_ 378 _ region to which I am being called. This year we are waiting for great news of Father Superior Francisco, that is, for two things, first, either Japan converted or second, our Fathers and Brothers crowned with martyrdom. I do not know which would be preferable or which the Lord would approve of. It seems to me that China, especially Tartary Major(A), which he wants to convert with Germany, would be better, as Your Reverence will see from some rhubarb loaves, which are like turnips, that I am sending you overland by way of the Tartaries of China to the port of Ormuz, for Your Reverence to see God’s wonders(B). But returning to my subject, I was already in Ormuz and had been ordered, through obedience, by Father Superior Francisco, to leave on the first available ship. I did not leave there because of [122v] great opposition and hindrance to my departure. The people even conspired to detain me until the monsoon had passed so that I would not embark. The same thing happened to me with Dom Anton, the nephew of the Viceroy of India, who put in to port here (A) A similar opinion also existed in Europe, Ignatius for instance writes about “Prussia which is bounded by the Tartaries” (MI Epp. VII 261. (B) Job 37, 14.
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