_ 173 _ the mainland with the Kingdom of Hidalcão, and many have become Christian there. There is a populous city there, the capital of the whole of India in that it is a metropolis, where the court of the Viceroys and Governors and of the Bishop and prelates who govern the Church is located. The Dominicans have a monastery on the island and the Franciscans another with many religious and great virtue. At the moment, our Society has a large College in which there are four Fathers who say mass, two of whom sailed with the Viceroy in the fleet against the Turks, who were laying siege to the fortress of Ormuz(A). One of them is a preacher. He enjoys great goodwill among the people. While not being very learned, he is a good confessor. His name is Antonio Vaz and he was received here in India. He must be nearly thirty. The other of the same age is called Francisco Lopes. They are taking a Brother, whose name is Francisco Durão, with them. They have made great progress in the galleys and galleons, where [267v] they are quartered, according to what the son of the Viceroy, Dom Fernando, wrote to me (B), They confess, preach and show the other practices of virtue, and those that charity teaches in these parts. (A) Cf. doc. 104, 54. (B) D. Fernando de Meneses (Cf. doc. 104, 54).
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