_ 186 _ what I owe to my soul and to the conservation and defence of my state, in which I have so well planted the Faith that it might well be said that what Our Lord wished to be lost in other parts, in these others He has ordered should be gained. Your will give an account of this news to His Holiness, and at the same time you will tell him what I am telling you in this letter. You will let me know his answer. Written in Lisbon on September [blank 1553]. By João Rodriguez Correa, 1553. For Comendador-môr.
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