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by the fathers of Saint Francis , who are distributed among several churches in different parts of the island , catechising and baptizing continually , and administering the sacraments . " And whereas this was the aspect of the new ...
by the fathers of Saint Francis , who are distributed among several churches in different parts of the island , catechising and baptizing continually , and administering the sacraments . " And whereas this was the aspect of the new ...
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Thus because of the island being sterile , and producing only what I have said , owing to its being saline , they called it Jarum . Moreover , through being uninhabited , it was in former times smaller and more convenient than it now is ...
Thus because of the island being sterile , and producing only what I have said , owing to its being saline , they called it Jarum . Moreover , through being uninhabited , it was in former times smaller and more convenient than it now is ...
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For all along the coast are innumerable islands which all belong to the country of Taybin . ... from thence nearly forty leagues to seaward , they say lies the great and populous island of Cauchi ' which is tributary to China .
For all along the coast are innumerable islands which all belong to the country of Taybin . ... from thence nearly forty leagues to seaward , they say lies the great and populous island of Cauchi ' which is tributary to China .
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | xvii |
i The Report of Galeote Pereira | 3 |
ii The Treatise of Fr Gaspar da Cruz O P | 45 |
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