“As to what remains, I will, for your satisfaction,” added he, “discover to you a secret, which hitherto I have concealed from your knowledge:  You may remember, that when we lodged as chamber-fellows, in the hospital at Rome, you heard me crying out one night, ‘yet more, O my Lord, yet more!’ you have often asked what that exclamation meant; and I have always answered you, that you should not trouble yourself about it:  I must now tell you, that I then beheld, (but whether sleeping or waking, God only knows,) all I was to suffer for the glory of Jesus Christ; our Lord infused into me so great a delight for sufferings, that not being able to satiate, myself with those troubles which he had presented to my imagination, I begged of him yet more; and that was the sense of what I pronounced with so much fervency, ‘yet more, yet more!’ I hope the Divine Goodness will grant me that in India, which he has foreshewn to me in Italy, and that the desires which he inspired into me shall be shortly satisfied.”

After these words they embraced each other anew, and parted both of them in tears.  When Rodriguez was returned on shore, they gave the signal of departure, and set sail.  This was on the 7th of April, in the year 1541, under the command of Don Martin Alphonso de Sosa, viceroy of the Indies; a man of known integrity, and consummate experience in what related to those parts, where he had formerly lived for many years.  He was desirous of Xavier’s company, in the Admiral, which was called the St James.  Xavier went aboard on his own birth-day, entering then on his six-and-thirtieth year.  He had resided eight months entire at Lisbon; and forseven years, and somewhat more, had been the professed disciple of Ignatius Loyola.

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THE LIFE OF ST FRANCIS XAVIER.

BOOK II.

By what way he passes to the Indies.  His employment in the ship.  He arrives at Mozambique, and what he does there.  He falls sick himself, and yet continues to serve the sick.  His first prediction Verified by the success.  He arrives at Melinda, and there confers with the Mahometans.  He passes over to Socotora; his opinion concerning that people.  He arrives at Goa.  He visits the Bishop of the Indies.  The estate of religion in the India at his arrival.  His first work at Goa.  The first fruits of his labours.  His industry to gain the Concubinarians.  He is told of the coast of Fishery, and goes thither.  This coast is called in the maps La Pescaria.  He works a miracle at Cape Comorin.  He labours in the salvation of the Paravas.  His manner of teaching the Christian faith.  He establishes catechists and teachers of the faith to supply ids place.  The fruit of his labours on the coast of Fishery.  He makes use of children to cure the sick.  The zeal of the children against idols and idolaters.  The punishment of a pagan,