had never failed him, but as he begun to do his Tricks in the Proceffion, he was feized on and sent to Prison, and a Currier was immediately dispatched away to the Queen to acquaint her with what had been done: The Queen ftraightways fent back an Order, that he should be put on the Caloete, which is a fharp Stake fastned in the Ground, which being stuck thorow the Body of the Malefactor, he dies thereon in great torment. But the Arch-Bishop would not give way to his being punished fo, but condemned him to greater punishment, in fending him to Cochim to Row in the Gallies as long as he lived, which shews how great the Arch-Bishop's Power, however he came by it, was at Carturte, where he made his first great Converfion.

When the Morning-Service was over, the ArchBishop was invited by the Caçanares to the Nercha, which is a Feast kept in the Church on certain days, all the Chriftians that are prefent fitting down to it. The Bishop, if prefent, craves the Bleffing, and in his absence, the eldest Priest of the Church. The Bishop has one half of the Provifion, the Priefts a quarter, and the People a quarter among them. In many Churches there are certain Rents dedicated to the maintenance of those Feasts, which feem to be the fame with the Apoftolical Agapa or Love-Feafts, I do not know but St. Paul might allude to this double Portion that the Bishop has at these Feafts, when he faith, That they who rule well, and labour in the Word and Doctrine, are

worthy of double Honour; and the rather because he immediately fubjoyns, Thou shalt not muzzle the Ox that treadeth out the Corn, &c. Befides

it is evident from St. Cyprian, 34 Ep. to his Church of Carthage, that the Clergy were faid to be Honoured, according to the proportion they had of the Publick Offerings where fpeaking of Aurelius and Cellerinus, two Confeffors, he writes, Presbyterii honorem defignaffe nos illis jam fciatis, & Sportulis iifdem cum Presbyteris honorentur, & divifiones menfurnas æquatis quantitatibus partiuntur.

The Arch-Bishop being tired with the Service of the day, defired to be excufed affisting at the Nercha; nevertheless he had his double Portion fent home. It was a great branch of Figs, and feveral Cakes made of Rice and Honey, with feveral other Difhes dreffed a la Mode de Malabar.

In the Evening the Arch-Bishop went and vifited all the Sick in the Town, and gave them both Money and Ghoftly Counfel, the People imagining that this was the common Practice of all the Roman Prelates, began to cry them up to the Skies, as much more humble and charita ble than the Chaldean Bishop.

On Easter-Tuesday the Arch-Bishop went out to Nagpili, a Church about a quarter of a League from Carturte, where having Preached, he confirmed a great many, and reconciled feveral Caçanares to the Roman Church. By the way, it is fomething strange too, how the Arch-Bishop, tho' he was able to School their Kings and Regedores,

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who all spoke Portugueze, fhould be fo powerful a Preacher as the Portugueze make him to have been among the Malavars, confidering that he neither knew a word of their Language,nor they of his.

Next day the Arch-Bishop fet Sail for Molandurte, where, when he arrived, he found the People much changed from what they were, when he was there laft, for they had fhut the Church doors against him, neither did there fo much as one fingle Perfon appear to receive him at the place where he was to Land, which was a quarter of a League from the Town.

The Arch-Bishop understanding how things were afhoar, did not offer to Land for fear of raising a Tumult, but wrote away immediately to the Governour of Cochim, to fend the King of Cochim's chief Regedor to him before Molandurte. The King, tho' he did not love to hear of the Chriftians of St. Thomas, fubmitting themfelves to the Arch-Bishop, being very sensible, if they were once brought under Portugueze Bishops, it would not be long before they would be entirely. under the Crown of Portugal too, by which means he should lofe 50000 of the best Soldiers in his Kingdom; yet at the fame time he appeared very zealous to promote that work, having more than once Commanded all his Chriftian Subjects in all things to do what the Arch-Bishop would have them, and accordingly when the Governour fent him word that the Arch-Bishop defired to speak with the chief Regedor at Molandurie, he immediately ordered him to go and wait on him. When

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When the Regedor was come, the Arch-Bishop complained to him of the vexation his Master had given the Chriftians of Molandurte, for no other reafon but for the kind reception they had given him when he was there laft. The Regedor endeavoured to palliate the matter, and promised to acquaint his Master with what the Arch-Bishop had told him, Who, if any thing were amifs, he said, would be fure to redress it, and to give his Grace fatisfaction. The Arch-Bishop here took him up fhort, and told him, That he expected no kindness from his Mafter, fince he had denied him fo Small a favour, as to order the Mufquets that were lodged in the Quire of the Church, to be removed to a proper place, which, tho' he had faithfully promised to do, yet he understood the Mufquets were there ftill. The Regedor told him, The Regedor of the Place, and not his Mafter, was to blame for that, who, to his knowledge, was ordered to have done it.

Upon this the Arch-Bishop and Regedor went to Church together, where the Regedor, in his hearing, commanded all the Chriftians of the place, in the King's Name, to do whatsoever the ArchBishop fhould command them. But, tho' he is faid, at the fame time to have whispered fome in the Ear, That the King would rather that they should adhere to their Arch-Deacon, and their old Customs, than fubmit to the Arch-Bishop, yet that did not appear in the fudden change that was wrought in their Carriage, by what the Regedor had told them publickly; for they

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who but the day before would not fo much as endure to fee the Arch-Bishop, were, without any other Argument, reconciled to the Church of Rome, and him the next day.

From Molandurte the Arch-Bishop went a fecond time to Diamper, where the chief Regedor, according to his promife, met him again. The Arch-Bishop complained to him of the Regedor of the place, who had not only hindred the Chriftians from coming at him, but encouraged feveral Heathens to deride and threaten him; as the chief Regedor was offering to excufe his Brother, the Arch-Bifhop interrupted him, and striking the Cane he had in his hand three times against the Ground, bid him in a great fury not to offer to speak to him, for that he knew his Heart well enough, and that he bore an ill will to all Christians ; but there's another, said he, I blame more than you, and that's your Master, who, notwithstanding his being Brother in Arms to the King of Portugal, Suffers me to be abused in his Country; but you may tell your Mafter from me, that the King of Portugal fhall know how I have been used by him, and that it will not be long before he fhall Smart for it. The Regedor defiring to appeafe him, did affure his Grace, That his Mafter knew nothing of what had been done to him at Diamper; and that fo foon as he was acquainted with it, he would be fure to make Examples of all those that had any way af fronted his Grace. This put the Arch-Bishop in a greater Paffion than he was in before; he faid, This was all Trick, and that he had treated too

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