general to fight. The naval fight betwixt the
Portuguese and the Achenois. The Achenois defeated.
The saint declares the victory to the people of Malacca.
The certain news of the victory is brought. The
return of the victorious fleet. Anger arrives
at Malacca, when the saint was ready to depart from
it. Divers adventures of Anger. Anger is
brought to the Father, who sends him to Goa.
Xavier calms a tempest. He writes to the king
of Portugal. His letter full of zeal, discretion,
and charity. He desires the king to send him
some preachers of the society. He writes to Father
Simon Rodriguez. He sends an account to the Fathers
at Rome of his voyages. He receives great comfort
from the fervency of the new converts. He stays
at Manapar, and what he performed there. The rules
which he prescribes to the missioners of the fishing
coast. He pusses over to the isle of Ceylon;
his actions there. He departs for Goa, and finds
the viceroy at Britain. He obtains whatever he
demands of the viceroy. He concerts a young gentleman,
who was very much debauched. He fixes the resolution
of Cosmo de Torrez to enter into the society.
He instructs Anger anew, and causes him to be farther
taught by Torrez. He hears news from Japan, and
designs a voyage thither to preach the gospel.
He undertakes the conversion of a soldier. He
converts the soldier, and what means he uses to engage
him to penance. He assists the viceroy of the
Indies at his death. He applies himself more than
ever to the exercises of an interior life. He
returns to his employment in the care of souls at
Goa. He receives supplies from Europe: the
arrival of Father Gasper Barzaeus. He goes to
the fishing coast; his actions there. He speaks
to the deputy-governor of the Indies, concerning his
voyage to Japan. All endeavours are used to break
the Father’s intended voyage to Japan.
He slights the reasons alleged against his voyage to
Japan. He writes to Father Ignatius, and to Father
Rodriguez. He constitutes superiors to superintend
the society in India during his absence, and the orders
which he leaves them. He sends Gasper Barzaeus
to Ormuz. He gives instructions and orders to
Barzaeus. He recommends to him the perfecting
of himself. He charges him to instruct the children
himself. He recommends the poor to him.
He recommends the prisoners to him. His advice
concerning restitutions. He prescribes him some
precautions in his dealings with his friends.
He recommends to him the practice of the particular
Examen. He exhorts him to preach, and gives him
rules for preaching. He institutes him in the
way of correcting sinners. He prescribes him
a method, for administering the sacrament of penance.
He continues to instruct him on the subject of confession.
He instructs him how to deal with those who want faith,
concerning the blessed sacrament. He instructs
how to deal with penitents. He recommends to him,
the obedience due to ecclesiastical superiors.
He commands him to honour the governor. He gives