_ 119 _ waiting for God to perform miracles. Do not imagine that this concerns only a few, Everyone is involved, Thus, there is not a single man who does not want to leave India. The governor is engaged in collecting everything and in copying deeds and certificates, so as to write to Your Highness. For four months now many ships with cars have been prevented from sailing to Bassein because it costs a great deal to go and destroy a large Turkish fleet. Your Highness must unwelcome this departure seems to everyone there, and how the money could be better spent on other things. Since I must speak clearly in this letter, I set it our as follows: Summary of pp. 471-6 Item: Sir, Your Highness should next attend to church administration. The bishop is old, irascible and unable to visit his diocese or fullfil the duties of the office. He is more suited to Portugal than here, so Your Highness should send a competent Vicar General to replace him as soon as possible. Father Pedro(A), the present incumbent, is returning to (A) Father Superior Pedro Fernandes Sardinha. He was returning to Portugal and was to present some interesting details about the spiritual and temporal state of India to the King. He would later be nominated first bishop of Brazil.
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