_ 205 _ the worst treated and dressed, though he is the first, most worthy and best man of all. Indeed, it appears that Our Lord brought him here because he realized how much he was needed. I assure Your Highness that what he has been doing in this city could not be bettered, and you cannot imagine the fruit it will bear. In my opinion, his life stands so much above all the rest of his profession, because he managed to set an example of virtue in this land with great sense and wisdom. So that, when he rebukes all of us harshly for what he considers our defects, we still wish his great happiness and he is a great friend of all. This is something that I cannot explain, unless God gives him a great deal of grace for this. He is building a sanctuary or a church here, called São Paulo, and he spends his time on this project and on many other extremely pious works. Your Highness should arrange for his to be highly praised in Portugal, because although he does not need prates, it will be necessary for us to know that your Highness takes great care to praise virtue of that kind from such a distance. He informed me that he was writing to Your Highness about what was going on in this land. His letter will concern matters of his office. As a consequence, I am not going to write about that to Your Highness.
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