166 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [April, 1913. 
COCHIN.—‘‘ ManaBar’’ Printinc.—A small book on 
the Christian Doctrine composed in Portuguese at Fr. Marcos 
Jorge ! and translated into ‘‘ Malabar ’’ by Fr. Henry Anriquez 
Pegraneel, was printed at Cochin in the College of the Mother 
f God on November 14, 1579. Fr. Manoel Martins had it 
peiiied in Tamil, but we do not know where? 
We do not know either how long that press was activ 
r. Sommervogel gives in Latin from Sotwel the different 
works peter by Fr. Anriquez or Henriquez in Tamil,? or in 
the ‘‘Malabar’’ tongue spoken along Cape Comorin. Fr. 
Anriquez was born at Villa-Viciosa about 1520 and died at 
Punicael on February 6, 1600. 
MALE AND CRANGANOR.—CuaLpEAN PRINT- 
Inc.—Fr. Francis Roz was the father and protector of the 
Malabar Mission. Born at Geronain 1557 and received into the 
Society of Jesus in 1575, he embarked for India in 1584 and, 
after zealously labouring as a Missionary in vitheiog was ap- 
pointed Bishop of Angamale on January 25, 
This loving Prelate devoted all his cares his beloved 
ooks. By order of Clement VIII, Fr. Albert Laerzio 
brought from Europe Chaldean types in ‘order to supply eae 
clergy at once and plentifully with the necessary books. 
most important was the Roman Ritual, translated from ‘is 
a 
Pope , Paul V. The zealous prelate ended his days at Parur on 
Pohiuaey 16, 1624.4 
We shall close this complicated subject of the Indian 
printing-presses by making an honourable mention of an. 
eminent Missionary, a great linguist and prolific writer : = 
Joseph Constantius Beschi, born at Castiglione (Venice) 0 
November 8, 1680, and admitted into the Order of St. Tgnatins 
on October 21, 1698. 
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1 SOMMERVOGEL, Biblioth:, t. IV, se 821; 822. 
it og , t. IV, col. 822; t. V, ol. 
3 Ibid., t. IV, cols. 276; 277. 
4 JouvANcY,. Hist. Soc. Jesu, parte V, t. II, lib. XVIII, § 5; 
SOTWEL, p. 249; Sommervocen, Biblioth., t VII, ‘cols. 263; 264; DE 
Sousa, Oriente conquistado. pt. II, conq, I, div. Hn 93: PAavLINUS A 
BartHot., India Orient. Christ., pp. 63; 64, 
