captive who was with many other Christians in Constantinople, was sent from there with letters from all of them to Father Superior Gaspar. On arriving at the fortress of Basra, which belongs to the Mamluks, he was captured and from there he wrote explaining to the Father why he was no longer coming to see him.(A) Because the Moors thought that he had received a reply from the Father(B), he was crowned with martyrdom by them. The captain sent the head of the blessed man on the point of a lance to Father Superior Gaspar, so that he should see the person who had gone to such lengths to meet him.(C) He left Ormuz for this College with three Brothers whom he had received there(D), and so as to continue working on the way, he came in the fleet of Dom Antonio who was sailing to Goa. He heard the confessions of those soldiers, spoke to them of Our Lord, and gave religious (A) The letter that Barzeu wrote to John of Cologne who was in the fort of al-Katif (Cf Doc 56, 31) had been lost (Cf Doc 49b). (B) This letter has also perished (Cf Doc 56, 31). (C) Barzeu accurately describes the entire history of John of Cologne (Cf Doc 56, 31). (D) Barzeu mentions only two (Cf Doc 57, 9), Andre Fernandes and Alvaro Mendes.
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