_ 188 _ But He who rules over all, softened the anger of that vile beast and he released Enrique de Macedo, leaving everything in peace. The woman married a very upright man and is the best Christian I have ever met. The majority of these baptisms were brought about by miracles and apparitions. Some saw Our Lady, others Christ. Some men and women had visions and others heard voices in the night. It seemed that Our Lord God went about choosing his people among the wild flock of Mohammed ad causam gregis sui. [to the advantage of his own flock]. Meanwhile, I was thinking about the great progress that could be made in Oman and Arabia Felix, which have four heavily populated, very ancient cities, that were among the first that Mohammed misled his false religion. Their inhabitants are simple people, well-meaning and ruled by a virtuous gentleman. They have a large temple of Jupiter, dating from the time when they were heathens. It was while I was thinking about this that the aforementioned gentleman sent me a letter, a copy of which is going with the factor of Muscat(A). So, two Moors also came here from the land of Oman, after two months (A) See the letter of Pedro de Lobato, factor of Muscat, published earlier. See Doc. No. 92.
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