+38 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [August, 1910. 



Marsden MSS 



tional Manuscript 



Mus.), Vol. I (1828—41), Nos. 6666—12,229. 



No. 9852 bears as title : Sumario de las cousas que pertencen 

 a la Provincia de la India Oriental y al govierno della, compuesto 

 por el Padre Alexandro Valignano, Visitador della, y dirigido 

 a JR. Provincial general Everardo Mercuriano en al ano de 1579. 

 Folio. 



Summary of the things pertaining to the Province of East 

 India and its government, composed by Fr. Alexander Valignano, 

 its Visitor, and sent to the Rev. Everard Mercurian, Provincial 

 General, in the year 1579. l 



No. 9853 is : — A Collection of Annual Reports relative to 

 the state of the Portuguese Jesuit Missions in the East Indies ; 

 of various dates, from 1601 to 1659. Portuguese. Folio. 



I^iNos. 9854 and 9855 are : — A Collection of Letters and Papers 

 relative to the state of the Portuguese Missions in the East Indies ; 

 of various dates, from 1582 to 1693. Portuguese. 2 Vols. 

 Folio. 



No. 9856 : — ' ' Apologia e resposta feita 



China, a hum tradado do Padre 



provincial nesta provincia 



das 



* j .X ------ x 



causas porque o Emperador de Japao desteron de seus reinos todos 

 os padres .** Folio . 



Apology and answer by Father Valentine Carvalho, of 

 the Society of Jesus, Provincial in this Province of Japan 



China 



Summary 



why the Emperor of Japan banished all the Fathers from his 

 dominions. 2 



No. 9857 : — " Libro primero del principio y progresso de la 

 Religion Christiana en Jappon, y de la especial providencia de 

 que nuestro Senor usa con aquella nueva Iglesia : compuesto 

 por el Padre Alexandro Valignano, de la compania de Jesus, 

 en el ano 1601." Folio. 



Book the first of the beginnings and progress of Christianity 

 in Japan, and of the especial care taken by Our Lord of this 



l Fr. C. Sommervogel, S.J., mentions among Fr. Valignani's MSS. 

 one with the same title, the year being 1580, and " Provincial general" 

 being replaced by 4€ P. General." (Evora Library, Gatal. do* MSS. I, 

 pp. 327-8). Cf. Biblioth. delaC.de J., Vol. VIII, Col. 406, D. 



* Mentioned by Fr. C. Sommervogel, S.J. (Bibl. de la G. de J-> 

 Vol. II, Col. 792, A.), as in the British Museum. 



