_ 73 _ they will come more easily and surely to our Holy faith. From Japan we have good news and great expectations. The Fathers who went into Ethiopia are undergoing great trial and dangers; please commend them to God, Your Reverence. I have had a cheerful letter from Father Doctor Rodrigues(A) in Cairo. 4. This city is a map of the world, for it contains everything in the world - except for Godly things, because when the virtues of good Christians are spoken of, they sneer. There are many who know this, but they have no desire to put i t into action, for they see the love which we Christians have for one another and which among them is completely forgotten. 5. By God’s grace I am well liked in this city, not only by the Portuguese but also by the Moors, but through my sins nothing comes of my friendship. I have spoken with the King(B) many times, reminding him of his promise, (A) Dr Christopher Rodriguez, Papal Nuncio in Egypt from Pius IV to Gabriel VII, Patriarch of the Copts. He was summoned to Italy in 1562 and reached it early in 1563. For him and his mission, see the index in Lain11 Mon. VI 797-98; Sacchinus, Hist. Soc. II liv 5 nn. 135-44; Streit-Dindinger, Bibl. MSS. XV pp. 663 689; Scaduto, La mission di Cristoforo Rodriguez al Cairo (1561-1563) i n AHSI 27 (1958) 233-78. (B) Turan Shah II, King of Ormuz from 1541 onwards.
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