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Travels of the Jesuits, into various parts of the world: compiled from their letters. Now first attempted in English. Intermix'd with an account of the manners, government, religion, &c. of the several nations visited by those fathers: with extracts from other travellers, and miscellaneous notes / By Mr. Lockman. Illustrated with maps and sculptures.

Date:
1743
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Credit: Travels of the Jesuits, into various parts of the world: compiled from their letters. Now first attempted in English. Intermix'd with an account of the manners, government, religion, &c. of the several nations visited by those fathers: with extracts from other travellers, and miscellaneous notes / By Mr. Lockman. Illustrated with maps and sculptures. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Moveables in earthen Pots or VeiTels, They call themfelves Bramins, that is, Divines, come out of the North to teach the Lav/ of the true God. T ho they are obliged to lead a Life of the greateft Poverty, and require but little Money for their own Support, they yet are forced to expend coniiderable Sums in maintaining their Catechifts * -, not to mention what is extorted from them by the Natives. They often fuffer Perfecution : And not above four Years fince, one of our molt famous and moil holy Miflionaries, was beheaded by a Prince of Maravas t, for preach¬ ing Chnft. . . , Laid Year, Father Bouvet brought hither a con fide rable Number of new Miflionaries. His Ma- îefty’s Squadron iikewife brought in a fmall, but well chofen Company, who are defigned for this wide- extended Empire. Xhefc are Jfatheis Fcuque^ Ps™ If on and d* Entre colle ; and the Brothers Rhodes and Fraperie, who are exceedingly well-fkill’d in Phyfic. They are excellent Men, and juftly worthy of la¬ bouring in fo fine a Vineyard. Father d Entrecolle was admired for the Zeal and Cnanty exerteu by him on board. The Royal Squadron was afflicted with a grievous Mortality in India^ which fwept a- way a great Part of the Crews; I being then with¬ in an hundred Leagues of the Port where the Ships put in. The Moment we heard of their Calamity, myfelf, with Father d9 Entrecolle, took Boat in or¬ der to go and fuccour them. At our Arrival, we found two Chaplains were dead, and that all the Surgeons of the feveral Ships were either dead or * Catechifts are Perfons who are perfe&ly inftru&ed by the Je- fuits, in the Myfteries of the Chriftian Religion ; and whom they fend before them into the feveral Villages, to teach the in¬ habitants what fuch Catechifts had learn’d. They keep an ex¬ act Regifter of thofe who want to be baptized, or to receive the Sacraments ; of fuch as are engaged in Cornells, lead bad Lives, , çzfc, J A fmall Kingdom between Madura and the Filhing Coaft. to
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