_ 180 _ see what the King had and whether he was well-disposed to our laws. He took with him a gift(A) from the count(B) for the king of those things which the ambassador suggested. The ambassador came to see this college and showed signs of being a very good Christian in his ways of praying and adoration, showing that the time had come when Jerusalem should be regained by the Christians. I believe that this news must cause great joy with you, since the friendship of such a great king is very important, as His Majesty showed at once with his letters asking that an ambassador should be sent. The ambassador was so delighted by this that he considered himself very fortunate to find letters from the King [of Portugal) here stating that God had set this in motion for the greater good of Christianity, since it moved two such powerful kings to unite against the Turks. We do not know where this will lead, and it may be that you hear of it first by land, which is very easy. 15. Christianity, by the goodness of Our Lord, is going Joseph 1582-83. Cf C Alonso, Nueva documentacion inedita sobre las misiones agustinianas en la India y en la Persia (1571-1609), in Analecta Augustiniana 33 (1970) 315-18 319-21. (A) Sic. Saguate, saugate: ‘present, gift, offering, especially that which is given on festive occasions or as a sign of homage’; (Dalgado 11 271) langate is a wrong reading. (B) Individual gifts are ennumerated by Carlos, art cit 319-20.
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